John Abraham is impressive in Attack. Sadly, the story is not, notes Namrata Thakker.
Does Manmarziyaan feature in your list?
Regina Cassandra talks about her experience of working in Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham.
Amazon Prime Video has announced a huge number of assorted Web series and movies, and the slate sure looks interesting.
Aditya Roy Kapur talks about his first solo lead film, Ashiqui 2, and what he loves about his sister-in-law Vidya Balan.
Jawan springs a real surprise when it boldly and directly points fingers at the ineffective government and appeals to recognise the power of the finger and vote. Six months before the next general Indian election, this is no coincidence, observes Sukanya Verma.
What is noticeable in both movies is the willingness with which both the ageing stars -- Kamal is 68 and Rajini, four years older at 72 with a kidney transplant that he has not shied away from acknowledging -- have learnt to respect their age and bodies, notes N Sathiya Moorthy.
A lowdown on what's happening in the Malayalam film industry.
February has its share of biggies coming up, and one hopes that the big bucks continue to flow at the box office with audiences making a beeline for films.
'She should stick to giving her opinion on cinema.'
Action Jackson is a drinking game of a film, one well over the so-bad-it's-good line, its main merit being that it holds some genuine surprises -- and makes sure its hero looks like a jackass, says Raja Sen.
Which film are *YOU* looking forward to?
'What we did in this (1971) war and with what motive (was incredible).' 'We helped Bangladesh become an independent country, and the very next day, we left their soil and came back to our country.'
'If Rajinikanth has any interest in joining politics he would tell me first.'
'We think we know him because he's written about everyday.' 'But how many of us know him as a person?'
Too bad the one time it is friendly to the environment, Tiger chooses to celebrate his Diwali with 'meetha' and not 'pathaaka', points out Sukanya Verma.
A look at the top 10 tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
All eyes are on the June theatre releases.
The year is coming to an end and overall, it's been one hell of a year! We have had our share of ups and downs and we look forward to a better 2020. While we count down the days to the new year, let's also reflect on those who gave us strength to stand up in what we believe, the courageous who didn't bow down and the ones with gumption who inspired us to be better. We, Rediff.com, have selected 26 personalities, who we think are worthy of the title -- HERO OF THE YEAR -- and we want you, dear readers, to choose your hero!
From damsels versus dragons to showbiz shenanigans, ready to catch all the action on OTT this week?
'What Super 30 really wants to say is Hrithik Roshan can be an action hero without showing off his sculpted torso,' says Sukanya Verma.
Manglish is a typical star vehicle that does not deserve a critical dissection.
More than anything else, Pathaan is a silent and subtle statement of Shah Rukh Khan about his place, his commitment to cinema and, if one can say, his politics, observes Mohammad Asim Siddiqui.
'If you are dark, you can't be a hero.' 'If you have curly hair, you can't be a hero.' 'If you were muscular, you had to become a fighter.' 'Today if you are muscular, you can be a hero.' 'Salman Khan made being muscular fashionable.'
'Ours is a disaster movie with no big stars, songs or commercial ingredients.' 'Yet, it is Malayalam cinema's highest grosser.'
The latest updates from the Malayalam film industry.
'When he was offered B R Chopra's Zameer, many advised him against playing Saira Banu's father, pointing out that a decade ago, he had been her hero in her debut film, Junglee.' 'When he asked me, I pointed out that he was an actor first, so nothing should stop him from playing any role.'
'I play an urban girl after a very long time.' 'What I saw in her was that she was very, very, gutsy.'
If you think Bollywood's kitschy overkill from the 1980s is stuff of throwback terror, wait till the big, bad, bold fashion of the 1970s is unleashed upon you.
I don't remember Rajinikanth beheading anyone so brutally in any of his previous films. Or glamourising so much of blood and violence. This is an altogether different version of a brutal Ra1jinikanth, something you and I had probably never imagined before, observes Divya Nair.
With any luck, Bollywood will get back on its feet again and give us much to awe and amaze about.
Akarshana Sathish collected 4,834 books and used them to open three libraries for children in Hyderabad.
Tadap makes sure that it reaches out to the youth, observes Joginder Tuteja.
Veteran actor-director pays tribute to the late Hollywood acting stalwart.
'Shah Rukh had only one bad habit -- he would wake up late. It became my duty to wake him up during the shooting of King Uncle, Karan Arjun and Koyla, since all three films were shot outstation.' Rakesh Roshan takes Patcy N/ Rediff.com back in time.
'If ever there was a film that begged to be celebrated on the big-screen -- heck, that begged viewing with 3D glasses -- it is this one, a sensational ride that throws you, the viewer, into the deep-end and drags you along for a chained and scorched and unbelievable ride,' says Raja Sen.
This isn't a hatchet job, and my excuse for the exercise is my feeling that when you invert some of the clichés mentioned here, you might just arrive at the portals of genuine movie-making energy, says Sreehari Nair.
The latest updates from the Malayalam film industry.
Anil Kapoor on 24: Season 2, intimate scenes and son Harshvardhan.
