Darbar
Know How Did Rajnikanth Start His Acting Career
Rajnikanth, the popular actor, is a superstar of the south film industry as well as Bollywood. He has been in the industry for a very long time now and charmed audiences in movies like Moondru Mudichu, Vayathinile, Bairavi, Mullum Malarum, Darbar, Lingaa, Robot. However, are you aware of how did the superstar start his acting career? We tell you today! Rajinikanth began his career in 1975 with a relatively small role as an abusive husband with director K Balachander's 'Apoorva Raagangal' starring Kamal Haasan in the lead. Rajinikanth gradually rose to become a star actor after initia | Click Here...
Love Aaj Kal disappoints audiences big-time
Although Imtiaz Ali’s Love Aaj Kal opened well at around 35 percent on Valentine’s Day, theatres across India witnessed a steep drop of 40 percent on Day 2. Love Aaj Kal is most likely to be added to the dismaying pile-up of flops this year. While the last three years have been boom-time at the box-office, 2020 seems the year of wreckage and reckoning with only one bona fide hit, the Ajay Devgn-helmed Tanhaji so far. The flops started in the first week of January with Bhangra Paa Le, Sab Kushal Mangal, Shimla Mirch, Darbar, Chhapaak, Jai Mummy Di, Street Dancer, Panga, Jaw | Click Here...
Darbar’s every scene, every dialogue is a fan moment
Darbar is a Tamil language film which is directed by A.R. Murugadoss. The film was released on 9th January 2020. It features Rajinikanth, Nayanthara, Nivetha Thomas and Sunil Shetty in the lead roles. The movie has been ruling social media since it has released. Sunil Shetty is playing a negative role in the movie. This film is full of powerful dialogues. Rajinikanth plays the role of the Mumbai Commissioner of Police in this movie. He is successful in arresting the kingpin of the drug mafia, the son of a rich businessman. Many dialogues have been removed from the movie to avoid chao | Click Here...
Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior Or Chhapaak Or Darbar: Which will be a hit at the Box Office?
The movies Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior and Chhapaak are all set to clash at the box office on 10th January 2020. And Darbar on 9th January 2020. All three movies in one week. Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior is a historic film and it features Ajay Devgn, Saif Ali Khan, Kajol in the lead roles. This movie is directed by Om Raut and it is based on the life of Tanaji Malusare. Chhapaak is a drama film which is directed by Meghna Gulzar. The film stars Deepika Padukone and Vikrant Massey. It is based on the real-life story of Laxmi Agarwal who is an acid attack survivor. Darbar | Click Here...
Review of Darbar: Dubbed Hindi ruins Rajinikanth’s punchlines in Darbar
Starring Rajinikanth, Suneil Shetty, Nayanthara, Directed by A R Murugadoss Rating: **(2 stars) What do you expect from a Rajinikanth film? Well, you have all of it here, then some more. The A R Murugadoss touch of special violence (remember Asin being bludgeoned to a bloodied death in Ghajini?) comes into play in a big way as the Thailaiva cop act warms up towards a promised explosion that never comes. Surprisingly the climax in this confrontational carnival of melodrama, mayhem, emotions and | Click Here...
Rajinikanth’s Darbar opens to empty houses in the North
No doubt Rajinikanth has the status of God in the South, especially Tamil Nadu. But it’s time to face the writing on the wall regarding his Northern viewership. The actor-politician has no market value in the North. After the abysmal performance of the Hindi version of Rajini’s last release Peta, it looks like his new film Darbar is also slow-bound. The film opened on Thursday, January 9, to underwhelming audiences in Hindi. Says a source from a leading multiplex chain, “Darbar in the Hindi version has opened very poorly everywhere. In a centre like Bihar, the opening | Click Here...
Rajinikanth’s de-ageing in Darbar: The new way to stay ever-young on screen
Thanks to Martin Scorsese, ageing cinema actors all over the world have discovered a unique way of looking young. It’s a technique known as de-ageing. Scorcese in his latest film The Irishman used it to knock off 30-40 years from Robert de Niro, Joe Pesci and Al Pacino’s actual age. Scorsese admitted he had considered signing three other actors to play the younger versions of de Niro, Pesci and Pacino. Ultimately the de-ageing technique seemed more reliable. Back home in Bollywood, we saw Salman Khan de-age by at least 20 years to romance debutante Saaee Manjrekar in the | Click Here...
