A good deal of the 92nd Academy Awards (going hostless second year in a row) was a drag what with a staggeringly dull red carpet, long-winded, lacklustre speeches and uneven live acts following too quickly one after another.
As Sonam, Ranveer gear up for cricket movies we take a look at other hit cricket movies.
Tim Pigott-Smith hated the natives in The Jewel in the Crown, but went back a lover of India at the end of the four-month shoot. India not only gave him a career-defining role but touched him in many different ways. Documentary filmmaker Siddharth Kak -- who acted with the classy actor in the beloved television series -- shares his memories with Rediff.com's Archana Masih.
From the classic to the contemporary, Juie Merchant takes a pick!
'It was impossible to please everyone with Amy Winehouse's story because it is complicated and dark. Everyone has his or her own version of what was going on and I found myself caught in the middle of it.'
'As far as I know Burhan Wani did not kill anyone.'
The petition sought directions for taking steps to promote brotherhood and national integrity in the country.
This follows an undercover television documentary broadcast on Tuesday night.
A list of prominent journalists who also became successful politicians.
India lost around 38.5 thousand hectares of tropical forest in the last decade. Nearly 14 per cent of the country's tree cover! It is one thing for Modi to announce that India will reach a net-zero level of emissions in 2070. But if it is serious, it needs to start today, points out Ramesh Menon.
The sports biographical drama is slated to hit the screens on August 5.
The Bad Boy Billionaires series has a lot in common: The three billionaires' hefty ambition, dangerous arrogance and untrammeled power, observes Dhruv Munjal.
Take a look at the nominees!
'My Nani passed away in January 2016 and the house belonged to her and my Nana.' 'After they passed away, the family decided to sell the house.' 'My mother's immediate response was that we have to make a film in this house before it was sold.'
'I think that has alarmed them because they probably think that it is their voice in there! The idea is to go into the mind of the rapist.' Dibang, co-producer of India's Daughter, defends the documentary in this exclusive interview to Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com
The trick is to know how long you are supposed to hold which document, observes Bindisha Sarang.
'We feel thrust into a motion picture that has all the makings of a carnival but no real fireworks,' Sreehari Nair notes after watching Malik.
Whether the third wave will ravage us depends on the pace of vaccinations, careful and calibrated opening up of establishments, and a strategy to contain the spread in specific states or pockets.
'China is monitoring films like ours and making sure it doesn't get a platform.'
Aseem Chhabra picks Indian and other South Asian gems at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Bana Alabed's tweets from war-torn Syria made a world numbed by the violence care again.
Sharmila Tagore, the yesteryear diva and mother of Saif and Soha Ali Khan fondly remembers her husband Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi who would have been 80 on January 6.
At a time when thousands of our farmers are sitting on the roads in bitterly cold December nights, protesting another policy measure that 'tightens the noose around their neck', ironically sold as 'beneficial' for them, it becomes all the more necessary for us to watch Gabhricha Paus to understand their problems better, says Utkarsh Mishra.
'It isn't an art house film. It is essentially a feel-good story.'
Raja Sen lists his favourite moments.
There's a lot happening in Bollywood, Hollywood and world cinema this year.
Ameesha Joshi tells Harish Kotian/Rediff.com what made her and Anna Sarkissian devote much of the last 10 years on a movie on women's boxing in India.
'I tried to think of a hero, who can inspire. I felt the most inspiring living hero for our children is Dr Kalam. He was a true leader, a true hero.' Nila Madhab Panda tells us why he made I Am Kalam.
England turn focus to knockout round and the dreaded penalty shootout
The new iPhones are "jam packed with new capabilities and an incredible new design", said Apple chief executive Tim Cook.
Music Composer Aravind talks about composing music for National award winning documentary A Far Afternoon and much more!
If you love visuals, you can choose from an array of options to pursue your passion and make money.
Triple Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton says he is trying to go vegan out of concern for the planet, love of animals and his own health.
Nikita Puri lists the best shows and films to watch online as you ace social distancing.
Filmmaker Muzaffar Ali looks back at his movies.
Citizen protests will be held in Delhi, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Thiruvananthapuram and Bengaluru simultaneously on June 28, to reflect the "anger and grief" of the people.
Bollywood takes the glamorous route to MAMI!
Check out the impressive line-up at the International Film Festival of South Asia.
