‘Laal Kaptaan’ movie review: Saif Ali Khan-starrer is nasty, brutish and too long

Navdeep Singh’s vendetta-themed drama also stars Manav Vij, Deepak Dobriyal, Zoya Hussain and Simone Singh.

Nandini Ramnath

· Oct 18, 2019 · 07:45 am

Mrinal Sen versus Satyajit Ray: The war of words that lasted nearly 30 years

Satyajit Ray’s cutting remarks on ‘Akash Kusum’ resulted in a series of letters in the ‘Statesman’ newspaper and lifelong distance from his closest rival.

Dipankar Mukhopadhyay

· Dec 31, 2018 · 09:00 am

Sound stories: How the Western Outdoor recording studio influenced the Indian music scene

Set up by Suresh Nanavati, Western Outdoor in Mumbai soon became the go-place for the best Indian musical talent.

Rudradeep Bhattacharjee

· 17 hours ago

How TV in the 1990s brought in new ideas – and allowed predators to flourish

Vinta Nanda, Sridhar Raghavan, Mita Vashisht and Seema Pahwa share their insights into the work culture in the TV industry in the ’90s.

Chandrima Pal

· Oct 13, 2018 · 08:15 am

From ‘Bhavesh Joshi’ to ‘Upstarts’, Priyanshu Painyuli has played a ‘high risk, high gain game’

The 31-year-old actor starts in the Netflix film ‘Upstarts’, released on October 18.

Devarsi Ghosh

· Yesterday · 08:00 am

Before the hit, the hiccups: what kind of a title is ‘Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak’ anyway?

Conviction and a publicity campaign borrowed from American pulp fiction paved the way for Mansoor Khan’s debut movie.

Gautam Chintamani

· Oct 20, 2016 · 03:00 pm

‘Temple of Doom’ is the Indiana Jones movie that Indians won’t forget in a hurry

Set in colonial India, the 1984 movie features Amrish Puri as a murderous priest of a Kali-worshipping cult and snakes, spiders and monkey brains on the menu.

Nandini Ramnath

· Mar 31, 2016 · 03:00 pm

‘Laal Kaptaan’ music review: Tune in to ‘Lahu Ka Rang Kara’ and rapper Dino James

A short album by Samira Koppikar with one great tune.

Devarsi Ghosh

· Oct 14, 2019 · 08:00 am

‘Kastoori’ preview: A bright Dalit student struggles against taunts that he ‘smells like the gutter’

Vinod Kamble’s debut feature will be premiered at the Mumbai Film Festival.

Nandini Ramnath

· Oct 16, 2019 · 08:00 am

Priyamani on her character in ‘The Family Man’ web series: ‘She wears the pants in the house’

The ‘Paruthiveeran’ actor makes her web series debut with the Amazon show directed by Raj & DK.

Archana Nathan

· Sep 17, 2019 · 02:30 pm

‘P Se Pyaar F Se Farraar’ movie review: The adults in the room eclipse the lovers on the run

Manoj Tiwari’s film tackles so-called honour killings in Uttar Pradesh.

Nandini Ramnath

· Oct 18, 2019 · 07:30 am

‘The Family Man’ review: He might just save the nation, but what about his marriage?

Raj and DK direct the Amazon Prime Video web series about an undercover intelligence agent’s adventures on and off the field.

Nandini Ramnath

· Sep 22, 2019 · 12:30 pm