The Rose Monday Parade is the highlight of Germany's carnival celebrations, particularly in cities like Cologne, Dusseldorf and Mainz.
Our honourable prime minister has often been blamed for not being expressive. Well, our research has a different story to reveal. From an ardent gamer (mostly on others' devices) to being an expert palmist, Dr Manmohan Singh is definitely a man of vibrant colours. Don't agree? Here's the proof:
There is much in Oops! Ab Kya? that continues to linger till the cliff-hanger in the final episode. And yet, there's a great deal about the show that doesn't quite come together, observes Mayur Sanap.
'Habitat was viewed as the proxy for him and got unjustly targeted.'
From old favourites to brand new attractions, Sukanya Verma lists all the excitement OTT has laid out in its action-packed menu this week.
'Some people tell me you're playing hard to get. But I'm not. It's the other way around.'
'Thirty years ago, I had a producer tell me that I was a popcorn actress.' 'And I bought in, and I believed that, and that corroded me over time, to the point where I thought a few years ago that maybe this was it, maybe I was complete, maybe I've done what I was supposed to do.'
Kharge claimed that the wording as well as the tone and tenor of the remarks made by the Home minister "are clearly satirical and made in a very bad taste".
In a lengthy statement on X late Monday night, a defiant Kamra said those busy leaking his number on social media or calling him incessantly should know that it all goes to his voicemail where they will be subjected to "the very song" that they hate.
'Jai Ho! Democracy is a hasty uptake of news channels and papers drawn into a skit that's too short on subtext to be a realised satire and too silly to be taken seriously', writes Sukanya Verma.
It is said money doesn't buy happiness, and the show proves it -- there is romance, heartbreak, affairs and murder. A place that should be heavenly quickly turns into a hell of misery, observes Deepa Gahlot.
I have never forgotten the lesson that Guruji served up with the tea that morning: Be kind encouraging and patient with fresh starters. Subhash K Jha mourns the passing of Pritish Nandy.
A look at what the Bharatiya Janata Party veteran has been up to these days.
Kiran Rao's Laapataa Ladies has been picked as India's official entry for Oscars 2025.
'Journalists must ask the Mumbai police why are they sending notices via X to cartoonists.' 'The Mumbai police must come clean. Who is giving them such orders?'
What 'Maun'mohan Singh has to say on Lalitgate
Kareena's cop, Rajni's supercop and Samantha's spy, it's a star-studded week on OTT this time. Sukanya Verma lists your options on OTT this week.
This is the magic of Sircar's filmmaking -- National Award winners, many of them -- that makes every new work of his an eagerly-awaited affair.
'With his passing, Indian cinema has lost its most undaunted voice, a voice of unsettling truths, a window to history, a school of filmmaking.'
The Bombay high court on Monday refused to grant an interim stay on setting up a fact-checking unit (FCU) under the recently amended Information Technology (IT) Rules to identify fake and false content on social media against the government, noting that no grave and irreparable loss would be caused.
'I want to make it on my own. But could you tell me where to start?'
'Each of us will have a beautiful story to tell about him because he went beyond work and touched our lives. That's a rarity in this industry.'
Troubled twins, dangerous cults, portent dreams, telepathic kids, World War III, yakuza clans... Sukanya Verma lists the many options on OTT this week.
Questioning the Congress's stand on caste census, the BJP leader made certain remarks on Gandhi's caste that triggered the uproar and had Congress members trooping into the well of the Lok Sabha. "Anurag Thakur insulted me and I don't want any apology from him. Abuse or insult me as hard as you can but don't forget we will pass the caste census in this Parliament for sure," the Leader of the Opposition said.
'He treated stars and assistants with the same unfailing courtesy.'
The film promises the same hilarious stupidity with amusing gags, especially Pankaj Tripathi's snappy dialogues and Rajkummar Rao's physical comedy, which made the 2018 hit rollicking fun, observes Mayur Sanap.
Sukanya Verma gives you some interesting options.
The top 10 films of the year may not be great by themselves but they stand out amidst the other OTT releases.
Sukanya Verma gives us some interesting options.
Sukanya Verma remembers some of his greatest solo numbers in our fondly curated playlist.
'We are driven by a passion for storytelling and a commitment to bring fresh, diverse narratives to the forefront.'
Sukanya Verma recommends watching CTRL on a computer for an eerie, immersive, real-time experience.
He said it was an infringement of copyright but did not threaten legal action.
The film's focus lies in humanising a larger-than-life star and breaking down his celebrity, aimed at a simplistic takedown of the 'superstar' myth, observes Arjun Menon.
Guruvayoorambala Nadayil is a no-holds-barred, silly comedy that will keep you glued to the screen even when the going gets tough towards the end but the smile on your face will not leave, observes Arjun Menon.
On Republic Day, Sukanya Verma looks at the times the colours of the tiranga adorned the stars on screen and off it.
Original's goodwill, natural bonhomie amongst the actors and wild card entries, Stree 2's spirited return sure has its high points, notes Sukanya Verma.
Be it Dhoom, Singham or the Munnabhai franchise, there are certain stories that have tons more to say or solid cash cow potential and Bollywood is all for it.
Action, drama, romance, comedy -- there's something for every kind of audience on OTT this week.
