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.
Articles by Soumya Srivastava
5 songs that failed so hard in 2014, they actually won
For every beautiful song that Bollywood produced in 2014, there was a string of lyrics that pushed our patience to put up with the raunchy. Here are 5 'gems' that force us to think of the unthinkable: Are we back to the days of ‘Atariya Pe Lotan Kabootar Re’?
Updated on Dec 24, 2014 10:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Soumya Srivastava, New Delhi
The Hobbit 3 review: It is every bit the ending (beginning) LOTR deserved
This third installment maintains the light and often humorous spirit of the prequel franchise and still manages to remind us we are coming close to the actual LOTR with its lessons in the sins of greed and avarice.
Updated on Dec 13, 2014 01:01 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Soumya Srivastava, New Delhi
5 lehenga colours to look different from other brides
Time you looked beyond the perennial favourites shopkeepers-turned-designers dished out to you and decided not to be one more of those regular brides. How do you do that? By experimenting with colours.
Updated on Dec 10, 2014 03:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Soumya Srivastava
Ungli review: This Emraan Hashmi starrer gives a big thumbs up to clichéd dialogues
Emraan Hashmi's Ungli is an apology of a 'coming-of-age celebration' of India's youngsters and it falls flat on its face. Nobody associated with the film ever had any idea where it was going. Terrible dialogues and bad acting skills make it completely forgettable.
Updated on Nov 28, 2014 07:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Soumya Srivastava, New Delhi
Boyhood review: Growing up in real time never looked better
With Boyhood, Linklater has managed to make an epic and even stayed true to all the nuances of relationships. He's skidded through this herculean task with such ease and dexterity that will leave you in awe of the man and his art.
Updated on Nov 14, 2014 07:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Soumya Srivastava, New Delhi
Big Hero 6 review: Watch the film for Baymax, the adorable nurse robot
The basic premise of Big Hero 6 is quite similar to How To Train Your Dragon but sadly it fails to make a strong emotional connect with the audience like the former. However, it definitely doesn’t lose out on the fun quotient and that’s what makes it watchable.
Updated on Nov 07, 2014 08:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Soumya Srivastava, New Delhi
Watch trailer: The Minions are back with their own movie… go bananas!
The adorable little guys, first seen in Despicable Me, will soon be entertaining us again. Illumination Entertainment has launched the first trailer of Minions with those cute yellow 'masters' of mischief. The film will release in 2015.
Updated on Nov 04, 2014 05:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Soumya Srivastava, New Delhi
Movie review: Brilliant action makes Fury a weapon of mass entertainment
Fury is the first one off the block from the long list of war movies to hit the screens this year, and, quite inevitably, it will be compared with the one true king of of war movies. Is it better than Saving Private Ryan? Absolutely not. Is it really terrible then? Again, absolutely not.
Updated on Nov 01, 2014 04:00 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Soumya Srivastava, New Delhi
Gotham review: So far so good, but how long before we start demanding masks?
We got excited about this series partly because we finally had a chance to see the early days of these widely loved characters (which it does) but can we be certain that we will not get bored of the realist approach and demand some flying capes or fancy bat-inspired cars soon?
Updated on Sep 24, 2014 05:40 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Soumya Srivastava, New Delhi
F.R.I.E.N.D.S celebrates 20 yrs, we rank 20 best episodes! Did your favourite make it?
To celebrate these 20 years of gut-hurting laughter and moments that brought about so many sob-fests, we have undertaken the next-to-impossible task of listing the 20 best episodes of the series. Is your favourite in the list?
Updated on Sep 22, 2014 10:25 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Soumya Srivastava, New Delhi
Trailer review: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay will be no ‘game’... it's a war!
The trailer promises even more darkness in the film than its two predecessors, and stunning war scenes. Some revelations of the shadiness of Peeta’s character and a growing camaraderie between Katniss and Gale.
Updated on Sep 16, 2014 08:00 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Soumya Srivastava, New Delhi
Coming soon to a TV near you: Top shows releasing in September-October
In these hours and days of sheer dearth of options to watch on the small screen, let us play the saviours for you. We have with us the release dates of your favourite shows and more options launching in the next two months, one after another. You can thank us later.
Updated on Sep 09, 2014 08:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Soumya Srivastava, New Delhi
After 10 years of waiting, Neil Patrick Harris marries David Burtka
Is it just us or are Hollywood celebrities really developing a taste for hush-hush destination weddings? This time, How I Met Your Mother star and theatre personality Neil Patrick Harris married long-time partner David Burtka over the weekend in Italy.
Updated on Sep 09, 2014 08:06 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Soumya Srivastava, New Delhi
Asha taai turns 81! Here are her 10 best melodies through the years
From Madhubala lip-syncing to Aaiye Meherbaan in Howrah Bridge (1958) to Aishwarya Rai swinging to Kahin Aag Lage in Taal (1999) the only thing common is the crisp, sensual voice of Asha taai. As she turns 81 today, we list ten of her most remembered songs that just don't die out. Have a listen:
Updated on Sep 08, 2014 07:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Soumya Srivastava, New Delhi
Fans cheer as JK Rowling disses homophobic tweeter
Not many have been happy ever since they got to know some years ago that Dumbledore was indeed gay and had feelings for Grindleward in his youth. But never have we seen JK Rowling lash out so publically on someone like this before!
