By Omair Alavi In the age of superheroes, there is hardly any place for real-life heroes or heroines who achieve what others only think of doing. Hichki is one such film that pays tribute to the many teachers around the world who...
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This cake has all the right ingredients
By Omair Alavi When the trailer of Pakistani film Cake was released, people termed it a mixture of Kapoor & Sons, Khoobsurat and Pikubut in reality, Cake is far better than all these films...
Pacific Rim’s Uprising went downwards instead
By Omair Alavi There are good sequels, there are bad sequels and then there is Pacific Rim Uprising, a sequel that had a lot of promise but instead of raising the bar pushed it downwards so badly that the makers might need a...
Book review: Superman — An Origin Story
Omair Alavi|Published March 17, 2018 We all have heard or read this line: ‘It’s a bird … it’s a plane … no, it’s Superman’, but do you know that Superman is a strange visitor from another planet who fights for the truth, justice...
REVIEW: Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety
BY: Omair Alavi Shadi Ka Super Hit Punchnama His name may be ‘Luv Ranjan’ but he is full of hate for those cunning women who try to take advantage of desperate men – in Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety he revisits the formula of his...
Always bet on black!
By Omair Alavi Superheroes in Hollywood have been criticized for mostly being ‘white’ but the trend is changing with the success of Black Panther, the solo movie of the Marvel Superhero who will feature predominantly in the...
Sridevi – The Bollywood Diva who left too soon
By: Omair Alavi The film fraternity around the world was dealt a huge blow when Bollywood starlet Sridevi suddenly passed away at the age of 54 during a trip to the United Arab Emirates. The Hawa Hawaii girl as she was commonly...
Veteran TV actor Qazi Wajid is no more
By: Omair Alavi Qazi Wajid was one of the most versatile actors of his generation and his sudden death has created a vacuum that might never be filled. Born in 1944 in the Indian city of Gwalior, the veteran actor migrated...
OBITUARY: QAZI WAJID’S LAST ACT SADDENS FANS
Omair Alavi|Published February 12, 2018 QAZI Wajid with Huma Nawab in a TV play. VETERAN television, radio, film and theatre artist Qazi Wajid died on Sunday, bringing down the curtain on the career of one of the most versatile...
NON-FICTION: GIRL OF BOLLYWOOD’S DREAMS
Omair Alavi|Published February 11, 2018 Divya Bharti, Dharmendra, Hema Malini and Shah Rukh Khan cutting a cake. Bharti and Khan starred in Dil Aashna Hai, which was produced by Malini | Photo from the book Hema Malini was not...