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Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari – movie review

The above titled movie is the latest offering from Dharma Productions, this is amply made known with Karan Johar himself putting in an uninspiring cameo as a marriage celebrity. Released on 2nd October 2025, Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari is now streaming on Netflix. Though it may suggest otherwise but the eponymous Sunny is not so 'sanskari' and Tulsi is not your average 'Main Tulsi tere angan ki' types. Like a rollercoaster it starts out as a fun flick then goes into conflict, then down to a tearjerker then again bouncing back for a happy ending. In current times love is just a 'situationship' until someone else comes along who attracts you so much that you will dump your love to marry a stranger, then explain it away as parental pressure. Then enter the ex-es wishing to break the newly formed alliance and reclaim what is theirs, they even have the gall to ask 'I hope you are n ....
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Gustaakh Ishq – movie review

Produced by renowned fashion designer Manish Malhotra and his brother Dinesh Malhotra have produced this arty romantic film that is directed by Vibhu Puri. Vijay Varma, Naseeruddin Shah, Sharif Hashmi and Fatima Sana Shaikh play the lead characters in Gustaakh Ishq. Vijay Varma plays Nawabuddin Saifuddin Rahman who travels from Delhi to Maler Kotla in Punjab with a sole aim that to find the reclusive retired Urdu poet Aziz Baig (Naseeruddin Shah, who is hiding his identity and so he is now a watch-repair shop owner. Aziz Baig has written many poems and poems about his Forgotten Verses, but they haven't been published. So, convince him to print them so that Nawabuddin can save his father's printing press from closing down. He meets Aziz Baig's daughter, Fatima Sana Shaikh and Aziz Beg's loyal servant, a housekeeper named Attachi/Bhoore (Sharib Hashmi). There's a lot of friction a ....
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De De Pyaar De 2 – movie review

De De Pyaar De 2 is a glossy sequel that falls much behind the charm of its predecessor, lacking the freshness of it's first part. The film sort of reminds one of Cheeni Kum quite often while watching it. This romantic comedy stumbles over uneven writing, not so funny moments and lacks emotional depth. After having convinced his family of his choice of getting married to Ayesha Khurana (28 years old) in De De Pyaar De, Ashish Mehra the 52-year-old London-based NRI investor now embarks on seeking approval from Ayesha's family. Though it shouldn't have been surprising that the girl's father is just a year older than the groom. Proclaiming that they are "We are educated progressive people, modern cultured thinking", yet the girls parents are not happy with her choice of marrying a man who is almost her father's age, divorced and has 2 grown up children. Ayesha tells Ashish ....
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Hi Zindagi – movie review

Blending emotional drama with a socially urgent message, Hi Zindagi ignites a powerful conversation around the need to make India’s rape laws gender-neutral.

Directed by Ajay Ram and produced by lawyer-turned-filmmaker Sunil Kumar Aggarwal, the film boldly confronts a legal system that fails to recognize male victims of sexual violence—exposing the silence, stigma, and systemic gaps that surround their trauma.

Can men also be victims of sexual violence?

This is the haunting question Hi Zindagi raises through its unsettling narrative, inspired by real-life incidents. The film follows four affluent, carefree women� ....
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Jatadhara – movie review

Jatadhara is an engaging, visually striking supernatural thriller that successfully merges commercial spectacle with artistic expression. It begins with a mythical narrative of how hundreds of years ago, with absence of banks or safe deposit vaults, when people used to store and hide gold and valuables beneath their homes to safeguard their hard earned wealth from dacoits. The introduction goes back and forth from the current day seminar on paranormal phenomenon and ghosts by the Indian Paranormal League where one attendee stands out declaring that he strongly believes that there are no ghosts. The film's central concept, blending the ancient legends of the Anantha Padmanabha Swamy Temple's hidden treasures with a modern-day conflict between faith and science, is undeniably intriguing. However, directors Venkat Kalyan and Abhishek Jaiswal struggle to maintain a balance, resulting in a ....
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Single Salma – movie review

