Which films are *you* rooting for?
A cheap version of his opus Jodhaa Akbar, Ashutosh Gowariker's Panipat falls flat on its face at every end, with lacklustre writing and terrible character definition proving to be the movie's ultimate undoing, feels Rediff reader Anu Gopinath.
The 90th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. A quick glance at the winners, listed in bold.
'That very brand name comes in the way of people expecting something different from me.'
'Anger comes from a sense of righteousness, when you believe that you are right.' 'Nothing makes me angry.'
Remembering an incomparable actor by re-visiting his finest films.
Dunkirk may have been missed at the year's earlier awards shows, but thanks god, Chris Nolan's classic gets enough play at the Oscar noms.
Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami could have been flawless but for slightly substandard dialogues and cinematography, says Paloma Sharma.
The film is crude and filled with vulgar lines making it difficult to watch.
Sukanya Verma feels wonderment for Dil Se's fabulous, flawless frames, and she tells us why.
Director Shyamaprasad's Artist is one of his best works till date.
Did the human drama provoked by the Japanese invasion of Burma and the Indian exodus from Rangoon inspire director Vishal Bhardwaj's forthcoming epic?
A special word for Ayushmann: Hey Mogambo, your acting rocks!
Sardar Udham sets a great standard which, Utkarsh Mishra believes, would be emulated by other film-makers who want to make movies of this genre.
Siddharth Chauhan, winner of the Satyajit Ray Award
The 13th edition of Mumbai International Film Festival honoured several women documentary filmmakers recently.
As the legendary actor turns 60 today, we look at his finest performances in the last six decades.
'It is very difficult for anybody to say no to the fame and fancies that come along.' 'But I was courageous and had the strength to say no.'
With Joji, Dileesh Pothan has found a way, once more, to use everything he has learnt to further push the boundaries of his art, observes Sreehari Nair.
'Mard Ko Dard Nahin Hota is exactly why Hindi cinema needs more film-makers who know a South Indian language,' notes J Jagannath.
Sukanya Verma lists her favourite frames from Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam.
'My chowkidar and the paanwala near my house have seen Mirzapur.' 'They may have missed Delhi Crime but they have seen Mirzapur.' ''Delhi Crime won Emmy, people know me from Mirzapur'Sometimes I feel I have done so much work, why do people know me only by this role?'
Small-town India shines right through in these movie gems.
'Aditya Chopra thought the climax was too cliche but he still wanted to end the film on that note. He was adamant about it.' Cinematographer Manmohan Singh takes us behind the scenes of Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge.
There are no heroes or villains in No Fathers in Kashmir, but only helpless characters, who perhaps don't have a choice other than learning to live with what they're subjected to, notes Utkarsh Mishra.
A look at the winners of the 89th Annual Academy Awards.
Simmba is a dhamaka from the start till the end.
There is a group of La La Land haters -- especially jazz aficionados who feel the film gives too much importance to a white man who sets out to save the musical genre associated with the African American community, points out Aseem Chhabra.
Aseem Chhabra lists the top 10 films at the recent Toronto International Film Festival.
It's time to move on from fights and dances and clich, says Kshmaya Daniel.
Kanu Behl's Titli is one of the best films from India in recent years, says Aseem Chhabra from the Zurich film festival.
Island City should not be missed, raves Aseem Chhabra.
Moothon's script won the Sundance Institute's Global Filmmaking Award. Geethu Mohandas's movie is now coming to a theatre near you.
Director Praveen Sattaru talks about his National Award winning movie Chandamama Kathalu.
Kahaani 2 could have been a great film, but it isn't.
Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, Parinda, 1942: A LOve Story, Devdas, Kareeb, Mission Kashmir, Munnabhai MBBS, Rang De Basanti, Delhi 6, Bhag Milkha Bhag, Kalank... all bear the visual stamp of Binod Pradhan's genius.
Anaarkali Of Aarah is a tale well told.
Beneath its dazzling veneer, this emperor has no clothes, says J Jagannath.
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