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Soumya Srivastava

Soumya Srivastava is Editor, Entertainment and Lifestyle at Hindustan Times. She has been an entertainment journalist for more than 10 years and writes about Greta Gerwig and Kareena Kapoor with equal love.

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Oscars: Leonardo should take inspiration from these 10 best speeches

These are the ten best and most important speeches in the history of Oscars. How many have you heard?

Matthew McConaghuey gave an amazing speech when he won the Oscar for Dallas Buyers Club in 2014.(AP)

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Updated on Feb 26, 2016 05:17 PM IST

Hindustan Times | BySoumya Srivastava

The terrible, horrible, no good, very bad things seen on TV this week

Ekta Kapoor and her like are going strong, minting one horrible TV soap after another. Mothers-in-law are electrocuting daughters-in-law and naagins and saperas get the highest TRPs. Yes, Naagin and Sasuraal Simar Kaa are highest rated.

Woman gets her daughter-in-law electrocuted in Saath Nibhaana Saathiya and she trash talks her.(Star Plus)

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Updated on Feb 22, 2016 01:40 PM IST

Hindustan Times | BySoumya Srivastava, New Delhi

We have found the grossest, nastiest, ugliest things to ever air on TV

Here’s hoping you are going through this with an empty stomach, otherwise, God help you:

Michelle Rodriguez doesn’t feel so proud about eating a rat boiled in her own pee.(YouTube)

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Updated on Feb 18, 2016 06:52 PM IST

Hindustan Times | BySoumya Srivastava, New Delhi

Will Sushant Singh Rajput portray MS Dhoni perfectly? He can learn from these

While we wait to his performance in the film, the set photos and now the poster has made us rather hopeful about Sushant Singh Rajput playing MS Dhoni in his new film. But does his appearance match that of the cricketer himself?

Well, we do not doubt his acting chops after Kai Po Che and PK, looks are another matter altogether.(Twitter)

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Updated on Sep 28, 2016 08:14 AM IST

Hindustan Times | BySoumya Srivastava, New Delhi

The absolute, most ridiculous stuff seen on TV this week: Part 2

From hunchback evil old women to people fighting it out in hell, here’s a look at Indian television and its most bizarre plots.

Naagin’s Gurumaa is anything you could have ever imagined--she’s a hunchback, she’s always dressed in red and walks like Snow White’s stepmother when she takes the appearance of the old hag.(Colors TV)

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Updated on Feb 15, 2016 01:44 PM IST

Hindustan Times | BySoumya Srivastava, New Delhi

10 perfect, non-sappy movies for the unchained to enjoy this Valentines Day

Instead of crying over those yucky photo collages bombarding your timeline, watch every movie from this amazing list we have prepared for you.

Kangana Ranaut and Lisa Haydon in a still from the 2013 film, Queen, that celebrates singledom.

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Updated on Jun 29, 2017 02:56 PM IST

Hindustan Times | BySoumya Srivastava, New Delhi

The absolute, most ridiculous things that happened on TV this week

Welcome to Indian television, where the plotlines are made up and logic doesn’t matter. An ever expanding cesspool of all things generally deemed weird but here, are accepted with open arms. From naagins donning stylish gowns to ‘creepy’ family interfering with private lives, here are all the things we saw in our TV sets this week and tried hard not to punch a hole into it with our fist. Shame!

From naagins donning stylish gowns to ‘creepy’ family interfering with private lives, here are all the things we saw in our TV sets this week and tried hard not to punch a hole into it with our fist.

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Updated on Feb 07, 2016 01:50 PM IST

Hindustan Times | BySoumya Srivastava, New Delhi

Katrina Kaif spent Rs 55 lakh on hair colour. She should have bought this instead

We decided to come up with things worth the amount that would serve Katrina or the world better if she would rather choose them. Here are 15 of them:

Did Katrina Kaif actually spend Rs 55 lakh to get her hair dyed by London-based stylist, Daniel Galvin, for her upcoming film with Aditya Roy Kapur, Fitoor?(Twitter)

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Updated on Feb 05, 2016 04:04 PM IST

Hindustan Times | BySoumya Srivastava, New Delhi

Getting offended by everything is not cool, give Coldplay a break

While the rest of the world was taken in by all the colours in it, Indians seemed to be unhappy with all stuff Indian.

