When Subir Roy met Ruchira Gupta at The Telegraph 35 years ago she was not quite 20 and not a graduate. Today she is the indomitable founder of Apne Aap, which has touched the lives of over 21,000 women who were victims of sex trafficking.
Watching Aavesham is like sprinting through the whole history of our mass-masala movies and seeing it in a new light, notes Sreehari Nair. And this, incidentally, is the story of Fahadh Faasil's career too.
Sukanya Verma recaps all those events from 25 years ago.
Rajkummar Rao and Adarsh Gourav get into the nutty mode easily and carry off the dark comedy without overacting, while Dulquer Salmaan looks bored, observes Deepa Gahlot.
This isn't a hatchet job, and my excuse for the exercise is my feeling that when you invert some of the clichés mentioned here, you might just arrive at the portals of genuine movie-making energy, says Sreehari Nair.
Spain's Xabi Alonso and a child celebrate with the trophy after defeating Italy.
The city plays host to the 16th International Children's Film Festival of India.
Amole Gupte strokes Sniff with a gentleness that one has now come to associate with his filmmaking (Taare Zameen Par, Stanley Ka Dabba or Hawaa Hawaai), says Sukanya Verma.
During a sale, many store windows invite the shopper with impossible-to-miss visuals announcing '50% Discount'. Only upon entering does the shopper realises that the one rack which fulfils this promise sells items she'd never purchase.
Here's a glimpse of on and off-ramp action at the India Kids Fashion Week held in Mumbai last week!
Love stories, superheroes, family dramas, kiddie flicks, whodunits, rom-coms, Sukanya Verma lists your OTT menu for the week.
Bollywood loves a kiddie party!
Jennifer Aniston returns to her news anchor duties, Akshay Kumar saves the day and 456 South Koreans fight to the finish in a bloody game of survival. Sukanya Verma suggests everything you can catch on OTT this week.
'Modest in its ambitions, eager in its naiveté, The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir is a kiddie fantasy masquerading as an adult's movie,' notes Sukanya Verma.
The Victoria's Secret model's vacay pics will leave you green with envy.
Whether it is Nargis in Mother India or Nirupa Roy in Deewaar, Mama's a scenestealer while Dad is just a shadow. There are films that have explored the Dad's character with tender affection
'It's amazing how the mommy brain can do so many things at the same time.'
The 44-year-old football player, while taking to Instagram, posted a series of photos that showed the pair cuddling up together on the ice, he captioned the photos as "It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas."
Namrata Thakker takes a look at some of the cutest kiddie pictures of Bollywood's star brigade.
What should be a cautionary tale on choosing your one-night stands with care becomes another lousy attempt to rehash the Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge formula by cooking up one implausible scenario after another, notes Sukanya Verma.
As entertainment continues to play out from the comfort of our living rooms, Sukanya Verma tells you where you can catch all the Globe winners on OTT.
On his 40th birthday on September 28, Sukanya Verma draws up a playlist of 40 riveting Ranbir songs.
The Queen faces fresh new challenges on personal and professional front, a teacher gets romantically involved with her pupil, a boy and his truck embark on fun-filled adventures, a game of thrones over panchayat politics and more OTT recommendations from Sukanya Verma this week.
Variety is the spice of life and the greatest USP of OTT platforms. Sukanya Verma points out all the wonderful stuff to choose from this week's mix.
Who'd have expected lil' Pataudi to turn up to wish lil' Bajali?
Check out the happy and cute faces!
Director Rajan Khosa's skill as a director is evident in the manner the screenplay unfolds, without preachiness or stilted dialogues.
Promoters say they mistakenly under-reported their stake at 7% lower than what it actually was.
To celebrate this Children's Day (November 28), we bring you some of the favourite cartoon shows as decided by the kids.
The film is a must-watch for Darsheel fans but they must be prepared to suffer. And everybody else must keep away!
The song Kahaan Se Karein Shuru has been composed by Arko Pravo Mukherjee.
As the pot broilers disappeared from the single screens, many other symbols and props have practically disappeared from our movies.
Happy birthday, Roohi and Yash!
The movie has its heart in the right place. Unfortunately everything else is not.
They may be on the kiddie bandwagon, but these mothers are among the most stylish women in the world! Do you agree? Take this poll and let us know!
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