The 55th International Film Festival of India kicked off in India's party venue, Goa, and the stars added to the dazzle.
Bloody Brothers is watchable, especially in the scenes of its two lead actors trying to work out something from the puny material given to them. Jaideep Ahlawat, who suggests roiling energy and intelligence even when he is completely motionless, has to be India's finest actor on current form, observes Sreehari Nair.
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.
Tea with Twinkle... Arjun celebrates... Tara meets a special friend...
The film is made in both Hindi and Tamil.
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.
'It is daunting, for sure, because you're rowing upstream.'
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.
'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.
Aman Sehrawat is the first Indian male wrestler to secure berth for the Paris Olympic Games
From silver screen and small, here are Sukanya Verma's 10 favourite male performances of the year.
'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.
'Puneet did his research and gave us a very basic idea on male prostitution. He said it is like any other job.'
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.
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.
'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.'
'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!'
'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.'
Rocking festive styles and designer dazzle, Sukanya Verma picks the stars, who aced the fashion game in September.
'We want to push boundaries; we want to push the envelope as far as content is concerned...'
'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.'
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.
Bollywood's mid-week was far from blue.
'Your relationship with your child is changing every single day, ditto your relationship with your parents.'
'Some people tell me you're playing hard to get. But I'm not. It's the other way around.'
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.
Bollywood's gorgeous actresses turned up to celebrate five years of Applause Entertainment.
There aren't many original Web series or movies announced for June, but quite a few Bollywood films will have their digital premieres.
