Udita Jhunjhunwala

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‘Jaat’ review: Sorry tale of southbound Sunny

1 week ago | livemint.com | Udita Jhunjhunwala

Will Sunny Deol—or the makers of any film starring him—ever move past the overused ‘Yeh dhai kilo ka haath’ (this two and a half kilo hand) line of dialogue from the 1993 film Damini? Clearly not, because writer-director Gopichand Malineni revives it once again it as a front-bencher-pleasing proclamation in the Hindi language action drama Jaat, headlined by Deol.
‘Chhorii 2’ review: A well-crafted and performed scarefest about horrors old and new

2 weeks ago | scroll.in | Udita Jhunjhunwala

Both the Marathi horror film Lapachhapi (2017) and its Hindi remake Chhorii (2021) were directed by Vishal Furia. Furia returns with a sequel that picks up seven years after the earlier story. Chhorii 2 begins in the same sugarcane fields that were intrinsic to its predecessor, indicating that Sakshi’s connection with the village – where she had left her husband for dead – has not been entirely severed.
‘Test’ review: Missed chances

2 weeks ago | livemint.com | Udita Jhunjhunwala

S. Sashikanth, a former architect turned film producer, takes on the role of co-writer and director of Test (Netflix), a drama that unfolds against the backdrop of cricket, unrealised dreams, sacrifice, and obsessions. The resolve and ethics of three principal characters are tested to the limit in this unimaginatively directed film, co-written by Suman Kumar (The Family Man, Farzi). Test shifts from a sports drama to a thriller, verging on horror, particularly with R.
‘Snow White’ review: The spell is undone

1 month ago | livemint.com | Udita Jhunjhunwala

Yet another remake of yet another often retold Disney classic is revisited as the Marc Webb-directed musical Snow White. Featuring a mix of new and old songs, a fresh cast, the same story by the Brothers Grimm rehashed by writer Erin Cressida Wilson, and some new but questionable creative ideas. Snow White is thus named by her perfect parents, the King and Queen, because she was born on a snowy night. They lead a happy life, spreading joy among their happy subjects.
HT Syndication: 'Snow White' review: The spell is undone

1 month ago | htsyndication.com | Udita Jhunjhunwala

Posted On: 2025-03-22 Posted By: Udita Jhunjhunwala Entertainment Health & Lifestyle Technology Cities MINT New Delhi, March 22 -- Yet another remake of yet another often retold Disney classic is revisited as the Marc Webb-directed musical Snow White.
‘Be Happy’ review: Dads, daughters and dance

1 month ago | livemint.com | Udita Jhunjhunwala

After playing the chronically ill father of a young girl in I Want to Talk, Abhishek Bachchan plays a different kind of dad in Be Happy. In this dance-drama, streaming on Amazon Prime, the actor plays a widower raising a daughter who has an unshakable passion and talent for dance. Helmed by choreographer-director Remo D’Souza, Be Happy, written by D’Souza, Kanishka Singh Deo, Chirag Garg and Tushar Hirandanani, is built on the foundations of a father-daughter relationship and dance.
HT Syndication: 'Be Happy' review: Dads, daughters and dance

1 month ago | htsyndication.com | Udita Jhunjhunwala

New Delhi, March 15 -- After playing the chronically ill father of a young girl in I Want to Talk, Abhishek Bachchan plays a different kind of dad in Be Happy. In this dance-drama, streaming on Amazon Prime, the actor plays a widower raising a daughter who has an unshakable passion and talent for dance.
‘Mere Husband Ki Biwi’ review: Tepid triangle

2 months ago | livemint.com | Udita Jhunjhunwala

Prabhleen Dhillon (Bhumi Pednekar) is that character who is extra in every way, evoking a block-at-first-sight reaction. Yet, she manages to entrap the benign and considerate Ankur Chadha (Arjun Kapoor). It’s a heady courtship that leads to a spontaneous and grand marriage proposal. Ankur works as a broker at his father’s real estate firm but hardly does any work, mostly drinking and discussing his unduly complicated relationships with his best friend, Rehaan (Harsh Gujral).
‘Mere Husband Ki Biwi’ review: Tepid triangle | Mint

2 months ago | flipboard.com | Udita Jhunjhunwala

Divya Dutta has come out in support of her 'Chhaava' co-star Rashmika Mandanna, who faced criticism for her role. New Delhi: From the moment it hit …
‘Superboys of Malegaon’ director Reema Kagti: ‘A film that celebrates the magic of cinema’

2 months ago | scroll.in | Udita Jhunjhunwala

Nasir Shaikh, the Malegaon filmmaker known for low-budget Bollywood parodies made with friends chipping in as actors and crew, is the subject of Reema Kagti’s Superboys of Malegaon. The Hindi film about filmmaking, friendship and determination stars Adarsh Gourav, Vineet Kumar Singh, Shashank Arora and Anuj Singh Duhan. Gourav plays Shaikh who used creative storytelling and satire to make movies such as Malegaon Ke Sholay, Malegaon Ke Shaan and Superman of Malegaon.