
Bhawana Somaaya
Bhawana Somaaya is a film critic, columnist and author. She has been writing on cinema for almost 50 years. She is the former editor of Screen and written biographies of superstars like Hema Malini and Amitabh Bachchan. Her books are a point of reference for students studying cinema at Whistling Woods, Mumbai, Manipal University, Mangalore and JNU, Delhi.
She is a classical dancer, a broadcaster, a podcaster and author of 19 books. She has translated our honourable Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi’s Gujarati books Saakshi Bhaav and Aankh Aa Dhanya Chhe into English as Letters to Mother and Letters to Self in 2020 and 2022 respectively.
She is the Entertainment Editor at 92.7BigFM Radio Channel. Somaaya was conferred with Padma Shri in 2017, an honorary Doctorate by Jagran Lake city University in 2021 and Kanak Nartan Puraskaar from Nalanda Nrityakala Mahavidyalay in 2022. Her new book, a chronicle of the family spanning more than 100 years is due for release soon.
All reviews by Bhawana Somaaya
Singham Again
Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime (Hindi)
Singham Again recaps Ramayan in Rohit Shetty style
Fri, November 1 2024
| Director: | Rohit Shetty |
|---|---|
| Cast: | Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Arjun Kapoor, Ranveer Singh, Tiger Shroff, Deepika Padukone, Akshay Kumar, Jackie Shroff, Shweta Tiwari, Dayanand Shetty |
Do Patti
Thriller, Mystery, Drama, Crime (Hindi)
A decent one time watch worth it for the star cast
Tue, October 29 2024
| Director: | Shashanka Chaturvedi |
|---|---|
| Cast: | Kajol, Kriti Sanon, Shaheer Sheikh, Tanvi Azmi, Brijendra Kala, Prachee Shah, Vivek Mushran, Rohit Tiwari, Chittaranjan Tripathy, Shastra Prashant Gajbhare |
Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video
Comedy (Hindi)
Watch at your own risk
Sat, October 12 2024
| Director: | Raaj Shaandilyaa |
|---|---|
| Cast: | Rajkummar Rao, Triptii Dimri, Vijay Raaz, Mallika Sherawat, Tiku Talsania, Mukesh Tiwari, Archana Puran Singh, Rakesh Bedi, Ashwini Kalsekar, Mast Ali |
| Writer: | Yusuf Ali Khan, Raaj Shaandilyaa |
Jigra
Crime, Drama, Thriller (Hindi)
A treat to watch Alia Bhatt play Bachchan
Sat, October 12 2024
| Director: | Vasan Bala |
|---|---|
| Cast: | Alia Bhatt, Vedang Raina, Manoj Pahwa, Vivek Gomber, Akashdeep Sabir, Harssh A. Singh, Aditya Nanda, Adhiraj Singh, Rahul Ravindran, Ankur Khanna |
| Writer: | Debashish Irengbam |
Devara Part 1
Action, Drama (Telugu)
Sat, October 5 2024
| Director: | Koratala Siva |
|---|---|
| Cast: | N.T. Rama Rao Jr., Saif Ali Khan, Prakash Raj, Srikanth, Kalaiyarasan, Shruti Marathe, Janhvi Kapoor, Shine Tom Chacko, Ajay, Zarina Wahab |
| Writer: | Koratala Siva |
Khel Khel Mein
Comedy, Drama (Hindi)
Is it another Blockbuster?
Wed, August 14 2024
| Director: | Mudassar Aziz |
|---|---|
| Cast: | Akshay Kumar, Taapsee Pannu, Vaani Kapoor, Fardeen Khan, Ammy Virk, Pragya Jaiswal, Aditya Seal, Kiran Kumar, Alka Kaushal, Talat Aziz |
| Writer: | Sara Bodinar, Mudassar Aziz |
Ulajh
Drama, Thriller (Hindi)
Yeh Ulajh Sulajhti Nahi
Fri, August 2 2024
| Director: | Sudhanshu Saria |
|---|---|
| Cast: | Janhvi Kapoor, Gulshan Devaiah, Roshan Mathew, Meiyang Chang, Adil Hussain, Rajesh Tailang, Jitendra Joshi, Jaimini Pathak, Rajendra Gupta, Alyy Khan |
Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha
Romance, Drama, Action (Hindi)
All about Tabu- Ajay Devgan chemistry
Fri, August 2 2024
| Director: | Neeraj Pandey |
|---|---|
| Cast: | Ajay Devgn, Tabu, Jimmy Shergill, Shantanu Maheshwari, Saiee Manjrekar, Jay Upadhyay, Kaushal Shah, Sayaji Shinde, Hardik Soni, Shahrukh Sadri |
| Writer: | Neeraj Pandey |
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