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.
'They are waiting for the kind of experience they had in the film, the kind of emotion they felt in the film.'
Actor-filmmaker Satish Kaushik, who headed the jury for the 63rd National Awards, says this was one of the best years in the life of Indian cinema so far.
'Thank you for being an inspiration, not just to me but to an entire generation.'
What happened on the sets of Saagar. The role Irrfan desperately wanted to play. What Sayani Gupta is up to.
Variety is the spice of life and the greatest USP of OTT platforms. Sukanya Verma points out all the wonderful stuff to choose from this week's mix.
Shraddha, Varun, Nora on the making of what appears to be a memorable movie.
Sukanya Verma looks at what's looking hot on the OTT menu this week.
Pinch your nerves, and trust the ghoul -- blood will be spilled; women, children, and grouchy old men will be dismembered! observes Sreehari Nair.
If Irrfan could have been our finest professor of empirical philosophy, and Nawaz is our foremost poet of that space halfway between the gutter and the stars, then Jaideep Ahlawat has to be our greatest artist-scientist, asserts Sreehari Nair.
A tough initial lockdown was imposed beginning March 25 but dreams of a V-shaped recovery after it was eased in May have been obliterated by a surge in cases and new lockdowns.
Janhvi Kapoor does well as the girl trying to assert her 'kaabiliyat', observes Sukanya Verma.
Aseem Chhabra introduces us to the best of Berlinale.
The celebrity florist has designed for the Royalty and more recently, Isha Ambani's wedding.
A look at the top tweets from your Bollywood celebrities.
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.
'Having dedicated my life towards improving breast healthcare in my motherland. I shall continue to work with rock-solid determination following this "chosen" path.'
Malayalam actor Sharafudheen talks about the films that defined his career.
The league said last week that the deal, called 'Boost La Liga', would strengthen its clubs and give them funds to spend on new infrastructure and modernisation projects as well as increasing how much they could spend on players' salaries.
Anil Kapoor's mastery shows in how he finds the space between an actor reaching out to his actuality while remaining an actor while Anurag Kashyap's comfort in bullying his co-actor fuels their bickering camaraderie, notes Sukanya Verma.
Joginder Tuteja presents the movie milestones in Shah Rukh Khan's career.
On his 55th birthday, Sukanya Verma celebrates his inimitable ways in 10 scenes that she keeps returning to time and again.
'One often assumes that after being in a marriage for a while, one knows their partner really well.' 'But do we really know what they want?' 'What they need? What they seek.'
'Access is such a big step.' 'But once you enter those rooms, it's up to what you do in those rooms.' 'Film-making is a very expensive business and they will not put money into people they don't believe in.' 'So talent speaks at the end of the day.'
Prithviraj has given his career's best performance in Ayalum Njanum Thammil , says Paresh C Palicha.
The cinematographer talks about his experience of shooting Barfi!
'I have been lucky to be at the right place at the right time, so my life and career have taken a trajectory as the flow goes.'
She's also an amazing mother, daughter, sister, wife and business partner.
'Putting your life at stake defending your motherland is the best feeling you can get.'
'But it is a choice I have made, not something forced upon me.'
Director-actor Samuthirakani gets candid about his journey in the film industry.
Penguin falters because it starts losing steam at the most crucial juncture -- the last 20 minutes, notes Joginder Tuteja.
Soorarai Pottru HELD A Ganesh Nadar'S attention till the last frame.
'Today, a four-year-old child knows how to go on YouTube and see everything.' 'What are you going to control and what are you going to tell them? Nothing.' 'This is the generation we are living in.'
As Katy Perry began her first concert in Mumbai, all thoughts of the heat and the need for water quite literally evaporated, says 17-year-old Maya Dominic.
'Ranveer was seeing a girl and then I think they broke up many months later.' '8-10 months later, I started seeing her.'
Hansal Mehta's nine-hour drama series Scam 1992 needs to be viewed by everyone, young and old, recommends Moumita Bhattacharya.
Given Narendra Modi's trust in him, Praful Khoda Patel is unlikely to back down in Lakshadweep.
Sukanya Verma looks at what stood out in a mostly humdrum affair.
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