Titas Chowdhury
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Titas Chowdhury is a Special Correspondent at News18
Most Divergent Takes
- Jigra (2024)9.0 vs TRM 5.8+3.2
- Alpha (2026)7.0 vs TRM 4.6+2.4
- Welcome to the Jungle (2026)7.0 vs TRM 5.5+1.5
- Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri (2025)6.0 vs TRM 4.8+1.2
- The Odyssey (2026)9.0 vs TRM 7.9+1.1
Alpha
2026 · News18
Alia Bhatt takes that legacy forward with a spy actioner led entirely by a woman. Alpha truly marks a paradigm shift. It isn't perfect but beyond its loopholes lies Bollywood's new action blueprint.
Dhamaal 4
2026 · News18
The fourth instalment in Indra Kumar's Dhamaal franchise is rattling, loud and ludicrous. It goes above and beyond slapstick and brainrot. But somehow, none of the constant bickering, exaggerated movements, comical accidents and confusion land. At 2 hours 23 minutes, Dhamaal 4 is an excrutiatingly exhausting watch that never moves the story beyond square one.
The Odyssey
2026 · News18
Matt Damon as Odysseus delivers the performance of his career. Anne Hathaway lends Penelope a quiet and steely resolve that anchors its emotional core. Shot in IMAX cameras, Nolan creates a masterclass in framing and spectacle that is, for the lack of a better word, captivating.
Daayra
2026 · News18
Meghna Gulzar's Daayra arguably falls into this very trap. Don't get us wrong. This isn't a clumsy film. It has its heart in the right place. It has a solid intent. It wants to spark a conversation. But the problem is that much of it gets lost under the weight of its own aspirations. By the end of it, the intent fizzles out.
Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri
2025 · News18
TMMTMTTM has its heart in the right place and its intent is earnest but it seldom knows when to pull back. It entertains briefly, offers sporadic humour, overstays occasionally. It gestures at progressiveness but retreats into safe, noisy comedy.
War 2
2025 · News18
War 2 is all style and no ammo. The template is so formulaic that War 2 emerges as a jaded, done-to-death, globetrotting actioner. The story is thin, not lean in a sleek way, but hollow in a 'was there a draft two?' kind of way.
Khel Khel Mein
2024 · News18
You can definitely give it a watch as it marks Akshay's return to comedy five years after Housefull 4. He's the glue that holds everything in the setting together despite being caught in an unhappy marriage. By the end of it, Khel Khel Mein becomes a film about acceptance and subtly makes a statement on how there's no right and wrong when it comes to relationships.
DC
2026 · News18 · Aug 2026
DC isn't perfect. It sometimes mistakes ambition for balance. But when it locks into its rhythm, it's stylish, gripping and visually unforgettable. The winner, however, is Anirudh, who turns up with one of his best scores in recent memory.
Welcome to the Jungle
2026 · News18 · Jun 2026
Welcome To The Jungle stands out for its many meta jokes and doesn't make lofty promises but embraces its over-the-top comic universe, turning absurdity into one of its strengths. Akshay Kumar anchors this unapologetic meta madness, while Farida Jalal surprises with her comic timing.
Cocktail 2
2026 · News18 · Jun 2026
Cocktail 2 is like old wine in a not-so-new bottle that we've tasted too many times. This film is too polished, too picture perfect, too luminous and too worried about looking fashionable all the time to dig deep into the emotional chaos, intricacies and contradictions of relationships.
Thamma
2025 · News18 · Oct 2025
Thamma struggles under the weight of the lofty ambitions and conventional tropes of its own universe. The makers try their best to incorporate one-liners and repartees in the script but they hardly ever land. Ultimately, the storytelling remains curiously restrained and gets reduced to just another horror-comedy with tropes that arrive on cue.
Sitaare Zameen Par
2025 · News18 · Jun 2025
Sitaare Zameen Par is a heartwarming film on neurodivergence, but despite its noble intent, it falters with a stretched second half. While it's a celebration of neurodiversity that makes a strong statement about inclusivity and breaks down stigmas, the film doesn't quite cross that stage that could make it a great film.
Jigra
2024 · News18 · Oct 2024
Jigra is audacious, trailblazing, sugar, spice, and everything nice and is a must-watch. Don't miss this one. Alia really does deserve the loudest cheers for upping her game, shedding her inhibitions as an actor, shunning the sheen, and proving her mettle once again.
Article 370
2024 · News18 · Feb 2024
Article 370 might not be as crisp and slick as Uri: The Surgical Strike but it still manages to leave a mark. Yami Gautam Dhar and Priya Mani are impressive.