Whether roles for women get better or not, women are getting better at their craft with each passing year. In 2019, we saw some of our finest female actors show us exciting new facets of their capabilities in ways that'll inspire how roles ought to be written for years to come.
A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana ordered status quo in the present situation, and said the petition would be listed before an appropriate bench.
The best thing about this series is that the episodes are a little over 20 minutes long, which helps you browse through it easily. Yes, I did say browse because, despite a clever plot, terrible performances mire the experience, notes Moumita Bhattacharjee.
There are as many as three films and a Web series premiering on October 2.
Intelligent tools are being deployed to detect content pirated from OTT platforms.
'I hope to be back with more stories to tell'
The statement from the CBDT came as raids on the homes and offices of Bollywood actor Taapsee Pannu, director Anurag Kashyap and his partners who launched the now shuttered Phantom Films continued in Mumbai, Pune and Hyderabad for the second day. The searches also covered some executives of celebrity and talent management companies KWAN and Exceed, officials said.
On Father's Day, June 20, Joginder Tuteja looks at onscreen fathers who have impressed over the years.
Joginder Tuteja compares the first six months of 2020 with the first six months in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
The Body scores with superb performances and a thrilling story, feels Moumita Bhattacharjee.
While they were just launched as GenNext designers at LFW, Saaksha and Kinnari have been dressing Bollywood's leading ladies for long now.
With Deepika Padukone and Anushka Sharma not having a release in 2019 and Priyanka Chopra featuring in a solitary non-mainstream film, the ground was wide open for many actresses to make their mark.
'Had the police firing been responsible for the killing, then that would have been excessive use of force, but somebody killing somebody else in your presence shows that either you are complicit or incompetent, or both.'
'I meet him recently.' 'He was his usual cheerful, boisterous, self.' 'You didn't even get an iota of feeling about what he had gone through or may be going through internally.'
Rape accused Bahujan Samaj Party Member of Legislative Assembly Purshottam Naresh Dwivedi has threatened to take revenge on opposition parties, accusing them of implicating him in a false case. Dwivedi, 48, who represents Naraini seat in Uttar Pradesh assembly, was on the run after orders for his arrest were issued on Thursday in connection with the alleged criminal assault on the 17-year-old girl. The MLA was later sent to 14 days of judicial remand.
The slogan 'Khoon ka badla June mey' (the murders of 2010 shall be avenged in the summer of 2011) had instilled fear in the hearts of all those who wished well for Kashmir.
'Both Kangana and Rangoli really love me and that's because they give me so much of time and attention from their lives.'
The Income Tax Department on Wednesday raided the homes and offices of Bollywood actor Taapsee Pannu and filmmaker Anurag Kashyap as well as his partners who launched the now shuttered production house Phantom Films, officials said.
The man also went live on Facebook five times from the protest site and the cover picture of his profile showed him holding a sword.
The regulator has asked portfolio managers not to leverage the portfolio of clients for investment in derivatives and not indulge in speculative transactions that are not accompanied by actual delivery, except for derivatives trades. This is done with the intention of reducing volatility in the market and curbing undue risks.
'I just want to up my own timing. That's the only reason I'm running.' 'I'm not thinking of who is doing what films and if I am better or worse.' 'I just want to better what I have done before.'
The hits and misses of the week.
Sukanya Verma looks at 2019's winners and washouts so far.
The actor made us believe in the power of a glamorous black lehenga as she strode the runway for Manav Gangwani at the India Couture Week.
Summer is kicking in and Bollywood's pretty darlings are basking in it body and soul. Here's a glimpse of their sun kissed pictures.
'His relationship with Sridevi was not meant to work out, especially since both of them were ambitious, driven and passionate.'
The iconic British brand acquired by Unilever in 2009 from American major Sara Lee, is attempting to get a new image with actors Sidharth Malhotra and Varun Dhawan.
Even though 2019 turned out to be a good year for Bollywood with a record count of films in the Rs 100 crore club -- there's an average of at least one major success every month -- quite a few films emerged as big disappointments commercially.
The hits and misses of the week.
'I have a goal that one day, before audiences walk into a theatre, they will think that it's a Taapsee Pannu film and so, it will be worth their time and money.'
Families of the 40 CRPF jawans, who were martyred in the dastardly terror attacks in Pulwama, have not yet been able to comprehend the huge void left behind.
The train, Akal Takht Express was halted at the Akbarganj Railway station at 1:14 am.
Between phony philosophical musings and Abbas-Mustan level of believe-it-or-not twists, Sadak 2 dodders towards its dead end destination, notes Sukanya Verma.
Sushant Singh Rajput came, sparkled and left for a world that will hopefully understand and treat him better, hopes Sukanya Verma.
'John Abraham has Popeye's muscles and Bluto's scowl, but how many times can you watch a deadpan Hulk pull out a van door or burst forth from a truck tyre?' asks Sukanya Verma.
Rangoli Chandel is in the news again. This time, for spreading communal hate through her Twitter posts.
