Once upon a time, cinema was art. Then it became entertainment. Now, it’s a blood sport—with a box-office counter. When Animal released last year, many thought we had hit rock bottom. Extreme violence. Toxic masculinity packaged as “alpha male energy.” Torture scenes defended as “raw realism.” Apparently, that wasn’t the...
A Warning the Next Generation Still Refuses to Hear. 2025 will be remembered by Indian cinema as a year that quietly closed two powerful chapters. Sreenivasan — the conscience of Malayalam cinema. Dharmendra — the spine and soul of Bollywood. Different languages. Different personalities. Different careers. But their final years...
There was a time when films sparked conversations after release. Now, trailers are enough to trigger cultural wars. The recent uproar around Dhurandhar — starring Ranveer Singh and directed by Aditya Dhar — is not about cinema alone. It’s about intent, messaging, and the increasingly dangerous overlap between entertainment, shock...
Some people entertain you. Some people educate you. A very rare few expose you to yourself. Sreenivasan belonged to the last category. Today, Malayalam cinema did not just lose an actor or a director. It lost its most honest mirror — a man who used laughter as a weapon, sarcasm...
Some comebacks shake the industry. Some comebacks break stereotypes. And then there are comebacks that remind the entire world of one brutal, beautiful truth: Talent never dies. Time just steps away and returns when it wants you to shine again. Two names are proving this right now with thunder-level impact:...
The Kerala actress assault case — eight years, many stories, one judgment In February 2017, Kerala witnessed one of the most disturbing crimes in its public memory. A well-known actress was abducted and sexually assaulted inside a moving vehicle. The assault was recorded. The crime was real, brutal, and undeniable....
Sometimes cinema doesn’t knock. It walks in barefoot, lights a lamp, folds its hands — and still walks away with ₹100 crore. Laalo – Krishna Sada Sahaayate didn’t arrive with stars. It didn’t come with a PR army. It didn’t scream “pan-India”. It simply believed. And the audience did the...
Let us talk honestly. No clever language. No complicated philosophy—can understand what is happening around us. India today is not facing one problem. It is facing a thinking problem. Awards, education, religion, cinema, politics—everything is slowly being pulled in the same wrong direction. And if we don’t stop and think...
Posting zero Scroll anywhere. Noise everywhere. Opinions. Reels. Ads masquerading as advice. Influencers selling “authentic life” with studio lights. And yet… something strange is happening. People are posting less. Especially the generation that grew up with phones glued to their hands. This silent retreat has a name now: Posting Zero....
The legend is gone. A chapter of Indian cinema slammed shut yesterday when Dharmendra, the original He-Man of Bollywood, breathed his last at 89. And with him goes an era that shaped the very definition of stardom, masculinity, and cinema for millions. But tributes alone don’t do justice to a...
