Aseem Chhabra ranks the Best of 2025's films that released in theatres, or went directly to OTT platforms.
Asrani may have never been a marquee name up in sparkling lights or on outsized posters but the sheer proficiency with which he realised his characters has unleashed gales of laughter over five decades and made a significant contribution to several landmark films. Dinesh Raheja salutes the iconic actor.
'Do films today even have the courage to question the establishment?'
'The way the anticipation is built up for Gabbar Singh's introduction scene with sound, image and details of his personality, like the combat boots he wears.' 'The camera comes so close -- not a tele lens shot, but a wide-angle close-up -- that you can almost smell Gabbar's breath.'
No author in the Malayalam literary canon has influenced and profoundly changed the way normal people interact with each other than the ever-relevant, eclectic yet elusive body of work left behind by MT Vasudevan Nair, notes Arjun Menon.
Aseem Chhabra lists his favorite 2023 films -- a healthy blend of Bollywood, Hindi indies and some of the best work that is being done in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Bengali cinema.
'A very emotional connect has happened.'
Fantasy and road trips rule OTT this week. Sukanya Verma gives you options to take your pick from.
The India meteorological department (IMD) on Wednesday evening issued a red alert for Mumbai and its neighbouring districts, predicting "extremely heavy rainfall".
'Govinda was a legend in his own right, with a style no one can copy.'
Despite the mediocrity at large, these films had me in raptures for the emotions they evoked within as a cheering audience, critic and cinephile.
Monsters, sharks, psychopaths, jedis, hybrids, undercover cops, special agents, brace yourself for tons of action on OTT this week.
Sukanya Verma lists 10 of our best ruling the roost of Hindi cinema right now.
Shabana Azmi regards Basu Chatterjee as the true father of Middle Of The Road cinema.
'In an era defined by vengeful anger, he was a star who sang and danced while most others hollered and hectored on the big screen,' remembers Saibal Chatterjee.
Vikrant Massey is a man of undeniable talent. But he too can't rise above Blackout's derailed script that reduces the likes of Jisshu Sengupta, Chhaya Kadam and Mouni Roy to chumps, observes Sukanya Verma.
Stories of friendship, former life and fights against the system dominate the OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations.
'Bypass Road goes around in circles and gets nowhere,' declares Sukanya Verma.
In a state where thin margins and minor swings decide electoral outcomes, nothing can be left to chance, even for those relishing the cocooned life, observes Shyam G Memon.
We celebrate Hrishikesh Mukherjee on his 91st birth anniversary on September 30.
Former champions Mumbai Indians will have their task cut out when they host Gujarat Titans, who remain unbeaten on the road.
Thousands of movie buffs remember the double deckers of Mumbai, associating them with stars and blockbuster songs of yesteryear, recalls Debarghya Sanyal.
Sukanya Verma's OTT recommendations this week.
Thriller, horror, feel-good, rom-com, action, vendetta, biopics -- you name it, you got it on OTT this week.
Death of a princess, deadly Godzilla and detectives galore on OTT this week.
Catch J Baby in theatres, and if you want to watch more touching Tamil stories on the dysfunctional family, Arjun Menon lists where you can find them on OTT.
If only you had thought ahead, you would have stocked snacks and biscuits, bread and cake, and vegetables suited for Amma or pondatti to make your favourite bajji and pakoda, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
"We respect the Supreme Court order. We will take suggestions from legal experts to see whether there can be a middle path," Sharma said.
Struggling KKR seek change of fortunes against RCB
This isn't a hatchet job, and my excuse for the exercise is my feeling that when you invert some of the clichés mentioned here, you might just arrive at the portals of genuine movie-making energy, says Sreehari Nair.
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.
Had he not taken his final curtain call on April 23, 1992, Satyajit Ray would still, undoubtedly, have been making movies.
Sukanya Verma looks at all the wonderful, wacky and woeful ways Bollywood has portrayed blindness on screen.
Son Of God is an epic fail, rants Paloma Sharma.
Lovingly made, heartfelt stories that speak the truths about our lives.
Shilpa Shetty fills a uniform with grace and could, in an equal opportunity film industry, be cast with an actor half her age, and carry it off better than aging males prancing with women young enough to be their daughters, observes Deepa Gahlot.
'These days you are the main inspiration for a lot of young film-makers. They are mimicking your films.'
Deepa Gahlot picks the top 10 Karan Johar films -- some that he directed and others that he produced or co-produced -- that you can watch on steaming platforms.
Deepa Gahlot picks a list of 10 essential RGV movies though there are 84 to wade through.
'After many years of having to find new adjectives to say horrible, I realised I would rather write about things I want to write about.'
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