'He said, "There was nobody to help me. I came from Kolkata to Mumbai to make a career of my own".' "'I have my own journey, and you need to experience that to value what you will have in the future.".'
Tamil Nadu is the celebrated home of the 'social justice' movement in the country, yet caste differences and violence has only been increasing in numbers and becoming more brutal in recent years, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
The Zee Cine Awards Telugu honoured a lot of film folk over the weekend, even as they got together for a red carpet party. Here's looking at moments from the awards night.
The actor, who passed away this morning, has given us many superb movies.
Subhash K Jha celebrates Ajay Devgn as the movie star turns 53.
Mary Kom wants Asian Games to be her swansong
With ample whistle podu moments, Vikram is a macho blockbuster that shouldn't be missed, applauds Divya Nair.
Raja Sen lists the highlights from the 89th annual Academy Awards.
Even those with no knowledge of the inner workings of the media and police, would find Scoop absorbing as a human drama and the story of the resilience of a woman, her family and true friends, applauds Deepa Gahlot.
Masaba Masaba 2 is funnier and sassier this time around, observes Namrata Thakker.
We must heed what the CJI has said. Challenging every judgment of the central government is inviting chaos, asserts Shreekant Sambrani.
'Talent has no religion. There will be people who will criticise me, but if I take them seriously, I won't be able to do a lot of things in my career.' Pakistani actress Humaima Malick gets ready for Bollywood success.
The question 'Who was/were behind Aditha Karikalan's killing?' will continue to remain a historic mystery despite Mani Ratnam setting out to unravel it in his own way, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
'I don't think 'oh, I have done 534 films' or 'I have 40 years of experience behind me.'
After adding 271 people last year, the Academy sends out invitations to more than 300 people this year.
M Preetham, 22, a hard-core Vijay fan, watched Master first-day-first-show, and loved every moment of it.
Parasite created history at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards as the South Korean class drama went on to become the first foreign language film to pick up the top prize of the Best Motion Picture cast award.
Here looking at 10 of Bollywood's best-known crime movies.
Aseem Chhabra introduces you to the Irrfan you never knew.
Diljit Dosanjh and Manoj Bajpayee make this comedy-drama a decent watch with their fabulous performances, says Namrata Thakker.
'I am a non-resident Indian. I didn't come to India to shine a light on its negative aspects.' 'I came to India to showcase what I think are remarkable aspects of India and Indians on a global scale.'
Here's what celebrities had to say about Arun Jaitley's Budget.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever makes you mourn the legend that was Chadwick Boseman, but also assures that forward is the only way to go, observes Mayur Sanap. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
'Some of us are overweight, some underweight, some too tall, some too short, some too fair, some too dark, but that's no reason to get bogged down by society's rules about what fits.'
Movie superstar Venkatesh is a constant presence at almost all the Sunrisers Hyderabad matches.
Maine Pyar Kiya, Biwi No 1, Dabangg, Kick... the list is endless!
Amber Heard has won part of her libel case against Johnny Depp. The jury has awarded her $2 million in damages.
'But today I feel proud of my choices because it has given me longevity.'
Arthur J Pais analyses Oscar 2014 big wins and losses.
'I'd define my personal style as comfy, timeless and easy going.'
Bollywood stars celebrate Valentine's Day with loved-up pictures and messages.
Jaya said she is in Bengal to campaign for the Trinamool Congress as per instructions of her party president Akhilesh Yadav, who has extended support to Mamata Banerjee in the polls.
Applause Entertainment has joined hands with the OTT platform aha for an adaptation of Vinay Sitapati's book, Half Lion: How P V Narasimha Rao Transformed India.
Raja Sen takes stock of the Oscar 2015 nominations.
Ranveer is loud, but not shrill, notes Subhash K Jha. As in singing, in acting holding your pitch in the higher notes is a Himalayan task. Ranveer resides on the highest notes of the musical mountain and still manages to be coherent, fluent and persuasive.
'I am as happy with Soha as I was before we got married because we were friends for a very long time.'
'There will be other innovations coming, but, at the moment, this combination of the mobile phone and the Internet is such a disruptive way to deliver content.'
'When it comes to work, he forgets his sleep, his food, everything.' 'He is too involved in the process and that gives him strength.'
