'If we selected a political film or a film on a specific cultural event, they could easily be bypassed if they don't match with the political ideologies of the people viewing the film at the Oscars.'
Get your lowdown on what's going on in the world of Bollywood with Subhash K Jha.
A quick look at the winners of the 93rd Annual Academy Awards, listed in bold.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the actor's most touching scenes from his films.
Shoojit Sircar picks two Oscar-winning, slice-of-life films which say a lot with the minimum of fuss.
'Dune deserves all the raves it has been getting.'
Do you know that the veteran actress has more than 100 films and TV serials to her credit in a career spanning four decades?
Joginder Tuteja lists the biggest box office successes with stars in uniform.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the top 10 JA productions.
'I don't let it affect my life because otherwise, we will go mad.'
Andhra Pradesh bagged the Best State award for overall growth in tourism category.
'Of all artists who openly support the current political dispensation, she is far and away the finest,' argues Sreehari Nair. 'With the exception of perhaps Tabu, no Indian actress has done more to extend the range of the feminine mystique in Hindi cinema.'
'When I came into the process, there was a treatment and in the treatment, there are always stories and parts that take place in Mumbai.'
Aseem Chhabra brings you the Best of the Berlinale.
From convincing film-makers to do shows for online, to having a slate with some of the best films and shows, Amazon Prime Video has come a long way since it came to India four years ago.
While the sympathy vote for Sushant Singh Rajput's tragic demise must have played an important part in tilting the scales in Chhichhore's favour, the qualitative difference between the two films is so high that it could not have been a close shave, argues Subhash K Jha.
Sonam Kapoor and her husband Anand Ahuja invited...well, *all* their friends from the film industry and it seems they *all* accepted the invitation!
Sukanya Verma tells you everything you need to know about the Oscars.
Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas announced the Academy Awards nominations.
'He is busy building an image on the social media as an anti-right-winger.' 'But remember: An actor is only good at what he was born to do,' observes Subhash K Jha.
'Any language I know or character I can convincingly portray is an opportunity, immaterial of which industry it's in.'
Movie legends Dharmendra and Sharmila Tagore share their memories of Shashikala, who passed into the ages on Sunday with Subhash K Jha.
Jennifer Lopez graced the cover of GQ's 2019 Men of the Year issue and the Internet can't get over it.
A look at the starry arrivals.
If Netflix and the film's producers thought they would bring younger audiences to the master's works, many who might have aversion to decades-old black and white films, they have failed with the experiment, says Aseem Chhabra.
The second edition of the Critics Choice Shorts and Series Awards honoured short films and Web series, and was held on a grand scale at the Taj Hotel in Santa Cruz, north west Mumbai.
'To be pitched against him as a rival was not right. Luckily, it did not affect our personal equation.'
Nishkant Kamat passed into the ages too soon, at just 50, but he left behind a repertoire of films which will carry on his legacy.
Roger Ebert's favourite Fellini film, time travel in Kolkata, Charlie Kaufman's existential horror, Fahadh Faasil's hacker skills, audacious superheroes, fledgling superheroes, Sukanya Verma offers 10 recommendations to watch on OTT.
B R Chopra was a reformist film-maker, way ahead of his times, says Subhash K Jha.
Joginder Tuteja looks back at her career, and looks at her top films.
Another week and a spate of OTT shows and movies to watch. Here's what Sukanya Verma recommends.
Films that amazed Aseem Chhabra at the El Gouna Film Festival in Egypt.
Check out the winners at the News18 Reel Movie Awards 2019.
'The fact that you get to spend the rest of your time by your mother's side, I know, gives you the only happiness you wanted in the world.'
The annual Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) awards were held on August 8, and quite a few stars made sure to attend it.
An infographic for all the things you don't know!
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