The 91st Annual Academy Awards was anything but boring, feels Aseem Chhabra.
The awards aren't the only story, and here, in chronological order, are my top 10 moments from this year's Globes.
The Emmy, Oscar and Golden Globe winner speaks truth to power.
If anyone thinks that the Golden Globes are insignificant, the Hollywood studios are out to prove them wrong.
Ahmed Shah Massoud's assassination, 9/11 and the defeat and ejection of the Taliban suggested a break in Afghanistan's history, but the events of August 2021 and the Taliban's return shows how deeper continuities remained in place, points out T C A Raghavan, former Indian high commissioner to Pakistan.
I binged on various shows this year -- some for work, some for pleasure, few I couldn't spare time for, others I didn't have access to while some started out fabulously only to fizzle towards the end.
They said a new release date will be announced once the "requisite clearances" are in place.
The Indian-American was one of the real sheroes at the awards.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Some of the Shortlisted finalists for the Sony World Photography Awards.
'Every day, after 'pack-up', Khansaab and Deepika would come for dance practice and rehearse till around 1-1.30 am.' 'The weather was a challenge because while on screen, it looks warm and sunny, it was actually bitterly cold, with a sharp, stinging wind which had the actors and dancers shivering in their summer clothing.'
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
... He is 11 years younger... makes more money than her...
Sidharth shoots in Bhopal... Gul gives us Lalita... Soha's little girl goes to school...
I thought Saudi Vellakka a glancing, loving depiction of the judicial system as a pageantry filled with performers trying to do right by everyone, do everything by the book, and failing despite their best attempts, observes Sreehari Nair.
It seems exasperating that with this amazing story, George Clooney couldn't bring about a rousing, breast-beating, educative motion picture with The Monuments Men, rants Raja Sen.
New kid on the block Razer Phone brings high-end features specially designed for gamers, says Ashish Narsale.
Urvi Malvania reports on the restructuring expected at Disney India under new MD Mahesh Samat.
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.
The hit parade of well-made movies continues, ticket sales are creeping up and OTTs are upping the game in one of the best years for the film industry.
Birdman. Boyhood. The Grand Budapest Hotel...
The band's trip to Rishikesh delayed their split till 1970! This & other unheard stories...
He may have missed out on a gold medal by the thinnest of margins, but the ever-smiling Murali Shreeshankar, who won a historic silver medal in men's long jump at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Thursday, says this is just the beginning; he is hungry for more success.
Cinema owners association bans films starring Pakistani actors.
Indo-Pak tensions cast its shadow on the Mumbai International Film Festival with organisers on Monday dropping Pakistani film "Jago Hua Savera" in its retrospective section amid threats of protests at its screening.
Politics, favouritism and poor taste in cinema have contributed to embarrassing choices for the Oscar race in the past. This little gem from India needs the love, emotional and financial support from the government as well as the Indian film industry, argues Aseem Chhabra.
He appears to prefer controlled environments and secure, guided outcomes. In this format, he seems to be at home across scales ranging from a studio-based interview to giant stadiums. It highlights the significance of control in the ruling dispensation's idea of narrative, observes Shyam G Menon.
The action romance entertainer completed its first week with Rs 163.95 crore collection at the box office.
'I have never seen such a large parade being commanded with such precision just by a vocal word of command.' 'I would like to import this technology to England.' Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd), then a final year cadet at the National Defence Academy remembers Queen Elizabeth II's visit to NDA in November 1983.
The 3D version of Sholay is tedious and feels like a classic novel being turned into a children's pop-up book. But Raja Sen recommends this cult classic for a taste of how good the Indian entertainer can truly be.
'By ruffling dignified feathers, and by polarising its audience, Kabir Singh has put movies and art back into our public discourse,' says Sreehari Nair.
Mad Max: Fury Road has a very realistic chance of sweeping the Oscars, predicts Raja Sen.
Let the grandeur do the talking instead of the gags, says Raja Sen.
'Pratchett's work mocked the very idea of literary limitations, going from police procedural in one book to Christmas adventure in the next, from vampires to football, from the birth of motion pictures to the examining of religion itself.'
And no, the list doesn't start and stop with Boman Irani!
'Another friend told me that the Russians had come to their homes, killed their neighbours and raped his neighbour's wife, and they killed even children in Bucha.'
Here's how she is linked to the most talked about Oscars speech of the year.
A phone with a 4K display akin to Sony Bravia TV screens.
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