Samuel Street Goes to Cannes
Samuel Street, directed by Aliakbar Campwala will get a Cannes Screening next month. . . . reports Asian Lite News Aliakbar Campwala’s latest directorial masterpiece, Samuel Street is all set to hit...
View ArticleTamil Drama Gets Global Premiere
‘Kutrame Thandanai’ to have international premiere at NYIFF . . . . by Asian Lite News Critically acclaimed Tamil drama “Kutrame Thandanai”, from the director of National award-winning film “Kaaka...
View Article‘Cabaret’ Honours Indian Women
‘Cabaret’ a tribute to courage of Indian women . . . . reports Asian Lite News Debutante filmmaker Kaustav Narayan Niyogi, who is debuting with “Cabaret” which features Richa Chadda in the lead role,...
View ArticleFilm Pays Tribute to Indian Mathematician
Hollywood film triggers interest in math genius Ramanujan . . . . By Sahana Ghosh The academic world has always taken “great interest” in Indian mathematical genius Srinavasa Ramanujan’s path-breaking...
View ArticleFAN: SRK’s Best in Years – ****
Fan’: Shah Rukh Khan’s best in years ….writes Subhash K. Jha Film: “Fan”; Director: Maneesh Sharma; Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Sayani Gupta , Deepika Amin and Yogendra Tikoo; Rating: **** SRK’s Fan will be...
View ArticleBaaghi lacks the steam to hit bull’s eye – ***
Troy Ribeiro says Tiger Shroff’s Baaghi’ is sincere but lacklustre – Rating: *** Film: “Baaghi”; Director: Sabbir Khan; Cast: Tiger Shroff, Shraddha Kapoor, Sudheer Babu Posani, Paras Arora, Sunil...
View ArticleFilm Review: ‘TE3N’
Film: “TE3N”; Director: Ribhu Dasgupta; Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Vidya Balan, Sabyasachi Chakraborty, Padmavati Rao, Prakash Belawadi; Rating: *** Set in Kolkata, “TE3N” is an...
View ArticleREVIEW: Nagesh Kunoor’s Dhanak – *****
Subhash K. Jha says Dhanak is Magical, Endearing, Charming, Heartwarming And More …..review for Asian Lite News Film: “Dhanak”; Director: Nagesh Kukunoor; Cast: Krish Chabria, Hetal Gada; Rating:...
View ArticleFilm Review: ‘Udta Punjab’
Film: “Udta Punjab”; Director: Abhishek Chaubey; Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Alia Bhatt, Diljit Dosanjh and Satish Kaushik; Rating: *** Designed as a crime thriller and symbolically...
View ArticleREVIEW: Eid Release Sultan – ***
Salman’s Sultan towers over you emotionally. Troy Ribeiro gives *** to the Eid release Film: “Sultan”; Director: Ali Abbas Zafar; Cast: Salman Khan, Anushka Sharma, Amit Sadh, Randeep Hooda, Kumud...
View ArticleDugma releases in August
The film which follows four Al Qaeda bombers will be released on itunes…reports Asian Lite News Medieoperatorene and Journeyman Pictures announced that they are releasing the controversial film Dugma:...
View ArticleREVIEW: The BFG – Playfully spellbinding – ****
Troy Ribeiro reviews Spielberg’s The BFG and opines it is playfully spellbinding….A Special for Asian Lite News Film: The BFG; Director: Steven Spielberg; Cast: Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Penelope...
View ArticleFilm Review: ‘Budhia Singh – Born To Run’
Film: “Budhia Singh – Born To Run”; Writer-Director: Soumendra Padhi; Cast: Manoj Bajpayee, Mayur Patole and Tillotama Shome; Rating: **** Watching the extreme poverty of wonder-kid Budhia Singh’s life...
View ArticleFilm Review: ‘Suicide Squad’
Film: “Suicide Squad”; Director: David Ayer; Cast: Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, Jai Courtney, Viola Davis, Jay Hernandez, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Cara Delevingne, Ike...
View ArticleFilm Review: ‘Mohenjo Daro’
Film: “Mohenjo Daro”; Director: Ashutosh Gowariker; Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Kabir Bedi and Pooja Hegde; Rating: **** It isn’t easy to make a film about a civilisation that existed thousands of years ago....
View ArticleFilm Review: ‘Rustom’
Film: “Rustom”; Director: Tinu Suresh Desai; Cast: Akshay Kumar, Ileana D’Cruz and Esha Gupta and Arjan Bajwa; Rating:*** A picture-perfect Naval officer, highly decorated, principled, patriotic and...
View ArticleReview: ‘Baar Baar Dekho’
Film: “Baar Baar Dekho”; Director: Nitya Mehra; Cast: Katrina Kaif and Sidharth Malhotra; Rating: **** What if we get the chance to rectify all the big mistakes of our life? And what if a magical wand...
View ArticleREVIEW: Bridget Jones’s Baby
A mixed bag of inherent comedy… Troy Ribeiro reviews the latest release of Bridget Jone’s – *** Film: “Bridget Jones’s Baby”; Director: Sharon Maguire; Cast: Renee Zellwefer, Colin Firth, Patrick...
View ArticleReview: ‘M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story’
Film: “M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story”; Director: Neeraj Pandey; Cast: Sushant Singh Rajput, Disha Patani, Kiara Advani, Anupam Kher, Bhumika Chawla, Ram Charan and Herry Tangiri; Rating: *** This biopic...
View ArticleReview: ‘Mirzya’
Film: “Mirzya”; Director: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra; Cast: Harshvardhan Kapoor, Saiyami Kher, Art Malik, Anuj Choudhary, Anjali Patil, Om Puri; Rating: ** Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s “Mirzya”, loosely...
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