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NEW SHOWS, FRESH LOOK

June-July is traditionally the time for new shows. In fact, SAB TV jumped the gun in early June with an unusual RomCom, a very silent Rumm Pumm Po, with music only ? every Sat...

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Jurassic World

Critic’s Rating : 2.5 Star. Cast: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Vincent D’Onofrio, Ty Simpkins, Nick Robinson, Omar Sy, B. D. Wong, Irrfan Khan.Direction:...

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BREAKING NEWS, VARIETY AT PRIME TIME

I recently caught a glimpse of stories which could well be part of Code Red, Savdhaan India and many such shows which highlight violence against children. The Culture Beat ini...

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Note These Shows, Please

When scriptwriters and producers think out of the box and rope in actors to support their fresh thinking, one can see the emergence of shows which could make viewers sit up an...

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50 Shades of May

May was on to an encouraging start with Gabbar Is Back, which kicked up a storm at the box office. Theanti-corruption background in films has a way of getting heavy-handed or ...

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The Age Of Adaline

Critic’s Rating : 2 Star. Cast: Blake Lively, MichielHuisman, Kathy Baker, Amanda Crew, Harrison Ford, Ellen Burstyn. Direction: Lee Toland Krieger Produc...

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Dil Dhadkane Do

Critic’s Rating : 3 Star. Cast: Shefali Shah, Priyanka Chopra, Ranveer Singh, Anushka Sharma, Farhan Akhtar,  Anil Kapoor, Aamir Khan, Rahul Boss.Direction: Zo...

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Tapu Sena’s All Grown Up

Sometimes, script writers would do well to look around and take in what?s really going on in their world, or in the outside world and take a leaf from that. It?s okay to celeb...

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Welcome 2 Karachi

Critic’s Rating : 1.5 Star. Cast: Arshad Warsi, JackkyBhagnani, Lauren Gottlieb. Direction: Ashish R Mohan. Producer: Vashu Bhagnani. Written: Vrajesh Hirjee. Genre: Adv...

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San Andreas

Critic’s Rating : 3.5 Star. Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Paul Giamatti, Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario, Hugo Johnstone-Burt. Direction: Brad Peyton. Producer: Beau Flynn...

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THE STING BEHIND BOLLYWOOD PAPARAZZI

Khalid Mohamed, without being judgmental, reports on the love-hate relationship of the c...

May 12 2026

MAHOGATHA REVIVES MAHASHWETA DEVI’S LEGACY

Prof Dr Avinash Kolhe reviews Mahogatha, a powerful Hindi theatrical adaptation of three...

May 11 2026

DAADI KI SHADI REVIEW ANALYSIS

Arnab Banerjee reviews Daadi Ki Shadi, examining its progressive premise, hesitant story...

May 10 2026