Everybody knows he's a master of sublime, but Mani Ratnam's brilliance in escalating drama delivers a goosebumps-inducing impact when bolstered by A R Rahman's musical gravitas,
With an endless number of star kid debuts in the offing, we thought of looking at how this decade's brigade compares to their mums, dads, uncles or siblings.
Mahipal, who has worked with actresses like Madhubala and Meena Kumari, established himself as a hero in the mythological genre.
You'll need an extra pair of eyes for the content flood on OTT this week.
Looking to introduce your child to films that will cultivate their taste and broaden their horizon? Sukanya Verma offers a list of movies that is as entertaining as it is enriching.
'All the parts that I have played till now, I have got them only through auditions.' 'I auditioned my a** off.'
Wonder Woman and its star Gal Gadot win big at the awards night.
Nagarjuna hosts a star-studded reception for his son and daughter-in-law.
The long-awaited book is frank, funny, self-lacerating and full of gossip worthy anecdotes. What else could we ask of the Rocketman?
Kerala will be one of those places where the line between tourism, a land, a people and their way of life will blur. It won't be tourism; it will be a visit to experience Kerala.
'Akhil means universe and that title suited the film well,' VV Vinayak tells Radhika Rajamani.
This isn't a compilation of his best films, biggest blockbusters or important milestones but moments that swept Sukanya Verma off the floor, blew her heart into smithereens, regaled her with their sheer silliness, made her laugh till her sides hurt and look at phenke hue paise in disdain.
'...that it takes fantasy seriously as a part of real life'... A fascinating excerpt from Jonathan Gil Harris's book, Masala Shakespeare: How A Firangi Writer Became Indian.
Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite films, most of them shown at international film festivals held virtually (Berlinale and Rotterdam), hybrid (Toronto) or physical (Cannes and Venice).
His songs were the anchor, the substratum, if you will, upon which life unfolded day after day, decade after decade -- across villages, towns, cities, and regions. Siva Sankar pays tribute to S P Balasubrahmanyam, the legendary singer who passed into the ages on Friday.
A fun excerpt from Diptakirti Chaudhuri's Bollygeek: The Crazy Trivia Guide to Bollywood.
'... their love was jinxed.' 'His celluloid path to his partner's heart was seldom smooth; it had to contend with greedy relatives and indecisive sweethearts, who were more ready to sacrifice than woo and wed.'
On Sunday morning Eastern US time, four astronauts will zoom into space on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. Commanding the spaceflight is Raja Chari, a United States Air Force colonel.
Mythological and historical shows are lapped up not just by the young, but equally by grown men and women.
'If my character is kissing her love, I am okay with that.' I wouldn't do unnecessarily a bold character for the popularity.'
Warm or warring, back home too Bollywood has depicted many, MANY faces of sisterly love.
On his birthday on June 25, Sukanya Verma celebrates some of Raghuvir Yadav's best roles on big screen and small.
Sukanya Verma lists her favourite frames from Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam.
Was romance invented so that Sanjay Leela Bhansali would one day make Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, which released on June 18, 1999, asks Subhash K Jha.
Sukanya Verma on The Zoya Factor in Indian cinema.
'Learning to learn should be given more importance than what is actually being learnt,' recommends Zaki Ansari.
What was the need to fictionalise a series on real events that were far more horrific because they were real? asks Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.
Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2021.
Aseem Chhabra picks 10 fascinating films he watched in Macao -- a blend of Asian, independent, Hollywood projects and even a 66-years-old classic Japanese film that still stands the test of time.
Nikita Puri lists the best shows and films to watch online as you ace social distancing.
Sukanya Verma looks at the jhoola, and how it's an unforgettable part of many a Bollywood imagery in celebration, romance, frolic and, sometimes, even menace.
'Scenes of self-destruction are exhausting after a point. At nearly three hours, Kabir Singh's belligerence is too much to bear,' says Sukanya Verma.
Keeping it short and so sweet at the 90th Annual Academy Awards.
Isn't It Romantic is about a New York woman hit on the head during a mugging. The impact leaves her feeling that she is in a rom-com.
Find out which films make it to Sukanya Verma's Top 10 of the year!
The movies that impressed, puzzled and stunned Sukanya Verma at MAMI this year.
Ever wondered how Bollywood films have grown snazzier over the years?
