February is the month of Valentine's Day and expectedly, there are quite a few romantic films coming up.
'What happened to Raj and Simran after running away on the train at the end of DDLJ 20 years later? Have they become flatmates instead of lovers? What happens when the initial chemistry has worn off and love becomes a habit? This has always fascinated me.'
The 23rd Indian Television Academy awards brightened the weekend for some film folk who took home awards for their work this year.
Besides Rashmika Mandanna, this year's Forbes 30 Under 30 achievers list also features Radhika Madan from the showbiz world.
'We were asked to add a dialogue where the politician says she admires Mrs Gandhi.'
Lights, camera, ACTION, you'll find them in heaps on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists some interesting options.
There is no guarantee that if we speak in only Indian languages, all our faults will be washed away and India will shine. Why then do they bully and belittle the English-speaking? asks Shyam G Menon.
The BAFTAs were held at London's Royal Festival Hall on February 16.
Police on Tuesday said they have started recording statements of people associated with the controversial Veera Sathidar memorial programme held on May 13 in Nagpur, where the poem was recited, while an official informed investigation into the case was at a sensitive stage.
Thapar had strong reservations about Project Cheetah, India's initiative to reintroduce African cheetahs into the wild. He argued that India does not have the necessary habitat or prey base to support free-ranging cheetahs and that the authorities lacked experience in managing spotted felines in the wild.
This year's Sundance Film Festival was rich with films and the theatres were warm, even as temperatures outside dipped to below freezing point. It snowed only once but the sidewalks remained slippery for a few days.
At the end of the day, for many worldwide, the ongoing mutual attacks between Israel and Iran would seem a contest devoid of any moral high ground and only a bout between two ordinary adversaries, one that nevertheless risks spinning out of control into a larger conflagration, notes Shyam G Menon.
Donald Trump is catering to the basest fears and prejudice of unenlightened Americans -- yes, there are those too, in sizeable enough numbers to elect one of their own as president. That would most certainly not Make America Great Again, asserts Shreekant Sambrani.
Bollywood stars celebrate Mahashivratri by sharing pictures on social media.
'I had to make sure that our much misunderstood erstwhile prime minister did not get a raw deal.'
While acknowledging that they needed strong allies for a chance in the assembly polls, AIADMK cadres seemingly prefer actor-politician Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam to the BJP, owing to the latter's 'communal agenda' and consequent hardline Hindutva image, explains N Sathiya Moorthy.
Aseem Chhabra rates the movies he's watched in 2023, and tells you where you can watch them!
'Every award that Naatu Naatu is getting is special, but the Critics Choice Award is more special since RRR also won in the Best Foreign Language Film category.'
'I tell everyone the only way for me to even touch the emotional quality of the original film.. the film that has lasted 40 years .. is to rely once again on pure intuition.'
In keeping with the mood of the evening, there were several outfits that definitely took fashion risks. Did it pay off? You tell us.
With Raid 2, where Ajay Devgn reprises his role as an income tax hawk swooping on a defaulter politician, the actor is hoping to make another successful sequel. Here's a look at his series of sequel love.
Fiercely original filmmaking from a director whose even just good enough attempt fares much better than your average blockbusters, observes Mayur Sanap.
'This is the best time to do a pan-Indian film.'
'Imagine having a conversation with your parents, where you say, "I want to break up with someone because he's bad in bed".'
February has some promising original content streaming on OTT.
December looks big and bright, and Joginder Tuteja lists just which movies will release in a theatre near you.
'In India no matter your lifestyle, you will end up doing the same things as everybody else.'
The biggest releases of 2025 will actually start arriving in theatres from the Independence Day weekend.
'The value of a human being is being lost. That's my biggest worry.'
'I stood in the line for potty. So there was no extraordinary feeling that I had become a hero.'
The Wild Robot is delightful children's fare and a meaningful watch for grown-ups, discovers Mayur Sanap.
'Everything in life is about timing.' 'I came to films when the disco craze had started.' Everything just fell into place: The shorts, the slimness, the songs, and my combination with Usha Uthup and Bappi Lahiri.'
Manjulika, Bajirao Singham, Squid Games, it's an action-packed end to 2024 on OTT this week.
The similarities between the two movies may be striking but where they differ is in the way each focuses your curiosity, observes Sreehari Nair.
Varun flying around in over-the-top stunts, showing off his dance moves, taking his shirt off and throwing dialogues in masala hero style. A padded-up star vehicle churned out for the nth time, sighs Mayur Sanap.
The Roshans is somewhat like leafing through a glossy coffee table book full of trivia -- no depth, but such a shiny collection of memories, observes Deepa Gahlot.
'My mom had told me a great deal about Meena Kumari and how she could make a tear drop at the right moment. A legend who was in total control. But when I finally met her, I saw a frail, shrivelled and petite woman -- just a bag of bones. Very tiny. She was dying.'
Food, feminism, fights, father-son issues, famous rivalries, OTT is as loaded as it gets this week.
