The saving grace of Shankar's expanded universe is the masterful precision with which Kamal Haasan drops himself into a messy setup, only slightly to elevate the pulpy tendencies of Shankar's vision, observes Arjun Menon.
Xavi mentioned again on Saturday that the club faced problems. Similar comments had reportedly annoyed Laporta earlier in the season.
'I sat in the grass with avatars or 3D digital bodies controlled by others, reminiscing about phuljharis and chakhris, gazing up at fireworks programmed earlier in the day,' says Ashish Sharma.
More often than not, online chemistry has zero relation to real life chemistry, warns relationship and wellness coach Pooja Khera.
Love Storiyaan comes alive in the courageous and fearless voice of six spirited romantics speaking direct dil se, applauds Sukanya Verma.
IMAGES from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Wednesday.
In days of smart, networked technology and no shame over collateral damage, what will blow up next -- cars, mobile phones, TV sets, refrigerators? And where?, asks Shyam G Menon.
'I was quite taken in by the adept handling of a simple (yet complicated!) subject and had my share of laughs and tears by the time the curtain fell,' observes Nitin Sathe after watching the superhit Baipan Bhari Deva.
'Barca is a great club that has to win the Champions League, that's why I came here.'
For long-term financial security, millennials must not only provide social security for their young families but also ensure that their financial burdens are not passed down to their families, says Casparus Kromhout.
Deepa Gahlot lists some 2023 movies that you need to watch if you haven't already.
'What's sad today is that there are so many people who cannot find work, not because the country is devoid of that opportunity, but because we are not doing enough in the country.'
It's a fun, Fun, FUN menu on OTT this week.
Deepa Gahlot lists 10 gangster thrillers on OTT for those who have the stomach for gaalis and gore.
Pankaj Tripathi plays lawyer Madhav Mishra, assigned to defend a 17-year-old boy, accused of killing his 14-year-old stepsister in Criminal Justice: Adhura Sach.
'It depends on how you look at fame, how you treat fame.'
A remarkable story which helped in transforming a bureaucratic organization, to a customer centric organization. This experience may inspire several government / private organizations to modify or adopt digitisation to transform their business, notes Professor N Ravichandran (retd).
'This has been both challenging and inspiring for me.'
Killer Soup's plots grow too convoluted and the strain of keeping the momentum going shows when its shrewd and surreal visuals lose steam, observes Sukanya Verma.
'Women use acting as a way to protect themselves.'
'Find a name that changes the words honor killing and hopefully it includes the word murder.' 'If you use the words, you are trying to justify the murders.'
At this year's TIME ball in New York City on Thursday, April 25, you would have run into a Coimbatore-born American scientist, looking lovely in Sabyasachi Mukherjee designer finery, who would most likely have been hanging out with Dua Lipa.
Celebrity hairstylist Darshan Yewalekar has some advice for Indian men.
100 years of Dev Anand and 10 scenes etched in our memory!
'My most real self comes out in front of my father, which means that I fight with him a lot too.'
Ayushmann Khurrana is ready to repeat the flirtatious woman deed second time around in Dream Girl 2.
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.
Shiksha Mandal falters because of too many subplots and characters, observes Deepa Gahlot.
Deepa Gahlot picks 10 Web series that was worth the viewer's while.
Religion matters. Aspirational India is still poor. India admires strong leaders. India values decency. Shreekant Sambrani highlights the reasons why the BJP pulled off improbable victories in the Hindi heartland.
'Sri Ayodhyaji will emerge as the greatest centre of cultural togetherness, universal harmony, vasudeva kutumbakam, compassion, and love for every single living being on this Earth.'
According to Gleeden's survey on dating expectations, 77% women wish to build an intellectual connection before diving into the physical part of their dating.
The United States continues to monitor the situation in Israel very closely, President Joe Biden said Wednesday observing that the terrorist attack by Hamas has brought back painful memories of a millennia of antisemitism and genocide against the Jewish people.
What works for Trial By Fire is Rajshri Deshpande's and Abhay Deol's portrayal of the distraught parents who struggled and toiled for justice for over two decades, observes Utkarsh Mishra.
'She delivers on promises, especially on security issues which is a core concern for India.'
Sukanya Verma offers you interesting choices from Ray to Godzilla on OTT this week.
Start your digital detox today before irreversible damage to health and mental complications stalk your life, advises Ramesh Menon.
'They had been locked up for 17 days and the door was opened and they're like, 'We're not going on one of these stretcher things. We're out of here'!' 'Then someone says, 'They're all out!' 'They are all safe?' 'Yes, they're all safe'.' 'I am like aaaaahhh. I cried happy tears.'
The original idea was to make a series of Byomkesh films based on the stories by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay. But after the cold reception to the film, Producer Aditya Chopra dropped the idea.
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