'I see films as films. They were just trying to show what really happened. It's not about what one should do. We should try to distinguish between the two.'
They gave voices to sexual assault & harassment survivors across the world.
Gandhi said her ministry has proposed that child sexual abuse victims be allowed to register complaints until they are 30.
This is as dramatic as it gets!
Dictionary.com has announced complicit as its Word of the Year 2017.
The best and the worse styles...
The Pizza Delivery guy who didn't know he was headed to the Oscars!
The 'power of women' resonated all through the evening in the most emphatic fashion.
Indian-American actor Vivek Shah, 26, of West Hollywood, California, was sentenced to 7 years and 3 months in federal prison for orchestrating a multimillion-dollar extortion scheme.
Julie 2 does not rise above being a B-grade flick, says Urvi Parikh.
Thousands of women are sharing their personal stories using the #MeToo hashtag.
Twitter erupts with women from the media outlining horrifying tales of sexual harassment and molestation.
Lessons from Hollywood star Matt Damon's mistakes.
United States President Trump has been nominated along side his arch nemesis dictator Kim Jong-un.
The allegations against the 80-year-old Oscar winning actor range from inappropriate touching to suggestive comments and were brought by entertainment reporters -- including a CNN reporter who co-wrote the story -- as well as people in the entertainment industry.
#TimesUp, folks!
When I was very new at my job I recall a colleague who felt it was ok to get too close for comfort or even try to hold my hand if he got a chance. I was too afraid to speak up because he had tenure in the organisation and was a favourite with my boss, remembers Aarti David.
Take a look at the sea of women who came out...
The next 12 months will see many world cinema heavyweights unveiling exciting new films.
'#metoo has put front and centre an issue that society has suppressed for far too long,' says Kanika Datta.
'We have to do everything in our power to get as many Academy members to watch the film as possible.' 'After that, I am confident, my film will speak for itself.'
'There are several stories in the Mahabharata where kings drunk on their power are banished to hell.' 'The story of Krishna and Kamsa is a case in point and the Ramayana, at its very core, is a story about Rama's victory over an arrogant Ravana,' says Arundhuti Dasgupta.
When he thinks no one is looking, the misogyny of a sham feminist man can be as red in tooth and claw as that of the neanderthal neighbour who beats up his wife. Only, it seems doubly unsettling because it comes from someone we trusted, says Shuma Raha.
What happens when a man accused of sexual misconduct gets a prime red carpet spot...
'The entire journey was beautifully nourished and I was very lucky that Lion came out the way it did. Otherwise, I would have really regretted it.' Priyanka Bose is ready to take her film Lion to the Oscars.
Some broke stereotypes. Some inspiring. Some made our jaws drop.
Declaring that the right of reputation cannot be protected at the cost of right of life and dignity, a Delhi court on Wednesday threw out former Union minister and editor M J Akbar's criminal defamation suit against journalist Priya Ramani who has accused him of sexual harassment.
What next for #TimesUp after Hollywood's biggest night?
In his afterword to the book, Pink: The Inside Story, Pink's writer-producer Shoojit Sircar explains why the movie was a turning point in his personal and professional life
An article published by The New Yorker said four women, who had been romantically involved with Schneiderman at some point, accused him of physically assaulting them.
As we near the end of another eventful year, 15 top moments from the world of arts and culture.
Hansal Mehta takes on the Padmavati controversy, and much more.
'I know many actors living outside India put on accents in films because they think that is how Indians talk. I avoid that.' 'I don't have to prove anything through my accent. My psyche is Indian.' Anupam Kher gives us his 500th film!
'Presidents may come and go, but America will go on forever,' an American business leader tells Ambassador T P Sreenivasan in New York.
A year ago, India's #MeToo movement witnessed women across India speak up against sexual harassment. Nikita Puri assesses what, if anything, has changed.
There are several books that Aakar Patel wishes were being written but aren't. Fortunately, there's plenty coming up this year that he's eagerly awaiting.
If anyone thinks that the Golden Globes are insignificant, the Hollywood studios are out to prove them wrong.
'I am the undiscovered Julia Roberts of India. They haven't figured it out yet.' Kalki Koechlin gets talking.
The students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas and other United States schools, Tim Cook, India's Indira Jaising and Mukesh Ambani. The names mentioned above have nothing in common... until now. They have all been named as Fortune's World's 50 Greatest Leaders. Here are some of the prominent names mentioned in the list.
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