'You are a Kashmiri first. You are not an Arab.' 'Revisit our traditional sufi thought.'
'You put crores of rupees making films, so I don't think any producer or studio would back you because you know a relative in the industry.' 'They will back talent, either from within the fraternity or outside.'
Aseem Chhabra picks the finest Indian films in the 2010-2019 decade.
The film starts out well with plenty of fun and intrigue, but the second half does not live up to the promises of the first, writes S Saraswathi.
Bhoothnath Returns starts off with a fascinating premise but drags towards the end, says Sukanya Verma.
'People are just putting the mask below their nose.' 'They are only protecting the mouth, but not the nose.' 'People need to understand that it is the nose which has to be protected.'
An Islamabad court on Friday granted bail to Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, the mastermind of 2008 Mumbai terror attack, in a six-year kidnapping case.
Arshad Warsi on working in Golmaal Again, gearing up for the third part in Munnabhai series and more...
Vampire Academy falls flat on its face, says Paloma Sharma.
Mirabai Chanu was the historic success story of Indian weightlifting in a blemish-free 2017 in which the sport managed to stay clear of the dope scandals that have destroyed its credibility in the past.
The new-age traveler is no longer into ticking a checklist of must-see spots on his holiday. He is ready to pay a premium to experience culture, crafts and culinary delights of the local populace
The VFX is rather ordinary and the film is loaded with annoying horror clichs, feels S Saraswathi.
Sukanya Verma celebrates chandeliers on celluloid and their most memorable moments in Hindi films.
This week's collection of stories that prove we live in a truly mad, mad world.
How many of the 319 films Aseem Chhabra watched in 2018 have you seen?
Sin City 2 doesn't quite illicit the same response as the film film, says Paloma Sharma.
'Not only are the concerns expressed in Stree (patriarchy, consent, prejudice against women) mere excuses to touch our 'sentimental hotspots', the movie itself is a few tricks cobbled together,' says Sreehari Nair.
Sathya Saran talks about Guru Dutt and Abrar Alvi at the launch of her book Ten Years with Guru Dutt: Abrar Alvi's Journey.
Sukanya Verma looks at the jhoola, and how it's an unforgettable part of many a Bollywood imagery in celebration, romance, frolic and, sometimes, even menace.
Streaming a diverse range of moods and moments, these films are a fairly commendable effort if not always riveting, feels Sukanya Verma.
One sees a lot more of the aliens in this edition though not necessarily in a good way, wites Sukanya Verma.
Cairo, Egypt's sprawling capital, is a maelstrom of sights, sounds and smells.
Director Sundar C lets his fans down with his clich supernatural thriller Aranmanai, rants S Saraswathi.
Sheela Bhatt drives from New Delhi to Agra and Firozabad to capture the stories of an India under lockdown.
Mumbai attack mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, who has been remanded to police custody in an abduction case, on Wednesday challenged his detention on charges of kidnapping in a Pakistani court.
Actresses who weren't exactly high up in the popularity charts this year.
Looking at the biggest movie hits during the IPL seasons.
In motoring parlance, Australia spinner Steve O'Keefe is more reliable Korean car than prestige vehicle but his "happy" mental state makes him a great addition to the team garage, according to former England bowler Monty Panesar.
Was it best for J K Rowling to have ended the series with Harry Potter and the Deathly Gallows?
From the classic to the contemporary, Juie Merchant takes a pick!
Looking at Shah Rukh Khan's unusual onscreen professions.
Here's looking at Om Puri's career graph, through these pictures from his films.
Virat the batsman wins, Virat the captain loses
'Living in Brazil, I had internalised the football mythology of that country, the way I had learnt Mahabharata stories in my childhood. The tragedy at the Maracana stadium in 1950, when a confident Brazil had lost to Uruguay in the finals. They tell the story of this debacle, this 'Hiroshima' that hit them, like the Shias lament the death of Ali. It led to the Brazilian team burning their white uniforms and switching later to Yellow and blue symbolising their national colours,' says Ambassador B S Prakash, India's former envoy to Brazil.
'People ask me why I'm not doing much work, where have I vanished... But it's my life. And I am enjoying it.' Bipasha Basu gets ready to haunt you all over again.
'Stree's allegorical approach doesn't interfere with its need to endear and entertain.' 'Important ideas of empowerment and item songs as well as chills and chuckle coexist to fulfil its objective of thoda hasao, thoda darao,' says Sukanya Verma.
This is how films that bring to life man-made industrial disasters should be made, says Prasanna D Zore.
Haider is a remarkable achievement and one of the most powerful political films we've ever made, a bonafide masterpiece that throbs with intensity and purpose.
Rajeev Srinivasan on why there is the strong possibility that this whole thing is an elaborate charade and how the mainstream might have just played into Trump's showman hands.
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