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Updated on Jan 31, 2016 02:14 PM IST

Hindustan Times | BySoumya Srivastava, New Delhi

Hide yo daughters, hide yo wives: Most perverted Bollywood songs ever

We have tried to list 13 dirtiest double-meaning Bollywood songs here and then some more which are not even trying to cover their modesty. Enjoy… wait don’t enjoy because we will judge you if you did.

Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai? What do you think genius?(YouTube)

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Updated on Jan 28, 2016 02:04 PM IST

Hindustan Times | BySoumya Srivastava, New Delhi

Of need for love and adult films: 7 life lessons from Cheeni Kum

It is totally appropriate to call a 10-year-old ‘Sexy’ if she has been diagnosed with cancer.

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Updated on Jan 13, 2016 04:56 PM IST

Hindustan Times | BySoumya Srivastava, New Delhi

Sherlock The Abominable Bride review: Complex, confusing and clever

What a great start for television this year. It was the first day of 2016 and BBC gave us this treat to start another trip to the moon. The special Sherlock episode, The Abominable Bride, where Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman reprise their roles as Sherlock and Watson, was crisp, cunning, mighty confusing and enough to leave you with a concussion.

Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman travel all the way back to Victorian era for the latest Sherlock special.

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Updated on Jan 02, 2016 05:52 PM IST

Hindustan Times | BySoumya Srivastava, New Delhi

10 super bad songs of 2015 that somehow managed to be massive hits

There has been no dearth of terrible, horrible, no good, very bad songs this year.

Look at them, so happy with the mayhem they have unleashed upon us. Except Neil Nitin Mukesh, he feels sorry for us.(YouTube)

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Updated on Dec 31, 2015 07:32 PM IST

Hindustan Times | BySoumya Srivastava, New Delhi

Take four: The hottest fashions trends that ruled 2015

We bring you a short list of trends that all the right people followed through 2015.

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Updated on Dec 28, 2015 03:06 PM IST

Hindustan Times | BySoumya Srivastava, New Delhi

Popping my Star Wars cherry: Revenge of the Sith was a snooze-fest

We are watching the original six Star Wars movies as a run-up to The Force Awakens which releases on Christmas Day in the country. Is the space-epic really as amazing as it is said to be? Here’s the final entry to the series, our piece on Revenge of the Sith.

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Updated on Dec 24, 2015 05:31 PM IST

Hindustan Times | BySoumya Srivastava, New Delhi

Popping my Star Wars cherry: Attack of Clones is better than Empire

Anakin Skywalker is far less boring than Luke but could really do without the ‘rapey-eyes’.

Tricked us, Master Yoda has. Walk, he can.(Lucasfilm)

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Updated on Dec 24, 2015 05:11 PM IST

Hindustan Times | BySoumya Srivastava, New Delhi

Popping my Star Wars cherry: My thoughts on The Phantom Menace

We are watching the original six Star Wars movies as a run-up to The Force Awakens which releases on Christmas Day in the country. Is the space-epic really as amazing as it is said to be? Here’s our piece on Empire Strikes Back.

One of the best things about the movie- the poster.(Lucasfilm)

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Updated on Dec 22, 2015 03:57 PM IST

Hindustan Times | BySoumya Srivastava, New Delhi

Popping my Star Wars cherry: What I thought about Return of the Jedi

Return of the Jedi is the last of the original three and my heart sinks at the thought of what the future holds.

Jabba the Hutt captures Princess Leia and makes her wear, umm, this bikini.(Lucasfilm)

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Updated on Dec 21, 2015 04:10 PM IST

Hindustan Times | BySoumya Srivastava, New Delhi

Popping my Star Wars cherry: My thoughts on The Empire Strikes Back

We are watching the original six Star Wars movies as a run-up to The Force Awakens which releases on Christmas Day in the country. Is the space-epic really as amazing as it is said to be? Here’s our piece on Empire Strikes Back.

