Biju Menon feels bogged down by expectations that his latest film carried, feels Paresh C Palicha.
Rao was a Congress MP from Andhra Pradesh and served as the Union minister of state for coal.
'We spoke of everything but politics.' 'She was well-versed in the Eng. Lit. canon of Dickens and Austen, but had also read Oscar Wilde's famous epistolary tract from jail, De Profundis.' Sunil Sethi recalls his memorable encounters with Jayalalithaa.
The film is packed with comedy actors, trying to outdo each other but the narrative is slow and tedious, says S Saraswathi.
'So the ice melted even before it was frozen.' Bolly Gupshup from Subhash K Jha.
Naiyaandi is a rural romantic comedy that lacks a good story and seems more like an amateur, half-hearted and a disappointing attempt.
In the wake of lukewarm response to his last two films Lingaa and Kochadaiyaan, T E Narasimhan and Urvi Malvania examine ways in which Rajinikanth can reclaim past glory.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
A lowdown on what's happening in the Tamil film industry.
A look at the top tweets from your Bollywood celebrities.
Nobody does ethnic chic as well as D-Pad!
Did you know that Clark Gable nearly didn't say 'Frankly, my dear I don't give a damn' in Gone With The Wind? Or the film's India connections?
'Sridevi was a responsible mother.' 'I have heard her talking about her daughters.' 'Once in a while, they came on set. She would make sure she had time for them.' 'That's why she could play a mother so wonderfully in English Vinglish.'
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has worked with younger heroes in her career, but it's hard to guess!
The latest updates from the film industry.
Here's what Vijay Sethupathi has in store for us this year.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'Outsiders are the ones who have to make the biggest journey to realise themselves, to come back to some sense of normality.' Director Jacques Audiard and actor Jesuthasan Antonythasan discuss the human landscape behind the award-winning film, Dheepan, with Aseem Chhabra/Rediff.com
Check out the winners of the 63rd National Film Awards.
There are 11 actors, who are among Bollywood's busiest, working on multiple films simultaneously. Just who are they?
'It's almost more than 6 years now that I lost my love and passion, which is cricket.' 'So it is high time that I make a bright career this year in the entertainment industry.'
'Sanjay Dutt is a survivor, and I have seen his spirit adjusting to that. He writes letters. From the tone of the letters, you can sense whether he is depressed on that day or if he's better,' Rajkumar Hirani tells Patcy N/ Rediff.com
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Suriya's charisma and director Hari Gopalakrishnan's brilliant screenplay make Tamil film Singam 2 a joyful experience.
'The very fact that she survived her migration to Bollywood, where many young lives have been sacrificed or abandoned to the streets, bears testimony to her grit, determination and good fortune,' says Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
Singham director Hari Gopalakrishnan's latest film Poojai is all set to hit the screens on Diwali.
'Not a single person I spoke to there believes that the Kundalkulam plant is safe.'
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'I was tense the night before the shoot; I developed cold feet. However, when I got up in the morning, I was confident and looking forward to playing Sandhya.' Niharika Konidela gets candid about her first film, Ok Manasu.
Abhishek has been posting fond memories and interesting anecdotes on Instagram, recapping his #RoadTo20.
'What could have been a crafty take on power play and gender politics between architect and engineer dumbs down into a cliched bickering of elite and everyman,' says Sukanya Verma.
Tamil film Thani Oruvan is perfectly executed, says S Saraswathi.
A lowdown on what's happening in the Telugu film industry.
Kannada film Mythri (Friendship) released last Friday and has received positive reviews for its strong script, realistic plot, good performances and social message.
All this and more in Subhash K Jha's Bollywood Buzz.
A lowdown on all the goings-on in the Telugu film industry.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'After watching Elvis Presley, Shammi Kapoor decided to pick the rock and roll star's style itself.' 'Dada was the kind of producer who took a leap of faith and gave Shammi Kapoor the freedom to display himself as crazy, mad, rough -- all the charms of Elvis Presley -- in his films.'
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