Jackie Shroff Archives

Criminal Justice Review: An Average Crime Drama that Says Nothing New About India’s Flawed Judicial System

Criminal Justice comes across more like a faithful remake than an adaptation of the eponymous BBC series, undone by its inability to contextualise the proceedings and Indianise them. The sluggish, over-explanatory pace of the initial episodes ruins the chance of a tense build-up.

Poulomi Das July 28, 2016

Features

Mumbai and Its Complicated Relationship With the Underworld

As Bombay evolved into Mumbai, a lot has changed. The underworld and its dons are no longer part of the city’s everyday lexicon. #MumbaiMirrored is a video series, presented by Mumbai Mirror that charts the journey of the city. An anecdotal look at the city’s murky yet fascinating past.

Poulomi Das July 23, 2016

Pop Culture

Radhe Review: A Passionately Moronic Action Movie that Suffers From Too Much Salman Khan

What comes in the way of Radhe being both a competent action movie and a perfect Eidi for the ardent Bhai fan? It suffers from being subservient to Salman Khan’s persona, the extent of whose mouldy and moth-eaten condition in 2021 is palpable from the makers’ efforts to drive home his eternal virility and machismo in every awkward scene he appears in with his 28-year-old heroine Disha Patani.

Devarsi Ghosh May 3, 2016

Features

5 Reasons Why Hello Charlie Won Us Over

Hello Charlie is a hysteric comedy about Charlie who must drive a scamster businessman on the run across the Diu border. The film is replete with rib-tickling performances by Aadar Jain, Jackie Shroff, and the crew, and witty punchlines.

Arré Bench May 2, 2016

Features

Monkey Business! 7 Reasons Why Hello Charlie is the Madcap Comedy We Are Looking Forward To

Hello Charlie is a comedy where a billionaire tries to flee India disguised as a gorilla. If the trailer is anything to go by, this film is going to be a laugh riot.

Sahej Marwah April 15, 2016

Bollywood

Bole Toh… Jackie Shroff, the OG Gully Boy of Bollywood

There was once a little-known kid who grew up in a chawl, worked a couple of dead-end jobs, and rose to fame as Bollywood’s poster boy of the ’80s and ’90s. Jackie Shroff, was your everyday next-door mawali, a tapori through and through, which is why his appeal endures today.

Damian D'souza April 11, 2016

Pop Culture

Border Bros: Bees Saal Baad

J P Dutta's Border not only summarised for us the five kinds of soldiers we saw protecting our battlefields, but it also predicted the role of cyber soldiers – men who protect our social-media feeds today.

Nimisha Misra April 6, 2016

Bollywood

Romeo Akbar Walter (RAW) Review: A Spy Thriller that Has as Much Suspense As a Delhi Capitals IPL Match

In the borefest set in 1971 called Romeo Akbar Walter, John Abraham plays a RAW spy. For an espionage thriller, the movie has just one chase scene, and even that is so inept that it’ll make you believe that apart from losing cricket matches and wars, Pakistanis also can’t run.

Poulomi Das March 21, 2016