While we wait to see just how good Brahmastra is and how well it does at the box office, Joginder Tuteja looks at how sci-fi movies have done in recent times.
The Congress is a dismal third in 17 of the 19 constituencies where the party's general secretary (east) campaigned in Uttar Pradesh.
'Earlier, it was four songs and four fights, and some story. That was enough.' 'Maybe we are in a box then and the audiences were not prepared for anything new.' 'Now we have got bigger scope.'
'It is very unfortunate that the AAP seems to be looking at the issue through the prism of rivalry with Congress in Delhi and Punjab'
Avatar: The Way of Water did double the business of Cirkus on Friday and then tripled it on the weekend.
SEZs account for just about a third of India's merchandise exports (and roughly the same proportion of services exports). Yet, the notion of creating global manufacturing centres of the kind that propelled China to superpowerdom retains a durable appeal within the Indian policy-making establishment, notes Kanika Datta.
Just where do stars like to travel? Let's take a look.
Joginder Tuteja looks at Ranbir's films, which have seen the best opening collections.
'I get scared. I feel insecure. I lose confidence many times in the day. But that is why I keep going because the weaker you are, the stronger you get'
'The only violence I have had in any film of mine is a slap.' 'When Nikhil narrated the film to me, I was blown away.' 'I was literally screaming out of my chair.'
Ten times when Yash Raj Films let us down.
'The biggest gainers under this scheme would be insurance companies.' 'If the government is going to route the payments through the insurance companies, these companies will be making nearly 30 per cent of the money.' 'For instance, if the government is paying Rs 100, then Rs 30 will go to these insurance companies.' 'Only Rs 70 will be available for expenditure that will be incurred by the hospitals.'
'A look at the winners and losers tells us that the topic of the film is but one factor in ensuring success.'
A look at the wonderful off-runway world of some of the ramp's popular faces.
A police complaint was lodged on Sunday against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, spiritual leader Jaggi Vasudev and others for allegedly violating wildlife protection laws during their jeep safari after dusk in the Kaziranga Nation Park the previous day.
'I am writing two films. Something very different from Rocky Aur Rani.' 'I know I'm back on the set next year.'
The big flops of the year -- Reliance Power and Future Capital Holdings -- are currently available at 25 per cent below their issue price. The other major post-listing losers include BGR Energy, Shriram EPC, J Kumar Infraprojects and KNR Constructions. Among the smaller issues, Precision Pipes and Profiles, Manaksia, and Porwal Auto Components are currently available at 50 per cent below their issue prices.
Shah Rukh had outgrown the roles that made him a star -- the menacing, obsessive lover in Darr, the regular guy in Kabhi Haan Kabhi Na or the new age boyfriend in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. By the time he entered his 50s, he was struggling to find his feet, explains Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
New Zealand romped to a seven-wicket victory over India in the second Test in Christchurch on Monday for an emphatic 2-0 series sweep of the number one side in the world. The Black Caps dismissed the tourists for 124 in the first hour of the day before chasing down their 132-run victory target with half of the Test to spare for the loss of three wickets.
Virat Kohli's split second indiscretion became his undoing as he went for a needless pull-shot to a well-disguised short ball.
After two flops, Akshay Kumar is hungry for success. And Raksha Bandhan might just give it to him, says Namrata Thakker.
Black cropped top + white track pants + LOVE anklet socks + that snappy orange-peach hard-shell sling purse for a phone and a wallet + shades and you have a vacay-ready Rewati.
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Ram Gopal Varma is 60 today, April 7. Subhash K Jha plots the once brilliant film-maker's declining movies graph.
Is Alia Bhatt done with Telugu cinema after her cameo in S S Rajamouli's RRR, at least for now?
Amitabh Bachchan was preparing to pack up his bags and return to Allahabad if Zanjeer failed.
West Indies great Brian Lara has been named in a three-person panel to review the Caribbeans' flop at the T20 World Cup in Australia.
The news of his passing is sad and sudden but the body of work he leaves behind will neither fade nor be forgotten.
The PS-1 actress has one off-duty style rule: Stay comfy.
Railways caused the biggest upset in this Ranji Trophy season so far, after they defeated domestic giants Mumbai by 10 wickets within three days in their Elite Group B match, in Mumbai, on Friday. Railways pacer Himanshu Sangwan (5-60) took five wickets, as Mumbai were bundled out for 198 in their second essay at the Wankhede Stadium, after India Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane failed miserably in the second innings as well.
'The BJP knows only one language, intimidation!'
'I was sure Amar Akbar Anthony would flop.'
'The Union government does not have much of a governance function other than to send orders.' 'But even the sending down of orders it cannot do properly,' observes Aakar Patel.
He also confessed that he has a 'block in my head about acting in English. I'd rather act in my language because it comes naturally to me.'
'This trope must have been taken in 30 films.' 'The rogue agent is a common trope and not something unique.'
'He's always been an all-inspiring kind of director that nobody can surpass,' R Madhavan tells Subhash K Jha about Mani Ratnam.
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