'I am glad Aranyer Din Ratri is being shown at Cannes.' 'The film was better appreciated outside India even when released originally.'
The top 10 films of the year may not be great by themselves but they stand out amidst the other OTT releases.
The 96th Annual Academy Awards saw a lot of glamour on the red carpet, as Hollywood's A-listers attended the biggest awards night of the year.
''Chadwick Boseman didn't get sympathy votes because he is dead.' 'He would have won even if he were alive.' 'What a contrast to our nation where you are instantly anointed to greatness if you are dead and your abysmally mediocre posthumous film gets designated as a classic,' sighs Subhash K Jha.
Bollywood makes way for regional cinema at the 65th National Awards.
The very timing of the Phalke Award on Rajini now, days ahead of Tamil Nadu voting in the assembly election, may have taken away the seriousness and credibility attaching to the Centre's decision, making it sound every bit political, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
The BAFTAs were held at London's Royal Festival Hall on February 16.
The 68th National Film Awards saw actors from across India get together for the prestigious ceremony in New Delhi.
The nominations for the 97th Annual Academy Awards were announced by Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott.
Rehana Sultan was all set to be a path-breaker. The time was right. Hindi cinema had emerged from the 1960s musicals era. But somehow, leading film-makers of the time did not believe Rehana had that cachet. It was Zeenat Aman who ended up being the definitive taboo-trasher of the era. Dinesh Raheja salutes the trendsetter of the 1970s, Rehana Sultan.
'With passage of time, Kamal did move away from the humdrum of commercial cinema, using it only as a peg to launch a new concept or new technology, as no other actor/film-maker has done in Indian cinema.' N Sathiya Moorthy assesses the career and politics of movie legend Kamal Haasan on his 70th brthday.
A look at star arrivals!
Take a look at some of the best dressed attendees and winners at Elle Graduates 2024.
It wasn't gold, but black that dominated the red carpet at the Iconic Gold Awards in Mumbai.
'I've not been doing much work because I was not getting the kind of roles I want to do.'
'I have been told that legends like Mammootty, Aamir Khan and even Shahid Kapoor were being considered for the National Award. I'm thrilled to have won it.' Sanchari Vijay talks about his National Award-winning movies.
'I didn't like doing jhatak-mataks. I would subconsciously start feeling, 'Oh my God, my makeup man and my driver will be watching this.''
Although India's hopes to nab the big one went unrealised, it was heartening to see filmmaker Payal Kapadia and her globally acclaimed creation All We Imagine As Light, among the nominees for Best Non-English Film and Best Director. Aside from that disappointment, the Golden Globes remain a ho-hum affair livened up by occasional display of wit and wildness.
A look at the big winners of the night!
Check out the star arrivals.
The action comes alive in New Delhi.
The 22nd edition IIFA awards in Abu Dhabi saw a lot of big wins and surprise misses.
'As a parent, it had me terrified. As a human being, it compelled me to look at people with greater empathy, to understand life with greater nuance, and to see beyond the black and white. I wanted to hug my kids. To tell them it's alright. To tell myself I can do better.'
Here's looking at pictures from the event.
In a year where we can find positives in wins for the great Gulabi Gang documentary and ace cinematographer Rajeev Ravi, the silver lining doesn't seem as wide if our priorities remain as skewed.
Pictures from the glittering IIFA Utsavam awards.
Parasite created history at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards as the South Korean class drama went on to become the first foreign language film to pick up the top prize of the Best Motion Picture cast award.
The Iconic Gold Awards 2022 was held at Mumbai's Hotel Sahara Star over the weekend, and it was quite a star-studded affair.
'We have to keep knocking on it before we get a response.'
Stars dazzle at the Zee Cine Awards 2019.
'Sudip sir keeps telling me that what I have done is very Hollywood.'
'Sunny sir keeps me distracted from my morning sickness.'
The 92nd Annual Academy Awards are currently underway at Hollywood and Highland in California, and the stars are dressed glamorously for Hollywood's biggest party.
A lowdown on all the goings-on in the Malayalam film industry.
The second edition MTV IWMBuzz Digital Awards were held in Mumbai, and celebrities made it a point to collect their award.
Shahana Goswami's Santosh has been shortlisted for the best foreign film Oscars.
The balance was so perfect in that moment, the irony so rich. Those who cheered on Elia Kazan were cheering on the one quality that made him such a singular artist: He was his own man and not susceptible to groupthink. Those who protested Kazan's presence were protesting that very quality: They were saying that he was too much of an outlier, a wolf in a radical's clothing. Sreehari Nair captures his Kodak moment at the Oscars.
Queen, directed by Vikas Bahl, has picked up an award for Best Hindi film as well.
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