'To have made it to the shortlist of 15 films for the Academy Award is a big deal for us.''
Over 25 years, societies evolve and tastes change. Cinema absorbs and reflects this transformation. Picking only 25 films from the first quarter of the century is tough.
Film folk attended the premiere of Neeraj Ghaywan's new film, Homebound, India's entry for the Oscars.
Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal celebrated their wedding anniversary over the weekend, and invited their friends over for a party.
A glimpse of the film, via the trailer, indicates a sincerity of purpose and the shining of a light into those corners of India that remain dark amidst progress and prosperity, notes Deepa Gahlot.
'So my question was, 'What is it that you are proud of? What have you achieved? What is your contribution?' 'He had no answer.'
What made the premiere special was the almost 9 minute-long standing ovation given to the team by the audience.
'If you look around the world at people of colour, religion, caste, sexuality or any of the marginalised communities, we are always talking in numbers.' 'We are always assigning them a statistic.' 'That is an easy way to assuage your urban guilt. Because you hide your apathy with hollow sympathy.' 'We are, in a way, making them invisible.'
Janhvi Kapoor, Ishaan Khatter, along with others, turned heads at Cannes 2025 as they walked the red carpet in absolute style ahead of the much-awaited premiere of their film 'Homebound' at the prestigious film festival.
'Session musicians, background singers, and studio instrumentalists fill out the sound of India's biggest hits. But their names rarely show up on screen.' 'Their royalties never arrive. And their contribution, no matter how iconic, vanishes once the track is mastered.'
'We have had several films on the caste system but they are all in different decades, when sensibilities were mature enough to comprehend.' 'Today, we are in a different zone of thought.'
'These characters have huge spirits and they are fighting something that is much bigger than them.' 'The attempt was to portray how they navigate their lives, to retain that spirit and not let it die.'
'In a world which is full of categories, hatred and ideologies, there was this basic decency.'
Look who makes up the the guest list.
'Look at the amazing combination of you coming from Punjab, me coming from Chennai, and we are making a Marathi film.'
Masaan received a five-minute standing ovation following its screening at the French Film Festival.
'We rarely see films that comment on a failed man-woman relationship.'
Check out the star arrivals
Move over Ash and Sonam. This motley crew of Masaan is making their presence felt the real way at the ongoing French Film Fest.
Check out the star arrivals.
There's a wedding in Goa today!
Check out the star arrivals.
Masaan is an immense achievement for a first-time filmmaker and must be applauded, says Raja Sen.
The Indo-French production received much applause at the 68th Cannes Film Festival.
Bollywood doesn't need fire-breathing dragons when it has Bhai.
What these movie titles mean!
He will be seen in director Sameer Sharma's next film with Bhumi Pednekar and Ayushmann Khurrana.
Congratulations, Shweta-Chaitanya!
It's been a good Cannes for India this year!
'The standing ovation in Cannes was a rare moment where I felt patriotic. I realised that the audience was not clapping for an individual but for the team that came from India with such a beautiful film.' Masaan's leading man Vicky Kaushal takes us through its making.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
This man, she says, makes her go weak in the knees.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
Steadily marching ahead for almost a decade now on the strength of his unassuming versatility, the 35 year old is ready to showcase his mettle in one of the most challenging roles of his career as India's first Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw in Meghna Gulzar's biopic, Sam Bahadur.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us box office verdict for the week.
'Film shooting is a long process, and it is important to have a good bonding with the person you are going to spend six to eight months of your life.' 'Baaki, film toh bann jaati hain.'
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
Govinda catches a flight... ANupam Kher promotes Karthikeya 2... Vineeth gets ready for Siya...
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