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In the world of 'Hi Nanna', road accidents play a major role. If an accident puts an end to one relationship, another accident, which was averted, marks the start of another relationship. Six-year-old Mahi (Kiara Khanna) is a child suffering from Cystic Fibrosis. She is being raised by her single father, Viraj (Nani), a top photographer in Mumbai. Viraj has refrained from sharing Mahi's mom's story with her until now.

In 1986, a film about a pilot who is given a second chance to redeem himself took the world by storm. Tom Cruise’s Top Gun set the benchmark for what an aerial action film involving planes should look like. Many tried to duplicate the formula but nothing came close to the original, until 2022, when Cruise made a comeback in a refurbished version of the franchise.

What happens when three award-winning filmmakers collaborate for an anthology film? The result is often challenging to decipher. Either one film shines, enhancing the others, or they all falter. However, Zee5’s latest offering, ‘Lantrani’, is an anthology that connects India at its core, featuring three endearing stories by Kaushik Ganguly, Gurvinder Singh, and Bhaskar Hazarika. This anthology brings together pairs you never imagined seeing on screen. But, remembering the phrase ‘seeing is believing’, let’s explore how each of the three films in the anthology has shaped up.

A man, in a remote village, speaks against how the villagers do not need intervention from Salwa Judum, a group formed to help villagers against Maoists. He hardly finishes singing the National Anthem when he, along with the villagers, is taken captive.

It probably had been 15 minutes into ‘Bastar: The Naxal Story’, when, amid exaggerated acting (or rather overacting), this man is hacked to death in the most graphical way possible.

The latest 'Godzilla x Kong' film offers a big screen spectacle with amplified VFX, fight scenes and more for fans of both these Monsterverse Titans. The story revolves around a fight to save Hollow Earth.It doesn’t matter if you are team Kong or team Godzilla, because the latest ‘Godzilla x Kong’ film has something for fans of both these Monsterverse Titans. Derived from its predecessors, director Adam Wingard sets up a monster-verse like never before. For anyone who has followed these warring giants in prequels leading up to the big collab, the best is saved for the latest release. From the VFX, fight scenes to the emotional trajectory of Kong and Jia (Kaylee Hottle), everything is a...

Mary J. Blige, Ozzy Osbourne, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, and Kool & The Gang round out the performer inductees, with Jimmy Buffett, Big Mama Thornton, MC5, and others receiving special honorsThis year’s Musical Influence Award goes to Alexis Korner, John Mayall, and Big Mama Thornton, while Jimmy Buffett, MC5, Dionne Warwick, and Norman Whitfield will receive the Musical Excellence Award. (Interestingly, Buffett was not on the ballot this year, nor has the late singer-songwriter ever been nominated in previous editions.) Additionally, Suzanne de Passe, one of the first leading female executives in the music business and a figure in the Motown scene, will get the Ahmet Ertegun Award. Th...

One of the most-awaited films of the month, 'Crew', is now running in theatres. Featuring Tabu, Kareena Kapoor, and Kriti Sanon in the lead, the film promises a fun-filled ride, with a few turbulences. 

Imagine, three women have seemingly glamorous jobs as air hostesses but can barely manage their lives due to lack of money. They finally find a way to get out of the situation, but that involves risk. When they have a brush with the authorities, they re-think their ways and pull up a never-seen-before heist. All this served with a good dose of fun, genuine sisterhood and a lot of sexiness. Now, that’s what makes a good popcorn-binge drama, doesn’t it?