Kamal is the second Tamil actor after Sivaji Ganesan to be awarded this honour.
'People had a perception that I may be angry as a person.' 'Or I'm older than I really am.' 'Or I can't speak in English because of the characters I've done at the beginning of my career.'
Aseem Chhabra is heartbroken that India overlooked the acclaimed film, The Lunchbox, as its Oscar nominee.
Have you seen Janhvi Kapoor's photo album?
The assault took place when the woman, aged around 35, was leaving the Siri Fort Auditorium after watching a movie at the International Film Festival of India.
'In one case, she wasn't even there in the scene, but she just kept watching it and cheering me on.'
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'The nicest thing is that it is not my film.' 'People bring their own stories and life histories to the film.'
The South Asian International Film Festival celebrates 10 years of showcasing independent cinema.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
The city plays host to the 16th International Children's Film Festival of India.
Presenting the Canadian PM's best traditional looks.
Sukanya Verma gives us a lowdown on all those wonderful movies she saw and movies you need to see as and when they arrive to a screen or streaming space near you.
The actors joined 80 other women to support #MeToo and stand up against sexual harassment.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced on Saturday the nomination of Bollywood actor Mithun Chakraborty as her party Trinamool Congress candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha election in the state.
'Just like Smita Patil was unsuitable for glamour roles, I believe Nivedita is a lot in the Smita Patil mould,' P Sheshadri tells Srikanth Srinivasa/ Rediff.com
Asked whether he will join politics, Ambani replied in the negative, saying "I am not made for politics."
If the government has its way, the catchy 'Incredible India' tourism campaigns will be spotted in big ticket events like Oscar and Grammy awards.
Namrata Thakker takes a look the celebs who impressed us with their sartorial choices in May.
This film is creating waves. We tell you why.
'Love will always be a mystery.' 'The day it stops being a mystery it won't exist.'
'For no other leader of India do so many people turn up for an event every year without invitation.'
Aseem Chhabra's recommendations for the Mumbai film festival.
A lowdown on what's happening in the Malayalam film industry.
'It's everyone's dream to have their pictures show up on Google.' 'In the beginning, you're not used to it.' 'It's a bit weird and even now it's weird.'
'My worst performances are in those movies in which the directors showed me how to act,' Emraan Hashmi tells Arthur J Pais/ Rediff.com in Toronto.
Quite a few stars walked the red carpet for the premiere of Dibakar Banerjee's well-reviewed film.
Arthur J Pais, who has covered the Toronto International Film Festival for Rediff.com for 13 years, glances at the buzz-worthy movies at TIFF 2014.
As he struggles in hospital, I wonder why anyone, especially someone who was not even born when The Satanic Verses was published, would want to harm a 75-year old man and a literary treasure, wonders Subhash K Jha.
'The real test whether the movie has worked or not is when the people remember it five years later. Just like wine and relationships, the same is true for movies.'
Aseem Chhabra picks 10 fascinating films he watched in Macao -- a blend of Asian, independent, Hollywood projects and even a 66-years-old classic Japanese film that still stands the test of time.
'Don't be scared of the people who are trying to make a fool of you, those people who trying to pull you down...it is their insecurities that make them behave the way they do.'
Mystery, horror, biopics, documentaries, fantasy, romance, comedy, coming-of-age, pick the genre you like from the wide variety on OTT this week.
'When Covid first struck, the lockdown resulted in clean air in major Indian cities.' 'You were able to see the Himalayan range from Ludhiana.' 'In Delhi, you were seeing deer and stags all over the city because there was no traffic.' 'It was incredible. Nature was waiting to come back.'
Every time a filmmaker wishes to explore history or religion on his or her terms, self-appointed experts and limelight-seeking zealots swoop in to protest, says Sukanya Verma.
The gold sari was styled differently by both stars.
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