Chennaiites are proud that they are a culture-loving people.
I write this from Mumbai, on a day that news anchors are calling "waterlogged" and "rain drenched". A completely wasted day for the city that never sleeps, in fact. No trains, no buses, no way to leave our homes, no staff, no home delivery, no greengrocer and milkman at the door, poor TV reception, no Internet connectivity -- nothing.
Both stars suffer from delusions of grandeur, feels J Jagannath.
Here's why Bollywood loves shaadi movies.
Poor policymaking, a fractious industry and the cockeyed nature of regulations are to blame, saya Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
Sairat is the first Marathi film to cross Rs 100 crore.
Vanita Kohli-Khandekar on why Indian media and entertainment quality will remain a national gripe and why we, the viewers, are not blame free.
'I personally consider Indian cinema as one of the most creative and powerful forms of cinematic expression in the world.' 'An average Indian film is 10 times better than a costly American production because of the creativity involved.'
The veteran director feels Hindi cinema has come a long way and is hopeful it will achieve greater heights.
Airlift may turn out to be Akshay Kumar's best-performing film, surpassing Rowdy Rathore
A clutch of professional talent management firms is changing the balance of demand and supply in India's entertainment industry, writes Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
Several big budget movies, including one for Rs 300 crore on Karna and another Rs 1,000 crore movie based on Bhima, have been launched on the same model.
Globally, brands are discovering the power of sonic branding.
What do we need to do to ensure that a woman's celebratory "cheers" do not become someone else's tears -- a few hours later.
'Nobody is sustaining and the movie goers are responsible for it.' When Rishi Kapoor lets loose, all you can do is listen.
A bench headed by CJI Dipak Misra agreed to hear on Tuesday the interim applications of both the states.
'I know all good things have to end someday. But memories, especially film memories are special,' says Aseem Chhabra.
Gajraj Rao's performance in Badhaai Ho is the finest by an actor in a Hindi film this year, applauds Sreehari Nair.
'I have more respect for this kind of cinema,' actress Swati tells Radhika Rajamani.
The Salman-starrer rakes in Rs 26.4 crore on opening day; more expected on day of Eid
Facebook, Airbnb, Paytm, eBay join the film's cast of brands, look to connect with young audiences.
Looking at the big winners of the year.
Neither the filmmaker nor the actor who is being targeted, says Syed Firdaus Ashraf, has done anything illegal.
Bring on the 100-crore heroine's club already!
'Mulk gets a lot of things right, including its vision of the country as a place where underneath the punctilious, forced-secular surface there are volatilities waiting to go off,' says Sreehari Nair.
Some of Bollywood's top directors started very young.
'The film industry could never exploit his versatile range as actively as it should have. To not have delivered a *single* bad performance in one's career is an exceptional feat.' Sukanya Verma retraces her steps to the time she became a dedicated fan of Farooque Sheikh's work for life.
The end of newspaper reporting will produce a landscape so barren that it will be terrifying, says Aakar Patel.
'Why do we feel our parents are not human? That our mother is not a woman?'
Raja Natwarlal has some smarts but tragically lacks the skill or the sleight-of-hand, feels Raja Sen
The BJP sees investments, both foreign and domestic, as their pathways to political power and not the construction of the Ram temple or a nationwide ban on beef. It will have no option but to let commerce prevail over religious sentiments, says Amulya Ganguli.
Movies like Jungle Book, Conjuring 2 helped Hollywood capture its biggest share of the Indian box office this year. Can Bollywood keep up? Urvi Malvania reports.
Aseem Chhabra looks at the year's best Non-Hindi Indian movies.
The movies that impressed, puzzled and stunned Sukanya Verma at MAMI this year.
Sukanya Verma discovers what she loves about Anushka Sharma's 'spirit' on more than one occasion in her super-filmi week.
Sensex ends lower; govt schemes in focus.
The film, directed by Rajkumar Hirani, is a satirical take on godmen and superstitions.
Amul has cashed in on an incident from the protagonist's life for promotions.
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