Articles by Monika Rawal Kukreja
Yami Gautam: The Kashmir Files is beyond agendas or propaganda
Actor Yami Gautam, who tweeted in support of The Kashmir Files and the subject it highlights, feels that for every movie that releases, there will always be some with a different opinion, but in case of Vivek Agnihotri’s film, she would like to stay with the majority.
Updated on Mar 25, 2022 12:22 AM IST
Monika Rawal Kukreja
Bachchhan Paandey review: Akshay barely saves a film riddled with cliches
Bachchhan Paandey movie review: Akshay Kumar plays a deadly gangster in Farhad Samji's new film.
Published on Mar 18, 2022 09:14 PM IST
Monika Rawal Kukreja
Jalsa movie review: Vidya, Shefali struggle with half-baked characters
Jalsa movie review: Suresh Triveni's film stars Vidya Balan as a journalist and Shefali Shah has the caretaker of her son.
Published on Mar 18, 2022 12:07 AM IST
Monika Rawal Kukreja
Radhe Shyam review: Nothing makes sense in Prabhas, Pooja's film
Radhe Shyam movie review: Prabhas and Pooja Hegde's film is packed with romance, songs, VFX, grand outdoors but not a lot of logic or good writing.
Published on Mar 11, 2022 03:29 PM IST
Monika Rawal Kukreja
The Kashmir Files review: Anupam Kher is the soul of this gut-wrenching film
The Kashmir Files movie review: Vivek Agnihotri paints a horrifying picture in his film about the genocide of Kashmiri Pandits.
Published on Mar 10, 2022 03:21 PM IST
Monika Rawal Kukreja
Jhund movie review: Amitabh scores a goal in this sports drama with a heart
Jhund movie review: Amitabh Bachchan plays a football coach who recruits a bunch of kids from the neighbourhood slums for his team.
Updated on Mar 02, 2022 06:38 PM IST
Monika Rawal Kukreja
Gangubai Kathiawadi review: Alia shines in a tale of pain turned to victory
Gangubai Kathiawadi movie review: Alia Bhatt stars as a madame of a brothel who rises to power in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film.
Published on Feb 25, 2022 10:00 AM IST
Monika Rawal Kukreja
Madhuri Dixit Nene: Female-centric films aren’t just about a woman taking revenge or being a victim
Actor Madhuri Dixit Nene, who is all set to make her OTT debut with the web series The Fame Game, says it’s a great time and era to for women to be in film, and finds it wonderful that women are taking charge not just in front of the camera but even behind the scenes.
Published on Feb 17, 2022 10:16 PM IST
Monika Rawal Kukreja
Arjun on being trolled for dating Malaika: ‘I've been through worse in life'
Arjun Kapoor, who has spoken about being trolled in the past, addressed the same in an interview with HT City. Arjun also opened up about his relationship with Malaika Arora.
Published on Feb 14, 2022 01:54 PM IST
Monika Rawal Kukreja | Written by HT Entertainment Desk
EXCLUSIVE | Arjun Kapoor: I admire Malaika for giving me, our relationship so much dignity
On Valentine’s Day, actor Arjun Kapoor, for the first time, opens up about his bond with ladylove Malaika Arora, how they have evolved as a couple and dealt with all the social media negativity.
Updated on Feb 14, 2022 07:49 AM IST
Monika Rawal Kukreja
Badhaai Do review: Rajkummar, Bhumi’s film is bold but could have been braver
Badhaai Do review: Rajkummar Rao is in full form and on point as a gay cop. Bhumi Pednekar, too, delivers an excellent performance.
Published on Feb 11, 2022 08:22 AM IST
Monika Rawal Kukreja
Gehraiyaan review: Deepika Padukone outdoes herself but it isn't enough
Gehraiyaan movie review: Deepika Padukone and Siddhant Chaturvedi are unable to start a fire in this Shakun Batra film.
Published on Feb 11, 2022 12:04 AM IST
Monika Rawal Kukreja
Sara Ali Khan: I have really enjoyed criticism since I was a kid
Actor Sara Ali Khan believes that the lessons learnt from failures are more valuable than the joy of successes.
Updated on Jan 11, 2022 09:06 AM IST
Monika Rawal Kukreja
Atrangi Re review: Sara, Dhanush are soul of the film, Akshay adds Midas touch
Atrangi Re movie review: Starring Sara Ali Khan, Dhanush and Akshay Kumar in lead roles, Atrangi Re boasts of a casting coup which can just not go wrong.
Published on Dec 23, 2021 07:53 PM IST
Monika Rawal Kukreja
83 review: Ranveer and his Devils take you time-travelling with emotional film
83 movie review: If you needed a reason to walk into a theatre, Kabir Khan's 83 is that film which calls for a big screen experience.
Published on Dec 21, 2021 12:23 PM IST
Monika Rawal Kukreja
Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui review: Bold, brave and refreshingly different
Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui review: Ayushmann Khurrana and Vaani Kapoor star in Abhishek Kapoor's latest romantic comedy.
