Soumen Das

In the past few years, veteran actor Kanwaljit Singh has been seen in films like Raazi (2018), Tum Bin 2 (2016), Happy Bhag Jayegi (2016) and others. In between, he also acted in a Pakistani film titled Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2. The comedy film broke the box office records across the border.  On the … Read more

A niche, crowd-sourced film festival, Kazhcha-Niv Indie Film Fest (KNIFF) offers an open space for the celebration of art, freedom of speech, right to dissent, aesthetic daring and experimentation, with the aim for the artist and the audience to be one and the same.  The festival, which was launched last year, features 12 compelling films … Read more

After Neerraj Pathak’s Bhaiaji Superhit (2018), actor Arshad Warsi returns to the big screen with the comedy Fraud Saiyaan. The actor shared the first poster of the film on his Twitter page. Warsi plays a man who cons women into marriage for money as is evidenced by the multiple women on the poster who have … Read more

Last seen playing an intrepid crime reporter in Tamil-Telugu bilingual thriller U-Turn (2018), Samantha Ruth Prabhu is getting ready to begin work on her next project, the yet-untitled Telugu remake of Korean comedy Miss Granny. She’s set to undergo drastic makeover for the project. The actress wrote in a Twitter post: “Prepping for my most … Read more

For people who worship cinema, Adoor Gopalakrishnan is a name among their deities. That’s why when Kazhcha-Niv Indie Film Festival (KNIFF) brought Adoor Gopalakrishnan for the panel session, that happens on all the four days of the festival in the evening, there was a swell in the audience. Adding to the spectacle was the versatile … Read more

With less than two weeks to go for the release of Aanand L Rai’s Zero (2018) starring Shah Rukh Khan, Anushka Sharma and Katrina Kaif, the makers have shared a behind-the-scenes look at the romantic number ‘Mere Naam Tu’. Composed by Ajay-Atul, the song is choreographed by Remo D’Souza and picturized on Sharma and Khan … Read more

Different professions have been explored in Marathi cinema over the years, but it is not often that you get to see a film based on a municipal conservancy worker. Director Amol Vasant Gole’s Nashibvaan is based on one such character. The trailer of the film reveals that the film is not just limited to the … Read more

Writer Mariah Smith has finally spoken up and apologized for her article titled ‘Is Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas’s Love for Real?’ which was published on 4 December on The Cut, days after their wedding in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. She tweeted a screenshot of her apology on 8 December. It stated, “I want to sincerely apologize … Read more

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say 2018 belonged to Vijay Sethupathi, who wowed us with films such as Junga, Chekka Chivantha Vaanam and 96. His fourth release of the year will be Seethakathi, in which he has played a septuagenarian character which required him to undergo extensive make-up. With the film gearing up for … Read more