The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce on Monday the quantum of sentence against fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya, an accused in the bank loan default case of over Rs 9,000 crore involving his defunct Kingfisher Airlines, in a contempt case where he has been found guilty. A bench comprising Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and Justice S Ravindra Bhat on March 10 had reserved its order on the punishment in the contempt case against Mallya, saying the proceedings against him have hit a "dead wall". The top court had heard senior advocate and amicus curiae Jaideep Gupta on various aspects related to the contempt law and the punishment, and had granted one last opportunity to lawyer Ankur Saigal, counsel for Mallya, to file his written submissions on the sentencing aspect.
Joginder Tuteja introduces us to the men who have made an impression in the OTT universe.
After a two-year lull, the deal pipeline in India's hospitality sector, which has witnessed a strong revival since the second wave of the pandemic receded, is running full. Family offices, high net-worth individuals (HNIs) and institutional investors are looking at the sector with renewed interest, according to investment and transaction advisory firms working on multiple deals. Most of them declined to divulge details of the deals for reasons of confidentiality. The cumulative debt of the tourism, hotels and restaurant sector rose 8.2 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 64,408 crore as of March 25, 2022 against Rs 59,519 crore on March 26, 2021, according to the Reserve Bank of India.
From silver screen and small, here are Sukanya Verma's 10 favourite male performances of the year.
Fantastical musical moments from the International Jazz Day concert in Mumbai.
'This trope must have been taken in 30 films.' 'The rogue agent is a common trope and not something unique.'
'I wasn't getting the roles I wanted to play and the respect I thought I deserved as a senior actor, so I cut myself off from the industry for a while and moved to the US.'
Joginder Tuteja lists the Web series coming your way in March.
The best films are not necessarily the most successful -- that would be another list altogether -- although sometimes quality and commerce do converge.
Long distance love, heroic doctors, murderers masquerading as witnesses, pet-friendly robots, Sukanya Verma gives you your OTT fix of the week, take your pick from this eclectic menu.
The first edition of Filmfare OTT awards were held in Mumbai to honour Web series and films on digital platforms.
Scriptwriter Jaideep Sahni has an interesting chat with Rediff readers.
'We can't live in a delusional world of just I, me, myself.'
In a year of overwrought spectacles that slavishly sucked up to the audience, I found refuge in a bunch of 'mainstream' Indian films that espoused such old-fashioned values as dedication to craft, close observation and casual bravery, explains Sreehari Nair.
Rediff Readers tell us how they welcomed Lord Ganesha in their homes and lives.
'We want to push boundaries; we want to push the envelope as far as content is concerned...'
Sukanya Verma gives you various untried Bollywood combinations we would like to see on screen.
Lovingly made, heartfelt stories that speak the truths about our lives.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
'It's not easy to perform in front of 5,000 people, who are standing right behind the camera. You have to remember the dialogue even when the crowd is shouting and saying things to you.'
The duo of Vyas and Desai took the opposing bowlers to the cleaners throughout the innings while stitching a massive first-wicket partnership of 282 runs.
Flag bearer Tek Chand will lead the Indian contingent -- India will be represented by 54 para athletes, the biggest ever contingent in the history of the Games.
The government has notified new rules under which the upper limit for termination of a pregnancy has been increased from 20 to 24 weeks for certain categories of women.
Joginder Tuteja lists the new releases, coming up in April.
Even stars don't have so many stars attend their parties...
5 athletes, 6 officials from Indian contingent to take part in Paralympics opening.
Taapsee plays cricket... Mohanlal shoots with Rahman...
City Of Dreams 2 released recently, and is quite a must watch.
Subhash K Jha picks performances that he loves.
The cons are dull, the chemistry is off, the zingers are in short supply and a kitschy display of brand logos and hammy accents takes centre stage, sighs Sukanya Verma.
Leaving aside the predictability of the stories, Ajeeb Daastaans is a good watch, says Prateek Sur.
In other India-related news, Manish Kaurav (KL3 men 200m) and Manjeet Singh (VL2 men 200m) made it to the finals of their respective events for the first time in the history of the tournament.
'You become a critic because the job entails watching a 100 films a year, out of which there will be five or six good films.' 'It's really a glutton for punishment, but you're also optimistic and want to see exciting things.'
After playing a casanova in Bachna Ae Haseeno, Ranbir Kapoor is all set to play the role of a Sikh salesman in the new Yash Raj film.
'I'm glad that now we have so many opportunities to tell all kinds of stories, be it cinema or on OTT.'
A five-judge Constitution bench, headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan, gave a week time to all the states to submit their brief note of submissions after some of them sought time.
