Modern Love: Mumbai has a mostly good selection of stories, and unlike so many other OTT shows that seem to think profanity and sex depict modernity, this one can be watched with the family without any discomfort, observes Deepa Gahlot.
We go on the sets of the film, Lethal Commission.
OTT has been flooded with a number of film and Web series releases, and many of them are very entertaining.
A look at the contestants of Miss Diva Universe 2014 beauty pageant.
Joginder Tuteja lists the sequels coming up.
'We stood by him through his highs and lows and this is possibly his lowest.' 'The least we can do is stand by him now.'
'The film stared at me and asked me a question. As a producer you have made financial decision but it's time that as a woman you made a decision from your heart. That's what I did,' says Lipstick Under My Burkha producer Ekta Kapoor.
Reader Rohit Malhotra has sent us a photograph.
Directed by Alankriti Shrivastava, the film stars a bevy of talented actresses.
Bhumi Pednekar and Konkona Sen Sharma's ode to sisterhood, Robert Pattinson's amusing accent, Satyajit Ray's many masterpieces, Steven Soderbergh's breakout indie, Mark Ruffalo's good fight -- all this and more on Sukanya Verma's recommendation list on OTT this week.
Turning 30!!! is a collection of cliches running through a harebrained script.
The cast and director of Turning 30 get candid about the film.
Joginder Tuteja lets us know what to expect.
8 instances when Indian movies and Web shows were neck deep in trouble!
"CBFC is part of the government, the responsibility of which is not only limited to issuing certificates to the films but also to preserve the culture and tradition of the country. CBFC is needed so that right kind of films are exhibited in public.
Netflix has unveiled a line-up of 15 original series as well as returning seasons of popular shows.
Ranaut, who made headlines with her ugly spat with Dosanjh on Twitter, was served a legal notice on Friday by the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee which is seeking an unconditional apology from the actor.
'For the film-maker, as for the photographer, barbershops with their many moments of interest -- wall-to-wall mirrors, shiny accoutrements, beaded curtains -- provide ample scope for mis-en-scene,' says Ranjita Ganesan.
There was no law or autonomous body governing digital content in India so far. Now, OTT and other platforms, including digital news websites, are expected to fall within a governmental framework of rules and regulations.
Akshay Kumar's success rate continues.
Vinod Mirani gives us his weekly verdict.
'Of all artists who openly support the current political dispensation, she is far and away the finest,' argues Sreehari Nair. 'With the exception of perhaps Tabu, no Indian actress has done more to extend the range of the feminine mystique in Hindi cinema.'
The hits and misses of the week.
"Horrifying", "heartbreaking" and "barbaric" is how many in the film industry, including actors-filmmakers Anil Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Rajkummar Rao, Twinkle Khanna, Anurag Kashyap and Sonam Kapoor Ahuja, described the Sunday night violence at the Jawaharlal Nehru University while demanding that the perpetrators are brought to justice.
The hits and misses of the week.
'This is a film that trumpets out its sex -- it is content in being a girl's version of the archetypical boy's locker-room picture.' 'And if it was just that, that would have been fun too, but Lipstick Under My Burkha doesn't want to affect your senses, it wants to control your mind!' Sreehari Nair comes away unimpressed.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'Around the same time, I watched Rock On!! where those guys have that midlife crisis.' 'They are busy with their corporate jobs and then they want to start singing again.' 'Seeing that, I got a boost.' 'I felt if I don't give acting a full chance again, I will regret it.' 'So I decided to quit my job and pursue acting full time.'
'We've no objections to women wearing lipstick under a burqa. But the film shows these women doing unmentionable things,'
'There are enough LGBTQ people in the industry, so I don't feel like a misfit.'
Sukanya Verma glances at the changing faces of women bonding in Hindi movies.
There are 12 actresses, who are among Bollywood's busiest, working on multiple films simultaneously. Just who are they?
'The idea is to celebrate your imperfections because God has made us all the same, right?'
'I don't remember the last time I was this invested in the characters of a story since Doordarshan's golden age or early days of cable television boom,' applauds Sukanya Verma.
'After Gully Boy, many interesting projects started coming my way.' 'But things really changed with the Filmfare. Now, people notice me.' 'It's a good space, where you don't have to tell people who you are.'
Aseem Chhabra picks the finest Indian films in the 2010-2019 decade.
The Padmavati controversy has come at an awakard time for Bollywood.
So many films have been made with Muslim characters. But how many have actually got them right?
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