In the last ten years, 96 per cent of the sedition cases against 405 individuals pertained to making critical remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, points out Ramesh Menon, author, Modi Demystified: The Making Of A Prime Minister.
A Web series shouldn't be outright unrealistic. Being Bollywoodesque is always suicidal, asserts Utkarsh Mishra.
'I cannot be confined to just one or two kinds of music.'
Kareena Kapoor is all set to play an expecting mum in Madhur Bhandarkar's Heroine.
Subhash K Jha looks at actresses who dared play Momma at the risk of getting typecast.
Gorgeous Indian destinations, coming up!
Joginder Tuteja goes back a decade, and looks at the big movies that flopped from 10 years ago.
Reviewers rated it high, but still, these films unfortunately flopped.
"Every actor's life is short. It exists only between 'Action' and 'Cut'," Mohanlal once told Subhash K Jha.
'Film shooting is a long process, and it is important to have a good bonding with the person you are going to spend six to eight months of your life.' 'Baaki, film toh bann jaati hain.'
Onir has got what it needs to make sensible, thought-provoking, entertaining cinema, feels Prasanna D Zore.
As we celebrate the actor's much deserved award, Divya Nair presents 10 landmark films in Suriya's career, ranked in order of performance.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Be sure you don't miss out this once-in-a-lifetime chance to quiz India's biggest director!
'You can't call this a pure Western. This has got love, passion, violence, suspense.' 'This is a film of today.'
Subhash K Jha celebrates Ajay Devgn as the movie star turns 53.
Social media posts from your favourite celebs.
Police sources claimed that during investigations it was noted that allegations were "mischievous" and "lacked substance".
The letter was written by 49 eminent personalities, including filmmakers Mani Ratnam, Anurag Kashyap, Shyam Benegal, actor Soumitra Chatterjee as well as vocalist Shubha Mudgal in July this year.
Despite all its drawbacks, I was engrossed in Toofaan and the intensity Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra imbues it with for most part, observes Sukanya Verma.
The BJP continuing to look at the Dravidian polity through the religious prism has not worked in Tamil Nadu whereas it has yielded political and electoral results across much of the rest of the country, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
'Mard Ko Dard Nahin Hota is exactly why Hindi cinema needs more film-makers who know a South Indian language,' notes J Jagannath.
Anurag Kashyap's classic Black Friday is a must watch film.
'When I contracted COVID and was extremely unwell, I almost thought I was not going to make it.' 'But this man (Karan Johar) was like family for us in Bombay. He would send doctors for me, made sure my medication was done correctly and made sure I came out of COVID.'
'I never allow myself to look anxiously over my shoulder at what my co-star is doing.'
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'Some days I would feel disappointed, but not many people knew that I wanted to be an actress. I had to wait, and I would keep telling myself to stop complaining,' Akshara Haasan tells Patcy N/ Rediff.com
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has worked with younger heroes in her career, but it's hard to guess!
Hand it to these good-bad guys for layering dark characters with sex appeal and spice is no mean feat!
A wide range of Malayalam movies is set to hit the screens in the coming months.
'Richard Corliss started loving Bollywood late in his career, but he gave everything he had in his power as a critic to promote India's Hindi cinema.'
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What have your favourite celebs posted on social media?
Get your lowdown on what's happening in Telugu cinema!
A look at the birthday girl's HOTTEST backless avatars on and off screen.
Director Vijay Milton's 10 Endrathukulla is marred by overzealous performances, ordinary music, tacky CGI and poor execution, warns S Saraswathi.
Tamil film Thani Oruvan is perfectly executed, says S Saraswathi.
In the letter dated July 23, the celebrities have said that "exemplary punishment" should be meted out "swiftly and surely" in such cases.
Tharoor urged Modi to take a public stand welcoming dissent and assure the nation of his "commitment to upholding Freedom of Expression even when it involves disagreement with you or your government."
