The visuals in Mayasabha are overwhelming, the treatment is heavy-handed, and the performances overdone, observes Deepa Gahlot.
Bappi Lahiri realised disco was a winning ticket and escalated his game with several more dancefloor perennials. Soon, every film producer and music director in town was down with disco fever. On what would have been Bappi Lahiri's 73rd birthday this November 27, Dinesh Raheja rewinds to the late music composer's halcyon days.
Blood pressure management is no longer just about a number on a chart
It was an aha! moment to spot India's leading industrialist at the service at St John's church ahead of Trump's inauguration, and then to see him heading to US Capitol Hill Rotunda for the inauguration in the company of the Big 4 - Tim Cook of Apple, Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Sundar Pichai of Google and Mark Zuckerburg of Meta/Facebook.
Debutante director Gokul Krishna talks about his film Aha Kalyanam, a remake of Hindi film Band Baaja Baraat.
Shuddh Desi Romance actress talks about doing her first bilingual film.
Bandaa Singh Chaudhary compromises on its hard realism to go after an easily digestible, mass, entertainer that ultimately undoes everything that the film had set out to say, sighs Mayur Sanap.
'To access our satellite, you don't need any IQ test, you don't need to write an examination.' 'You can be a Class 1 student, an engineering student, a 60-year-old person, anybody can access our satellite.'
Director Virabhadram's debut outing is an average fare.
Alisha Chopra doesn't need sparkly dresses and glass slippers to shine; the actor has the ada and attitude needed to be a stunner on and off-screen.
We've always loved her, Malaika Arora Khan. So you can imagine how thrilled we were to run into her again recently! :-)
Usha Uthup and Mithun Chakraborty were among those who were conferred with the prestigious Padma Bhushan award for their outstanding contribution to Indian cinema.
Applause Entertainment has joined hands with the OTT platform aha for an adaptation of Vinay Sitapati's book, Half Lion: How P V Narasimha Rao Transformed India.
Subhash K Jha picks his favourite films of 2023 from south India.
Prominent regional platforms are giving competition to mainstream players Amazon Prime Video, Netflix and Disney+Hotstar.
It didn't take much of a spark for their chemistry to be felt on the ramp.
There is no plot, no central story line or theme. It appears Atlee felt if he put a Shah Rukh Khan (there are two of them actually!) on screen doing just about anything, the film would sell, sighs Nitin Sathe.
The last few days have been hectic for Congress president Rahul Gandhi, addressing various conclaves in London and in Germany. And, as is to be expected, not everyone is too pleased with what he's had to say.
Pranitha takes in Dubai... Dia tries photography... Mira wishes Sasha...
South Indian cinema's biggest superstars rock the show on OTT. Sukanya Verma gives us some recommendations for the week.
Dia Mirza and Bipasha Basu walked for Vikram Phadnis. And it was out of this world!
Bipasha Basu dazzled at India International Jewellery Week, literally!
The arrival of autumn in Srinagar marks its presence by changing the chinar leaves to orange-red.
Bollywood hero on the run, hijacked weddings, shrinks in need of therapy, Sukanya Verma lists the chaos and entertainment on OTT this week.
Modern masculinity will take 2023 by storm and change the gender dynamics in dating.
'He made people happy with his songs.' 'What matters is how many people you really make happy, how you connect and make them joyous and help them forget their problems.'
'People sometimes ridiculed him for the way he looked or dressed.' 'Sometimes they ran down his music.' 'But I have never heard him say one bad word about anyone.'
With ample whistle podu moments, Vikram is a macho blockbuster that shouldn't be missed, applauds Divya Nair.
NPPA's decision would also benefit domestic stent makers.
Everyone should believe in something, she says and she believes in.
'Today, we have 150,000 orders a month. And a monthly sale of Rs 1 crore.'
Jaishankar on Tuesday countered criticism of India's position on Ukraine.
Aliens, serial killers, time loops, disasters, Sukanya Verma gives you your OTT fix of the week.
'Just the fact that the biggest language at the box office was Telugu and not Hindi is startling.'
The OTT menu is hot as ever. Sukanya Verma tells us everything we can try out this week.
Getting a good night's sleep can work like magic for your skin since it is the only time your skin rests and repairs, rejuvenates and works on itself, advises Asha Hariharan, education director, Enrich Beauty.
There's a lot of action on the OTT front as well as in theatres.
Ganguly, who endorses Fortune Rice Bran Cooking Oil, felt discomfort on January 2 while performing physical exercise in the home gymnasium at around 11 am. Following this, he underwent an angioplasty at the Woodlands Hospital.
'This is the best time to do a pan-Indian film.'
Snapshots from the recently concluded India International Jewellery Week!
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