The eulogies will pour for Ustad Zakir Hussain. There will be those who recount his genius, his enterprise, his achievements, his grace, and his charm. I have no selfies or autographs to remember him by, but I will never forget his most generous and gracious gift to me -- one day in heaven, among the celestial ensemble of Indian music.
Yorgos Lanthimos's royal drama has 12 nominations!
'We were asked to add a dialogue where the politician says she admires Mrs Gandhi.'
This comes as a rare miss for RRR, which bagged a Golden Globe for Best Original Song for the song Naatu Naatu and Critics Choice Awards for Best Foreign Language film and Best Song.
The singers' live performance at the 95th Academy Awards was a goose-bump moment with American dancers doing justice to the track.
A look at the big winners of the night!
Lataji had once picked her favourites, albeit reluctantly, and told Subhash K Jha just why they were so close to her heart.
The composer thanked other artists for the making of the song.
'Whenever people say to me that all my work looks unique, I say to them originality is the art of concealing your source.' 'You can't see the sources that I take from because usually, they are Indian.' 'But then Indians don't find my work Indian.'
'I would also like to congratulate the team of The Elephant Whisperers on their win today bringing another Oscar to India.'
Despite the mediocrity at large, these films had me in raptures for the emotions they evoked within as a cheering audience, critic and cinephile.
The 79th Annual Golden Globe awards have been announced. A quick look at the winners.
Film stars and technicians were awarded at the IIFA awards over the weekend, and here are the big winners.
She is the first person to win Album of the Year four times, with her latest prize for Midnights.
It was a hit and miss for some but each one of them revelled in the opportunity to showcase their talent.
About 18 months after its entry in India, a Spotify listener spent an average of 97 minutes on the app, almost ten times more than any other streaming music brand.
Set to tune by celebrated music composer A R Rahman, Jai Ho received an Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 81st Academy Awards in 2009, and also won in the category of 'Best Song Written for a Motion Picture' at the 52nd Grammy Awards in 2010.
'Today, music directors do not work on a song that turns out to be the biggest hit of the year.' 'Their main focus is on creating a song which becomes an instant hit.' 'Whether the audience remembers that song after a couple of months or not, that does not concern them anymore.'
Rupesh Paul, whose musical has been long-listed for the 2012 Academy Awards, talks about his film.
The 23rd Indian Television Academy awards brightened the weekend for some film folk who took home awards for their work this year.
A look at the glamorous celebs on the red carpet.
'We watched the film many times but each time, we would cry.' 'During the editing and sound mixing, my whole team would cry.' 'When we reached the music composing stage, it happened again.' 'Our producer said it is too much to be crying so many times.' 'But we never thought the film would be such a big hit.'
A poignant political play, needed for today's times, is being staged in Mumbai.
'Keeravaaniji doesn't work in isolation.' 'He responds to stories, situations and the emotional core of a film.' 'That's why his tunes are so different.' 'Unchiseled emotional masterpieces.'
The film has won seven out of its 14 nominations.
The 78th Annual Golden Globe awards have been announced. A quick look at the winners.
'They don't make stars like Bachchansaab anymore. Or film-makers like Prakash Mehra.'
Queenie Hallegua, who passed away at 89 in August, was almost the last of the Sephardi Jews in Fort Kochi. Her son Dr David Hallegua reflects on his mother's death and of his life growing up in Kerala.
Throughout its 155 minutes, every scene is doused in blaring background music and melodrama. Disappointment alone won't do, it must feel like a full blown catastrophe, observes Sukanya Verma.
Vasan Bala's ability to jolt our Bollywood conditioned brains into experiencing new forms of menace, turning a John Woo-style prison riot into a Chinese communist movement and showcasing Alia in a savage new light won Sukanya Verma's dil and jigra.
The Filmfare OTT awards 2021 were held at Mumbai's Taj Lands End hotel, and the big winners of the night were quite expectedly, Scam 1992 and The Family Man 2.
Sally Hawkins, we think, will pip Frances McDormand.
The nominations for the Golden Globes have been announced.
Pancham, like his father, was besotted by Lata Mangeshkar's voice and his career's finest songs were reserved only for her.
A quick look at the winners of the 94th Annual Academy Awards.
Did you know Dev Anand worked as a clerk at a salary of Rs 85 before he became an actor?
'Did the Nobel committee, reviled for awarding Mr Dylan, play a little inside joke this time around, by awarding another lyricist who was once an aspiring musician?' asks Uttaran Das Gupta.
The 77th Annual Golden Globe awards have been announced. There were a few surprises and some expected nods. A quick glance at the winners, listed in bold.
'Qala is the only film in my career where I will be taking baby steps.'
