These images are the emotional booster that everybody needs in these difficult times! Free-to-use photography app Agora invited its userbase to participate in the #Spring2020 photo competition with their best shots of the season that breathes new life into the world. Agora's latest contest challenged photographers from all over the world to show what spring looks like in their corner of the planet. In total, 14,596 photographers participated in the #Spring2020 contest.
Sonchiriya is that rare Bollywood film, one that soars wildly above others in its genre, notes Ritwik Sharma.
See how your favourite celebrities are making the most of quarantine.
Sukanya Verma lists the memorable use of trees in Hindi movies.
As cricketing ability goes, there is no comparison between Sanjay Manjrekar and Sachin Tendulkar. But while the former has produced a wonderful autobiography, the latter's book is deadly dull. In batting, they were the exact opposite: Manjrekar was a bore and Sachin an absolute marvel, says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.
'You've to wait for the correct project and the right character.'
Gargi Vijaraghavan feels that the human species is a bigger danger to her beloved snakes.
Like there's no dearth of memorable bus scenes and train imagery in Hindi movies, planes are equally prolific on silver screen.
Sales grow 5.3 per cent in third quarter; profit just 1.9%; margins continue to contract.
Tomorrowland falls short of greatness it was capable of achieving, says Paloma Sharma.
Did you know Nargis was to have played the Madhubala role, but opted out because she has reservations about working with Dilip Kumar? Do you know how Naushad and Shakeel Badayuni came up with the words for the immortal Pyaar Kiya Toh Darna Kya?
One of India's foremost wildlife photographers Rathika Ramasamy shares her most favourite photographs that'll make you go 'wow'.
The monkeys can't take their eyes off the snake, and Geetanjali Krishna has forgotten to breathe.
Poor writing sinks this period film which is watchable for Mammooty's gravity defying stunts, says Divya Nair.
Caught in the devastating floods in Srinagar, a social worker refuses to leave his autistic students behind and swim to safety.
'We flew all missions in the first part of the war at low levels; that is at 300 to 500 feet above the ground.' 'These sorties were no doubt stressful since the pilots and crew had to look out for birds and obstructions as well as enemy gunfire.'
'Dev for me embodied all that kind of charm, optimism, energy, vulnerability, awkwardness and yet strength.' 'He's in every scene for two hours.' 'He has to play drama, melodrama, romance, pathos, comedy.' 'It was a relief when he said yes.'
The memoir will chronicle her life from a childhood on the South Side of Chicago to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work, as well as her time in the White House.
Aseem Chhabra lists the top 10 films at the recent Toronto International Film Festival.
Sukanya Verma makes her predictions for the top awards at the 90th Academy Awards.
From conserving water to fighting for the rights of the disabled, the seven women who were given access to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's social media accounts have made significant contribution in various fields.
100 Days of Love leaves a lot to be desired as a serious love story.
'I'm very proud of having worked with one of the finest minds of India and Indian cinema.'
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'Though it's a story of inspiration, Meghna Gulzar's Chhapaak is not the kind of film you walk out feeling entertained or ecstatic about,' says Sukanya Verma.
Tamil star Suriya's 7aum Arivu was about a virus from China sent to Chennai to wreak havoc while Kaappan was about a locust attack the hero prevents in time -- both films in a sense foresaw what was to come, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
It's not every day that an undergraduate from India wins a scholarship to study at one of the prestigious universities in the world.
This Tamil movie starring Prithviraj, is a nostalgic walk through college years, shot with a dose of suspense.
Bangladesh might overtake India this year by per capita income in nominal dollars, but it is not yet close to becoming South Asia's economic powerhouse anytime soon, T N Ninan points out.
'The source of our music, the very notes of music itself have fallen silent.'
These Birds Walk is on the long list of documentaries to qualify for the Academy Awards. Filmmakers Omar Mullick and Bassam Tariq tell Aseem Chhabra their fascinating story.
As lobbying and counter-lobbying intensify, right now, it looks like a T20 match, discovers Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
'A Life With Wildlife is a must for all who are concerned about how a billion Indians will coexist with over 500 mammals and 1,300 birds, not to mention 25,000 flowering plant species in the new century,' says Mahesh Rangarajan.
One man follows Guru Nanak's visits to multi-faith sites across nine countries.
Plan your day trekking, camping, swimming, bird-watching around these spots.
The Natural History Museum's annual competition and exhibition, Wildlife Photographer of the Year has been the longest-running and most prestigious nature and wildlife photography competition that has been recognising the world's best nature photography every year since 1965.
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