Kapil Dev's historic World Cup win wasn't the only highlight of 1983. Sukanya Verma looks back how the year treated Bollywood.
For all its conceptual highs, Her is not a film about technology, though it is partly a cautionary fable. This is a film about love. A film to love.
Goodbye makes ordinary places, ordinary people and ordinary events become interesting, observes Mayur Sanap.
'With the media and social media pulling them down every second day, there are no heroes left.' 'What we have are actors and we want to see them play characters which are real, human and identifiable.'
In an online chat, career counsellor Amit Bansal shared crucial career advice with readers on how to pick the right stream and college to study engineering.
Shiraz: A Romance of India, a 1928 Indo-British-German silent classic, will tell the epic tale once again. And you're invited.
Dear Friend is for those who idealised Dil Chahta Hai all out of proportion, and then warmed up to the premise that friendship could be a lot more complicated, and transient, observes Sreehari Nair.
Almost everything about Zid can be best described as botched, says Nishi Tiwari.
'That very brand name comes in the way of people expecting something different from me.'
'You'll find more wisdom on such matters in a Sara Ali Khan interview,' says Sukanya Verma.
Story wise, Raaz Reboot is full cliches and will remind of you of quite a few horror flicks both Bollywood and Hollywood, says Namrata Thakker!
In 2020, Hindi cinema had a tough time staying on par with its southern counterparts.
Director Gunasekhar deserves applause for his attempt to capture history on screen, but the melodramatic screenplay, never-ending battle scenes and highly exaggerated performances give an unreal quality to this real-life account.
Bhaag Johnny is a mangled mess of a film, says Nishi Tiwari.
The Wolf of Wall Street can really please the senses. Just remember to forget your humanity for a while, says Paloma Sharma.
'I knew one day I will explode if I don't get some sanity with making music.'
Norway nabbed the first gold medal of the Winter Games on Saturday
And Patrick D'Souza managed to score a perfect 100 in 4 of his attempts!
Despite its stiffness, in Aarkkariyam, a supernatural glow does shine out of the ordinary.
Doesn't he know that the Indian audience has settled itself with a certain strain of mediocrity that lands up at the cinemas every Friday?
Quantico looks like your run-of-the-mill Homeland-esque drama whose only USP is Priyanka Chopra.
'Rohit had so much talent that he would have made it anyhow, under any coach, but I am happy I was able to guide him.'
For women's hockey in the country, this result may well turn out to be a watershed moment.
Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami could have been flawless but for slightly substandard dialogues and cinematography, says Paloma Sharma.
'What Super 30 really wants to say is Hrithik Roshan can be an action hero without showing off his sculpted torso,' says Sukanya Verma.
Small-town India shines right through in these movie gems.
The discussion was part of a digital campaign which was launched by former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly, actors Babushaan Mohanty and Rachel White last year to demand 'Bharat Ratna' for Major Dhyan Chand.
Watching the mild-mannered actress return to screen after a personally difficult time resonates with the headway she makes as Maya, says Sukanya Verma.
Thegidi directed by debutant P Ramesh is an exciting investigative thriller revolving around a massive insurance scam.
'You come out of the theatre feeling happy, inspired, with moist eyes and in awe.'
Padmarajan's Thoovanathumbikal has become a part of Malayali mythology, just as its maker himself now possesses mythological status.
A look at the top performers in the IPL this year, who set the T20 tournament alight with outstanding performances this season.
Desi Kattey is an insipid mishmash of just about every script engaging two friends going separate ways meets underdog sports hero, rants Sukanya Verma.
Two Kannada films-- Paramashiva and Pandya that have remained in the cans for at least two years are releasing today.
Neerja Pandey's Baby, one must say, wouldn't have been as interesting without the lead troika.
Movies, their motives and time of release make me wonder if we'll ever be able to see India as India and not a reflection of its governments, notes Sukanya Verma.
Friendships are not merely severed, but built over scuffles. And just about anything can stir things up -- a long-standing feud, a pointless stare, a disrupted moral stance, a fist that ricochets off a face and smacks another face in the near vicinity, observes Sreehari Nair.
Raman Raghav 2.0 is unlikely to be remembered as one of Anurag Kashyap's finest movies.
'The personal satisfaction is big because under the circumstances that we played this Roland Garros, even if I played an amazing match this afternoon, the conditions are a little bit not the conditions that I will choose, never, to play an event like this'
Filmistaan has a strong plot and well-developed characters, says Paloma Sharma.
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