On Shashi Kapoor's 83rd birth anniversary, Subhash K Jha looks at his top five productions.
Sanjay Sharma, 50 from Nanded, Maharashtra shares his dreams for 2020s.
'In the process, I hope that our Earth will be able to heal some more.'
'I loved doing Bunty Aur Babli. I love working with Rohit Shetty. I just shot for Dilwale. Kuch bhi karva leta hain mujhse (he makes me do anything)!' I worked in Jolly LLB for free. It was just a night's work. We laughed till we died during the shooting. It was such a cute character!' Meet Bollywood's busiest actor, Sanjay Mishra.
'In this day and age when love is just a swipe away, Shiddat talks about love in its purest, most honest form.'
'The show's success has only gone on to reinforce my belief that the best way to tell a story is with honesty, love and conviction... easier said than done in our industry!'
'The size or economic potential of no event can be a valid excuse to break the law of the land.'
Did you know Nargis was to have played the Madhubala role, but opted out because she has reservations about working with Dilip Kumar? Do you know how Naushad and Shakeel Badayuni came up with the words for the immortal Pyaar Kiya Toh Darna Kya?
On the warpath over the appointment of Gajendra Chauhan as FTII chairman, students of the premier institute on Monday threatened to launch a hunger strike for his ouster as the fast by a faculty member for "immediate resolution" of the crisis entered its third day on Monday.
When rejected for a role in the school play, she took to costume designing by chance.
The contribution from the President will be used to procure units of PAPR (powered air purifying respirator), which are state-of-the-art equipment to enable medical professionals breathe during surgeries and protect them from infection, an official communique said.
Anahat Singh seals berth for World Junior Squash C'ship after topping selection trials
We asked readers to help Tiger out by suggesting titles for his new film with Hrithik Roshan, and we got many responses!
'Once Mohanlal's ever-swelling entourage grasped his enormous worth, once it realized that the innate Mohanlal appeal could be profited from, it set about to exploit, to make uproars, to create the Mohanlal brand.' 'And he wasn't meant to be a brand. He was meant to be an artist, a tireless explorer of the unique seas inside him,' asserts Sreehari Nair.
As much as we enjoy and write reams and reams about our amazement at the Kantara climax, 30 years on from now, will we remember these portions more fondly or the ones where Shiva is simply hanging out with his friends, mulls Rohit Sathish Nair.
Sukanya Verma tells you everything you need to know about the Oscars.
What If has its moments but doesn't really shine through in entirety, says Paloma Sharma.
'Thank you for being an inspiration, not just to me but to an entire generation.'
Vanessa Kirby is sure to be nominated for the Best Actress Oscar award, and Frances McDormand of Nomadland will give her a healthy competition, feels Aseem Chhabra.
A look at the big winners of the night!
Check out the impressive line-up at the International Film Festival of South Asia.
'Somewhere, I have to be true to myself. At this point in life, I am more interested in human drama.'
Karnad, a recipient of Jnanpith Award, was also conferred the Padma Shri in 1974 and the Padma Bhushan in 1992.
'The digital release is part of cinema's ongoing process of evolution.' 'One shouldn't avoid change. I wouldn't.'
Yorgos Lanthimos's royal drama has 12 nominations!
'Portraying the life of commoners, I V Sasi was a man who created wonders for the silver screen.'
'In Angamaly Diaries, dreams, kinks, small corruptions, cheap lives, and hopes are all given their due and that attitude frees us up to believe that perhaps there is more good than bad in the sum total of us.' 'This is a coming-of-age tale taken straight out of a diary written in blood,' says Sreehari Nair.
'A production designer could earn Rs 10 lakh per film. It could be Rs 70 lakh for an established designer.'
'He was a fighter, a stunt man and an action director, the master of all things rugged. Yet, he had the softest heart.'
Taking a dig at China, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said 'some irresponsible nations' with their narrow partisan interests and hegemonic tendencies are coming up with wrong definitions of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
The latest updates from the Malayalam film industry.
Why were two of 2018's critically panned films awarded?! exclaims Aseem Chhabra.
'Oscar has been given to A R Rahman.' Ringa Ringa Ringa, Choli ki peeche kya hai -- What's the difference? Exactly the same. Also, Jai ho.' 'I did Ramba ho in 1985.' 'Rahman combined three of my songs and got Best Original Score.' 'The Ho came from me.' 'Bappi Lahiri brought the Ho to Bollywood.'
On the 20th anniversary of her tragic death, the actress remains strikingly relevant.
As an exercise, Ray is an effort worth encouraging. As a collaboration, it a hit and miss, notes Sukanya Verma.
Victory moved Angela Lee to 3 victories and no losses in her career, and more significantly, carved her name into the annals of history.
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani on Tuesday hinted at rolling out 5G telecom services in the second half of 2021 and said policy steps are needed to accelerate the early rollout of ultra-high-speed 5G services that are affordable and available everywhere. Ambani, whose four-year-old telecom venture Jio has captured the No.1 spot offering free voice calling and data at dirt-cheap rates, also pitched for developing hardware manufacturing in India, saying the nation cannot rely on imports in such a critical area. 5G is the 5th generation mobile network that enables connecting virtually everyone and everything together including machines, objects, and devices. India, he said, is today among the best digitally connected nations in the world.
