And other top moments from the closing of the 70th Cannes Film Festival.
'Everywhere, people would ask me why I had left films. They wanted to see more of me.' 'Their words were music to my ears.'
Looking at the winners of the big night.
The Olivier Awards are the British stage equivalent of the Oscars.
A look at the glamorous brigade on the red carpet.
Smita Patil would have been 60 on October 17 had fate not cruelly snatched her from us in 1986. She was only 31 when she died. Rediff.com salutes the incomparable actress in a special series.
Raja Sen lists his favourite moments.
Mad Max: Fury Road has a very realistic chance of sweeping the Oscars, predicts Raja Sen.
'When he was offered B R Chopra's Zameer, many advised him against playing Saira Banu's father, pointing out that a decade ago, he had been her hero in her debut film, Junglee.' 'When he asked me, I pointed out that he was an actor first, so nothing should stop him from playing any role.'
'Eddie Murphy was approached for Sanjay Dutt's role, Omar Sharif for Jackie's Shroff's. The title of Khalnayak was Be Negative then. I had started working on the screenplay with Hollywood writers. And then after three-four months...
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.
'I didn't get any recognition in Kerala for this film and it has definitely hurt me. When the whole world is celebrating the return of Sanskrit, my state is busy ignoring it.' Vinod Mankara talks about his award-winning film, Priyamanasam.
Aseem Chhabra gives us the top films that enriched his year.
A quick look at the winners.
Which films are *you* rooting for?
Here's a look at top 10 tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
A good deal of the 92nd Academy Awards (going hostless second year in a row) was a drag what with a staggeringly dull red carpet, long-winded, lacklustre speeches and uneven live acts following too quickly one after another.
The 89th Annual Academy awards saw some touching speeches. Here's a look at some of the best ones.
Here are our top 10 moments from this year's Oscars.
Sukanya Verma looks at what stood out in a mostly humdrum affair.
Sukanya Verma tells us just what makes Mirch Masala a must watch.
The 71th Annual Golden Globe awards have been announced. There have been quite a few surprises and some expected nods.
Sukanya Verma looks at the handful of occasions when Bollywood believed sky was the limit.
The Power Of The Dog and Dune lead the pack while films like King Richard, Belfast and West Side Story grab quite a few noms.
Heartfelt, sharp, aware, bright, and sincere, these are the best speeches from the show.
New York-based photographer Mark Bennington recently released his collection of beautiful photographs depicting the typical Bollywood life in a coffee table book called Living the Dream: The Life of the 'Bollywood' Actor.
'Kishoreda was very close to our family and offered a lot of support.'
Saloni Dhumne and Atreya Raghavan speak to young India to find out who their LGBTQ heroes are.
Popular actor Jyothika makes a comeback to the silver screen with 36 Vayadhinile.
Keeping it short and so sweet at the 90th Annual Academy Awards.
'It's not about how many times you get rejected or you fall down or you're beaten up. It's about how many times you stand up and are brave and you keep on going.'
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
By the time they turned 40, Prithviraj Kapoor had done about 50 films, Raj Kapoor about 46 films and Rishi Kapoor about 80 films. As Ranbir Kapoor turns 40, Deepa Gahlot explores the Kapoors cinematic landscape to find out where the young actor stands in comparison to his great grandfather, grandfather and father.
Actress turned politician Divya Spandana, popularly known as Ramya, turns 34.