Single Salma is about a self sacrificing 30+ single woman who has dedicated her life for supporting her family. It is obvious from the film's title that the woman who is born and brought up in Lucknow is not married out of her choice. There are four film producers Alok Jain, Firuzi Khan, Bollywood actress Huma Qureshi and her brother Saqib Salem who have collaborated with Ajit Andhare. Directed by Nachiket Samant. The cast of Single Salma comprises of Huma Qureshi as Salma Rizvi, Sunny Singh as Meet Singh Sahni, Shreyas Talpade and Kanwaljit Singh as Salma's father. There are two contenders for Salma's marriage - Shreyas plays as Sikander Khan and Sunny Singh is Meet. To put the story in brief, Sikander approaches Salma with a matrimonial proposition and they almost hit it off. Until Salma has to visit London suddenly where she comes in touch with Meet and falls in love with him ....
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Thamma – movie review

Thamma is a love story set in a world where vampires exist. Alok (Ayushmann Khurrana) meets Tadaka (Rashmika Mandanna), and what follows is a tussle between love and the supernatural. Overall, with Thamma and the MHCU (Maddock Horror Comedy Universe), there has been a valiant attempt to reclaim this genre. For the most part, Thamma delivers on being a well-made fantasy film. The world of Thamma is very familiar. In part, it borrows from its predecessors, Stree and Bhediya, in terms of look and feel—color palette, screenplay structure, and the cross-pollination of characters moving between these films. The rest, it borrows familiar elements from Western vampire lore: training montages, the werewolf–vampire connection, and a ‘head’ clan governed by strict rules. Yet, Thamma manages to feel refreshingly original. The film’s well-handled treatment of the genre, seamlessly woven ....
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Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat – movie review

Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat is a film that wears its heart on its sleeve—but that heart is stuck in a bygone era. For fans of melodrama and intense romance, it might be a 'one-time watch'. For others, it’s a reminder that passion without perspective can feel more exhausting than exhilarating. Harshvardhan Rane debuted in Bollywood with Sanam Teri Kasam (2016), earning a strong female fan base. Sonam Bajwa, a top name in Punjabi cinema, recently grabbed headlines for her standout role in Housefull 5. It is a visually lush but narratively dated romantic thriller that leans heavily on melodrama and nostalgia, with performances that try to salvage a script stuck in the past. Vikram Aditya Bhosle (Harshvardhan Rane) is a brooding, intense lover whose affection for Adaa Randhawa (Sonam Bajwa) spirals into obsession. What begins as a poetic romance quickly descends into a psychologica ....
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Saira Khan Case – movie review

The film Saira Khan Case is based on the Sharia law specifically about marriage and divorce that is existing in Muslim culture in India. Directed by Karan Razdan and Swati Chauhan have directed Saira Khan Case that features Rajniesh Duggall, Poonam Dubey, Aradhana Sharma and Karan Razdan in pivotal roles. Karan Razdan is known for Rajani Television series and making controversial films like Hindutva Chapter One, Mittal versus Mittal and Girlfriend. He has not only made this film educative but also entertaining. Courtroom drama plays the main focus of this film written by Swati Chauhan and Karan Razdan. It is about a Muslim lady with three children, whose husband very simply seeks Divorce on uttering just these three words - Talaq, Talaq, Talaq. After a cruel talaq, the resilient mother defies oppressive laws and fights back through India's secular courts-battling for her childr ....
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Homebound – movie review

Homebound had been making the rounds of the most reputed film festivals across the world - starting with its premiere at The Cannes Film Festival in May 2025, followed by the Toronto Film Festival, before gracing the big screen for us all. Not only this, but the film was also chosen as India’s official entry for the 2026 Oscars, even ahead of its official worldwide release. While these can often seem like marketing stunts, I can assure you that this is not the case here. It is a story that, on the surface, seems based on a vital yet singular subject, but once you experience it, you realize just how many threads have gone into making this cinematic fabric come to life. Homebound transcends geography. It conveys emotions and experiences so universal that they resonate with everyone in their own language. The film follows the story of two friends, Shoaib Ali (Ishaan Khatter) and Cha ....
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