This July, Bollywood stars Akshaye Khanna, Taapsee Pannu, Farhan Akhtar, Jimmy Sheirgill, Shilpa Shetty and Paresh Rawal will be seen on OTT screens.
'After meeting the prime minister and Amit Shah, Yogi has come out with his position secure till the assembly election.'
'Whether or not Chandrashekhar Azad succeeds or fails electorally, he has already made democratic politics more accountable to Dalits.'
The story of Iceland is the story of life, notes Payal Singh Mohanka after a recent journey to that fascinating land.
The ultimate consequences of Rahul Gandhi's yatra may be known only in 2024, points out Dr Sudhir Bisht.
'A one party-State, with only one kind of Indian,' argues Mihir S Sharma.
If they can sit together and hammer out 'Black Sea Initiative' deal for much needed food shipments, surely, they should be able to address the madness of the larger military conflict?
A graduate by education, Santanu, the eldest son of former Trinamool Congress minister Manjul Krishna Thakur, was more into the development of the Matuas through various social services run by the Thakurbari in Thakurnagar and was never into politics.
'What I love about Parsis is that we never take anything seriously.' 'Everyone's making fun of everyone.' 'So, they were like, 'Don't f*** it up, ch****!'.'
The star actor and his wife welcomed their first child on September 8 this year.
'Where Pratidwandi is concerned, there are very few men standing.'
Successive elections have demonstrated that the BJP campaign switches towards polarisation when it is faced with palpable discontent among the electorate, notes Utkarsh Mishra.
Choked almost manages to be a real depiction of life after demonetisation for a lower middle class household but ends up being a puzzle in a puddle, feels Moumita Bhattacharjee.
'Our future is in limbo. The government saved us with Operation Ganga; now, they must save our careers.'
Now we do not know if the Board bugs the dressing room or employs Pegasus in players' phones. But nothing stopped them from speaking with Kohli, points out Shekhar Gupta.
What we have in the Congress is a useful glue to hold a non-cultural, unified Opposition together. That is the sacrifice the Congress must be willing to live with if showing the BJP the door is what the collective Opposition wants, observes Shyam G Menon.
Here is a look at some of Aseem Chhabra's favourite memories of 2020 in Hindi cinema, performances by well-known and new actors, special moments in films and shows.
Pellissery's women continue to express the beauty in our common humanity. And often, these women go so far into expressing our hopes, desires, absurdities and follies that they end up acting at variance with the ethical prescriptions of our age. And this, I believe, is precisely why they remain "invisible" to a whole bunch of viewers, says Sreehari Nair.
Pankaj Kapoor is one of India's finest actors. Subhash K Jha picks 5 memorable performances.
'I always feel that to shake up human beings, you have to go a little extreme.'
Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite films, most of them shown at international film festivals held virtually (Berlinale and Rotterdam), hybrid (Toronto) or physical (Cannes and Venice).
Mirzapur 2 has been entertaining everyone on Amazon Prime Video, and inviting interesting conversations.
Simran Dhir talks about Delhi, Indian parents and the inspiration behind her debut novel Best Intentions.
'If the new regime in Kabul wants diplomatic recognition, or to unlock the billions that are currently frozen, they will have to ensure safe passage for those who wish to leave the country, to respect the rights of women and girls, to prevent Afghanistan from, again, becoming an incubator for global terror, because that would be disastrous for Afghanistan'
If you are looking a entertaining film or even a meaningful one, Anwar Ka Ajab Kissa isn't for you, notes Namrata Thakker.
Is Salman Khan trying to jump on the desh bhakti bandwagon that Akshay Kumar is making a career of?
2019 will be 'a match between the old caste politics and something new which we have not fully understood in UP,' says Aakar Patel.
A year marked by more lows than highs for Hindi cinema, here's a recap of the best and worst in 2021.
The curse of the second half prevents The Power from being the entertainer it could have been, notes Joginder Tuteja.
In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.
'There will be other innovations coming, but, at the moment, this combination of the mobile phone and the Internet is such a disruptive way to deliver content.'
1997: Sukanya Verma offers a recap of its memorable imagery.
What was meant to be a toast to life and its many gifts suddenly became Sushant Singh Rajput's last hurrah, a this-is-it, a tearful goodbye, feels Sukanya Verma.
Aseem Chhabra brings you the Best of the Berlinale.
Invoking the imagery of Goddess Sita and her father Janaka, the king of Mithila of which this north Bihar town became the capital later on, Modi said those who used to taunt the BJP over the delay in construction of Ram temple were now forced to applause.
Ek Mini Katha highlights an important body issue, but in many ways, it also trivialises it, notes Divya Nair.
'Whom do I want to marry and what decisions I make for marrying the person I love are totally personal decisions, in which neither the State nor the courts have any right to interfere.'
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