Arundhati Roy has withdrawn from the Berlin International Film Festival, as she was 'shocked and disgusted' by the comments of the jury members regarding their stance on Gaza.
'I have never met anyone so knowledgeable and with so much conviction, so much humility about everything he knew.'
'Playing a rape survivor can't ever be compared to actually being one.'
Manoj Bajpayee is back with another gripping story in Despatch, an investigative crime thriller which is set to release on ZEE5 on December 13.
Rimi Sen: 'Even today, Salman Khan or Shah Rukh Khan rule Bollywood but the heroines who started with them are now doing supporting roles, playing sisters or even mothers. A woman's lifespan in the film industry is very short.'
While some of them were excellent, most were passable. But many were far superior to the theatrical releases.
January has quite a few interesting movies lined up for release. But with the new, there's also a sprinkling of the old.
Given all the talent involved and a rousing real life story at its centre, Haq is looking solid, notes Mayur Sanap.
Inspector Zende had the potential to be genuinely entertaining. Instead, it settles for formulaic fun, observes Mayur Sanap.
Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal celebrated their wedding anniversary over the weekend, and invited their friends over for a party.
Film folk have been looking very glamorous in the last two days, thanks to the Bollywood Hungama OTT India Fest.
November is a busy month on OTT with several series arriving, in their next season after being vastly successful in earlier instalments.
A screening of Sharmila Tagore-Manoj Bajpayee's film Gulmohar saw quite a few special guests.
Amyra spots a dolphin...Tisca goes traditional... Karisma is holiday-ready...
Laxmi enjoys the sunset... Sanjana attends a wedding... Erica's beach time...
September has packed in quite a bit on OTT, with many series and movies seeing their digital premiere. Joginder Tuteja lists the OTT menu for the month.
'These actors have come at the right time, when cinema is changing.'
Agra is weird, even ambitiously so, as the film moves between being disturbing and just plain odd, it doesn't fully land on either side, observes Mayur Sanap.
As Mumbai goes to the polls today, film folk did their primary duty for the country and cast their votes.
Season 3 belongs to Jaideep Ahlawat who, despite the not so well-etched character, owns Rukma and gives the confrontation with Srikant Tiwari the missing edge of the earlier two seasons, observes Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
Neil Gaiman's popular The Sandman comic series just got a taste of Bollywood.
Manoj Bajpayee's 100th film earned Rs 6 million in its first weekend.
Salman gives some advice... Pranita is 'pretending'... Manoj spends time with family...
From India's entry to the Oscars to the foodie flamboyance of Bollywood's first family to Srikant Tiwari's hope for a hat-trick and Korean entertainment in deeply dark mode, it's raining OTT goodies this week.
Bollywood's first posts of 2024 are full of warmth and gratitude.
The Bollywood Hungama Style Icons Summit and Awards 2025 saw many film folk win awards.
'Some films are meant to more than just entertain you. They are meant to challenge, provoke, push you to think, instil change, and be in the public conversation.' 'That is Haq.'
Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai makes the audience feel good that the battle for justice was not in vain, observes Deepa Gahlot.
While Satya's pleasures are palpable -- among them the poetry of the coarse language, the mercifully rough-hewn texture, the oh-so-familiar underdog story -- these pleasures hit you at a completely different speed. The movie is charged with a sense of discovery, and every shot is a cornucopia of details existing independent of the main story. It's touching, notes Sreehari Nair.
'Each time there is a state or parliamentary election the speculation starts as to whether I am getting into politics. Well, I am not -- not now not ever.'
Killer Soup's plots grow too convoluted and the strain of keeping the momentum going shows when its shrewd and surreal visuals lose steam, observes Sukanya Verma.
New Zealand Cricket games to be streamed on Amazon Prime Video.
'It is something that he always wanted to do and he has achieved phenomenal success in doing it.'
'My father is a businessman and he has gone through a lot of ups and down.' 'When I see him have the money and then lose it all, but keep trying at this age, I feel if he can do it, then why cannot I?' 'That has been my biggest motivating factor.'
When not harnessing Hrithik Roshan's dripping handsomeness for lady-killer purposes, Bollywood has found him quite a fit for on screen bromances as well.
It was a rare treat to see Sharmila Tagore and her children Saif Ali Khan, Soha Ali Khan and Saba Pataudi at the premiere of her Bengali film Puratawn (The Ancient) at the ongoing MAMI Film Festival in Mumbai.
'If I don't act for a week I become edgy, restless and moody.' Subhash K Jha salutes Manoj Bajpayee, actor extraordinaire, on his 53rd birthday.
Madhuri shines brighter than the stars...Kalki goes retro... Neha's bravest shoot....
'I felt I didn't understand the film industry at all.'
Sukanya Verma lists 10 terrific films available on OTT you need to watch right now.