Published on Dec 10, 2021 10:02 AM IST
Monika Rawal Kukreja
Tadap movie review: Ahan Shetty makes an aggressive but starry debut
Tadap movie review: Ahan Shetty makes an aggressive entry to the movies in Milan Luthria's latest.
Updated on Dec 03, 2021 03:42 PM IST
Monika Rawal Kukreja
EXCLUSIVE chat with Kili Paul and Neema, the viral duo from Tanzania: Be ready India, we are coming
After their lip-synced version of Raatan Lambiyan from Shershaah went viral and won hearts, Tanzanian siblings Kili Paul and Neema hope to explore Hindi film music more
Published on Dec 01, 2021 08:23 PM IST
Monika Rawal Kukreja
Antim review: Salman takes a backseat as Aayush Sharma packs a punch
Antim The Final Truth movie review: Salman Khan and Aayush Sharma are at loggerheads in this cop vs gangster story.
Updated on Nov 26, 2021 05:03 PM IST
Monika Rawal Kukreja
Satyameva Jayate 2 review: John Abraham's triple role is three headaches in one
Satyameva Jayate 2 movie review: Loud, screeching, bloated mess, John Abraham brings a film no one should have to tolerate.
Updated on Nov 25, 2021 05:47 PM IST
Monika Rawal Kukreja
Bunty Aur Babli 2 review: Don't watch even if paid for it
Bunty Aur Babli 2 movie review: Rani Mukerji returns with a fresh, new Bunty played by Saif Ali Khan. The fireworks never arrive.
Published on Nov 19, 2021 03:24 PM IST
Monika Rawal Kukreja
Dhamaka review: Kartik Aaryan 2.0 wins in a gripping thriller
Dhamaka movie review: Kartik Aaryan is seen in an intense, never-before-seen avatar in Ram Madhvani's latest thriller.
Updated on Nov 19, 2021 06:26 PM IST
Monika Rawal Kukreja
Sooryavanshi review: Akshay's high-octane action is your Diwali gift this year
Sooryavanshi movie review: Akshay Kumar's Veer Sooryavanshi is a worthy addition to Rohit Shetty's cop universe.
Updated on Nov 22, 2021 01:52 PM IST
Monika Rawal Kukreja
Neerja and Aarya director Ram Madhvani: I’m just trying to turn mediocre work into acceptable work
Filmmaker Ram Madhvani, whose next, Dhamaka starring Kartik Aaryan, is set for an OTT release, talks about his creative process and why he is not churning out more frequently.
Published on Oct 30, 2021 11:28 PM IST
Monika Rawal Kukreja
Akshay Kumar: We are keeping our fingers very tightly crossed that the worst is over
As Akshay Kumar awaits theatrical release of five of his films — Sooryavanshi, Prithviraj, Bachchan Pandey, RakshaBandhan and Ram Setu, the actor hopes the audience will help the industry revive.
Updated on Sep 29, 2021 12:37 AM IST
Monika Rawal Kukreja
EXCLUSIVE: OTT might be the choice to release Atrangi Re, says Akshay Kumar
While release of five of Akshay Kumar films have been announced, there’s no update on Atrangi Re. Now, the actor tells us that they might opt for a direct-to-OTT release for the Aanand L Rai’s directorial film.
Published on Sep 28, 2021 12:48 PM IST
Monika Rawal Kukreja
Thalaivii review: Kangana's solid, but film gives incomplete look at Amma's life
Thalaivii movie review: The Kangana Ranaut-starrer is packed with solid performances and an attention to period detail, but is let down by its length and an incomplete-feeling story.
Published on Sep 08, 2021 01:30 PM IST
Monika Rawal Kukreja
Chehre movie review: Amitabh-Emraan's thriller resorts to preachy theatrics
Chehre movie review: Rumi Jafry's film, starring Amitabh Bachchan and Emraan Hashmi, wastes an interesting idea on preachy theatrics.
Updated on Aug 27, 2021 08:20 AM IST
Monika Rawal Kukreja
Pedro aka Berlin from Money Heist: I’m connected with mythology and culture of India more than films
Pedro Alonso, better known as Berlin from Spanish crime series, Money Heist, admits that while he has seen many Bollywood films, he doesn’t have a serious connection with Indian actors and it’s the mythology and meditation, that hails from India, which he is more connected to.
Published on Aug 22, 2021 07:42 PM IST
Monika Rawal Kukreja
Ursula aka Tokyo from Money Heist: I’ll be more than glad to play a Hindi speaking part in Bollywood
Ursula Corbero, better known as Tokyo from Spanish crime series, Money Heist, might not recalls the names of Indian films she has watched, but she says if she has the time to prepare and learn, she would love to play a part in a Bollywood project.
Updated on Aug 22, 2021 07:44 PM IST
Monika Rawal Kukreja