Updated on Sep 08, 2014 06:00 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Soumya Srivastava, New Delhi
Self obsessed? Tiger Shroff pays 'tribute' to MJ on his own song
The ludicrous juxtaposition of MJ's iconic moves with a tune we've heard in so many baraat bands gets unbearable to the extent that you just want it to stop, and stop right away. What's worse is that he begins the 'routine' by thanking viewers for all the ‘love’ he got for his debut film Heropanti.
Updated on Sep 06, 2014 07:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Soumya Srivastava, New Delhi
Movie Review of Sin City: A Dame To Kill For is ‘eye-popping’ in every sense of the word
Replete with all the trademark Frank Miller-esque gruesome graphics and ‘badass’ characters, Sin City 2 has everything, and more, of what we expected from it. Even the actors that continue from the first part are in the same mood and the new ones only add to the assorted platter.
Updated on Sep 06, 2014 07:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Soumya Srivastava, New Delhi
Movie Review: Step Up All In neither surprises nor shocks
This one,again, is driven by the tried and tested formula that is cast in stone for all Step Up films: Take some really slick and stunning dance sequences, add some horrible acting to it, with a half-hearted attempt at weaving it all together in a storyline.
Updated on Aug 29, 2014 06:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Soumya Srivastava, New Delhi
Poonam Pandey removed from Facebook, asks Twitter followers what to do
Controversy queen Poonam Pandey seems baffled on being kicked out of Facebook. The social networking site removed her account for reasons unknown and she has been asking her followers on Twitter to help her get her account back.
Updated on Aug 27, 2014 06:35 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Soumya Srivastava, New Delhi
Environment friendly Sonakshi takes up ALS Ice Bucket Challenge with a twist!
After Riteish Deshmukh and Abhishek Bachchan, Sonakshi Sinha also decided to give the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge a try. However, she did it with a surprising new twist we could never have guessed.
Updated on Aug 22, 2014 12:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Soumya Srivastava, New Delhi
Movie Review: Into the Storm is just a run-o-the-mill disaster movie
Well, no cookies for guessing this one with a tell-all title like Into The Storm. People indeed go 'into the storm'. Some make it out alive while many are crushed, drowned, flung in the air and even burnt (yes, burnt in a storm). Watch only if you are a fan of meaningless disaster movies.
Updated on Aug 09, 2014 11:52 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Soumya Srivastava, New Delhi
Movie Review: Watch Scarlett Johansson’s Lucy for stunning special effects
Lucy is like watching a puppy run into a glass door again and again, bumping it’s head while another door is wide open. You know that it is being stupid and downright dumb, but it is just so beautiful and enthusiastic that you still don’t want it to stop.
Updated on Aug 02, 2014 05:00 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Soumya Srivastava, New Delhi
First trailer review: Jamie Dornan, Dakota Johnson's Fifty Shades Of Grey is hot!
The wait is over, and it's time now for the palpitations to begin in full swing. The first trailer of next year's biggest movie, Fifty Shades of Grey, is out. And like we expected, everything about it is worth every second you play it on loop.
Updated on Jul 25, 2014 07:55 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Soumya Srivastava, New Delhi
Big Bang Theory's Penny to turn pharma rep, Kaley gets major raise
We're told that Penny of hit TV series Big Bang Theory, and Kaley Cuoco, who plays the character, are both going in for a radical role makeover in the eighth season starting in September.
Updated on Jul 24, 2014 06:45 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Soumya Srivastava, New Delhi
AbRam wrecks up stereo on hearing Miley's Wrecking Ball
The Bollywood star recently tweeted about going on a drive with his son when the American pop-star's song Wrecking Ball started playing on the stereo. AbRam, however, didn't like the song and smashed up his stereo.
Updated on Jul 23, 2014 02:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Soumya Srivastava, New Delhi
Not just one of the guys: Kristen Stewart, Anne Hathaway man up for viral video
Have you checked out Kristen Stewart in the video of Jenny Lewis' song Just One Of The Guys yet? And Anne Hathway? And Brie Larson? About a million people have already treated themselves to this eyefull in just one day since the video was released.
Updated on Jul 16, 2014 08:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Soumya Srivastava, New Delhi
Jessica Simpson takes the wrap off her wedding pics
Model, singer and actor Jessica Simpson chose not to take notes from Kim Kardashian and pose for People's magazine for her wedding pictures. The issue, which will hit the stands on July 21, will feature her in a beautiful, nude coloured wedding gown, getting a sweet peck on her cheek from new husband, Eric Johnson.
Updated on Jul 10, 2014 06:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Soumya Srivastava, New Delhi
Trailer review: Exodus -- Gods and Kings will be spectacular
It is one of the most keenly awaited films this year, and if the trailer of Ridley Scott's latest directorial venture Exodus: Gods and Kings is any indication, this one sure promises to be the most talked about films from Hollywood for a long time.
Updated on Jul 10, 2014 03:22 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Soumya Srivastava, New Delhi
Movie Review: Lekar Hum Deewana Dil is an 'epic fail'
Director Arif Ali's film is plain torture. Two people fall in love, they fall out of it, and by the last frame, come back together again...all this for no apparent reason. Nothing in the film falls in the realms of logic. Watch it only if your life depends on it.
Updated on Jul 05, 2014 06:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Soumya Srivastava, New Delhi
Once Upon A Time is about to get Frozen!
Once Upon a Time is about to get a lot ‘cooler’. The fictional television show which runs on the themes of various fairy tales will have characters from Disney’s blockbuster animation film Frozen in its next season, suggest reports.
Updated on Jul 03, 2014 04:19 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Soumya Srivastava, New Delhi