My sobering encounters with Modi's Digital India

In these times of Rs 2,000 notes and digital payment apps, Syed Firdaus Ashraf tries to book tickets for Dear Zindagi. A week ago, I decided not to spend money in the wake of demonetisation. Some......

IMPPA urges MNS to allow release of 'ADHM', 'Raaes'

The Indian Motion Picture Producers Association on Thursday met Maharashtra Navnirman Sena officials asking them to allow the release of Karan Johar's "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil" and Shah Rukh Khan......

Is Modi Wooing Muslims?

If Rahul's yatra makes a political statement from the other side of the aisle and Shah Rukh's success underlines a more relaxed popular mood, Mr Modi and Mr Bhagwat's cues to their followers are......

'I hate my life...': Diary of JK cop murder accused shows depressed mind

From "I hate my life" and "Dear death I am waiting for you" to Bollywood songs about sadness and the final farewell, the recent diary entries of a man who is accused of killing Jammu and Kashmir......

Box Office: Dear Zindagi opens well

The hits and misses of the week. Dear Zindagi has done fairly well in its opening weekend at the box office. But since it caters to a multiplex audience only, it will have to sustain......

Review: Dear Zindagi's high on sublime Alia, splendid SRK!

'Who better than the flag bearer of celluloid romance to inspire a depressed, desolate heart?' asks Sukanya Verma of Gauri Shinde's fine film. Sad and sleepless is nothing unusual for a......

Review: Dear Zindagi is a wonderful, self-assured gem

Alia Bhatt continues to impress while Shah Rukh Khan takes it easy in this lovely, thoughtful little film, applauds Raja Sen. The intermission is a nightmare. This is true for the format in which......

Dev Anand: 'I Wanted To Marry Suraiya'

'I fell in love with Suraiya and that was my first real gafla.''The more I couldn't get her, the more I wanted her.''When I couldn't marry her because the world didn't want it, I cried for the......