Uday Bhatia

1 week ago | livemint.com | Uday Bhatia

Ajay Devgn isn’t the worst star-actor in Hindi films today, but he’s the most boring. Nowadays he tends to play unflappable types who either take on powerful adversaries or have to get their families out of a jam. And he does so in such a dour, bland way that you have to wonder if he gets any joy out of acting anymore. There’s a moment at the end of Raid 2 when his character’s carefully laid plans have come off perfectly. But Devgn’s face says, I’m tired and vaguely annoyed.

2 weeks ago | htsyndication.com | Uday Bhatia

Posted On: 2025-05-01 Posted By: Uday Bhatia Business & Finance Health & Lifestyle Technology Cities MINT New Delhi, May 1 -- Ajay Devgn isn't the worst star-actor in Hindi films today, but he's the most boring. Nowadays he tends to play unflappable types who either take on powerful adversaries or have to get their families out of a jam.

2 weeks ago | livemint.com | Uday Bhatia

‘Ground Zero’ is sober and sympathetic to a degree. But its view of Kashmir is ultimately blinkered and reductiveNarendra Dubey (Emraan Hashmi) is getting his daughter ready for school. She’s reluctant to go; the ‘gun waale bhaiyya’ on the bus is scary, she says. Who would you rather have on the bus, her father asks with a smile. Santa Claus, the girl immediately replies.

2 weeks ago | htsyndication.com | Uday Bhatia

Posted On: 2025-04-26 Posted By: Uday Bhatia Health & Lifestyle National Technology Politics MINT New Delhi, April 26 -- Narendra Dubey (Emraan Hashmi) is getting his daughter ready for school. She's reluctant to go; the 'gun waale bhaiyya' on the bus is scary, she says. Who would you rather have on the bus, her father asks with a smile.

2 weeks ago | livemint.com | Uday Bhatia

Saif Ali Khan and Jaideep Ahlawat can't inject any life into this tacky, tired thriller What we do in memes doesn’t echo in movies. Studios want their releases to go viral so badly they’ll try and reverse engineer such moments. But more often, the things that work are simple and unpredictable—like 10 seconds of Jaideep Ahlawat dancing. Everyone was delighted to see Ahlawat do his best Travolta in OAFF-Savera’s catchy ‘Jaadu’ from Jewel Thief. Netflix quickly cut a Jaideep-focused promo.