Vader has something important to say.(Lucasfilm)

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Updated on Dec 20, 2015 11:45 AM IST

Hindustan Times | BySoumya Srivastava, New Delhi

Popping my Star Wars cherry: What I thought about A New Hope

We are watching the original six Star Wars movies as a run-up to Episode VII which releases on Christmas Day in the country. Is the space-epic really as amazing as it is said to be?

Mark Hamill, Carrie Fischer and Harrison Ford in a still from Star Wars: A New Hope.(Lucasfilm)

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Updated on Dec 21, 2015 01:51 PM IST

Hindustan Times | BySoumya Srivastava, New Delhi

Rasna girl to Dhara boy: On Children’s Day, a look at most iconic kids from TVCs

This Children’s Day, we have prepared a list of the most amazing TV commercial kids that we remember so fondly and always will.

As amazing as these ads were, they were made iconic by the kids who acted in them.

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Updated on Nov 14, 2016 01:54 PM IST

Hindustan Times | BySoumya Srivastava, New Delhi

Quantico E04 review: Finally a good episode that takes us ahead

The creators of the show seem to be learning from the mistakes they made in the first few episodes and giving us less and less reasons to complain (but hey, our list still isn’t blank).

Priyanka Chopra sure needs to learn a trick or two on how to cry better.(ABC)

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Updated on Oct 25, 2015 11:19 AM IST

Hindustan Times | BySoumya Srivastava, New Delhi

Celeb lookalikes part 2: 15 pairs of unbelievable doppelgangers

We are sure God loved his designs so much that he couldn’t stop himself from using it again.

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Updated on Oct 24, 2015 04:13 PM IST

Hindustan Times | BySoumya Srivastava, New Delhi

Quantico episode 3 review: Regaining focus but without any subtlety

Last episode left us scratching our heads, wondering how anybody can possibly help Alex and this episode did not make things clearer either.

Priyanka Chopra in Quantico.(ABC Network)

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Updated on Oct 18, 2015 03:49 PM IST

Hindustan Times | BySoumya Srivastava, New Delhi

Meet Bigg Boss 9’s 17-yr-old contestant Digangana Suryavanshi

Indian telly’s very own Rapunzel, Divgangna Suryavanshi crossed threshold of the Bigg Boss house on Sunday and as excited as everyone must have been to see her, we are sure nothing would beat the excitement she is feeling.

Digangana Suryavanshi is the youngest contestant on Bigg Boss 9.(Photo: Facebook/DiganganaSuryavanshi)

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Updated on Oct 13, 2015 04:51 PM IST

Hindustan Times | BySoumya Srivastava, New Delhi

Quantico episode 2 review: A steep fall from the great pilot

Priyanka Chopra’s Quantico returns with its second episode but sadly it’s a huge let down from the thrilling, action packed pilot. The show really needs to step up it’s game.

Alex and the recruits receive their assignments for the week.(ABC)

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Updated on Oct 11, 2015 04:18 PM IST

Hindustan Times | BySoumya Srivastava, New Delhi

Happy b’day Big B: You would have nailed these Hollywood roles

What if he was not a star here but out there, in Hollywood? What would it be like?

Amitabh Bachchan celebrates his 73rd birthday on 11 October.(IANS)

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Updated on Oct 11, 2016 02:57 PM IST

Hindustan Times | BySoumya Srivastava, New Delhi

Happy Birthday Rekha: The fashion diva who continues to rule at 62

On her 61st birthday, here are some looks that only Rekha could have aced. Only her.

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Updated on Oct 10, 2016 08:39 AM IST

Hindustan Times | BySoumya Srivastava, New Delhi

The Walk review: This is what 3D was made for

Watch this film for Levitt’s great portrayal of Petit, Zemeckis’ great visual effects and also the greatness of the feat achieved by the artist.

Joseph Gordon Levitt plays Philippe Petit, daredevil French rope-walker.

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Updated on Oct 09, 2015 03:42 PM IST

Hindustan Times | BySoumya Srivastava, New Delhi

Quantico review: Priyanka Chopra is much more than just a pretty face

First things first. The first episode of Priyanka Chopra-starrer Quantico was a big surprise. It had a heavy dose of drama, and a sprinkling of riveting sequences that left us wanting more (even though they gave us enough plot twists for a season, all packed in just the pilot episode)..

