The hits and misses of the week.
After watching Uri: The Surgical Strike, Syed Firdaus Ashraf gets the feeling that Modi has added another tool to help him win the 2019 Lok Sabha election: Hindi cinema...
'I pray to god that nothing like that happens again in our country so that we are forced to make something like Uri again.'
2019 had as many as 17 films in the Rs 100/200/300 crore clubs. What's even more remarkable is that 10 directors made their debut in this elite club, something totally unprecedented.
The first month of 2021 has not had any notable releases but January usually starts on a blockbuster note.
Because it costs a shit-ton of money. Full disclosure: I won't accept a wedding ring that costs Rs 1L or less. But Rs 1L and more seems like a LOT of money. Enough for me to think about better ways to spend it. Stocks? Mutual Funds? SIPs? *GASP* NFTs and Crypto?
Overburdening of hills with construction coupled with saturation of soil and seepage seem to be responsible for landslides in Shimla city, said Principal Scientific Officer, Himachal Pradesh Council for Science Technology and Environment (HIMCOSTE) S S Randhawa.
2019 seems totally ready for new directors, with superstars queuing up to work with fresh talent.
Joginder Tuteja lists the biggest box office successes with stars in uniform.
The concluding part of the A to Z guide to a year that will soon become history.
The third installment of Vidyut Jammwal's Commando is faring quite well at the box office, never mind the reviews.
When the top stars refused to play Milkha Singh, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra went down another route. A riveting excerpt from the director's memoir The Stranger In The Mirror.
Some films have done predictably well at the box office while others have emerged as surprise hits.
'All this just shows how unpredictable life is.'
Movies, their motives and time of release make me wonder if we'll ever be able to see India as India and not a reflection of its governments, notes Sukanya Verma.
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu presented the National Film Awards to the year's winners with actors Vicky Kaushal, Ayushmann Khurrana and Keerthy Suresh receiving top honours.
As many as 17 films entered the Rs 100 Crore Club in 2019.
As the second season of The Night Manager hits the OTT screen, Deepa Gahlot looks back at the top spy thrillers on streaming platforms.
Bollywood celebrated Raksha Bandhan with their siblings over the weekend, and posted lovely pictures on Instagram.
Watch Commando 3 only if you want to to lose your sanity, warns Prasanna D Zore.
'A look at the winners and losers tells us that the topic of the film is but one factor in ensuring success.'
Cinema halls have been ordered to shut down in many cities after the COVID-19 scare, so films are being screened only at a limited number of cinemas.
A look at the top tweets from Bollywood celebrities!
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries
'This is a movie made with this gaze fixed on its immediate well-wishers, while at the same time it squints hard looking for those swaying back and forth on the fence,' notes Rohit Sathish Nair.
Ajit Mishra, Vice President, Research, Religare Broking, answers readers' stock market queries. Ajit will offer his unbiased views on a weekly basis
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