Netflix has announced a thrilling line-up for 2025.
Writers and creators are telling more authentic stories based in states and cities that we may not have seen much of in mainstream media, such as Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh. Or ones that we have some mistaken notions about like Punjab, Delhi, Haryana, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, highlights Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
This is the magic of Sircar's filmmaking -- National Award winners, many of them -- that makes every new work of his an eagerly-awaited affair.
Enchanted rings, talking teddy bears and arranged marriages of the phony kind, hijack horror and more on OTT this week.
Rehana Sultan was all set to be a path-breaker. The time was right. Hindi cinema had emerged from the 1960s musicals era. But somehow, leading film-makers of the time did not believe Rehana had that cachet. It was Zeenat Aman who ended up being the definitive taboo-trasher of the era. Dinesh Raheja salutes the trendsetter of the 1970s, Rehana Sultan.
'Silence is the convention. Silence is appreciated. Silence is practical and silence is rewarded.' 'This is how sexual harassment in showbiz is normalised.'
Andaz Apna Apna is practically the most quoted film since Sholay, observes Sukanya Verma, as she celebrates 30 years of this cult classic movie.
Arjun Menon looks at some Tamil films from the last decade that tick all the right boxes, and lists where you can watch them.
Aadujeevitham marks a new direction for Malayalam cinema, where ambition meets resources and the right people, all in favour of stories that deserve to be told on the biggest stage of them all, notes Arjun Menon.
You'll wish weekends lasted as long as weeks after looking at Sukanya Verma's long, long list of recommendations on OTT this week.
With so many releases in 2023, not all got their due. Subhash K Jha picks his underrated films of the year.
Thankam delivers an engaging drama that fans of good crime-solving tales will enjoy, recommends Mayur Sanap.
'I started losing sleep.' 'I started having trust issues.' 'I knew that actors sometimes go through this and I thought I'll be able to step in and step out of the character.' 'But it took me a while to feel good again.'
'Indian Police Force encapsulates the same spirit, the essence of scale, the essence of action and that riveted rhythm that Rohit Shetty brings about, but is complete with absolute realism.'
Salim-Javed's speciality was conjuring the kind of violence that played on your mind rather than the sort that played out only in front of your eyes.
Titans look to forget Rinku Singh's onslaught against Punjab Kings
Sukanya Verma recaps all those events from 25 years ago.
Twelve days of movie madness and 36 films later, Aseem Chhabra lists his top 10 favourite films from this year's Cannes Film Festival.
'I knew that I want to do a film about sexuality and sex, without playing safe.' 'I knew in India, that was going to be really difficult. I was taking up a big battle.'
Deepa Gahlot picks a list of 10 essential RGV movies though there are 84 to wade through.
'I am as happy with Soha as I was before we got married because we were friends for a very long time.'
The maverick filmmaker's latest offering Gangs Of Wasseypur has been a hit with the discerning audience.
Subhash K Jha picks his favourite five Sushant performances.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the actresses, who waited patiently, and will now release their films in theatres this year.
'Dune deserves all the raves it has been getting.'
Joginder Tuteja looks at recent films exploring the drug culture.
After RDB, we will see Siddharth Narayan once again in Striker.
Pankaj Kapoor is one of India's finest actors. Subhash K Jha picks 5 memorable performances.
2019 had as many as 17 films in the Rs 100/200/300 crore clubs. What's even more remarkable is that 10 directors made their debut in this elite club, something totally unprecedented.
Kanu Behl's directorial debut Titli looks promising.
'Working with Papa was the toughest,' confesses Varun Dhawan.
'I have never played a character like that before -- very non-glamourous and hard-hitting.'
The film was screened at Cannes last year.
Glowing tributes were paid to the departed leader in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, before the Houses were adjourned for the day.
Laal Kaptaan deserves a watch just for Saif's spunk, raves Prasanna D Zore.
'I never expected this kind of a response to NH10,' director Navdeep Singh tells Subhash K Jha.
