Soumya Srivastava is Entertainment and Lifestyle Editor at Hindustan Times. For 10 years, she has written about movies, celebrities and all things cool because what else is there to life anyway?
Articles by Soumya Srivastava
Movie Review: Into the Storm is just a run-o-the-mill disaster movie
Well, no cookies for guessing this one with a tell-all title like Into The Storm. People indeed go 'into the storm'. Some make it out alive while many are crushed, drowned, flung in the air and even burnt (yes, burnt in a storm). Watch only if you are a fan of meaningless disaster movies.
Updated on Aug 09, 2014 11:52 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Soumya Srivastava, New Delhi
Movie Review: Watch Scarlett Johansson’s Lucy for stunning special effects
Lucy is like watching a puppy run into a glass door again and again, bumping it’s head while another door is wide open. You know that it is being stupid and downright dumb, but it is just so beautiful and enthusiastic that you still don’t want it to stop.
Updated on Aug 02, 2014 05:00 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Soumya Srivastava, New Delhi
First trailer review: Jamie Dornan, Dakota Johnson's Fifty Shades Of Grey is hot!
The wait is over, and it's time now for the palpitations to begin in full swing. The first trailer of next year's biggest movie, Fifty Shades of Grey, is out. And like we expected, everything about it is worth every second you play it on loop.
Updated on Jul 25, 2014 07:55 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Soumya Srivastava, New Delhi
Big Bang Theory's Penny to turn pharma rep, Kaley gets major raise
We're told that Penny of hit TV series Big Bang Theory, and Kaley Cuoco, who plays the character, are both going in for a radical role makeover in the eighth season starting in September.
Updated on Jul 24, 2014 06:45 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Soumya Srivastava, New Delhi
AbRam wrecks up stereo on hearing Miley's Wrecking Ball
The Bollywood star recently tweeted about going on a drive with his son when the American pop-star's song Wrecking Ball started playing on the stereo. AbRam, however, didn't like the song and smashed up his stereo.
Updated on Jul 23, 2014 02:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Soumya Srivastava, New Delhi
Not just one of the guys: Kristen Stewart, Anne Hathaway man up for viral video
Have you checked out Kristen Stewart in the video of Jenny Lewis' song Just One Of The Guys yet? And Anne Hathway? And Brie Larson? About a million people have already treated themselves to this eyefull in just one day since the video was released.
Updated on Jul 16, 2014 08:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Soumya Srivastava, New Delhi
Jessica Simpson takes the wrap off her wedding pics
Model, singer and actor Jessica Simpson chose not to take notes from Kim Kardashian and pose for People's magazine for her wedding pictures. The issue, which will hit the stands on July 21, will feature her in a beautiful, nude coloured wedding gown, getting a sweet peck on her cheek from new husband, Eric Johnson.
Updated on Jul 10, 2014 06:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Soumya Srivastava, New Delhi
Trailer review: Exodus -- Gods and Kings will be spectacular
It is one of the most keenly awaited films this year, and if the trailer of Ridley Scott's latest directorial venture Exodus: Gods and Kings is any indication, this one sure promises to be the most talked about films from Hollywood for a long time.
Updated on Jul 10, 2014 03:22 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Soumya Srivastava, New Delhi
Movie Review: Lekar Hum Deewana Dil is an 'epic fail'
Director Arif Ali's film is plain torture. Two people fall in love, they fall out of it, and by the last frame, come back together again...all this for no apparent reason. Nothing in the film falls in the realms of logic. Watch it only if your life depends on it.
Updated on Jul 05, 2014 06:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Soumya Srivastava, New Delhi
Once Upon A Time is about to get Frozen!
Once Upon a Time is about to get a lot ‘cooler’. The fictional television show which runs on the themes of various fairy tales will have characters from Disney’s blockbuster animation film Frozen in its next season, suggest reports.
Updated on Jul 03, 2014 04:19 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Soumya Srivastava, New Delhi
Blockbuster playlist: 5 TV shows you don't want to miss
Sad that Game of Thrones won't be part of your daily routine any more, at least for a year till the fifth season starts? Here's a list that will cheer you up in an instant: 5 new foreign TV series that you just cannot afford to miss.
Updated on Jun 27, 2014 04:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Soumya Srivastava, New Delhi
Awesomeness guaranteed in Hunger Games' teaser trailer
Now this is what is called making a grand entry! The Hunger Games has released a teaser trailer for the third part of the franchise, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1, and we promise you it is nothing short of awesome. Check it out!
Updated on Jun 26, 2014 06:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Soumya Srivastava, New Delhi
Trailer Review: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes promises more monkey business
The final trailer for the Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is out. The eagerly waited sequel to the Rise of the Planet of the Apes promises more edge-of-the-seat thrilling sequences and special effects. No, this doesn't look like your usual, mindless disaster movie.
Updated on Jun 19, 2014 08:01 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Soumya Srivastava, New Delhi
Trailer review: Guardians of the Galaxy offers nothing new
The trailer of Hollywood's much anticipated sci-fi flick, Guardians of the Galaxy, is out. On offer is more of the same: lot of noise, special effects and awe-inspiring action, but minus any trace of content.
Updated on Jun 19, 2014 10:42 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Soumya Srivastava, New Delhi
Shah Rukh Khan has 8 million Twitter followers
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is surfing high on Twitter trends, with his list of followers crossing the 8 million mark on the microblogging site on Tuesday (June 17).
Updated on Jun 17, 2014 07:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Soumya Srivastava, New Delhi
Ram Kapoor excited to star opposite Sunny Leone
Leaving no room for doubt, Ram Kapoor has clarified once and for all that he is indeed going to work with Sunny Leone in his next. The film is reportedly titled Patel Rap and will soon begin shooting.
Updated on Jun 17, 2014 01:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Soumya Srivastava, New Delhi
5 things that need to be changed in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7
Lame jokes, terrible dance sequences, silly acts... Color's Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa seems to be in a self-destructive mode like Comedy Nights With Kapil. Here are five reasons why we think the show must get its act together, real fast.
Updated on Jun 17, 2014 10:55 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Soumya Srivastava, New Delhi
Nutty Jim Carrey just got nuttier in Dum and Dumber To
The first trailer of the much anticipated movie Dumb and Dumber To was revealed at The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon earlier this week. The trailer shows Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels reprise their roles as Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dune respectively from the hit 1994 movie, Dumb and Dumber.
Updated on Jun 13, 2014 06:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Soumya Srivastava, New Delhi
Of Pitbull, Shakira and the beautiful song
Pitbull's Ole Ola is pitted against Shakira's La, La, La (Brazil 2014). The jury is still out there to decide which one's the most popular anthem for the Fifa World Cup 2014. Tell us which side are you on.
Updated on Jun 12, 2014 11:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Soumya Srivastava, New Delhi
Gotham: welcome back to the cursed capital of crime
With Zack Snyder already promoting his Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice on social media, Fox has given its primetime spot for the fall season to Gotham. Here is a preview on the series telling you what you can expect from it.
Updated on Jun 05, 2014 02:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Soumya Srivastava, New Delhi
When Family Guy's Peter Griffin outshone Rihanna in bare-all dress
American pop star and fashion icon Rihanna's controversial sheer dress at the CFDA Awards may have impressed a great many people but we think Peter Griffin simply nailed it.
Updated on Jun 05, 2014 12:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Soumya Srivastava, New Delhi
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