Bollywood star Deepika Padukone unveiled the FIFA World Cup trophy on Sunday ahead of the final between Argentina and France at the Lusail stadium in Doha.
'I have absolutely no regrets because if it wasn't for this learning that I've gone through, I wouldn't be here today.'
Ranbir, Rashmika, Raveena, Vic, Nic, it's raining movie stars on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations.
As good as Mammootty is playing Sundaram, we see this facet of his performance through two lenses: That of Sundaram being an offset to whatever we know about James, and that of Mammootty doing quintessentially Tamil tics, including enacting scenes from old Tamil movies like solo plays, observes Rohit Sathish Nair.
Rani gets stylish... Is Karisma hungry?... Diana takes a Selfiee with Akshay...
'Suvinder Vicky in Kohrra. Manoj Bajpayee in Joram. Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub in Joram and Scoop. Gagan Dev Riar in Scam 2003. Sukant Goel in Kaala Paani.' 'The number of awards will not be enough for the kind of work that has happened this year.'
Yami's happy moment... Kalki heads to Korea... Tovino is in Jordan...
Always glam but simple dressing from the young Malyalee star.
It was a year of so many contradictions and contrasts that it became dangerous to talk about movies, people lost their heads discussing Friday releases, psychiatrists began dabbling in film criticism, and film critics turned into psychiatrists, says Sreehari Nair.
Dapper dads who look good at every age.
Mammootty should sign up for an OTT series because he's too charismatic to let this be our last memory of the CBI diaries, suggests Divya Nair.
'The moments of laughter you've gifted us will always remain.'
Actor Jayaram, known for his love of animals, also visited the boy's house and handed over a cheque of Rs 5 lakh to buy new cows and rebuild his farm.
Her mantra is: "Wear what makes you feel comfortable!"
Mammootty plays the despicable Kuttan with absolute integrity, observes Divya Nair.
'I am a spontaneous actor. I follow what works for the character.'
'In India, I'm able to work with the biggest stars on creating a scene, creating that emotion, without being too hung up on their persona.'
'Once Mohanlal's ever-swelling entourage grasped his enormous worth, once it realized that the innate Mohanlal appeal could be profited from, it set about to exploit, to make uproars, to create the Mohanlal brand.' 'And he wasn't meant to be a brand. He was meant to be an artist, a tireless explorer of the unique seas inside him,' asserts Sreehari Nair.
Death of a princess, deadly Godzilla and detectives galore on OTT this week.
Action, drama, thriller and rom-coms, this week has a lot of entertainment coming up on OTT as well as in theatres.
'Thank you for being an inspiration, not just to me but to an entire generation.'
Subhash K Jha picks his favourite films of 2023 from south India.
Deepa Gahlot lists Hindi biopics about Indian political leaders: Some worked, some did not, but they managed to avoid controversy.
Aseem Chhabra lists his favorite 2023 films -- a healthy blend of Bollywood, Hindi indies and some of the best work that is being done in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Bengali cinema.
'The magic of Roja can never be replicated because how can you recapture the carefree innocence of childhood?'
These films, even at their saddest, darkest and grossest, retain their sense of humour, their sense of proportion, which again is something you associate with a Malayali.
'What's beautiful now about India is that we are discovering so much more about each other, our stories and micro culture.'
Kajol goes to Vaishnodevi... NTR Jr and Ram Charan shoot in Mumbai... Esha meets up with Rafa Nadal...
Sukanya Verma lists everything you can watch on streaming platforms this weekend.
Shyamaprasad talks about his new Malayalam film starring Mammootty and Meera Jasmine.
This is the third time Mammootty and director Johnny Antony had teamed up for a film.
Mission 90 Days, Major Ravi's second directorial venture about the assassination of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi rises above the mundane because of Mammooty.
Director Blessy confirms his reputation for brilliance.
The actors come together in Sumathy Ram's first film, Viswathulasi.
'A very emotional connect has happened.'
The Malayalam actor has signed on to star in Abhay Simha's Kannada film Shikari. Talks are on to rope in Konkana Sen Sharma as the female lead.
This week's Malayalam release, Annan Thambi, is different. The writer-director team of Benny P Nayarambalam and Anwar Rasheed (their second outing after Chotta Mumbai) make it breezy and entertaining in spite of staying in the formulaic sphere.
Writer-director Ranjith gets subtle with his latest effort.
