'Imagine Hindi cinema without Lata Mangeshkar? Actually, you can't. And thank heavens for that.' As Lata Mangeshkar turns 85, Raja Sen pays a rich tribute to doyenne of the film industry.
Vidhu Vinod Chopra's film calls for applause -- and deserves it.
Find out which films make it to Sukanya Verma's Top 10 of the year!
Stars go for the loveliest holidays -- exotic locations with a lot of adventure thrown in. We bring you their travels in a special series.
What if we made The Avengers here in India?
Close to three hours long, this Johnny Depp film is an exhausting watch.
On Kishore Kumar's 86th birthday, we revisit a Rediff.com exclusive special by Pritish Nandy on the late legend.
Comicdom's trippiest superhero finally comes alive on the big screen.
The New York Comic Con played host to the latest and greatest in comics, graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, toys, movies and television.
'You think of Sulu as someone who is sexy, sultry and intimate. You don't imagine her as someone clad in a sari.' And yet, Vidya Balan gets ready to seduce you again.
Sukanya Verma picks her favourite Deepika Padukone scenes.
'There are enough LGBTQ people in the industry, so I don't feel like a misfit.'
'When Rajkumar Hirani offered me the film, I was probably in the worst phase of my life.'
Just when it looked as though CGI overkill has ruined the fun of spectacle, here comes a film that charms with its kaleidoscopic vision and meticulous combats, says Sukanya Verma, who can't wait for more!
Sukanya Verma treasures every bit of this eventful journey called Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.
This is a brisk, enjoyable film, and while the climactic race is somewhat marred by an overdose of melodrama - Gupte's far better at subtler strokes than the few broad ones he tries - it is rare to find a Hindi film hero more deserving of our cheers than Arjun. That unfortunate hint of Bhaag Milkha Bhaag in the final race doesn't alter the fact that this is an earnest, important and evocative film.
Yorgos Lanthimos's royal drama has 12 nominations!
The best thing to see in the Avengers: Age Of Ultron trailer might just be the release date!
Kangna Ranaut, as Queen/Rani, holds your hands and together you discover the magic of honeymoon, holiday, healing and hungama, raves Sukanya Verma.
When Khayyam talked about his favourite singer, the song he can never forget and the film that won him the National Award.
Budhia Singh: Born To Run is not so much a film as it is a passionate appeal to remind and regain an opportunity for Odisha's erstwhile Wonder Boy, now a forgotten teenager, writes Sukanya Verma.
'If you have never seen Kangana Ranaut on screen before, and instead know more about her in real life and the spirited controversies that seem to happily follow her about, you realise that the actress puts a lot of herself into a screen role, feels Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.
'It's commendable how earnest Anya Singh remains even after Qaidi Band does everything to undermine her efforts,' says Sukanya Verma.
Sukanya Verma looks at 2019's winners and washouts so far.
It is difficult to find fault with a film so engrossing, notes Paloma Sharma after watching Jake Gyllenhaal starrer Nightcrawler.
'I was playing a rockstar.' 'After three days, I get a script that my character will turn into a lion.' 'I felt I hadn't signed up for this, so I told Ekta about it.' 'Ekta told me, "Beta, na tu important hai na main important hoon. Woh spot wala hai na, usko ghar pe khana khilana hai".' 'She said if she didn't change the content, she would not get TRPs and eventually, her show would shut down.' 'If the show stops, she asked me if I would take these workers home.' 'I said "Let's become the lion".'
A week of bumping into trapped souls, savouring Achari Alia Paneer, envisaging Kishore Kumar crooning Kajrare and celebrating one year of Sukanya Verma's super filmi column.
Rajini's call may now force other political parties, including the DMK and the Congress, who are in alliance talks already, to come up with water proposals of their own in their poll manifesto. In a way, this may be a 'tactical victory' for Rajinikanth, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
Oh the possibilities!
Peter Parker or Pavitr Prabhakar? Spider-Man gets a desi makeover!
Alas, as an indictment of our legal system, Court doesn't prick deeply, says Raja Sen.
'I am the undiscovered Julia Roberts of India. They haven't figured it out yet.' Kalki Koechlin gets talking.
'A pact was made between the government and 12 producers that I would be restrained from speaking on the Babri Masjid issue.' 'After Meryl spoke out she got the wholehearted support of the entire Hollywood fraternity.' 'In India no one will speak up in support of a celebrity's political stand for the fear of a backlash.'
