Kahaani director Sujoy Ghosh lists film stories that he absoloutely loves.
'The way the anticipation is built up for Gabbar Singh's introduction scene with sound, image and details of his personality, like the combat boots he wears.' 'The camera comes so close -- not a tele lens shot, but a wide-angle close-up -- that you can almost smell Gabbar's breath.'
As we celebrate the actor's much deserved award, Divya Nair presents 10 landmark films in Suriya's career, ranked in order of performance.
From double dates to Demogorgon, it's all there on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists them.
Wondering what to watch on OTT this weekend? Namrata Thakker lists options to choose from.
The year 2012 has offered up several shards of cinematic joy.
'When you try to do something that's not been tried before, nobody likes that.'
Sholay's Basanti is the face of women's empowerment and gender equality. That's why, half a century after the movie first released, we're still talking about her.
The actress got emotional as she accepts the award for Best Actress for her Gujarati film, Kutch Express.
A look at Tamil films which earned critical acclaim and also commercial success!
From moments that felt long time in the coming to swashbuckling statements that could be interpreted in more ways than one, there are some that fanned our nostalgia, some made our jaws drop (or stomachs churn), some hit too close home, still others left us with a lingering sense of guilt. Sukanya Verma picks cinematic imagery that stood out in 2023.
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.
'Look after your own mother before looking after your neighbour's mother.' 'I don't believe in starving my own mother and feeding sweets to the neighbours.'
His cinema of compassion inspired me, gave me tools to develop empathy for others. But it also made me understand that serious, socially committed cinema with deeply engaging narratives and great performances is an art form to admire, appreciate and explore. Aseem Chhabra remembers Shyam Benegal, who passed into the ages on Monday evening.
'Suchitra Sen threatened to leave, with the film only 80 per cent complete.'
Sukanya Verma salutes the late actor's spectacular cinematic legacy.
'Both Shahid and Ishaan are over-thinkers and I'm constantly telling them to lighten up, chill.'
Shahana Goswami's Santosh has been shortlisted for the best foreign film Oscars.
Catch the blockbuster Saiyaara on OTT this week along with Rajinikanth's action-packed, Coolie.
'Out of sight, out of mind happens.'
The veteran actor passed into the ages in the early hours of Friday, April 4, 2025. Sukanya Verma looks back at his most memorable performances.
Today's Hindi film mothers are younger, trendier, more mischievous. But, truth be told, says Dinesh Raheja, I still do miss sometimes the comforting presence of the trad mother.
How wonderful it would be for all of us to watch the Oscar ceremony on March 2, 2025 and watch AWIAL win an Oscar, notes Aseem Chhabra.
'When you are a pioneer and someone who's put on a pedestal, but then the pedestal gets dusty, people don't look at the statue anymore.' 'They would say, 'Yes, yes, of course I know Bimal Roy. He made Do Bigha Zamin.'.'
Sukanya Verma looks at Bollywood's best-known diamond robberies in film.
'Even today, though my hair looks different, people recognise me wherever I go. They come up and say 'Aap Maine Pyar Kiya mein thi, na?' I think it's going to follow me to the grave.'
The 10-member jury was headed by filmmaker Vipul Shah. The awards were announced by jury member Dharam Gulati.
Aseem Chhabra picks Indian and other South Asian gems at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Inspector Zende had the potential to be genuinely entertaining. Instead, it settles for formulaic fun, observes Mayur Sanap.
Veteran Bengali filmmaker Gautam Ghose won the best director and screenplay award for his 'Abar Aranye' while Marathi film 'Shwaas' was adjudged the best feature film.
The world is celebrating Raj Kapoor's birth centenary, but when was the last time you watched an RK film?
Even after 50 years, Sholay remains a lasting reminder of unity, shared memories and the joy of cinema, notes Mohammad Asim Siddiqui.
'When India opened its doors to the world, moving away from an agrarian to a market economy, everything, whether life or love, was commodified.'
From facing Dennis Lillee to filming with Dharmendra, Mohsin Khan goes back in time in a freewheeling interview.
Deepa Gahlot picks the top 10 Karan Johar films -- some that he directed and others that he produced or co-produced -- that you can watch on steaming platforms.
'I make films which I think have the possibility of being liked by a majority of people, and you present it with the right emotions.'
'Thank you to the Cannes Film Festival for having our film here. Please don't wait 30 years to have another Indian film.'
'What is it about the institution of faith that makes somebody get a sense of impunity, that they believe they can get away with anything?'
'A director's actor, if I had told her to jump from a building, she would probably have.' 'But I only told her to jump off a running train...'
