Mayank Shekhar

Think of Kanguva as an SS Rajamouli tentpole (Baahubali, RRR). More likely, Magadheera, given reincarnation for the subject. Only, without Rajamouli's master-writer K Vijayendra Prasad's scripts Kanguva U/A: Action, fantasy Dir: Siva Cast: Suriya, Bobby Deol, Disha Patani Rating: 1.5/5 "Exciting news! Mid-day is now on WhatsApp Channels Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest news!" Click here!

If the web-series is indeed the new novel, then history as narrative non-fiction got seriously interesting for everyone "Exciting news! Mid-day is now on WhatsApp Channels Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest news!" Click here!

The Abhishek Bachchan-starrer isn't so much about suffering as survival, really—for a man who's tricked his brain into believing that he can physically overcome Film: I Want To Talk U/A: Family drama Dir: Shoojit Sircar Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Ahilya Bamroo Rating: 3/5 "Exciting news! Mid-day is now on WhatsApp Channels Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest news!" Click here!

What can one say about Payal Kapadia's Cannes-winning debut feature, except that you probably haven't seen it yet, because top awards often alienate regular audiences? "Exciting news! Mid-day is now on WhatsApp Channels Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest news!" Click here!

Hung out with blokes working in entertainment to figure what they believe is ailing with a relatively new industry that was once pegged as the harbinger of change "Exciting news! Mid-day is now on WhatsApp Channels Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest news!" Click here!

As a God-like sandalwood smuggler, perhaps modelled on Veerappan, Pushpa plays his cards well, inevitably outsmarting his OG nemesis, i.e. Shekhawat, while taking the pants off politicians Pushpa 2: The Rule U/A: Action thriller Dir: Sukumar Cast: Allu Arjun, Fahadh Faasil Rating: 1.5/5 "Exciting news! Mid-day is now on WhatsApp Channels Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest news!" Click here!

Spoke to writers with the toughest job in Colombia, or Latin America, even the world—adapting Gabriel García Márquez's One Hundred of Solitude for the screen. Imagine! "Exciting news! Mid-day is now on WhatsApp Channels Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest news!" Click here!

Went over to watch the BTS/making of 12th Fail, wondering aloud, “What am I doing in a frickin' theatre?” Text Color Opacity Text Background Color Opacity Caption Area Background Color Opacity Font Size Text Edge Style Font Family "Exciting news! Mid-day is now on WhatsApp Channels Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest news!" Click here!

He leaves behind a body of work so sprawling—shorts, documentaries, features, TV movies, series—that his CV alone might be longer than an obituary Text Color Opacity Text Background Color Opacity Caption Area Background Color Opacity Font Size Text Edge Style Font Family "Exciting news! Mid-day is now on WhatsApp Channels Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest news!" Click here!

Shyam Benegal death: In conversation with Mayank Shekhar for Mid-Day, Anurag Kashyap shared the memory of walking into Benegal’s office to ask for work