Rohena Gera’s ‘Sir’ tells the tale of an unrequited love through the prism of class division

The film not only explores a forbidden relationship between a domestic help and her employer, but also puts forth a question: “Is love enough?” A lonely, affluent businessman finds comfort and solace in his live-in maid. And the maid, a widowed young woman, shares the same feeling towards her employer but is torn between the […]

“OTT has changed the entertainment market dynamics”

Author Sweta Brijpuria opens up on her new novel-turned-web-series for ALTBalaji and ZEE5 titled Dark 7 White Hailing from the city of lakes, Bhopal, Shweta Brijpuria has so far authored two novels. Her first book Dark White published back in 2014 has recently been adapted into a series by ALTBalaji & ZEE5 titled Dark 7 White. […]

Back to the big screen

With a host of films ready to hit the theatres, 2021 is definitely a year to look forward to The year 2020 will definitely be a big milestone in world history. But so will 2021, as it seems to be the year which is carrying every human being’s hope – of a world devoid of […]

And the best performance goes to…

Some of 2020’s best works came from the ones we didn’t expect, and not the big stars of B-town When the world began fighting a pandemic, the entertainment industry was among the worst-hit sectors. Even then, and more so, the Indian audiences sought solace in films and web shows. Fortunately, there was never a dearth […]

A year of controversies galore

Bollywood, in 2020, has seen more controversies than comebacks and received way more brickbats than blockbusters, but not all was bleak It’s not every year that we see the mysterious death of a Bollywood star taking the nation by storm. It’s not a usual sight to witness a B-town leading lady being probed by the […]

Streams of conscious consumption

The way audience consumes content isn’t the same anymore amid the new normal The global pandemic might have been a bane for most, but for the OTT platforms – it’s definitely a boon! Just when India, like many other counties in the world, was getting acquainted with the culture of binge-watching,little did it know that […]

Back from Hollywood

Bengaluru-based actor Rohan Gurbaxani talks about his cinematic journey – and living the Hollywood dream With no lineage in the entertainment business, 23-year-old Rohan Gurbaxani charted his professional journey on his own merit. This Bengaluru boy, within a year of graduating from New York University (NYU), bagged over seven feature films in 2019, including four […]

As trolls get more toxic, celebs fight back

Social media bullies need almost no reason to unleash themselves on B-town celebs. While this was an emerging trend before the pandemic, it has got much worse as 2020 winds down “I’m lucky I have an amazing job that brings me to places like these. Not everyone is as lucky, and it can get frustrating […]