Aseem Chhabra picks the finest Indian films in the 2010-2019 decade.
Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite Indian films of 2021.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has come out with a list of 301 feature films eligible for the Oscars with Indian films RRR, Gangubai Kathiawadi, The Kashmir Files and Kantara making the cut.
Payal Kapadia's understanding of what it means to be a woman is as poignant as her authentic portrait of Mumbai's hoi polloi, observes Sukanya Verma.
Aseem Chhabra looks at the year's best Non-Hindi Indian movies.
'I did not go for the Oscars because I was not invited. I felt bad but I watched the show on television. I had never watched the Oscars before this, it was my first time.' Lion actor Abhishek Bharate looks back at the film.
National award winner Chaitanya Tamhane tells us the story behind his film, Court.
'Nobody told me upfront that you are a Marathi girl so we will not cast you.' 'I questioned myself: 'Am I not good enough?' 'Am I not good-looking to be in this industry?''
Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2020.
Cricket icon Sunil Gavaskar celebrates a magnificent 75th birthday on July 10th. Rediff.com picks 15 facts about Sunil Gavaskar you need to know:
'This is a blip in the 100-year history of cinema.'
How many of the 354 films Aseem Chhabra watched in 2017 have you seen?
Shubman Gill will lend his voice to Indian Spider-Man in the upcoming animated movie Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.
Avinash Arun, winner of the Crystal Bear at Berlinale for his directorial debut, Killa, shares a fascinating life story with Aseem Chhabra.
The Kerala high court gives a go-ahead to the controversial Malayalam film.
'No small artistic film can even hope to win, except, maybe, as random tokenism,' asserts Deepa Gahlot.
'For no other leader of India do so many people turn up for an event every year without invitation.'
'The world needs Gandhi now more than any other time in history.'
Mystery, horror, biopics, documentaries, fantasy, romance, comedy, coming-of-age, pick the genre you like from the wide variety on OTT this week.
Theatre director, Joy Matthew has made a comeback to films after 26 years and he is busy like never before.
'A lot of fraud films are being made in the name of realistic cinema.'
They realised that the Portuguese were better prepared to defend Daman than Dadra and Nagar Haveli. If reinforcements from Daman were to reach Silvassa, there was no chance of defeating the Portuguese. They decided that cutting Daman's communication lines would have to be their top priority before attacking Silvassa. A fascinating excerpt from Neelesh Kulkarni's new book, Uprising-The Liberation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Aseem Chhabra highlights 10 films that moved him, films that may show up in theatres near you.
'I faced difficulties, but today when I look back, it all looks mazedar (fun).'
Jyoti Punwani examines the relevance of the Sairat, the hit Marathi film everyone is talking about, in today's times.
'Then, one fine morning, I returned to my first love.' 'All the top directors of the time were waiting for me.' 'In one day, I signed 12 films.' 'Prosenjit Chatterjee was back!'
Prabha Atre, the woman who could have been lawyer, scientist or doctor but became a globally renowned Hindustani classical vocalist instead, died in her Pune home on Saturday hours before she was to leave for a concert in Mumbai. She was 92.
Take a look at the arrivals.
The OTT scene is bustling again this week with brand new shows and movies. Sukanya Verma suggests what you can watch.
'Just because a subject is uncomfortable for some and doesn't suit their political ideology, should a film not be made?'
'The nicest thing is that it is not my film.' 'People bring their own stories and life histories to the film.'
The pulling out of films S Durga and Nude from the 48th edition of IFFi did not go well with the director.
Sukanya Verma gives us a lowdown on all those wonderful movies she saw and movies you need to see as and when they arrive to a screen or streaming space near you.
'Till a cheque comes into my account, I don't feel like a professional actor.'
Joginder Tuteja takes a look at the actor's brief movie parts.
'Ranveer Singh is on a different level, he is a super human.' 'The kind of energy, the kind of seriousness and dedication he has towards his work, it is just phenomenal.'
