Vice President Venkaiah Naidu presented the National Film Awards to the year's winners with actors Vicky Kaushal, Ayushmann Khurrana and Keerthy Suresh receiving top honours.
India has entered a 'demographic sweet spot' with half of its population being under the age of 29. This 'demographic dividend' is likely to last for 2-3 decades and provides the government a unique opportunity to harness the vast potential of India's youth, points out Raj Kishore Mishra, the former civil servant turned development professional.
'Only the press in India writes stuff like, 'supporting actor, character actor, comedic actor or action hero'.'
Rashmi Rocket suffers from overcrowding. Through its runtime of nearly two hours, it hints at too many issues without sinking its teeth into any, observes Deepti Patwardhan.
'Khaali Peeli has the wits of a kindergarten school play,' sighs Sukanya Verma.
'We have known each other for the last five years.' 'He patiently waited for me and finally proposed last year.' 'It was beautiful, just the sort of thing I had always imagined.'
'As a family, we were not going through a very good time financially.' 'I wanted to be an interior designer, but I didn't have enough money to join the polytechnic.' 'I was about 15-and-a-half, 16, so I said okay, let me just try (acting).'
For Dosanjh to stand by his faith, retain the turban and beard, and yet not trivialise himself in the roles he has essayed, is really his biggest achievement, observes Sandeep Goyal.
In India, as elsewhere, veganism has spawned an industry of plant-based products such as tofu, tempeh, peanut curd, cashew cheese, almond butter, flax eggs, sauerkraut, seitan, mock meats, apple honey, vegan chocolates, nutritional yeast and plant-based milks. There are vegan cafs and restaurants such as About Vegan (Jaipur), Bodhi Greens (Dharamsala), Carrots (Bengaluru), Earthlings (Mumbai) and Elysian Delights (Gurugram), vegan cooking classes, vegan tours, vegan conferences and vegan e-tailers such as vegandukan.com and veganmall.in. "Plant-based milks such as soy milk, almond milk and oat milk have made promising inroads with Indian consumers. "Estimated at $21 million vs the animal-derived dairy industry at $140 billion, plant-based dairy in India is projected to grow at a CAGR of 20.7 per cent to reach $63.9 million by 2024," write Dhruvi Narsaria and Rajyalakshmi in their 2020 report, "Insights on plant-based milk category in India", published by the Good Food Institute India and Ipsos India.
Sukanya Verma takes a look at some of Bollywood's most playful, popular Gujarati acts in recent times.
He may have been in the news for all the wrong reasons but the greater irony is that Muslim stand-up comic Munawar Faruqui's best jokes ridicule Muslims, and are wolfed down by Muslims, who form the majority of his 177,000 Instagram followers, notes Jyoti Punwani.
American inventor's thoughts about India is not being well received.
From climate activists to orangutan babies, here are the winners of the Alfred Fried Photography Award. The Alfred Fried Photography Award recognises and promotes photographers from all over the world whose pictures capture human efforts towards a peaceful world and the quest for beauty and goodness in our lives. The award goes to those photographs that best express the idea that our future lies in peaceful coexistence. Take a look.
Mee Raqsam is an ode to fathers who guide their children to the path where dreams come true, notes Sukanya Verma.
Presenting the mag covers that commanded our attention this year.
KJo believes if the script is good then the three Khans will be happy to play homosexuals onscreen.
The Mumbai chapter of We The Women took place on December 1 at Mehboob Studio.
'When the camera rolls, he is Salman Khan and he is Aayush Sharma.' 'No family comes into the picture.' 'That became quite a challenge for Aayush because he knew this film will make or break his career.' 'Mahesh sir also told him: "When you're shooting, you have to forget you are related or that he's a superstar".'
Taking inspiration from Indian Olympic boxer Mary Kom, a budding Kashmiri pugilist is breaking all stereotypes in the state.
Unless you've been hiding under an Internet-blocking rock, you must have chanced upon some of the crisp, polite, informative and frequently witty posts crafted by the Mumbai police. Mrigank Warrier meets Sunchika Pandey, the brains behind the Mumbai police quips.
These models are breaking stereotypes on the cover of Sports Illustrated's summer 2019 swimsuit edition.
Challenge of holding on to a good workforce and keeping employees motivated doesn't go away in a slowdown.
'Just as success is not real, I believe failures are also not real.' 'It's just like opinions of people who don't really know you.'
Directed by Natty Kumar and Dr Jay, the film has an interesting premise
Tenet is both incredibly obfuscating and feverishly magnificent, says Sukanya Verma.
'The idea is to celebrate your imperfections because God has made us all the same, right?'
FIFA's embattled president Sepp Blatter is 'a victim' and 'a very brave person', the chief executive of the 2018 Russian World Cup organising committee said on Friday.
In this interview with Rediff.com's Shobha Warrier, Ashok Kumar E R, the CEO and co-founder of Scripbox shares some more interesting observations about the way Indian women make financial decisions and offers advice on how, with the apt guidance and information, they could do a lot better.
Some takeaways from Jacqueline Carlyle we all can follow in real life.
Sukanya Verma tells us just what makes Mirch Masala a must watch.
Illegal captivates you in the first half of the series, feels Joginder Tuteja. And then...
Seeking to defuse tension and promote harmony and cultural exchanges, the local administration in association with Sharda University recently hosted a football match between two teams, having members from both Indian and African students.
They have everything they wanted as a teenager - only they seem to have got it all 50 years later, says ad guru Sandeep Goyal.
'When you write off good artistes, it's easier for them to beat their drums about their own people.'
'Modest in its ambitions, eager in its naiveté, The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir is a kiddie fantasy masquerading as an adult's movie,' notes Sukanya Verma.
'Just because you fall in love with someone, who might not belong to the opposite sex does not mean you are different.' 'Love is always Love.' 'You cannot choose which person you will fall in love with.'
'When Punjabis go for a movie, especially if they are abroad, they go with grandparents and parents. It is an event for them.' 'We always have to make family entertainers so that people feel comfortable watching with their families.'
The video, produced by Xinhua, China's official news agency, ridicules India and Indians, and has poorly spelt subtitles and racial stereotypes.
'Trust me, I don't even enjoy the company of friends who live in regret.' 'You either own your decisions or just let it go and work harder to get something better.'
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