Anna Vetticad

Toilet: Ek Prem Katha movie review — Akshay Kumar’s paean to Modi and the potty

It is a pity that director Shree Narayan Singh chose to soil his film with pro-government propaganda, because until the Modi spiel sneaks up on us in the second half, Toilet: Ek Prem Katha drives home an important – even if simplistically handled – point.

Dissecting the language of Baahubali trolls: 'Hindu film’, ‘Urduwood’, ‘Chrislamist critic’

Film critic Anna Vetticad writes about how it is to be on the receiving end of massive Twitter trolling for her review of SS Rajamouli's Baahubali 2: The Conclusion.

'Great Grand Masti' review: Crude, clichéd, juvenile — check

'Great Grand Masti' is a regressive nod to Bhartiya sanskriti and misogyny in the middle of a bottoms-and-bust fest.

'Housefull 3' review: A lazily written, flat ensemble film

Taking the audience lightly with lazy scripting, that's Housefull 3 for you.

Shah Rukh Khan subtly disses obsessive fans in 'Fan': Your turn, Rajini Sir?

Is it not suicidal for a star not to pander to even his most maniacal fan?

'Laal Rang' review: Randeep Hooda, the topic are hot, but the film is not

Laal Rang tells us a lot about the fraudulent operations of the country’s blood banks.

'Santa Banta Pvt Ltd' review: Needs more Boman Irani and Vir Das, less of everyone else

The writers seem not to recognise that they, and humour are Santa Banta Pvt Ltd ’s USPs and end up spending too much time on a boring plot.

Firstpost Exclusive: I cannot be objectified unless I choose to be, says Sunny Leone

Why are only men asking questions to Sunny Leone? Why not a woman? Why is everyone tossing the same old cliches at her?

Why the love scene between Tamannah and Prabhas in Baahubali is not 'Rape'

This scene in Baahubali didn’t seem particularly thought-provoking at first, but has generated a lot of conversation of late.