During the lunch or tea breaks, Maharajji, Manikda, Amjad Khan and I often sat together as Maharajji sang old compositions or recited some bols. Amjad Khan had a great music sense and sang very well.
Rather than basing it on movie reviews, IMDb determines this list based on page views.
Prayag Raj, who was so successful at his peak, ought not to have slid into oblivion, observes Deepa Gahlot.
The closing ceremony of the 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad turned out to be a social evening
Through Manorathangal, M T Vasudevan Nair makes himself available to a whole new generation of uninitiated viewers, who can familiarise themselves with his rich body of work and hope to learn a thing or two about life in all its messy grandeur and flawed imperfections, notes Arjun Menon.
Khan said even if people don't like certain content, banning a film cannot be justified.
Veteran actress Rati Agnihotri, who made her Bollywood debut with K Balachander's wildly successful romance drama Ek Duuje Ke Liye, remembers the late filmmaker.
Divya Nair makes a list of Tamil films you must watch at least once. The good news is that they're on OTT right now.
Her co-stars will be Irrfan and Iranian beauty Golshifteh Farahani.
The formal announcement is likely to be made on Rajinikanth's birthday.
As Thalapathy Vijay embarks on a career in politics, Arjun Menon looks closer at his glorious filmography.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Will Vijay will go the most successful MGR/Jayalalithaa way, or that of Vijayakanth, Seeman or Kamalahaasan, or will he end up as another Rajinikanth who cries wolf at the last minute and quits the scene even before it all had really begun, asks N Sathiya Moorthy.
The actress is contemplating legal action and charging Mukesh with bigamy.
Among the long queues of voters, there were some famous faces too who exercised their franchise.
The latest updates from the Tamil film industry.
'The number of films released in cinemas in 2022 was closer to 1,200. It could cross 1,500 in 2023, since nearly all big stars in Hindi and regional languages have films lined up this year.'
It is often a mixed bag of hits and misses.
India has been named the first-ever 'country of honour' at Marche du Film, the business counterpart of the Cannes film festival.
Sukanya Verma takes a look at all the strange ways Hindi films has dealt with the memory loss syndrome.
After Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, it's time for another magnum opus to spread its wings into the regional market.
'Vinod Khanna, Rishi Kapoor, Ranjeet and Shakti Kapoor were eating mutton biryani.' 'Suddenly, all of them jumped to their feet.' 'Sridevi had entered.' 'It was almost like a top army general had walked in.' 'The kind of respect she commanded without demanding it was incredible!'
A new entrant, whether a popular actor or not, has not been able to sweep the polls, as their fans had hoped for. Given a proven pattern, it should hold true for Vijay as well. Or, something drastically has to happen between now and 2026, asserts N Sathiya Moorthy.
Manjummel Boys gets so many things right, applauds Arjun Menon.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Hopefully, Hindi and non-Tamil audiences that have been patronising gangster movies from the South will give this fabulous looking historical a chance, says Deepa Gahlot.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
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Why Ae Zindagi Gale Laga Le is a part of Dear Zindagi?
'During Diwali, many films with big stars are released. KB's film needed no stars. 'A film by K Balachander' was enough to draw the crowds.' Director Suresh Krissna pays rich tribute to the late K Balachander.
Saumitra, in a Facebook post, had referred to Mahatma Gandhi as the "father of Pakistan". "Pakistan was born with the blessings of Bapu, therefore, Mahatma Gandhi can be called the father of Pakistan and not of India," he wrote in a Facebook post on Thursday.
Palanivel Thiaga Rajan was on the hit-list, not because the chief minister was unhappy with his performance, but because there were constant complaints from other ministers that he was sitting on their files far too long, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Love does conquer all in Bollywood.
Entertainment may be its raison d'etre but the tears brought about by cinema are no less significant.
The trailer of the new Kamal Haasan-starrer Thoonga Vanam shows the actor assuming a slick avatar as a cop from the anti-narcotics department, taking on the drug baron Prakash Raj.
'He taught us not only about theatre, acting or dramas but also about life.' 'He made us discover ourselves.'
Will we see a Baahubali kind of blockbuster this year?
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