Get your lowdown on what's happening in Malayalam cinema!
With an annual box office collection of 160 core last year and only 10 per cent of these being hits, the 72 films made in Marathi don't make business sense for multiplex and cinema owners to screen on peak time, a demand being made by political parties in the state.
'I feel like I came to the industry just day before yesterday, even though it's more than 30 years now.'
Exciting times ahead at the Malayalam box office.
We review the latest DVD releases, in this new series launched today.
All sorts of box office figures have been thrown around, so we decided to investigate the matter.
Prithviraj and Nivin Pauly stole the show this year.
Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire.
Rimple and Harpreet, the designers for the lead cast of Padmavati, tell Rediff.com's Archana Masih that it will be quite a task to replicate the fragile and elaborate costumes.
A spectacular Taapsee Pannu brings out the shift of a happy homemaker to a heartbroken woman most strikingly in her deeply affecting performance, applauds Sukanya Verma.
'It was a rare year when all three Khans -- Shah Rukh, Aamir, and Salman had a release each -- failed to deliver.' 'The performance of their films at the box office reflected the dwindling magnetism of the star when it came to getting people to the theatres.'
'There is a lot of money coming into the business, people are consuming a lot of content, there is no dearth of new films and shows coming out of India and being available worldwide.'
Deepti Naval on the movies she loves.
We saw Judwaa 2, Golmaal Again and Secret Superstar drive box office collections. Now, watch out for Padmavati and Tiger Zinda Hai in December.
The film, directed by Rajkumar Hirani, is a satirical take on godmen and superstitions.
The bomb blast at a cinema hall in Ludhiana on Sunday night that claimed six lives was of high intensity with the possibility of the use of the deadly RDX was not ruled out, officials said. The sources said preliminary examination and samples collected from the site gave enough indication that RDX was used to give more charge to the explosive material so that the flying splinters could cover more areas to cause injuries.
'I reached Bhopal the day after the gas tragedy; the smell was still in the air. It was a professional hazard but I was not scared.'
The Gabbar Is Back star gets candid.
'I always feel that if I have not done anything in the past year, people will probably forget me.'
Which is *your* favourite AB film?
Advance booking and track record peg the film's opening collection at Rs 35 to 40 crore.
'I don't celebrate my success and that's why I don't moan my failures.'
'Imagine Hindi cinema without Lata Mangeshkar? Actually, you can't. And thank heavens for that.' As Lata Mangeshkar turns 85, Raja Sen pays a rich tribute to doyenne of the film industry.
Congress on Tuesday took a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party for its move to charge Rs 5 per ticket for attending Narendra Modi's public meeting in Hyderabad, saying it shows the "true value" of the Gujarat chief minister.
'Chanting slogans, chest thumping, calling us big nationalists, but you don't stop at traffic lights.' 'What nationalism are you talking about?'
'He has the voice, the performance, the talent and the presence.' 'He is a bankable star, so he brings all these things to the table.'
'Are we seeing the beginning of the communalising of one of the most iconic film industries in the world?' asks Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
Does Manmarziyaan feature in your list?
The Centre on Saturday issued fresh guidelines relaxing the nationwide lockdown, the fourth phase of which ends on May 31.
The profit boost for studios will in large part be driven by the rush for local-language content from platforms like Netflix Inc
Vinod Mirani gives us his weekly verdict.
'My Nani passed away in January 2016 and the house belonged to her and my Nana.' 'After they passed away, the family decided to sell the house.' 'My mother's immediate response was that we have to make a film in this house before it was sold.'
Facebook, Airbnb, Paytm, eBay join the film's cast of brands, look to connect with young audiences.
At the young age of 15, Wang joined the People's Liberation Army as a guard.
