Sampada Sharma
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Articles By Sampada Sharma
Delhi Crime actor Shefali Shah: It is very inspiring to meet someone like Vartika Chaturvedi
Shefali Shah plays DCP Vartika Chaturvedi based on the real-life DCP whose team was behind catching the accused men in the 2012 gangrape case. Delhi Crime is currently streaming on Netflix.
Stranger Things Season 3 trailer: There is a new demogorgon this season
Stranger Things Season 3 trailer: This time, there are way too many characters to keep track of, but the mystery of the upside down still remains. Stranger Things Season 3 premieres on July 4 on Netflix.
Delhi Crime Season 2 in the pipeline
Delhi Crime, which is all set to premiere on March 22 on Netflix, is gearing up for a second season. Creator Riche Mehta revealed that this will be an anthology series where the cases will change with every season but the characters stay the same.
Did desi hip hop peak with Gully Boy?
Thanks to Zoya Akhtar's Gully Boy, street rappers are enjoying a golden phase in their careers.
Turn Up Charlie first impression: Idris Elba should look for a better comedy
Turn Up Charlie intrigued Idris Elba fans but no one is going to question your loyalty if you miss this. For Britcom fans, this series has the 'Brit' part right but probably forgot the 'com'.
Avengers Endgame trailer: Tony Stark is back on Earth
Avengers Endgame new trailer: The new trailer of the film reveals that Tony Stark has made it back alive. The Avengers are ready to take on the biggest threat, possibly Thanos. Captain Marvel also appears in the new trailer.
Aamir Khan brings together the best of Salman and SRK’s worlds
Aamir Khan birthday: In his three-decade-long career, Aamir Khan has earned the tag of Mr Perfectionist and that too without stereotyping himself. On his birthday, here is a look at why Aamir is a notch above the other Khans.
Captain Marvel does not work as a film, here’s why
With Avengers: Endgame releasing on April 26, the good or bad of Captain Marvel will all be forgiven and forgotten.
Happy Birthday Shreya Ghoshal: Her Jaadu and Nasha still linger on
It is almost impossible to not fall in love with Shreya Ghoshal's voice that can probably be compared to crystals. On her birthday, we recall why Shreya was an important part of the early 2000s, when Hindi film music still had that charisma.
Captain Marvel: Mid-credits and end-credits scene explained
Captain Marvel features a mid-credits scene and an end-credits scene. The two scenes give out major clues for Avengers: Endgame, which releases on April 26.
Made in Heaven first impression: The best Indian web series since Sacred Games
Made In Heaven is binge-worthy not because the episodes cleverly end on a cliffhanger, but because it's so well made that you just want to consume it all at once.
Triple Frontier movie review: Bunch of handsome men play morally superior lawbreakers
Triple Frontier movie review: The characters start on high moral ground but keep losing points as the film proceeds and since the film keeps judging them constantly, you aren't left rooting for them either.
Oscars 2019: Roma to win the biggest trophy this year
OSCARS 2019: Roma, based on the live-in domestic help of a middle-class family in Mexico City's district of the same name, is not only stunning to look at, but is also emotionally rich.
Road to Oscars 2019: Regina King could win Best Supporting Actress award
This year, the nominations for Best Actress in a Supporting Role include Regina King for If Beale Street Could Talk, Marina de Tavira for Roma, Amy Adams for Vice, Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz for The Favourite.
The Final Call first impression: Arjun Rampal’s ZEE5 series combines spirituality with suspense
ZEE5 has so far come up with a bunch of original web series, and out of all, this one certainly looks the most promising. The makers have assembled some fine actors here and each one fits their part perfectly.
Arjun Rampal: The Final Call will catch the imagination of the audience
Almost 20 years into his career, Arjun Rampal is playing a pilot in ZEE5 web series The Final Call. Based on Priya Kumar’s novel I Will Go With You, The Final Call starts streaming from February 22.
Road to Oscars 2019: Bradley Cooper could win Best Actor for A Star Is Born
The nominees for Best Actor this year include Bradley Cooper for A Star Is Born, Rami Malek for Bohemian Rhapsody, Viggo Mortensen for Green Book, Willem Dafoe for At Eternity's Gate and Christian Bale for Vice.
Road to Oscars 2019: Black Panther’s All The Stars is the front runner in Best Original Song category
The songs nominated in the Best Original Song category include Black Panther's "All The Stars", A Star is Born's "Shallow", Mary Poppins Returns' "The Place Where Lost Things Go", The Ballad of Buster Scruggs' "When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings" and RBG's "I'll Fight".
Road to Oscars 2019: Period. End of Sentence. – A small step in the right direction
Period. End of Sentence. has won an Oscar in the Documentary Short category. In the Indian context, Period. End of a Sentence. is another attempt at making periods a taboo-free subject and the film does the job well.
Gully Boy Live in Concert on Amazon Prime Video: A sensory overload
Watch this concert hour-long on the streaming service if you are really gung-ho about the movie. For the music fans, you are better off listening to the jukebox on Youtube.
