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...

Bigg Boss 18: Sara Arfeen Khan threatens to take legal action against Bigg Boss; gets eliminated from the show

Bigg Boss 18, known for its drama, went on to garner much attention recently during the eviction of Sara Arfeen Khan. The actress-host came under the radar when she allegedly pushed and pulled co-contestants during a task and when Karan Veer Mehra attempted to stop her, Khan turned the tables and accused him of hurting her, further threatening to sue Bigg Boss for this.

During a certain ski board task, where contestants were supposed to compete on a racecourse, Sara Arfeen Khan was disqualified which further agitated her and she was seen pulling and pushing contestants off the ski board, causing chaos during the activity. In the process, while Chum Darang was about to get hurt, Karan Veer Mehra tried to stop it by pulling Sara away from there, that left Khan extremely angry. During the same, the actress-host fell down and she went on to accuse Karan of causing the fall.

Later, when she was confronted by Vivian DSena about the same, Sara insisted that she was scared and alone during the task which caused to react and protect herself, during which Karan pulled and manhandled her. After the same, Sara revealed that she would contact her lawyers if Bigg Boss didn’t take any action over what happened to her. Meanwhile, it is being said that Sara was also agitated during the task owing to her elimination. As of now, the housemates seem divided over their support towards Sara and Karan Veer Mehra.

After several eliminations and evictions, the house currently holds Vivian DSena, Eisha Singh, Avinash Mishra, Chum Darang, Shrutika Arjun, Karan Veer Mehra, Chaahat Pandey, Kashish, Rajat Dalal, as key contestants.

Also Read: Digvijay Rathee feels betrayed by allies in Bigg Boss House; says, “The people who I trusted, at least could have given me an opportunity to be in top 2”



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