Friday’s box office Clash…Or Crash, Trade Analysts Speak
Friday, January 10 is a red-letter day for the Hindi film industry. Three major Hindi films –Meghna Gulzar’s eagerly awaited real-life biopic Chhapaak, Ajay Devgan’s historical Tanhaji and the out-and-out escapist Rajinikanth entertainer Darbar where director A R Murugadoss directs the Thalaiva for the first time, are all going to hit the theatres simultaneously. In addition, there is the new Mahesh Babu starrer Sarileru Neekevvaru in Telugu capturing the Andhra/Telangana market. Luckily for the Bollywood box-office, Sarileru Neekevvaru is not dubbed in Hindi. So what | Click Here...
Rajinikanth: 5 Unknown Facts
As the nation prepares for Rajinikanth to return to the screen with Darbar this week, here are facts about the media-shy star that are not widely known. Rajinikanth has always considered Kamal Haasan his biggest rival. In fact, they may swear to be friends but the fact is that there has always been an undisclosed veneer of antagonism between them ever since Rajni played villain to Kamal’s hero in his debut film Apoorva Raagangal (made in Hindi as Ek Nayi Paheli). Though Rajini soon became a leading man and an iconic superstar, he never goes over the fact that he was a villain in a | Click Here...
Year Ender 2019: 12 films to look out for in January 2020
And we are off to a fabulous start in January with a slew of promising films throughout the opening month of 2020 featuring superstars and newcomers all looking towards a promising future. Bhangra Pa Le (3 January): Putting to rest baseless rumours that this sparkling homage to the Bhangra dance-form was going straight to the OTT platform, producers RSVP have lined up this sprightly film as the first theatrical release of 2020. Vicky Kaushal’s kid brother Sunny Kaushal will be seen locked in a fierce Bhangra competition | Click Here...
Trailer Review of Rajnikanth’s Darbar: Looks Dated & Tacky
When will the superstars of Indian cinema grow up?Whether it is Salman Khan in Mumbai or Rajinikanth in Tamil Nadu, they continue to live in a time warp playing unvarnished variations of their personality in film after film. When I heard of A R Murogadoss coming together with Rajinikant for the first time I thought they would do something different together. Yes, sparks do fly in the trailer of Darbar. But the flash and lightening are all on the surface. The film looks as dated and dreadfully stale as Salman Khan’s Dabangg act. Much is being made about Rajinikant playing a | Click Here...
Jatin Sarna all set to have a blockbuster 2020
Jatin Sarna who rose to fame with the much-loved web show, Sacred Games is currently gearing up for two of 2020’s biggest releases. With Rajinikanth starrer Darbar and Kabir Khan directorial 83’, Jatin is heading into 2020 and it is going to be a cinematic experience for all the fans out there to witness the very own Bunty in an altogether different avatar. In 83’, Jatin plays batsman Yashpal Sharma who has gone under immense training to get into the shoes of the former cricketer. In AR Murugadoss’ Darbar, he is sharing screen space with Rajinikanth as a gangster. | Click Here...
Amit Lekhwani bags Rajinikanth starrer Darbar
Talented actor Amit Lekhwani, known for his work on TV (Karn Sangini, Laado 2, Ek Ghar Banaunga) and movies (Munna Micheal, Firautibaaz, My Father Iqbal), has bagged a new project. If sources are to be believed, it is a Rajinikanth starrer, the upcoming movie Darbar. The much-awaited motion poster was released yesterday by Bollywood superstar Salman Khan. Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu versions were unveiled by superstar Kamal Hassan. Darbar will see Rajinikanth donning the cop avatar after around 25 years. Directed By A R Murugadoss, Darbar will hit the theaters on Pongal | Click Here...
Fans wish A.R Murugadoss on his birthday and trend Rajnikanth’s Darbar
Filmmaker A.R Murugadoss is best known for his work in Tamil and Telugu films and for remaking them in Hindi cinema. Some of the movies include Suriya, Asin Thottumkal starrer Ghajini in 2005, and Thuppakki, the remake of which was Holiday in 2014. As A.R turned 45 today, fans and netizens started wishing the director a very happy birthday but seems like the excitement is more about his next with superstar Rajinikanth, titled Darbar, than his birthday. A.R has a great pool of work under his belt and all eyes are now on his next with south sensation Rajinikanth. For more such u | Click Here...