In A Suitable Boy, Mira Nair holds our hands and takes us through the magical journey, introducing us to so many fascinating characters from another era, observes Aseem Chhabra.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'Unlike the Shah Rukh Khan in Darr, Baazigar, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, there's an amazing child-like vulnerability and honesty in the Shah Rukh of Devdas.'
'The trailer is lavishly sprinkled with their romantic and steamy scenes, but they don't get you very invested in their relationship,' says Moumita Bhattacharjee.
Mira Nair's Reluctant Fundamentalist at the Tribeca Film Festival.
'When you're the son of Indian immigrants, the chaos that creates in your family and your community, will trump anything else, always.'
Here's a look at the star arrivals.
An office-bearer of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, the youth wing of the ruling BJP, has claimed the kissing scenes were filmed in a temple in MP's Maheshwar town and submitted a complaint to the Rewa superintendent of police.
Who rocked the sari style best in the British Raj? Sukanya Verma asks you to take a poll.
'... I didn't have an Instagram account!' 'I was told that the actor who's being considered in my place has a lot of followers, and that will help the producers.'
I remember a showbiz wedding during which guests had to sit through several painstakingly rehearsed but awkward dances performed by the bride's and groom's relatives. When Karan rolled his eyes, I smiled and said to him, 'You started it, now you suffer it.' An enchanting excerpt from Anupama Chopra's A Place In My Heart.
The proceeds from the concert will go to the India COVID Response Fund.
Kaifi's acting credits include "Bazaar", "Umrao Jaan" and Mira Nair's Oscar nominated film "Salaam Bombay!".
Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting.
We are all blessed that Irrfan Khan has left us a treasure trove of his remarkable films. The characters he played were real, believable. We recognised them and they have stayed with us. And so a fan I like to believe Irrfan Khan did not die, says Aseem Chhabra, the actor's biographer on Irrfan's first death anniversary.
'He taught us not only about theatre, acting or dramas but also about life.' 'He made us discover ourselves.'
Aseem Chhabra hails possibly the best Indian film in recent times.
Qarib Qarib Singlle turned 4 this week. Subhash K Jha recalls his conversations with Irrfan, its male lead, and Sutapa Sikdar, the film's producer and Irrfan's wife.
'Different people resonated with different films of his, but beneath all of that was his unique ability to capture the human spirit in an intimate and honest way.'
Entertainment may be its raison d'etre but the tears brought about by cinema are no less significant.
Beloved movies, brand new shows, must-watch documentaries and feel-good fare, it's all there on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma offers a peek.
Nationalism only comes second to a writer whose primary morality is as a human being, Mohsin Hamid tells us, as Mira Nair's The Reluctant Fundamentalist, based on his book, hits the theaters this Friday.
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'To see India being recognized at a global level at a platform like this... 'I think it says a lot about where we are as a nation and the road ahead for us as a nation.'
The Reluctant Fundamentalist, based on Pakistani author Mohsin Hamid's book of the same name, is the story of a Pakistani banker in the US, caught between his American dream and the aftermath of 9/11.
With Hindi Medium and Angrezi Medium, the "English-medium" actor of independent movies shows she can easily fit into mainstream Hindi movies too.
Three Indian films -- Midnight's Children, The Reluctant Fundamentalist and English Vinglish -- will be showcased at the festival.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the new shows on our plate.
The film has its cinematic moments but is too simplistic story-wise.
Taking tips from Hollywood on how to work your precious jewellery.
'When you have a gentle character, people tend to define them as meek.' 'Today's brash understanding of strength is very masculine, of somebody who is aggressive.'
Mira Nair promotes her new film at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Joginder Tuteja lists the films and Web shows coming up.
The 1,113 arrested include social activist and Congress worker Sadaf Jafar and noted theatre artist Deepak Kabir who are being kept in a Lucknow jail.
The actor will reportedly play Robin's love interest Kevin from season 7.
Films and features that have won acclaim at the Toronto International Film Festival and other events, get another showing at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Here's a look at directors' wives jumping behind the camera and wielding the megaphone themselves.
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