The opening ceremony has been created by British screenwriter Steven Knight, who had produced the famous crime drama 'Peaky Blinders'.
"They would rather tweet, send a text message or leave a note on Facebook," says Amrita Chowdhury, country head and publishing director, Harlequin India. Here she talks about Mills & Boon's Indian flavour, GenY and their idea of romance, and the future of romantic novels in India.
Rohit Shetty's Angoor, starring Ranveer Singh and Varun Sharma, has been renamed to Cirkus, due to copyright reasons.
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If Netflix and the film's producers thought they would bring younger audiences to the master's works, many who might have aversion to decades-old black and white films, they have failed with the experiment, says Aseem Chhabra.
As good as Mammootty is playing Sundaram, we see this facet of his performance through two lenses: That of Sundaram being an offset to whatever we know about James, and that of Mammootty doing quintessentially Tamil tics, including enacting scenes from old Tamil movies like solo plays, observes Rohit Sathish Nair.
When it comes to celebrating William Shakespeare, can India be far behind?
Tuition classes: Saviours or demons, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
The Year of the Rabbit, according to the Chinese calendar, began on Sunday, January 22.
'Whatever we are today, if playback singers are here even today, and that includes me, it is because of Didi.'
In an emotional address, Zelenskyy invoked Britain's war-time Prime Minister Winston Churchill's words, promising to fight Russian troops in the air, sea and on the streets.
Anybody who's plugged in to the modern, globalised world will understand why, says Kanika Datta.
Does the "story" of a Mani Ratnam film come first or does its "spirit" asks Sreehari Nair.
'I don't look forward to seeing my films because this only sort of gives me a deep sense of dissatisfaction that I could have done better, and I lose my self-confidence.'
Where Ayushmann Khurrana gets the tone and texture of his hypermasculine chump in skinny gym shorts down pat, Vaani Kapoor is a picture of backbone and restraint in a role that could not have been easy, observes Sukanya Verma.
'I realised how serious it was when my doctors broke down.'
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The failure of Decoupled is that, as it deals almost solely in 'snapshots of insight', it fails to showcase how life flows, how the world goes round, how things unfold, feels Rohit Sathish Nair.
The pandemic situation in India has reached a breaking point and the only thing one can do now is stay safe and stay indoors. Here's everything OTT has to offer to keep you distracted this week.
Deepika Padukone's first look from Chhapaak is out and the actress is hard to recognise.
As Fahadh Faasil turns 39 on August 8, Subhash K Jha looks back at his favourite films featuring the brilliant actor.
The Dark Lady who inspired some of William Shakespeare's romantic sonnets may have had a rather unladylike profession, as experts suggest that she may have been a notorious prostitute called 'Lucy Negro' or 'Black Luce,' who ran a brothel in Clerkenwell, London
Gwyneth Paltrow looks back at her Shakespeare in Love days.
'India shares the world's pain, but India's pain is not the world's.' 'Little that occurs here is even reported abroad,' notes Sunanda K Datta-Ray.
'A smile reflects your gratitude for life, your celebration of it.'
'Huma is one of those actors who makes acting seem effortless.' 'But that happens because she has put in a certain amount of preparation.' 'She has a certain confidence that allows her to let go.'
The disgraced Hollywood mogul was recently shifted to high security Wende Correctional Facility from Rikers Island prison to spend his jail term.
Director Vishal Bhardwaj talks about Kaminey, and how the word can be an endearment too.
'There is a part of me that says it is a great time to tell stories from my own land.' 'But then opportunities are coming my way from all over the world.' 'So one foot is here and one foot is in the West.'
Maggie is among the first set of people contacted in advance by the NHS for the jab based on a pre-determined health risk criteria and will include 87-year-old British Indian grandfather of nine Hari Shukla, who will get his first dose at a hospital in Newcastle.
Paul McCartney's daughter ties the knot, and other Hollywood news.
Ready to plan your week's binging schedule on the OTT? Sukanya Verma offers a menu full of curious offerings.
Who better than India's beloved storyteller to teach you how to spin a yarn?
'Soli steadfastly believed in Voltaire's famous dictum that he would disagree violently with anyone but defend to death that person's right to disagree with him.'
Ratilal Mancharam Mandali, a school teacher, from Ahmedabad has been offered Rs 2 lakh for his miniature copy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare.
Pankaj Kapoor is one of India's finest actors. Subhash K Jha picks 5 memorable performances.
Here's your weekly digest of photographs that prove that it's a odd, crazy world out there!
"I'm sorry I can't be with you in person, but please know that I am most definitely with you in spirit and honoured to be receiving such a prestigious prize," Dylan said in his acceptance speech, which was read out by the United States Ambassador to Sweden, Azita Raji.
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