Uday Mahurkar, Information Commissioner, government of India, wrote an open letter to Nolan, terming the scene a "disturbing attack on Hinduism" and appealed to the director to remove the scene worldwide.
Stars who hit the red carpet on day six at the Toronto International Film Festival!
The nominations for the 81st annual Golden Globes are out, and Barbie and Succession lead the list.
Shruti to portray Nira Patel, a young woman in Delhi whose waitress job serves as a cover for a dangerous double life as a trained assassin.
The Oscars are only days away, and Rediff.com's Terrific Trio have already placed their bets.
The narrative is faithful to the source, American Prometheus, but what makes it absolutely spell-binding is Christopher Nolan's technique, notes Shreekant Sambrani.
Here's a quick look at the winners of the 81st Annual Golden Globe awards.
The Martian is steeped in decades of NASA's real-life Mars exploration
With the solid opening of The Bourne Legacy, well known actor and two-time Oscar nominee Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker and The Town) has suddenly become a star.
Matt Damon fans may miss the actor in The Bourne Legacy. Yet, the new film in the series is excellent.
Without getting pedagogical or making it sound like a spiritual discourse on life after death, Hereafter uses its plot to go beyond what is expected.
2023 was a good year for international cinema with many strong films premiering at the Berlin, Cannes, Venice and Toronto film festivals.
The last of the major Oscar nomination contenders this year, True Grit is often discussed as a remake of the 1969 hit Western that fetched an Oscar to John Wayne. But Coen brothers insist while the plot line is same as in the previous True Grit, and both films are based on a well-reviewed novel by Charles Portis, they went directly to the source. Their film is seen through the eyes of the young girl, unlike in the 1969 film.
There isn't much about Green Zone that classifies it as a must-have cinematic experience.
Here are ten March-April Hollywood releases worth being thrilled about.
Here's a look at the Oscar nominations, 2010.
Michael Douglas in in India in connection with his latest film Racing The Monsoon. The actor who arrived on Monday was spotted in Mumbai on the same before he left for Jaipur.
Contrary to his tough guy image, the actor/producer/director believes in subtler ways of keeping physically and mentally fit.
Franka Potente is tipped to star in Vishal Bhardwaj's next film, Julia.
'When my father travelled 5,000 miles to build a new home in Ireland, I doubt he ever dreamed that his son would one day grow up to become its leader.' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com profiles Dr Leo Varadkar who will step down as Ireland's taoiseach (prime minister) next week.
The actor is in India to hunt out locations for his next movie Racing the Monsoon, a thriller about a diamond robbery aboard an Indian train. The movie also stars the actor's wife Catherine Zeta Jones and Matt Damon.
The 53-year-old actor started dating his London-based barrister fiancee last September. They became engaged in April.
Oppenheimer is a very politically significant film for our time, observes Utkarsh Mishra.
Mozez Singh's directorial debut Zubaan was premiered at Palm Springs International Film Festival.
Justice in medieval times, whodunit in the woods, mafia boss in the making, Sukanya Verma takes a look at the sheer variety on OTT this week.
Lessons from Hollywood star Matt Damon's mistakes.
Raja Sen lists the highlights from the 89th annual Academy Awards.
Did you know that the original choice for the title role in Piku was not Deepika Padukone? It was Parineeti Chopra.
The former news anchor is reportedly dating the world's richest man.
'Everyone's going to come out on few kilos (heavier).'
People mag has announced its verdict. Your turn now!
Sukanya Verma looks at what's looking hot on the OTT menu this week.
Rajiv Chandrasekaran wrote Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Baghdad's Green Zone, based on his days as the Washington Post's correspondent in Baghdad. It was made into a movie, starring Matt Damon.
