Residents of Meghaninagar vividly remember the explosion that shook the neighbourhood on the afternoon of June 12, 2025. An Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner bound for London had crashed into the hostel blocks of B J Medical College. A massive fire broke out, sending clouds of smoke into the sky.
From October to Saiyaara, these Hindi love stories proved that romance still has the power to break hearts, move audiences and create box office magic in the age of violent cinema.
A long-lost cinematic gem, The Last Tenant, starring the late Irrfan Khan and Vidya Balan, has been released on YouTube 25 years after it was filmed.
Shoojit Sircar reveals Irrfan Khan's romantic sensibilities almost altered the ending of 'Piku'. Sircar shared this anecdote at a special screening of a documentary on Irrfan's film 'Paan Singh Tomar'.
Even when it comes to fashion, Nimrat Kaur believes in 'taking risks but always staying true to who I'm and keeping my body type in mind'.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
Pankaja and O'Sey Balamma bring deeply personal yet universally resonant stories to Sundance. They represent a new wave of South Indian storytelling, blending cultural authenticity with cinematic innovation, and mark an important step in amplifying regional voices on the international stage.
Freida Pinto is all set to star in a new series adapted from Jhumpa Lahiri's acclaimed short story collection Unaccustomed Earth.
Most critics have picked this film as a favourite that should be sent to the Oscar awards
Directed by Ritesh Batra, it stars Irrfan, Nimrat Kaur and Nawazuddin Siddique, and tells a unique love story.
Trade analyst Vindo Mirani gives box office verdict for the week.
The acclaimed film was screened at the ongoing festival.
Director Ritesh Batra discusses his film, The Lunchbox, which releases this week.
'Please, ye gods of Bollywood: Someday, give us a tightly edited film, with believable characters and dialogue, definitely without endless close-ups of dabbas. Then maybe you won't need to moan mournfully about missing the Oscar bus with a film that doesn't belong there anyway,' says Dilip D'Souza.
'I want the next film to be worth all the acceptance and praise The Lunchbox has brought me,' Nimrat Kaur hasn't signed her next film yet, but she's loving every minute of her exciting career so far.
Raja Sen feels The Lunchbox id this generation's Masoom.
All We Imagine As Light remains heart-warmingly affecting because you know experiences like this are few and far between. Payal Kapadia's film-making voice must be cherished, asserts Mayur Sanap.
How wonderful it would be for all of us to watch the Oscar ceremony on March 2, 2025 and watch AWIAL win an Oscar, notes Aseem Chhabra.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
'I love the country and the people so very much. My children grew up watching Om Shanti Om.'
Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who played Irrfan's friend and colleague named Shaikh in The Lunchbox, has only words of praise for the film, its director and co-star.
Producer Guneet Monga and her fiance Sunny Kapoor threw a grand cocktail party on Sunday, December 11, a day before their wedding.
Aseem Chhabra presents his list of 100 best (and must watch) films -- many classics, some relatively new and several personal favourites.
Aseem Chhabra rates the movies he's watched in 2023, and tells you where you can watch them!
Unlike his The Lunchbox, Ritesh Batra's Photograph fails to engross us, feels Ritwik Sharma.
After a dry, dreadful, spell of darkness and desolation, it looks like Bollywood love stories are ready to rock the silver screen again.
'The only violence I have had in any film of mine is a slap.' 'When Nikhil narrated the film to me, I was blown away.' 'I was literally screaming out of my chair.'
'I am greedy to have my eggs in different baskets.'
'People go through lifetimes without speaking about what they've gone through as kids.' 'And that colours their entire lives, their choices, their bosses, their friends, their lovers, the way they are with their children.'
In a disgraceful display of First World arrogance, the prestigious Producers Guild Of America 'honoured' Irrfan Khan in its 'In Memoriam' section. But the honour was hardly honourable, as the PGA misspelt Irrfan's name as 'Irrif Kahn'!
'The real test whether the movie has worked or not is when the people remember it five years later. Just like wine and relationships, the same is true for movies.'
'For the first time, I was seen in an overt romantic role.'
Did you know that the original choice for the title role in Piku was not Deepika Padukone? It was Parineeti Chopra.
The actress plays a Pakistani ISI agent in the American series.
'To be pitched against him as a rival was not right. Luckily, it did not affect our personal equation.'
As the curtain come down on 2022, Roshmila Bhattacharya flashbacks to some of the year's news-makers and events.
The actress spent a glamorous weekend in London.
'Her reaction to our film is most precious,' the actor says.
Aseem Chhabra is heartbroken that India overlooked the acclaimed film, The Lunchbox, as its Oscar nominee.
The Lunchbox actress talks about her follow-up project and how it all started.