Priyanka Chopra in a still from Quantico.

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Updated on Oct 03, 2015 01:30 PM IST

Hindustan Times | BySoumya Srivastava, New Delhi

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Soumya Srivastava

Soumya Srivastava is Editor, Entertainment and Lifestyle at Hindustan Times. She has been an entertainment journalist for more than 10 years and writes about Greta Gerwig and Kareena Kapoor with equal love.

These are the ten best and most important speeches in the history of Oscars. How many have you heard?

Ekta Kapoor and her like are going strong, minting one horrible TV soap after another. Mothers-in-law are electrocuting daughters-in-law and naagins and saperas get the highest TRPs. Yes, Naagin and Sasuraal Simar Kaa are highest rated.

Here’s hoping you are going through this with an empty stomach, otherwise, God help you:

While we wait to his performance in the film, the set photos and now the poster has made us rather hopeful about Sushant Singh Rajput playing MS Dhoni in his new film. But does his appearance match that of the cricketer himself?

From hunchback evil old women to people fighting it out in hell, here’s a look at Indian television and its most bizarre plots.

Instead of crying over those yucky photo collages bombarding your timeline, watch every movie from this amazing list we have prepared for you.

We decided to come up with things worth the amount that would serve Katrina or the world better if she would rather choose them. Here are 15 of them:

While the rest of the world was taken in by all the colours in it, Indians seemed to be unhappy with all stuff Indian.

We have tried to list 13 dirtiest double-meaning Bollywood songs here and then some more which are not even trying to cover their modesty. Enjoy… wait don’t enjoy because we will judge you if you did.

It is totally appropriate to call a 10-year-old ‘Sexy’ if she has been diagnosed with cancer.

There has been no dearth of terrible, horrible, no good, very bad songs this year.

We bring you a short list of trends that all the right people followed through 2015.

We are watching the original six Star Wars movies as a run-up to The Force Awakens which releases on Christmas Day in the country. Is the space-epic really as amazing as it is said to be? Here’s the final entry to the series, our piece on Revenge of the Sith.

Anakin Skywalker is far less boring than Luke but could really do without the ‘rapey-eyes’.

We are watching the original six Star Wars movies as a run-up to The Force Awakens which releases on Christmas Day in the country. Is the space-epic really as amazing as it is said to be? Here’s our piece on Empire Strikes Back.

Return of the Jedi is the last of the original three and my heart sinks at the thought of what the future holds.

We are watching the original six Star Wars movies as a run-up to The Force Awakens which releases on Christmas Day in the country. Is the space-epic really as amazing as it is said to be? Here’s our piece on Empire Strikes Back.

We are watching the original six Star Wars movies as a run-up to Episode VII which releases on Christmas Day in the country. Is the space-epic really as amazing as it is said to be?

This Children’s Day, we have prepared a list of the most amazing TV commercial kids that we remember so fondly and always will.

The creators of the show seem to be learning from the mistakes they made in the first few episodes and giving us less and less reasons to complain (but hey, our list still isn’t blank).

We are sure God loved his designs so much that he couldn’t stop himself from using it again.

Last episode left us scratching our heads, wondering how anybody can possibly help Alex and this episode did not make things clearer either.

Indian telly’s very own Rapunzel, Divgangna Suryavanshi crossed threshold of the Bigg Boss house on Sunday and as excited as everyone must have been to see her, we are sure nothing would beat the excitement she is feeling.

Priyanka Chopra’s Quantico returns with its second episode but sadly it’s a huge let down from the thrilling, action packed pilot. The show really needs to step up it’s game.

What if he was not a star here but out there, in Hollywood? What would it be like?

On her 61st birthday, here are some looks that only Rekha could have aced. Only her.

Watch this film for Levitt’s great portrayal of Petit, Zemeckis’ great visual effects and also the greatness of the feat achieved by the artist.

First things first. The first episode of Priyanka Chopra-starrer Quantico was a big surprise. It had a heavy dose of drama, and a sprinkling of riveting sequences that left us wanting more (even though they gave us enough plot twists for a season, all packed in just the pilot episode)..

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