Dear Friend is for those who idealised Dil Chahta Hai all out of proportion, and then warmed up to the premise that friendship could be a lot more complicated, and transient, observes Sreehari Nair.

Subhash K Jha looks back at 2020, and lists the films that left him underwhelmed.

'Neither the Centre nor the state is helping us, rather they are coming up with new ways to create stumbling blocks for the return of money.'

Mark Tully on the India he loves.

'Nawaz Sharif asked: "What if I invited him and he declined?"' 'I said I will check.' 'Vajpayee liked the idea. He said I should see him on my return.' Shekhar Gupta reveals how Sharif wanted to make peace, but was tripped by the army and notes the lessons it has for Imran Khan.

Dig deep, share the load, and share credit. That's what teamwork is about!

'I am the undiscovered Julia Roberts of India. They haven't figured it out yet.' Kalki Koechlin gets talking.

Wary of the threat posed by Kuldeep Yadav, Australian captain Steve Smith on Saturday said the Indian left-arm wrist spinner is difficult to pick and his side has put in extra effort at the nets to prepare for him.

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'We cannot be the country that created the Kamasutra and then we show flowers kiss and a child is born.'

'Let them sit in Australia and talk about their pitches. Tell them not to waste their time about Indian tracks. Come and play here'

Go Goa Gone is a fun watch which evokes some genuine giggles.

It's a highly original film in its approach and a strikingly ambitious effort for the genre.

'It is likely that when Obama is in India, Manmohan Singh will announce a new 'package' which would, shorn of marketing verbiage, hand over either all of Jammu and Kashmir or just the Vale of Kashmir to the stone-throwers and other separatists.'

Strictly for Twihards.

Sun Pictures' Thenavattu, starring Jeeva is an action and romantic flick that's hopelessly outdated and devoid of logic.

Recent unemployment numbers shocked economists and sent the markets falling. Don't expect positive news for a long time.

Not much of Vidyasagar's recent work has been of the exemplary kind but this one seems to be making a definite attempt to veer away from stereotypical fare. The composer has tried to experiment with his own work, attempting variations on the same theme, and sometimes hitting a new, appealing note. Some of this album's numbers might be familiar, but on the whole, they do strike the right chord.

28 Weeks Later is simply a ruthless, edgy and refreshingly sick piece of apocalyptic horror.