Black, White & Gray - Love Kills has a unique take on the standard murder mystery that may not be perfect but is very entertaining nonetheless, discovers Mayur Sanap.
Aseem Chhabra ranks the Best of 2025's films that released in theatres, or went directly to OTT platforms.
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The year had a variety of films to choose from. Not all of them were successful at the box office, but had merit.
'Had I been launched as a leading actor, it would probably have worked better.' 'Prabhu Devaa came eight years after me. Maybe if a filmmaker had thought of a film for me like the ones he got, my career would have been a different trajectory.'
It was a black weekend for the Bollywood box office, as close to half a dozen new films arrived in theatres and all of them flopped!
We invited you to share with us the love stories of your parents. Mukta Adpaikar wrote in this charming story that made us smile. Anu Lakkaraju gives us a fascinating account of how her parents first met, fell in love and stood by each other all their life.
'The army and all the people we did spend time with, they emphasised the kind of impact Arun Khetarpal has had on one, the Indian Army and two, just the country as a whole.'
'As soon as Salman saw me, he immediately left Aamir's side and came towards me. He hugged me.' 'Then he introduced me to Aamir, saying, 'This is J K Bihari who launched me in Biwi Ho Toh Aisi".'
Saiyaara ends up a bland rehash of old ideas served in an older bottle, notes Arjun Menon.
And it's written with tears, blood and unspoken lines.
The film is is a slice of life love story which has been maturely handled by director Mohan Krishna.
Qarib Qarib Singlle is not a film that can be rushed. It moves languorously, pausing to savour moments at will, notes Savera R Someshwar.
Tell us about the child who became your teacher. It could be your child, grandchild, student, neighbour or any young soul who touched your life. What did they teach you? Was it a single magical moment or a gradual realisation? How has their lesson stayed with you?
Guillermo del Toro restores and amplifies the morality tale Shelley had meant her book to be. His message is kindness and forgiveness are the greatest virtues and arrogant ego meets its own just end, notes Shreekant Sambrani.
Despite average performances from Mahie Gill and Deepak Dobriyal the treatment of the film amounts to nothing spectacular.
Sidharth Malhotra paid a visit to Mumbai's Siddhivinayak temple on Sunday to seek Lord Bappa's blessings for his newborn daughter.
We invited readers to share stories of how they met their spouses and interesting anecdotes about their wedding day. Here's Vidhyashankar B's account of how he courted Bhavani.
'It was amazing how he controlled the crowd, not with force or even star power, but with sheer love.'
There are some shows that kept us hooked from start to finish on the strength of their storytelling or a sizzling chemistry between the leads.
Nothing about TMMTMTTM feels fresh. That includes the painfully uninspired romance between the leads, who lack both genuine chemistry as well as individual charm to make a romantic drama like this work, sighs Mayur Sanap.
'When he was not shooting, he was telling us stories and anecdotes. And reciting poems.'
'I went up to her set, met her and when I met her it was almost like a dream coming true.' It was love at first sight for Boney Kapoor!
Speculation started when a viral video of Dhanush holding Mrunal Thakur's hand surfaced online.
'I wanted to do something different, so I turned Dharamji into Hardy, making him waddle with Naseer's stick-like Laurel.' 'People enjoyed seeing him in these avatars. When you work with an evergreen superstar like Dharamji, you can make such 'items'.'
Here's a quick look at all the winners of the 83rd edition of the Golden Globes.
'His belief that he is touched by the Almighty reflects in his performances.'
A train ride for Christmas? Why not?!
The deaths are being investigated as a homicide by the Los Angeles police department, with reports indicating that the couple was stabbed to death.
At 16, when I first stepped into college, I also stepped straight into my first heartbreak. There was a boy, of course. We started talking, then dating, and my nave teenage self was convinced this was something special. My best friend, however, was never convinced. She said he wasn't right for me. I didn't listen. I was 16, dramatic, slightly delusional and completely in love (or so I thought).
A lot of entertaining content is coming your way on OTT this week! Namrata Thakker lists your entertainment, coming up, so you can binge-watch movies and shows high on romance, drama and humour.
Ziddi Ishq is a messy, unhinged revenge drama that is all over the place, observes Divya Nair.
'For him what's important is relationships, his role, and, of course, the script.' Rediff celebrates Shah Rukh Khan's 60th birthday on November 2 with a special series that introduces us to the man behind the superstar.
Sreenivasan could so willingly be 'our little man' because in his heart of hearts he never felt trivial or inconsequential. And to the very end he stayed that way, the shrimp who knew he was a giant. Sreehari Nair doffs his hat to the late legend.
Teja is back with a hotchpotch love story.
New Moon, the second installment from The Twilight Saga, is one of the most anticipated films of the year.
In the trailer of his directorial debut, The Ba***ds Of Bollywood, Aryan Khan takes a close look into the inner world of Bollywood families, especially his own, so that lesser mortals like us can get a feel of the superstar lives.
In India, cricket games are part of our geographical landscape like the Ganga or the Himalayas or the Western Ghats or Kanyakumari. Millions of games unfold across India at any time of day. Travel in any direction and you are bound to see a cricket game in progress -- be it urban gully cricket to games on dusty village grounds to roaring stadiums to famous greens that cradled cricket like Shivaji Park or Azad Maidan.