Sense and Sensibility review – blue-chip cast decorates Emma Thompson’s pleasurable Austen adaptation

Thirty years later, this richly enjoyable film is back with its quality lineup including Kate Winslet and Hugh Grant alongside Thompson herself Emma Thompson won a screenplay Oscar for this buoyant, vibrant, richly enjoyable adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel. Released in 1995, it was directed by Ang Lee and is a movie with the pleasures of a golden age studio picture of the kind made by William Wyler. It was the second half of Thompson’s Oscar double – she won her first one in 1993 for acting in Howards End – and she is still the only person in Academy Award history to win for acting and writing. With marvellous lightness and gaiety, Thompson found a response to Austen’s comic register, expertly marrying it up to the romance, and 1995 now looks like the golden age of Austen adaptation, having also seen the Colin Firth/Jennifer Ehle Pride and Prejudice on television and Amy Heckerling’s Emma-homage Clueless at the movies. Thompson paid due attention to Austen’s unique and toughly real...

Karan Johar web series for Netflix titled Jet Set Go; to be set against the backdrop of the aviation industry

Karan Johar is currently the most talked-about personality on social media, not only for his cinematic ventures but also for his headline-grabbing merger with Aadar Poonawalla. While the filmmaker's collaboration with Poonawalla has been making waves across national media, we have exclusive information about another major development - Karan Johar's digital debut. According to sources close to the project, Karan is all set to direct his first-ever web series for Netflix, marking an exciting new chapter in his illustrious career.

"Karan Johar's debut series for Netflix has been titled Jet Set Go. It is set against the backdrop of the aviation industry and the filmmaker is all set to go on floors in February 2025 with a start-to-finish schedule. 3 actresses from the Indian Film Industry will come on board the web show," a source told Bollywood Hungama.

According to the source, Jet Set Go is a subject close to the heart of Karan Johar, and he is excited to make his debut as a director on Netflix with a series like Jet Set Go, which is a pure family entertainer. "Karan is aiming to introduce a new flavour of story telling with Jet Set Go. He is enthusiastic to take this on floors by February," the source told us further.

Meanwhile, Karan has multiple films in the production and the next in line for him is the Sankaran Nair Biopic with Akshay Kumar, followed by Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor's Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari

Also Read: Karan Johar and Maheka Mirpuri raise ₹2.25 crore at 12th Annual Charity Gala for Cancer awareness



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