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Ajay Brahmatmaj

CineMahaul (YouTube)

Ajay Brahmatmaj is a veteran film critic and author who reviews films in Hindi. He has previously been the film editor of Dainik Jagran and has also written for different newspapers and web portals. He now runs a YouTube channel called CineMahaul.

He has a keen interest in the history of Hindi cinema and has written books like Irrfan… Aur Kuchh Panne Kore Rah Gaye, Irrfan: Echoes of Presence, Cinema Bas Cinema, Cinema Ki Soch, Cinema Samkaleen Cinema etc. He edits and publishes a monthly emagzine, CineMahaul, frequently participates in webinars, seminars, and discussions on Hindi cinema.

All reviews by Ajay Brahmatmaj

Batwara 1947

Action, Drama, War (Hindi)

Fri, August 14 2026

Director:Rajkumar Santoshi
Cast:Sunny Deol, Preity Zinta, Shabana Azmi, Ali Fazal, Karan Deol, Abhimanyu Singh, Kanikka Kapur, Khushi Hajare, Mithun Chakraborty, Mona Singh

Ohh My Dog

Drama, Family (Hindi)

Fri, August 7 2026

Director:Amit Rai
Cast:Shreedhar Dubey, Pankaj Tripathi, Rajesh Kumar, Pavan Malhotra, Geeta Agrawal Sharma, Jitendra Joshi, Bullu Kumar, Sulakshana Baruah
Writer:Amit Rai

Peddi

Action, Drama (Telugu)

Sat, June 6 2026

Director:Buchi Babu Sana
Cast:Ram Charan, Janhvi Kapoor, Shiva Rajkumar, Jagapati Babu, Divyendu Sharma, Rajatabha Dutta, Dayanand Reddy, Upendra Limaye, Viji Chandrasekhar, Satya

Chand Mera Dil

Romance, Drama (Hindi)

Fri, May 22 2026

Director:Vivek Soni
Cast:Ananya Panday, Lakshya Lalwani, Aastha Singh, Elvis Jose, Paresh Pahuja, Manish Chaudhary, Iravati Harshe, Charu Shankar, Atul Kumar, Akhil Kaimal

Ek Din

Romance, Drama (Hindi)

Fri, May 1 2026

Director:Sunil Pandey
Cast:Junaid Khan, Sai Pallavi, Kunal Kapoor, Pragati Mishra, Kavin Dave
Writer:Sneha Desai, Spandan Mishra

Bhooth Bangla

Horror, Comedy (Hindi)

Fri, April 17 2026

Director:Priyadarshan
Cast:Akshay Kumar, Wamiqa Gabbi, Paresh Rawal, Tabu, Jisshu Sengupta, Rajpal Yadav, Asrani, Mithila Palkar, Rajesh Sharma, Manoj Joshi
Writer:Abhilash Nair

Kennedy

Crime, Thriller (Hindi)

Sun, March 1 2026

Director:Anurag Kashyap
Cast:Rahul Bhat, Sunny Leone, Mohit Takalkar, Megha Burman, Haripriya Manish Lodhia, Shrikant Yadav, Abhilash Thapliyal, Jeniffer Piccinato, Benedict Garrett, Aamir Dalvi

Assi

Crime, Drama, Thriller (Hindi)

Fri, February 20 2026

Director:Anubhav Sinha
Cast:Taapsee Pannu, Kani Kusruti, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Manoj Pahwa, Kumud Mishra, Revathi, Naseeruddin Shah, Supriya Pathak, Rajendra Sethi, Satyajit Sharma
Writer:Gaurav Solanki, Anubhav Sinha

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