As Swades turns 20, Aseem Chhabra looks back at the film that spoke to him.
Create something that you will be proud of.
'When he played his inner light shone so bright! His joy embraced us all... we experienced divinity.'
Some of the star guests at the wedding.
The couple tied the knot at a 400-year-old temple in Wanaparthy, Telangana, and announced the news on social media.
Imtiaz Ali's Amar Singh Chamkila, starring Diljit Dosanjh and Parineeti Chopra, is getting rave reviews.
Despite the mediocrity at large, these films had me in raptures for the emotions they evoked within as a cheering audience, critic and cinephile.
'I am extremely happy that I am bringing Grammy to my country. Hope I continue making India proud with my work.'
The top 10 films of the year may not be great by themselves but they stand out amidst the other OTT releases.
Composer G V Prakash (who has scored music for films like Captain Miller, Asuran and Thalaivi) has announced his separation from his singer-wife of 11 years, Saindhavi on social media.
'Here is a man who's always pushing the envelope regardless of the repercussions.' 'That's the frenzy of a genius at work.'
Film folk were invited to an early screening of this week's Netflix release, Amar Singh Chamkila, in Mumbai.
After covering the biggest wedding of the year, Rediff.com's Hitesh Harisinghani was invited to the reception specially held for the media.
The show called ''The Big Band'' will have close to 40 music bands from countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Singapore, and Sri Lanka competing with each other.
The actors star in the biopic, Amar Singh Chamkila, which has music by A R Rahman.
Arjun Menon looks at the Top 10 South films that made an impact in 2024.
Days after Radhika Merchant and Anant Ambani's wedding, pictures of the celebrations continue to pour in.
The actress got emotional as she accepts the award for Best Actress for her Gujarati film, Kutch Express.
Actress Chhaya Kadam, best known for her films Fandry and Nude, has joined the India brigade in Cannes!
Dhanush deserves credit for imagining a visually rich, edgy action thriller which is enhanced by a fascinating background score from A R Rahman, observes Divya Nair.
His cinema of compassion inspired me, gave me tools to develop empathy for others. But it also made me understand that serious, socially committed cinema with deeply engaging narratives and great performances is an art form to admire, appreciate and explore. Aseem Chhabra remembers Shyam Benegal, who passed into the ages on Monday evening.
Here's some sizzle from the IIFA Utsavam night, which was dedicated to the south film industries of Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada.
Film stars and technicians were awarded at the IIFA awards over the weekend, and here are the big winners.
'You ask him for anything and he gives you more than you expect.' 'Though I work with Rahman again and again, it is not because it is comfortable. In fact, we push ourselves to a discomfort zone.'
Lal Salaam is a sports drama that promotes religious harmony.
Sooraj R Barjatya was judged Best Director for the Hindi movie Uunchai at the National Film Awards.
>The film charts the true story of Punjab's original rockstar of the masses, the highest record-selling artist of his time, Amar Singh Chamkila, often referred to as the 'Elvis Presley of Punjab'.
Many interesting films with A-Listers line up for release in June.
It's been a busy Thursday, as film folk went about doing their jobs, not forgetting to add that touch of glamour.
Ram Charan and Janhvi Kapoor will come together in a film, tentatively titled RC 16.
'Rahman was a guiding star. He was a co-film-maker rather than just a music director.'
On September 13, three nostalgic movies are up for re-release: Shah Rukh Khan's ageless romance with Preity Zinta Veer Zaara, Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia Deshmukh's first film together, Tujhe Meri Kasam and Soham Shah's horror film, Tumbbad.
'When Rahman reached the studio, he heard Sukhwinder fooling around on the mike. Rahman liked what he heard and incorporated it into Jai Ho.'
'Some icons are living textbooks, teaching us about leadership, success, and legacy. Extraordinary yet human and approachable, they inspire and guide us.' 'India has lost a true son and champion.'
The couple have been dating for a few years, and Namrata Thakker takes a look at how their love story started.
Aditi performs... Sonam at New York Fashion Week... Sanjana falls in love...
Pippa will be streamed on Amazon Prime from November 10.
'Here are 25 stories special to me for one reason too many,' says Sukanya Verma who scored 25 years writing about the movies last week.
In private, questions are being raised about the wisdom of a 'dual-SIM' leadership during the long run-up to the 2026 assembly polls where 'family rule' could become an election issue, reports N Sathiya Moorthy.
Vijay has a lot of young and middle-aged women fans, but as voters, they are possibly now with the DMK, or remain with the AIADMK. Recapturing this constituency would have helped Vijay's political launch and the GOAT script and dialogues could have gone a long way in helping out. But the kind of script and screenplay and the unusually and equally unnecessary long run-time (3 hours, 3 minutes) that GOAT offers takes the film experience over the heads of those that are not familiar with secret agents and uranium theft in Tamil cinema, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
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