Re-watching 1967's Jewel Thief evokes the joy of cinema, with its perfect blend of thrill, suspense, romance and music. A film like that can never be remade or be tampered with in any way, observes Deepa Gahlot.
The 55th International Film Festival of India kicked off in India's party venue, Goa, and the stars added to the dazzle.
Sonali Bendre makes her acting comeback with the OTT show, Broken News, where she plays a journalist.
The Gujarat high court has stayed the release of Maharaj, Aamir Khan's son Junaid's debut film, on Netflix after followers of Pushtimarg, a Vaishnava sect of Hinduism, claimed that it would hurt their religious sentiments.
Jaane Jaan looks distinctive thanks to Sujoy Ghosh's wicked sensibilities, observes Mayur Sanap.
What if Lagaan was remade today? Sukanya Verma picks actors best suited for the key roles.
The film is made in both Hindi and Tamil.
Tea with Twinkle... Arjun celebrates... Tara meets a special friend...
Joginder Tuteja introduces us to the men who have made an impression in the OTT universe.
Perfect occasion to list 30 real-life educators whose unique methods, unwavering dedication or scholarly persona impressed us.
Perfect occasion to list 30 real-life educators whose unique methods, unwavering dedication or scholarly persona impressed us.
Richa puts her feet up... Vivek makes a doll house...Preity's birthday celebrations...
OTT has seen some of the grittiest and quirkiest cops in its Web series and original movies.
Father and daughter... mother and daughter... an emotional time for team Raazi.
'It is daunting, for sure, because you're rowing upstream.'
'I will never ever forget Paatal Lok 2 because I left for the shoot the night I got married!'
2023 has seen some beautiful performances in films that released on OTT as well as in theatres.
From silver screen and small, here are Sukanya Verma's 10 favourite male performances of the year.
Aman Sehrawat is the first Indian male wrestler to secure berth for the Paris Olympic Games
An Action Hero's oil and water combination of genres doesn't always gel, gets overly far-fetched in places but still holds up on the strength of whimsy and surprise, notes Sukanya Verma. An Action Hero Review.
'Puneet did his research and gave us a very basic idea on male prostitution. He said it is like any other job.'
'There is simply too much to watch, read and absorb.' 'Just online consumption (news, entertainment, social media) in India was 2.5 hours a day in November 2024.' 'Add TV (just under 4 hours), other media, and the figure is closer to 7 to 8 hours a day for over one-third of Indians,' points out Vanita Kohli Khandekar.
Check out the entertainment coming up on OTT in September.
May offers a mix of original Web series and digital movie premieres on OTT.
Few actors share Kareena's fearlessness for closeups in their 40s. A still force in a high-strung thriller, her marvellously opaque portrayal of a woman hiding skeletons in her closet turns a crafty police procedural into a wistful story of survival, observes Sukanya Verma.
'My grandfather O P Ralhan passed away when I was very young.' 'When I told my dad that I wanted to study films, he told me he did not have any contacts in the film industry.' 'He told me to finish my business undergrad and then chase my dreams.'
'We want to push boundaries; we want to push the envelope as far as content is concerned...'
'When I am working on a series, be it Paatal Lok on Amazon Prime or Kohrra on Netflix, I never take it for granted that we will be back with another season.' 'It's only at the end of the season that I ask myself if I still have it in me to take the story further and if I would like to meet the characters again.' 'If the answer is yes, then I find ways to make the journey exciting for myself, like taking Inspector Haathiram Chaudhary to Nagaland.'
Rocking festive styles and designer dazzle, Sukanya Verma picks the stars, who aced the fashion game in September.
'When they took my name, I went numb.' 'Before I went on stage, my dress got caught in my shoe!' 'I said, stay calm.' 'Then I started walking and was like, okay, now think of what you're going to say, quickly!'
Bollywood's mid-week was far from blue.
Picking 10 excellent performances has been difficult but the attempt is to acknowledge the work of actors, who are often overlooked in favour of stars.
'My two life mantras are prioritisation and compartmentalisation.' 'Prioritisation allows you to put one thing over the other and compartmentalisation to focus on one priority at a time.'
Kareena in a Kalimpong murder mystery, Priyanka in a Hollywood rom-com, a South Korean style western and lots, lots more on OTT this week.
'Your relationship with your child is changing every single day, ditto your relationship with your parents.'
Bollywood's gorgeous actresses turned up to celebrate five years of Applause Entertainment.
'Some people tell me you're playing hard to get. But I'm not. It's the other way around.'
The first edition of Filmfare OTT awards were held in Mumbai to honour Web series and films on digital platforms.
