'The entire cast was all for it, except one actor whose dates were not available.'
The 22nd edition IIFA awards in Abu Dhabi saw a lot of big wins and surprise misses.
While the Delhi government announced that schools will not be allowed to hike fees during the lockdown period and only tuition fee will have to be paid, Maharashtra has said parents can lodge complaints with district education officers if schools demanded fees. The Gujarat government had on Monday announced that private schools will not hike fees for an year. The West Bengal government has appealed to schools to refrain from hiking fees.
Mirzapur 2 has been entertaining everyone on Amazon Prime Video, and inviting interesting conversations.
After a dry, dreadful, spell of darkness and desolation, it looks like Bollywood love stories are ready to rock the silver screen again.
As Kuttey hits the screens this Friday, Sukanya Verma looks at the 10 best ensemble Hindi movies in recent times.
When the stars went traditional.
'Sex is such a healthy thing that your first encounter with it should be good, otherwise it scars you for life, it disturbs you for life.'
Joginder Tuteja lets us know what to expect.
The film may have worked better as a long and intriguing television series, one deserving a spin-off movie only after six seasons.
The green carpet has been rolled out, and everyone's looking good!
The CBSE had announced that it had rationalised the syllabus for Classes 9 to 12 for the 2020-21 session by up to 30 per cent to make up for the academic loss caused due to COVID-19. However, it was the decision to drop topics related to Social Sciences which drew sharp reaction from opposition parties like the Congress, Left, Trinamool Congress, Nationalist Congress Party and Shiv Sena.
'When people come to watch my work, I want them to take away something -- it could be the story, it could be an emotion they haven't felt in a very long time.'
Only three seats, which were among 12 constituencies where Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addressed rallies, were bagged by the BJP.
Air India Chairman Rajiv Bansal has been appointed as the new aviation secretary as part of a major top-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre on Wednesday. K Rajaraman, additional secretary in the department of economic affairs, has been appointed as secretary, department of telecommunications, a personnel ministry order said.
'Film shooting is a long process, and it is important to have a good bonding with the person you are going to spend six to eight months of your life.' 'Baaki, film toh bann jaati hain.'
How the gangster and cop will look in the much-awaited second season.
Like the first season, Sacred Games 2 has become a talking point once again, getting its share of love and flak from viewers.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the film-maker's work over the years.
Masaan recently screened at the ongoing French film festival and was given a rare five-minute standing ovation.
In a career of eight years, the actor -- who turned 33 on May 16 -- already has an impressive oeuvre.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives the box office verdict for the week.
Shilpa Shetty, Anurag Basu and Geeta Kapoor back in action with dance reality show Super Dancer 3.
A weekly roundup of the best and worst styles from the celebrity circuit.
While the media has been going into overdrive over red carpet appearances at Cannes, Nawazuddin Siddiqui has been quietly building a legacy.
Is this Shahid and Mira's first fashion outing?
Between that constant feeling of I've seen it all before and inability to balance comedy and darkness, Ludo wobbles towards its finish, sighs Sukanya Verma.
'Working with Papa was the toughest,' confesses Varun Dhawan.
Given the controversy over Uttar Pradesh's population control moves, Hemant Shivsaran/Rediff.com digs deep to find out how many children BJP MLAs in UP have.
Masaan received a five-minute standing ovation following its screening at the French Film Festival.
These movies may or may not have got critical acclaim, but when it comes to sheer eyeballs, these films did their job rather well.
'The redrawing of the map with the inclusion of Kalapani area by Nepal and endorsement from the House of Representatives shows the KP Oli government's move to gain cheap popularity in the name of nationalism'
The hits and misses of the week.
'Masaan is history for me. This is another journey with Raman Raghav 2.0. You have to clean your slate after every film, and not let its success or failure affect you.' Vicky Kaushal moves on, with Raman Raghav 2.0.
'The standing ovation in Cannes was a rare moment where I felt patriotic. I realised that the audience was not clapping for an individual but for the team that came from India with such a beautiful film.' Masaan's leading man Vicky Kaushal takes us through its making.