Rajeev Masand is the Entertainment Editor of CNN-IBN. An avid film buff, and critic, Masand also hosts the popular To Catch a Star on CNN-IBN. Prior to joining CNN-IBN, Masand worked with Star News as Special Correspondent.
It’s heartbreaking to see talented actors like Vikrant Massey and Yami Gautam weighed down by an average script.
Kumud Mishra stars as Ram Singh, a Charlie Chaplin impersonator at a circus in Kolkata, who struggles to make ends meet when the circus shuts down.
Class of '83 Review | The thing about Bobby Deol's film is that it probably sounded great on paper, but doesn’t translate as effectively to the screen.
Janhvi Kapoor plays Gunjan with the fragility and vulnerability you’d expect of a young girl who has a dream but is completely unprepared for what it entails.
“Lootcase” is not perfect or extraordinary in any way but the film’s best bits are its little throwaway moments and there are plenty of those.
The film is an attempt to understand how Shakuntala Devi’s love for maths, and the glory that accompanied it, informed every aspect of her life, and especially strained her relationship with her daughter.
Bathed in shades of reds and crimsons, Bulbbul is a feast for the eye, and Amit Trivedi’s unobtrusive haunting score powers the vivid images.
Gulabo Sitabo movie review: The problem with the film is that although the characters have depth and personality, the pace is so meditative, and the plot so sparse that it’s hard to become invested in what’s going on with these folks.
'Choked' has an intriguing premise at its heart but in raising the stakes the makers burden an intimate story of a strained marriage with a load it can’t carry.
In 'Angrezi Medium,' Irrfan Khan plays a sweet-shop owner in Udaipur named Champak Bansal, a single parent committed to raising his only daughter Tarika (Radhika Madan). Read our full review of the latest Bollywood film below.
Tiger Shroff, who is the star attraction of the 'Baaghi' films, is in reliably good form as the third installment hangs by a thread off its leading man’s strong shoulders.
Thappad isn’t a film about a wife teaching her husband not to take her for granted. It’s about a woman rediscovering her sense of self, contemplating what is fair and what isn’t.
The gay characters are self-respecting men dead against the idea of marrying a woman out of convenience. Parental denial is also addressed head-on, and frowned upon using clap-trap dialogues.
Love Aaj Kal 2.0, if you like, is largely contrived and superficial. It’s a love story in search of a conflict. Read our full review of the latest Bollywood film below.
The world of Malang is dark and twisted, and Mohit Suri depicts the beach state as a Wasseypur-like badlands with rampant drug use.
Read Rajeev Masand's interview of this week's release Shubh Mangal Saavdhan