Here's the Day Eight recap of the film festival, held in Switzerland.
Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite films, most of them shown at international film festivals held virtually (Berlinale and Rotterdam), hybrid (Toronto) or physical (Cannes and Venice).
Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2021.
Before heading to Cannes, the actress explored the beautiful city of Paris.
The New York Film Festival served an amazing plate of films. Aseem Chhabra picks the best ones.
Gyan Correa's film has not made it to the nine films that were short-listed for the 86th Annual Academy Awards.
Aseem Chhabra rates the movies he's watched in 2023, and tells you where you can watch them!
Swaroop Kanchi, the Bangalore-based film-maker tries his hand at Hindi film, Yeh Dil Ramta Jogi.
'I thought of a suppressed country and a free world.' 'If we travel from one to another, what will that road look like?' 'What colours, music there will be? What kind of people would you see?'
How many of the 354 films Aseem Chhabra watched in 2017 have you seen?
'The war ended in 2009 and I believe the new generation of Tamils don't know what was going on there.' 'I felt it was my duty to tell our story.' 'Since 2009, it seems like we are sleeping.'
A look at the top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2020.
India is shining, although I will argue that it is a temporary acceptance until India once again makes a mega-successful film like RRR or another beautiful, moving, documentary like The Elephant Whisperers, notes Aseem Chhabra.
Aseem Chhabra lists 10 of his favourite films that played in various sections at the 74th Cannes Film Festival.
'The city was never the same after the attack. It was scarred,' says Nicolas Saada whose movie Taj Mahal offers a unique view of the Mumbai attacks.
Can you guess even one of them?
'When we make these action machismo films, the stupidest thing is to show that the hero sails through a thousand people. It's a tradition we have grown up with.' 'We don't have the basis of creating a Bruce Lee or a Jackie Chan.'
Aseem Chhabra introduces us to the best of Berlinale.
'Outsiders are the ones who have to make the biggest journey to realise themselves, to come back to some sense of normality.' Director Jacques Audiard and actor Jesuthasan Antonythasan discuss the human landscape behind the award-winning film, Dheepan, with Aseem Chhabra/Rediff.com
'Will anything change for you after the election?' And the man said 'Kuch nahin badlega.' And he had a smile on his face. He knew nothing was going to change.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
Three or four stars are disproportionately powerful in the industry. All the others in Bollywood, no matter how talented, must be aligned to one of these stars or be reconciled to doing small movies with the others, says Aakar Patel.
It turns out that there is serious money in funny business these days!
