Karan Johar interview, ‘Dobaaraa’, ‘Thiruchitrambalam’ reviews

Bollywood Akshay Kumar’s ‘Cuttputlli’ to premiere on Disney+ Hotstar on September 2 Ishaan Khatter’s ‘Pippa’ teaser out, war drama to release on December 2 ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ faithful Indian adaptation of ‘Forrest Gump: Academy Hollywood Robert De Niro to star in mob drama ‘Wise Guys’ Academy apologizes to Sacheen Littlefeather for 1973 Oscars Johnny Depp returns to direction after 25 years with ‘Modigliani’ New ‘Saw’ movie in works, to release in October 2023 Hollywood actor Anne Heche passes away at 53 Emily Blunt to feature with Ryan Gosling in ‘The Fall Guy’ movie Regional Cinema ‘Empuraan’, sequel film to Mohanlal-starrer ’Lucifer’, officially announced Mahesh Babu’s film with Trivikram to release on 28 April 2023 Prabhas-starrer ‘Salaar’ to release on September 28, 2023 Trailer of Pa Ranjith’s ‘Natchathiram Nagargiradhu’ out Prithviraj Sukumaran’s ‘Theerppu’ trailer out, to release on August 25 Edgar Wright praises SS Rajamouli’s ‘RRR’, calls it an absolute blast Vikram, Ajay Gnanamuthu to team up once again after ‘Cobra’ New in streaming New on Disney+ Hotstar this month: Superhero series She-Hulk, Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon, animated movie Lightyear, and more Coming to Netflix: Romantic dramedy Look Both Ways, makeover series Queer Eye Brazil, comedy film Me Time, and more Unscripted titles coming to Netflix: Second season of Indian Matchmaking, serial killer docuseries Indian Predator: The Diary of a Serial Killer, and more New on Apple TV Plus: Gugu Mbatha-Raw’ stars in thriller Surface, third season of See, new comedy series Bad Sisters, and more New Korean titles to watch this month: Ji Chang-Wook starrer If You Wish Upon Me, Lee Jong-Suk’s Big Mouth, Netflix actioner Carter, and more Essential reading 1) Karan Johar on ‘Koffee with Karan’ and taking on the universe >> Karan discusses the new season of his show, why he feels he has the best job in the world, etc 2) Pankaj Tripathi: All my projects are pan-Indian >> The actor speaks about ‘Criminal Justice’ season 3, the pan-Indian movement, and more 3) Gulshan Devaiah on ‘Duranga’: I like playing characters different from myself >> The actor opens up on his latest ZEE5 series, his acting process, and more 4) ‘Tamil Rockerz’ will explore digital piracy, say Arivazhagan and Vani Bhojan >> The two speak about their latest web series, which is based on the infamous movie piracy website 5) National Award winner Aparna Balamurali says her work in ‘Soorarai Pottru’ has helped her as an actor >> The actor speaks about her upcoming Tamil film ‘Nitham Oru Vaanam’ and other projects in the line-up 6) K V Guhan’s speaks about his new film ‘Highway’ >> In his film, key characters cross paths on a highway and go through a life-changing experience. 7) Prabhash Chandra on his film ‘I’m not the river Jhelum’ >>The filmmakers speaks about how he used poetry to convey the complexities of Kashmir 8) Streaming fantasy: Ever evolving, forever frozen >> With ‘House of the Dragon’ releasing soon, here’s a look at the constant reinvention of the genre 9) Real-life cops are shining in Malayalam cinema >> Kerala Police officers have doubled-up as actors, directors, and screenwriters among other roles What to watch 1) Anurag Kashyap, Taapsee double the adrenaline in ‘Dobaaraa’ Read the full review here 2) Dhanush, Nithya Menon are charming in ‘Thiruchitrambalam’, a cuddly slice of life drama Read the full review here 3) ‘Nope’ captures the terrible beauty of our endless fascination with horrific events Read the full review here 4) ‘Tamil Rockerz’ has predictable storytelling that wastes potential Read the full review here 5) Telugu thriller ‘Highway’ engages, but doesn’t go beyond tested tropes Read the full review here 6) ‘Solamante Theneechakal’ is better than Lal Jose’s recent works, but not near his best Read the full review here 7) Olivier Assayas’ ‘Irma Vep’ series breathes new life into his 1996 classic Read the full review here 8) With unsaid words and hidden emotions, ‘The Humans’ is a true-blue American horror film Read the full review here