Shriram Iyengar
Chief Feature Writer
Shriram Iyengar, who was with Cinestaan.com from 11 September 2015 to 19 March 2022, belongs to the not-so-rare species of neuroses cinemanesis. A hassled Mumbaikar, he spends his mornings doing chores while singing Gulzar-RD Burman numbers. He claims a particular expertise in the 'Filmy Maa' species, the experiences of which he documents extensively on his social media pages. His penchant for Govinda hits is as notorious as his delirium of being a Shakespearean actor. When drunk, he can be found spouting poetry and his unabated love for Kalki Koechlin on empty streets. If seen, please drop him off at the nearest railway station.
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Bunty Aur Babli 2 trailer: Siddhant Chaturvedi, Sharvari Wagh pick up the mantles of Saif Ali Khan, Rani Mukerji
Directed by Varun V Sharma, the film will be released in theatres on 19 November.
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Family Drama trailer: A dysfunctional clan is forced to band together to face a malevolent foe
Written and directed by Meher Tej, the film will be released on SonyLIV on 29 October.
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Release of Milap Zaveri's Satyameva Jayate 2 advanced by a day to 25 November
The film, starring John Abraham, was earlier scheduled to be released on 26 November along with Salman Khan's production Antim.
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Cinema halls are now open all over India, but trade experts remain cautious
With theatres in Maharashtra reopening today, one could be forgiven for thinking that the worst is over as far as the movie business goes but it may be a while before collections pick up.
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Meenakshi Sundareshwar trailer: A sweet separation for Sanya Malhotra and Abhimanyu Dassani's newlyweds
Produced by Dharmatic Entertainment and directed by Vivek Soni, the film will be streamed on Netflix from 5 November.
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Dybbuk trailer: Yet another paranormal entity poses danger to Emraan Hashmi
Directed by Jay K, the film is set to be released on Amazon Prime Video on 29 October.
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Kangana Ranaut's spy thriller Dhaakad to arrive in theatres on 8 April 2022
The actress shared four new looks of her character, Agni, from the Razneesh Razy Ghai film.
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Dhamaka trailer: Kartik Aaryan is trapped in an intriguing, explosive newsroom drama
Directed by Ram Madhvani, the Netflix original film is set to be released on 19 November.
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Director Onir to helm SonyLIV series Pulwama Key No 1026
The show will be based on author Rahul Pandita's bestselling novel The Lover Boy of Bahawalpur.
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10 lyrical classics from the pen of Kannadasan – Anniversary special
Kannadasan was the first lyricist to win a National award and his work in Tamil cinema paved the way for deep philosophy and political ideas to enter a medium of mass entertainment. A look at 10 iconic songs that capture the synergy of the poet's philosophy and ideas.
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Tabbar review: Pavan Malhotra leads this thrilling tale of morality, crime and familial bonds
Directed by Ajitpal Singh and created by Harman Wadala, the web-series stands out for its complexity, sophistication and quality performances.
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Exclusive: Ranvir Shorey, Gul Panag, Vinay Pathak to be part of Manish Gupta's legal drama IPC 420
The film will be a procedural with an ensemble cast.
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I am getting addicted to the dramatic, says the post-Tabbar Gagan Arora
In an exclusive interview, the actor speaks about the SonyLIV web-series, working with Supriya Pathak, Ranvir Shorey and Pavan Malhotra, and the challenge of digging deep in dramatic roles.
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Aayush Sharma, Salman Khan-starrer Antim to be released on 26 November
The remake of the Marathi film Mulshi Pattern (2018) is set to clash with John Abraham's Satyameva Jayate 2.
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Vikram Chatterjee, Vinay Pathak to star in Memory X
The film, which features Smriti Kalra, will mark the Hindi debut of the Bengali actor.
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Rashmi Rocket song 'Zindagi Tere Naam': Priyanshu Painyuli's character affirms his devotion to his fiancée
The number has been composed and sung by Amit Trivedi and features lyrics by Kausar Munir.
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I am part of Finding Anamika, says Gagan Arora
The actor is set to undergo a sea change with his serious and dramatic approach to the craft in SonyLIV's Tabbar.
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Sanak trailer: Vidyut Jammwal sets out to liberate besieged hospital from terror outfit
Directed by Kanishk Varma, the action film will be streamed on Disney+ Hotstar from 15 October.
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Udanpirappe trailer: Jyotika and Sasikumar – bound by sibling love, divided by law
Directed by Era Saravanan, the film is backed by Suriya and Jyotika's 2D Entertainment and will be streamed on Amazon Prime Video from 14 October.
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When Aamir Khan travelled to the Mahabharata: Bijon Das Gupta tells the story of Time Machine...
And how Shekhar Kapur's shelved sci-fi fantasy film had some moments that would have transformed Indian cinema.