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Satyamev Jayate will be Brand Aamir's biggest gamble yet

By making the transition from actor to activist, Aamir Khan has put up a brave gamble on his brand image. He is now an active participant dealing with social issues in a Citizen Journalist kind of way.

After disastrous 2011, Indian equities may have tough 2012 too

The Indian equities market has clearly been a disaster in 2011, turning out to be among the worst performers. But 2012 does not look too bright either

Indian designer's fashion tips for Britney Spears

International singer Britney Spears, who was reportedly criticised for her dressing sense by "The X Factor" co-judge Simon Cowell, should wear clothes that accentuate her curves, suggests Indian celebrity designer Rocky S.

Finale of Satyamev Jayate: Behave yourself, Aamir Khan tells Indian men

If anyone knows how to market a show or a film, it’s Aamir Khan and his finale episode of Satyamev Jayate just proves that.

When Deepika met Catherine Deneuve at MFF, facepalm followed

When Deepika Padukone met French actress Catherine Deneuve, a powerhouse actress who's worked with some of the greatest filmmakers ever, the conversation that followed was deeply embarrassing.

What If review: Daniel Radcliffe and Zoe Kazan can't save this boring rom-com

What If could have been great if the film had explored the ironies in the scenes it sets up, Matsai’s script doesn’t. Instead, it plays out like any other rom-com.

Haider review: Shahid, Tabu mesmerise in Vishal Bhardwaj's best so far

In this ability to tell a new story from a familiar and old one lies Bhardwaj’s genius. Haider isn’t just the best film in his trilogy; it’s the finest film of his career.

Bang Bang! review: Hrithik, Katrina show how explosively dumb Bollywood can be

Bang Bang! proves that big budgets don’t make a lick of a difference on the entertainment scale.

Main Hoon Rajinikanth: Bollywood ‘tributes’ to Thalaivar are hypocritical tripe

If Bollywood wants to really pay tribute to Rajinikanth they should stop the misrepresentation of the socio-cultural aspects of south and avoid stereotypes.

Raja Natwarlal review: Don't get conned into watching this Emraan Hashmi film

Why Raja Natwarlal isn’t named Jannat 3 will remain a mystery. Like Jannat 1 and its sequel, it is directed by Kunal Deshmukh, stars Emraan Hashmi as a street smart con man, involves a cricket based heist, a love interest who foils the plan and three hundred improbable contrivances to make the hero win the heist.

TMNT review: A terribly made film that will also destroy your childhood

TMNT is produced by Michael Bay, who has a stellar track record of murdering films that informed our childhoods.

Crossing Bridges review: It's Swades set in a village in Arunachal Pradesh

Directed by Sange Dorjee Thongdok, Crossing Bridges is about Tashi rediscovering his home and the way of life that he has kept at an arm's length.

Mardaani review: Rani mistakes tough cop for Kuch Kuch Hota Hai college girl

There are several moments in this film where she, as tough-as-nails cop Shivani Shivaji Roy, sounds exactly like KKHH's Tina Malhotra.

Entertainment review: It is Akshay Kumar's funniest film since Hera Pheri

Brace yourselves for the shock of your lifetime: Entertainment is sheer genius. It’s the funniest Akshay Kumar film since Hera Pheri.

Yudh week 4: Big B tries to kill his clown, Yudh's wife is shot, still no Nawazuddin

The promos of Yudh for next week insist that Siddiqui does actually make an appearance on the show. He appears to be throwing a temper tantrum with Yudh and then using a machine gun.

Guardians of the Galaxy review: It's this generation's Star Wars

With its many characters and landscapes, the universe imagined in Guardians is vast. Marvel continues to close the gap between the Avengers and the Guardians, and it’s insane to think of what we’ll get in the future.

'Look Who's Talking with Niranjan' recap: Karan Johar is a 42-year-old virgin

Look Who’s Talking With Niranjan is the new celebrity interview show in town. What? Another celebrity interview show? What’s the novelty in that? Well, it seems the novelty is the host this time around and not the guests – because the guests have been interviewed to death before.

Yudh Week 3: Lesbian frisson, flirtatious Maoists, bomb blasts and more

There are definite signs of improvement in Yudh, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves.

22 Jump Street review: Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum bring the bromance back

22 Jump Street continues the goofy adventures of the 21 Jump Street duo, Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) as they graduate to going undercover at a university.

Pizza 3D review: Not a pathbreaking horror film at all, this one

Pizza 3D's fatal problem - when you know when the jump scares are going to pop up and it’s difficult to be scared.

Amit Sahni ki List review: Vir Das stars in a boring, shallow rom-com

Amit Sahni Ki List, a fluffy rom-com directed by Ajay Bhuyan, is so eminently forgettable that I had to google the director’s name half an hour after seeing the credits roll.

Yudh week 1: Amitabh Bachchan stars in a case of 'what the hell is going on'?

I’ve realised what the inspiration for Yudh is: David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive.

Review: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is one of the best sequels ever

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is an astonishing achievement. The easiest way to describe it would be to say it is the best sequel since The Dark Knight.

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes review: The film deserves an Oscar

Andy Serkis is God. That’s it. Those four words up there are pretty much all you need to hear in terms of a reason to go watch Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes in theatres.

The Anupam Kher Show: Shah Rukh spills a few secrets

On Sunday night, a brand new celebrity interview show began – The Anupam Kher Show, with the tagline Kucch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai. The show has Kher, a Bollywood veteran, interviewing other Bollywood stars on a couch.

Bobby Jasoos review: Vidya Balan is good but the film has fatal flaws

Bobby Jasoos is a polished product that hides very basic flaws.

Ek Villain: Shockingly, this Riteish Deshmukh film isn't bad

Suri takes the core of I Saw The Devil and turns it into a melodramatic, manipulative, pyaar-mohabbat-dardi-humdardi drama.

Humshakals review: How Saif, Riteish teamed up to give your brain damage

The only useful aspect of Humshakals is that it could be used for pest control. You could play the DVD and step out, and when you return home every insect and vermin in your house will be dead.

Chef review: As feel good as comfort food, but forgettable

Jon Favreau may not be the first person you think of for a food film, but with this newest release Chef, the actor-director brings to the table a sweet but unsentimental dramedy that utilises food porn the way his past blockbusters have used CGI.

Q&A: Not a superhero fan, says Gareth Evans director of 'The Raid 2'

One of the best, most explosive films to grace cinema screens this year was writer-director Gareth Evans’ Indonesian action typhoon The Raid 2. Mihir Fadnavis got a chance to speak with director Evans.