Regina Cassandra talks about her new film, Routine Love Story.
After debuting in a hard-core romantic film, Saiyaara star Ahaan Panday will show off his action avatar in his next.
'I often give myself a pat on the shoulder, reminding myself that I've done a good job considering where I started and the mindset I grew up with.'
'...including my baby sisters, age three and one.' 'My dad was humiliated, and he started screaming at them.'
'I wouldn't have called myself an athletic person growing up. But training for this film changed that.' 'It pushed me in ways I didn't expect and made me discover a strength I didn't know I had.'
In a first-of-its-kind move, Delhi University's course for Gen Z students promises to unpack the emotional landmines of dating in the age of Instagram, Tinder and instant swipes,
Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol unveiled a bronze statue of their iconic characters, Raj and Simran, from Aditya Chopra's blockbuster Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge in London on December 4.
We invited readers to share stories of how they met their spouses and interesting anecdotes about their wedding day. Ejaj Khairatkar shares his account of how he met his wife Shaista and after almost six years of not seeing her, finally married her!
Ilavarasan's tragic end was the result of the most flammable mixture in India -- caste and politics. Ganesh Nadar reports
'I don't hold grudges against them; they are all my friends.' 'Guess who suggested Rani Mukerji's name?'
'The pandemic has led to an immense disruption in the world's political, financial, military and geopolitical situation. The pandemic was a warning.'
Mandakini Shah, 87, and her sibling, Ushaben, 84, have become local stars since they started riding through Ahmedabad on their scooter
Vaa Vaathiyar ends up being a bland yet fascinating iteration of a masala film funnelled through the prism of a quirky humorist, notes Arjun Menon.
Over 25 years, societies evolve and tastes change. Cinema absorbs and reflects this transformation. Picking only 25 films from the first quarter of the century is tough.
'What interested me more than the influencers was how were they surviving in Bombay?' 'How many reels did they make per month? How much money did they need to get by?' 'Did they get a job and then come back home and do this at night?'
Dr Saket Badola, Director, Corbett Tiger Reserve, remembers his meeting with Dr Jane Goodall, the legendary conservationist and renowned chimpanzee expert, who passed into the ages this week.
Raat Akeli Hai 2 is watchable, but considering the strength of its predecessor, it could have been more engaging, with a greater sense of urgency and a sharper, cleverer story, notes Mayur Sanap.
The central theme of Chandamama Kathalu is love and eight different stories portray different aspects of love.
The Raja Saab is a poorly judged effort to appease to the lowest hanging fruit, and is not sincere in its ambition to entertain, notes Arjun Menon.
All of India gets ready for the mid-winter harvest festival, turning out laddoos, Pongal, Puran Poli and other endless delights.
'It's a lifetime opportunity to cook for the most high-profile table of India. It's a matter of honour for me.'
Big films like Dhurandhar, Chhava and Kantara: Chapter 1 hit box office gold in 2025, and its directors, Aditya Dhar, Laxman Utekar and Rishab Shetty, have proved their worth. But many other directors made an impact with their 2025 releases, in various languages.
'My life and career have changed in subtle but meaningful ways.'
The filmmaker talks about his film Not A Love Story that opened in theatres today.
'There is hardly any boy who thinks he can jump from a high rise building and bash up 50 people. I really wanted people to believe it. That was the starting of my ****up.'
Bipin Bhutada tells us how he found his partner at a matrimonial event.
A R Rahman: 'I feel blessed to be Indian, which enables me to create a space which always allows freedom of expression and celebrates multicultural voices.'
Red Square and VDNKh easily rank among the most striking places I've visited -- both for their historical significance and architectural splendour.
My admiration for Russian culture, vision and ambition grew with every step as I clocked the miles, Nitin Sathe tells us after a visit to Moscow and St Petersburg.
'If they said the shift is at 9, I would reach by 9. But no one came until 12. Slowly over the time, I felt very disappointed with the whole thing.'
Sona Bahadur's Goa currython yielded interesting results.
'A story has to do something within me for me to say yes to it.'
'Today, Shah Rukh is sitting so high up that it will have to be something really spectacular for him to jump up and say, "Hey, yes, let's make this film!".'
JioStar's SouthUnbound event served as the launchpad for several new original projects on the streaming platform.
'We were working on a film, Roi Roi Binaale, which will be his last film.'
'When my character died in Border, I felt a strange sense of pride. But today, I sometimes feel that if my character had survived, perhaps I would have been a part of Border 2.'
'We are not AI. We are allowed to break, and rebuild.'
'I believe that whether it is Rajini sir or Shah Rukh Khan or Dilip Kumarsaab, these stars are blessed with a cosmic energy. It's a phenomenon that is hard to describe, but it makes you fall in love with them.'
In 2025, OTT series were entertaining enough, even though most were in the crime genre.
Aseem Chhabra ranks the Best of 2025's films that released in theatres, or went directly to OTT platforms.
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