We bring you a collection of some of the odd moments from around the world in recent days.
Joginder Tuteja lists the films and Web shows coming up.
An unlikely romance, a terrible tragedy, a search for a fairy tale, a witch in the making and a legally dead guy fighting to reclaim his life, Sukanya Verma recommends all this on OTT this week.
The latest updates from the Telugu film industry.
Sukanya Verma looks at the many, many reasons for marital discord reported in Hindi movies.
'If tempers all over the country are so fragile that they can be lost because a couple of film stars give their child the same name as a 14th-century warlord, exactly what sort of compromises can be palatable,' asks Mihir S Sharma.
The propaganda aspect of the movie -- despite it stemming purely from the writer's deepest convictions -- is a clincher for it is highly unlikely that you'll walk out of a screening of Talvar saying, 'I loved the movie, but I still think the parents are guilty.' If you are swept away by the power of the movie, it's also sure to swing your perception in a certain direction,' says Sreehari Nair.
'But it is a choice I have made, not something forced upon me.'
Here's looking at Om Puri's career graph, through these pictures from his films.
Sreehari Nair wasn't impressed with Rangoon at all. But find out which film tops his list!
Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite films from the recent Toronto International Film Festival.
Hansal Mehta's son Jai will make his directorial debut with this movie.
The film comes across as an attempt to bring some credibility to the horror genre.
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'J'One of the reasons Jim Comey was fired was because he wouldn't pledge loyalty to Trump, which meant that whatever Trump is hiding would be dismissed or the investigations will be stopped.'
The Bengali babe makes a transition from bimbette to Mum Incredible in Aatma. Raju Nihalani reviews the horror film.
Once famous for its gardens and flowers, a still submerged Srinagar city now presents a grim and nauseating picture of the destruction caused by floods.
Tusshar Kapoor about Golmaal Again, its clash with Secret Superstar, his son Laksshya and BFF Kareena's son, Taimur Ali Khan!
Joginder Tuteja points us to the busiest actresses down south.
When the top stars refused to play Milkha Singh, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra went down another route. A riveting excerpt from the director's memoir The Stranger In The Mirror.
After making Manmarziyan together, Taapsee Pannu and Anurag Kashyap will reunite once again.
The Gift is much more than a boilerplate Hollywood horror film, says Raja Sen.
This Khan superstar told Gulshan Grover, 'Go ahead, become a star in Hollywood.'
'He wrote a letter to his parents every night, and read the Gita every morning before going about his work.'
Bips discusses the challenges of working on a creature film (admittedly inspired from Godzilla and Jurassic Park but a tad small in scale), her rumoured beau, and why Humshakals failed.
'Sanjeev Kumar was my favourite actor. But no one can compare with Amitabh Bachchan.'
With Joji, Dileesh Pothan has found a way, once more, to use everything he has learnt to further push the boundaries of his art, observes Sreehari Nair.
Great movies coming up, led by Bollywood's gorgeous ladies.
Favourite movie homes, comparing Amitabh-Shashi's beds in Kabhi Kabhie and discovering the truth about Salman Khan's 1990s chartbuster... All in Sukanya Verma's Super Filmi Week.
'I remember I was doing The Hate Story and had finished shooting all the other bits with Paoli (Dam, actress), only the erotic bits were left. It was the first time I was doing lovemaking scenes and I had no clue how to do that. My wife was like, 'don't worry, just be comfortable, it's your job.' It was comforting coming from my wife.' Knowing Gulshan Devaiah better.
'What seemed missing in Tumbbad was that screwiness, that kinkiness, which shades so many of our best parables,' observes Sreehari Nair.
A quick look at the winners.
'If somebody says a certain superstar's film is not good, I would not go to watch it.' 'But if the word-of-mouth is good, I don't miss a film.' 'When Badhaai Ho released, we immediately ran to theatres to watch it.'
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