'What is the guarantee that someone who comes in will not interpret the existing Cinematographer's Act and the law in the same way? The whole system needs an overhaul, and we, as an industry, should fight for it.' The Udta Punjab team reacts to the court verdict.
Bombay Velvet spends too much time on period details and loses focus, notes Aseem Chhabra.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities
'It's really sad to see a promising career cut short so rudely.'
Which movies should you watch in the coming year? We draw up a list.
'...Your confidence.' 'You go through this emotional roller coaster ride, which affects your partner as well.'
Aseem Chhabra picks Indian and other South Asian gems at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Bombay Velvet paints a pretty postcard but not the soul of its decade, feels Sukanya Verma.
'This man changed the mindset of a generation.'
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Not many in Gujarat are happy with the decision of sending 'The Good Road' as India's official entry to the 2014 Oscars.
In an embarrassment to the ruling party, two of its sitting ministers lost and six were trailing.
Saurabh Shukla, Piyush Mishra and Sanjay Mishra are not likely to be in the limelight when a film releases, but they are the ones who eventually light up the movie.
At the rally in Shimla's Ridge Maidan to mark the eighth anniversary of becoming prime minister, Modi said, "Now our borders are more secure than they were before 2014."
Know what Judi Dench said when Ali Fazal sent her mangoes?
'That only a certain Mumbai story -- look at Salaam Bombay and Slumdog Millionaire for other examples -- gets made when an international audience is as much a target as the desi viewer, should invoke questions of representation,' notes Vikram Johri.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Here's what caught our eye at the movies this year.
'I am glad I am getting to live my dream.' Anushka Sharma, on a career-high, talks about her films.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'Today is our independence day. Udta Punjab is not just a film anymore. It is a movement and one that has ended in the victory of democracy.'
"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.
A look at the Holi releases in the past decade.
'I don't find characters that are not grey that exciting.'
'If I make content for my 16-year-old son, I have to keep in mind that the timelines are not too long.' 'To make someone sit and watch an episode for 20-25 minutes or 45-50 minutes, I have to ensure that the plot is always on the move.'
Island City should not be missed, raves Aseem Chhabra.
Rangoli Chandel is in the news again. This time, for spreading communal hate through her Twitter posts.
At a time when priapic sex comedies are ruling the roost in Bollywood, Udta Punjab is nothing less than a fresh blast of oxygen!
While we wait for Batra's latest to drop on Amazon Prime Video on February 11, Sukanya Verma looks at how Bollywood has dealt with affairs of the heart over the years.
Over the last decade the Indian film industry has reinvented itself. Do film critics need to do that too?
'As I watched Sacred Games, I kept flinching at the thought of all the thorns poised to lodge themselves in the sides of the thin-skinned,' says Mitali Saran.
A look at B-town stars who turned die-hard fans onscreen!
'You taught me everything I needed to learn slowly and surely.'
Despite the Delhi police's tarnished reputation in recent months, viewers find themselves rooting for Inspector Hathiram Chaudhary because he displays both vulnerability and remorse, observes Ranjita Ganesan.
Netflix plans local studio in India push. Move comes as rival Amazon Prime Video lines up as many as 18 original shows for India.
'I hear any sound like "Ooh, aah, ouch" and you will know Alia is on set.' 'If she holds a gun in front of a person, that person wouldn't be scared because they would know she would harm herself first.'
The celebrities offer their condolences.
Sukanya Verma offers some amazing opening scenes in Hindi films that fuels an excitement for what happens next.
Are you looking forward to Bollywood's new love stories?
