In Jaipur, the combination of lopinavir and ritonavir, both second-line HIV drugs, was administered was administered on an elderly Italian couple undergoing treatment for Covid-19 at the SMS Hospital.
Sukanya Verma lists significant memories in our 1996 recap.
'He was capable, concise, calm, sublime, and profound, and perhaps that's also why Irrfan's passing felt 'personal' to many.'
The whole issue began when actor Dileep walked out of a project titled Kuttananadan Express, which was to be directed by director Tulasidas. The film was to be produced by Ullattil films. Tulasidas was ousted from the project with Dipu Karunakaran as his replacement.
This legendary writer-director will be remembered forever for his fantastic films in Malayalam.
This piece is a tribute to that corner of film criticism that they call subtextual film criticism.
Here's looking at some more top earners from the movies.
Vidya Balan's biggest challenge is to look, sound and act like poetess Kamala Das, voice coach on board.
Anupam Kher was presented with the Certificate of Excellence in Las Vegas by Nevada Senator Ruben Kihuen.
The film lacks the intensity to be categorised as espionage cinema
Indrajith is on a roll. The Malayalam actor has two big Tamil films lined up -- Kandaswamy directed by Susie Ganesan and Sarvam by Vishnu Vanrdhan (of Billa fame). Kandasamy will feature him as the baddie opposite Vikram.
Cinema Paradise's Sandai, starring Sundar C and Nadia, is a complete, illogical and fun entertainer that sells old wine in a new bottle. Just leave logic and reason behind before settling for this age-old mother-in-law/son-in-law battle movies on the lines of Poova Thalaiya and Mappillai.
'Mulk gets a lot of things right, including its vision of the country as a place where underneath the punctilious, forced-secular surface there are volatilities waiting to go off,' says Sreehari Nair.
Rajini's call may now force other political parties, including the DMK and the Congress, who are in alliance talks already, to come up with water proposals of their own in their poll manifesto. In a way, this may be a 'tactical victory' for Rajinikanth, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
On Kareena Kapoor's 40th birthday on September 21, Sukanya Verma handpicks 25 of her most stunning frames from various movies to highlight how she draws our attention in big and small ways.
Check out the impressive line-up at the International Film Festival of South Asia.
Agneepath, Hum and Khuda Gawah are a testament to the Bachchan-Mukul Anand actor-director chemistry. Of the three, Hum is a natural crowd-pleaser, says Sukanya Verma.
Which Malayalam film will you watch this week?
Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire.
Unlike his The Lunchbox, Ritesh Batra's Photograph fails to engross us, feels Ritwik Sharma.
'I would've been the first butt of Bollywood onscreen.'
Baahubali Director S S Rajamouli's next... R Madhavan in hospital... All this and more in Subhash K Jha's Bollywood Buzz.
Why is the BJP upset about the dialogues in a Tamil movie, wonders A Ganesh Nadar.
'Does Deepika not have the right to raise her voice in a democratic and peaceful manner on an issue she considers important?' 'Why should one view her only as an actor and not appreciate her role as a concerned citizen of the country?' ask Aftab Alam and Mohammad Asim Siddiqui.
'When you don't have food to eat, will you be worried about the virus or the next meal?'
Padmarajan's Thoovanathumbikal has become a part of Malayali mythology, just as its maker himself now possesses mythological status.
'I used to mimic my friends, my teachers, my relatives and that's how it started.' 'But yes, it obviously takes some effort to be funny while performing in character.'
Over the years, amfAR's annual Cinema Against AIDS benefits have helped raise more than $140 million for amfAR's AIDS research programmes. Here's who showed up this year!
At the young age of 15, Wang joined the People's Liberation Army as a guard.
Sreehari Nair is *not* impressed by this lot of films at all.
'Mumbai is very different from the rest of India. It can be ruthless if you don't have work or friends. The struggle time and times of disappointment are horrific and can break you.'
'The real problem that has affected Tarantino's films is not their amorality. On the contrary, it's their misplaced morality.' 'The basic pitches for his movies, off late, tackle such pre-resolved issues, that they don't quite allow his pop-culture sensibilities to hit a crescendo and instead reduces them to trinkets in service of broad movie prototypes.' 'Which means that neither history nor cinema triumphs.'
The latest updates from the Tamil film industry.
Funny how a woman can fall in love with another woman and still need a man to ensure she gets her happy ending, notes Sukanya Verma.
The long-awaited book is frank, funny, self-lacerating and full of gossip worthy anecdotes. What else could we ask of the Rocketman?
Sukanya Verma looks at the various baap-beti equations depicted on the screen.
The duo gave Humans of Bombay a glimpse into their adorable love life.
The total number of establishments sealed since the drive was resumed on November 8 has reached 1,822.
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