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Dug Dug movie review: An absurdist socio-religious drama in which a bike acquires godly status | Movie-review News

Dug Dug movie review: An absurdist socio-religious drama in which a bike acquires godly status | Movie-review News

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3 min readMumbaiMay 8, 2026 08:15 AM IST Dug Dug movie review: While it is well established that truth is stranger than fiction, once faith enters the narrative and, subsequently, dominates it, things can get curiouser and curiouser. That’s how a trippy satirical tale set in Rajasthan, titled Dug Dug, unfolds. The film releases Friday. The film, which is directed and written by Ritwik Pareek, follows the death of a man named Thakur Sa, who was drunk and driving a two-wheeler with a pink seat, in a road accident at night. The moped, which ends up in police custody and is even locked up in the jail, mysteriously keeps returning to the accident spot. In no time, the bike acquires divine status with power to fulfill the wishes of those who pray to it and offer a bottle of alcohol, one Thakur Sa’s favourite things. The accident site soon becomes a roadside shrine, thronged by devotees from far and wide. The film’s premise might sound bizarre but there’s some truth to it. In Jodhpur is …

Dhurandhar 2: Ram Gopal Varma declares Aditya Dhar has ended the era of ‘godly heroes’, says other directors will ‘wake up shivering in cold sweat’ | Bollywood News

Dhurandhar 2: Ram Gopal Varma declares Aditya Dhar has ended the era of ‘godly heroes’, says other directors will ‘wake up shivering in cold sweat’ | Bollywood News

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4 min readNew DelhiMar 20, 2026 12:49 PM IST Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has been heaping praise on Aditya Dhar and Dhurandhar ever since the first film of the franchise released in December. After watching the sequel, RGV called Dhurandhar The Revenge ‘SholayX100’ and now, when it appears that the audience has given its thumbs up to the film with the first day box office collection at Rs 102 crore, RGV has declared that Dhurandhar 2 will make directors “tremble” in their chairs, and make the stars re-examine heroism on screen. ‘Godly heroes look ridiculous, like clowns in a circus’ In a long note shared on X, RGV started by declaring that Dhurandhar 2 is a “horror.” He then explained that the film is a “horror” for those filmmakers who have built their careers on “over the top cinema” that expects that the audience leaves their brains at home. “The cinema that was rammed down our throats full of LOUDNESS and MASALA which will be now soon on a ventilator struggling for breath,” he said …

Shah Rukh Khan’s King Uncle co-star Susmita Mukherjee says he has ‘Godly’ energy, recalls superstar taking wife Gauri on a ride between shots: ‘Itne cute hai ye’

Shah Rukh Khan’s King Uncle co-star Susmita Mukherjee says he has ‘Godly’ energy, recalls superstar taking wife Gauri on a ride between shots: ‘Itne cute hai ye’

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In his extensive film career, Shah Rukh Khan has worked with several senior stars and one among them is Susmita Mukherjee. The celebs were seen in the 1993 action-comedy film King Uncle, directed by Rakesh Roshan. During a recent interview, the actress went down memory lane and recalled how SRK and Gauri Khan would go on the merry-go-round in between shots when they were shooting for the movie. She also called King Khan, ‘a wonderful person’. Susmita Mukherjee is a senior Bollywood star who played the role of Shanti in King Uncle. While having a conversation with Siddharth Kannan on his YouTube channel, she went down memory lane and shared that they were shooting in Fantasy Land, and at that time, Shah Rukh Khan wasn’t married. She recalled Gauri Khan was wearing a small frock and they came back from that merry-go-round, huffing and puffing, in between shots. She further stated that the Jawan actor is a wonderful person adding that he’s genuine from the heart. When the host stated that his fans are in awe …