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    Inspector Zende review: Manoj Bajpayee lifts a wobbly film about Charles Sobhraj chase

    Kavitha Shanmugam
    5 Sept 2025 6:30 AM IST

    Chinmay Mandlekar’s thriller, based on the life of Mumbai cop Madhukar Zende who captured Charles Sobhraj, tries to parody the Bikini Killer, but despite Manoj Bajpayee’s charm, the humour and writing...

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    Film Reviews
    Kollywood movie director Lokesh Kanagaraj
    Films

    ‘Can’t write scripts based on audience expectations’: Lokesh on ‘Coolie’ criticism

    2 Sept 2025 8:56 PM IST
    Sanjay Leela Bhansali
    Entertainment

    FIR against Sanjay Leela Bhansali for alleged fraud

    2 Sept 2025 3:45 PM IST
    Lokah rewrites superhero script with vampire rebel from Kerala folklore
    Films

    'Lokah' rewrites superhero script with vampire rebel from Kerala folklore

    31 Aug 2025 3:29 PM IST
    Hridayapoorvam

    Hridayapoorvam review: Old wine, yet Sathyan-Mohanlal blend is always potent

    28 Aug 2025 7:13 PM IST
    Kerala directors Papa Buka becomes Papua New Guinea’s first Oscar entry

    How Kerala director's 'Papa Buka' made it to the Oscars from Papua New Guinea

    28 Aug 2025 2:35 PM IST
    Bollywood actor Govinda with his wife Sunita

    Govinda’s wife Sunita denies divorce rumours, says ‘no one can separate us’

    28 Aug 2025 8:32 AM IST
    Alia Bhatt

    Alia Bhatt slams media for filming her new bungalow in Mumbai ‘without consent’

    26 Aug 2025 6:11 PM IST
    Sridevi and Boney Kapoor

    Boney Kapoor moves Madras HC over alleged claims on Sridevi’s Chennai property

    26 Aug 2025 5:36 PM IST
    Parineeti Chopra and Raghav Chadha

    Parineeti Chopra, Raghav Chadha announce pregnancy amid celebrity baby boom

    25 Aug 2025 8:29 PM IST
    Tannishtha Chatterjee says she is battling stage 4 oligometastatic cancer

    Tannishtha Chatterjee says she is battling stage 4 oligometastatic cancer

    25 Aug 2025 2:30 PM IST
    Dinesh Mangaluru

    Kannada actor Dinesh Mangaluru passes away at 55

    25 Aug 2025 10:36 AM IST
    OTT shows portrayal of gigolos and sex workers

    OTT romances gigolos but keeps women sex workers trapped in brothels

    25 Aug 2025 7:16 AM IST
    Param Sundari row: 5 other Bollywood films which stereotypes south Indians

    Param Sundari row: 5 other Bollywood films which stereotyped South Indians

    24 Aug 2025 5:42 PM IST
    Big Boss Grand premiere

    Big Boss 19 grand premiere today: here’s what’s new this time

    The Federal
    24 Aug 2025 5:36 PM IST

    The show will have many firsts this time around, including a theme based on the parliamentary system and digital-first broadcast format; check all...

    Zakir Khan-Madison Square

    How Zakir Khan took Hindi stand-up comedy from Indore to Madison Square Garden

    23 Aug 2025 4:42 PM IST
    Captain Prabhakaran re-release

    'Captain Prabhakaran' returns: How Vijayakanth's blockbuster became a game-changer

    22 Aug 2025 6:57 PM IST
    Noted Punjabi actor Jaswinder Bhalla passes away

    Noted Punjabi actor Jaswinder Bhalla passes away

    22 Aug 2025 11:37 AM IST
    Raj Bahadur-Rajinikanth

    Rajinikanth’s friend Raj Bahadur: The bus driver who gave Tamil cinema its superstar

    22 Aug 2025 9:35 AM IST
    Mohanlal and Mammootty

    Mammootty is back and social media, industry go wild

    20 Aug 2025 10:28 AM IST
    The Bengal Files | Fact or Fiction?

    ‘The Bengal Files’ debate: Cinema, history, and responsibility

    19 Aug 2025 7:56 PM IST
    Achyut Potdar

    Veteran actor Achyut Potdar dies in Mumbai

    19 Aug 2025 12:04 PM IST
    Abhishek Bachchan I want to talk

    Amitabh Bachchan praises son Abhishek for IFFM best actor award

    16 Aug 2025 5:40 PM IST
    Rajinikanth, Coolie, Lokesh Kanakaraj

    Rajinikanth’s Coolie breaks records, grosses Rs 250 cr globally in 2 days

    16 Aug 2025 5:27 PM IST
    Varun Grover

    How Varun Grover perfected the art of tragicomic subversion to speak truth to power

    16 Aug 2025 12:20 PM IST
    Malayalam cinema: Shwetha Menon elected AMMAs first woman president

    Malayalam cinema: Shwetha Menon elected AMMA's first woman president

    15 Aug 2025 7:53 PM IST
    Sholay at 50: Shehzad Sippy on restoring uncut version of Ramesh Sippy’s film in 4K

    Sholay at 50: Shehzad Sippy on restoring uncut version of Ramesh Sippy’s film in 4K

    15 Aug 2025 12:40 PM IST
    Rajini fans celebrate Coolie at Chennai theatres

    Rajinikanth's Coolie release biggest festival after Diwali, Pongal: Fans

    14 Aug 2025 5:37 PM IST
    War 2 review

    War 2 review: Hrithik Roshan and NTR Jr wage a patchily engaging battle

    14 Aug 2025 5:15 PM IST
    Lokesh Kanagaraj, Dhanush, Shruti Haasan watch Coolie

    Coolie FDFS turns into star-studded Rajinikanth festival in Chennai

    14 Aug 2025 4:58 PM IST
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