Sweet surprises are made of actors best known for their dramatics taking us by surprise by shaking a leg on screen.
He was a storyteller who made me feel the pulse of history, the stakes of human ambition, and the thrill of a well-told tale. Prem Panicker recalls his debt to Frederick Forsyth, who passed away on Monday.
Her vibrant wardrobe is full of steal-worthy outfits.
Sejal Shah's flatly-narrated timeline would probably serve better as a documentary, observes Sukanya Verma.
'We will take all necessary steps to ensure that Abir Gulaal is not released in India.'
The Malayalam film industry suffered a loss of Rs 650 crore to Rs 700 crore in 2024.
Ajay Devgn and Honey Singh are in the mood for Money Money, and Rediff's Mayur Sanap, Hitesh Harisinghani and Afsar Dayatar capture the drama.
Kamal has a crisp pen when it comes to writing short and yet powerful film dialogues. But while speaking ex tempore -- and that has been his style -- he looks every bit a confused man, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
'We have had several films on the caste system but they are all in different decades, when sensibilities were mature enough to comprehend.' 'Today, we are in a different zone of thought.'
'We rarely see films that comment on a failed man-woman relationship.'
'I've not been doing much work because I was not getting the kind of roles I want to do.'
From moments that felt long time in the coming to swashbuckling statements that could be interpreted in more ways than one, there are some that fanned our nostalgia, some made our jaws drop (or stomachs churn), some hit too close home, still others left us with a lingering sense of guilt. Sukanya Verma picks cinematic imagery that stood out in 2023.
If not for Tamannaah, it would have been an ordeal to sit through this uninspired horror fable, notes Arjun Menon.
Jaat is a full-on, South-infused entertainer that delivers exactly what it promises, feels Rajesh Karkera.
'Salman's bad phase is going on for the last five-six years.'
'Jaat is not just a community, an agent, or an individual; it's an emotion.'
'When I met Dubeyji, whose character I am playing, I told him the story is even more filmi than films.'
Now in its 16th year, the Caring With Style show continues to raise funds and awareness for underprivileged cancer patients.
Mahima Nambiar is all about bringing joy and sparkle wherever she goes.
After a character and film like this, at least for a while, everything else Vicky Kaushal does will look bland, asserts Deepa Gahlot.
Payal Kapadia, Ridley Scott, M Night Shyamalan.., catch the works of these fine filmmakers on OTT this week.
'Tomorrow I will go back home, clean my bed, pay my rent, all the normal things that a person does.' 'I'll still be the same person for my friends, my parents.' 'That grounding is the real thing, rather than the feeling of having made it.'
'I enjoyed my fiery exchanges with Akshay Kumar, who was extremely gracious and generous when the camera was not rolling. I enjoyed locking horns with him in court.'
'Just the fact that the biggest language at the box office was Telugu and not Hindi is startling.'
Cinema Bandi brims in nave optimism, focusing on a rural community's simple, sweet characters using up all their enthusiasm and resources to make a local blockbuster, feels Sukanya Verma.
'One of the most significant factors contributing to the optimism for 2025 is the lineup of films featuring Bollywood's three superstar Khans.'
Priyanka Chopra becomes the highest paid Indian actress of all time.
The Brutalist reaches its full potential, thanks not just to its writing and its technical brilliance but also Adrien Brody's performance, applauds Deepa Gahlot.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
Shahid losing his memory, Nicole losing her mind, Mufasa holding on to both, only on OTT this week.
Former Kerala minister M A Baby was elected as the CPI(M) general secretary at the 24th party congress in Madurai. Baby, who was a member of the Rajya Sabha from 1986 to 1998, has been a member of the Politburo since 2012. He succeeds Sitaram Yechury, who passed away last year.
'This is the age where if you Blinkit, you will get things in eight minutes.' 'But nothing will happen here in eight minutes. It takes at least eight years to do something.'
'When I meet someone and feel something, and start dreaming about a big wedding, I will...'
FLEXI Show will give the audience the freedom to leave the movie hall at any point while paying only for the time they watched it.
''We are moving through a challenging period, especially bringing the crowd back to cinemas.'
'Dharmendra, Shashi Kapoor and I were inseparable while we struggled together.' 'When a disillusioned Dharmendra was packing his bags to return home, I prevailed upon him to give himself two months.' 'Five days later, he was signed for Shola Aur Shabnam and I signed Picnic.'
'"When I was in China, a song by your father was being played," Modi told Ranbir.'
L2: Empuraan is an ambitious sequel that is bigger, bolder and timid in equal measure, observes Arjun Menon.
