According to the Hindu calendar, Dev Uthani Ekadashi is the day in the month of Kartik, the 11th lunar day (a period between new moon and full moon, also known as shukla paksha).
The international award-winning series Delhi Crime returns for a second season, and certainly called for a special screening that no one wanted to miss!
'Over-eating.' 'Haan bhook lagi ho to over-eating ho hi jaati hai, na?' 'I came to Mumbai because I wanted to act and if a role sounded good, I signed on.' 'Ab bahut ho gaya hai.' 'I don't have to work like that anymore.'
The second season of Raj and DK's popular Web series will now be aired in June!
Aditya at a dubbing studio... Kareena steps out with Jeh... Boman attends a screening...
City Of Dreams 2 released recently, and is quite a must watch.
Stories of rural India, campus capers, realistic family dramas and urban romance that are no longer picked up by film-makers, find their way to the Web, and the viewing experience is richer for the variety available.
'...Your confidence.' 'You go through this emotional roller coaster ride, which affects your partner as well.'
If at all the series can be criticised, it would be for its all-Brahmin characters and keeping out the caste problems, the misogyny and the backwardness and ugliness of rural India, points out Deepa Gahlot.
Kangana and Vidya are ready with new films... What's Abhay doing in Death Valley? Why is Dharmendra remembering a 1974 movie?
'And it always should be.' 'I believe nothing should come easily to anyone because then there is no thrill in it.'
Some exciting news shows, some gripping sequels coming up.
'I never knew she had such a great sense of humour.'
We've seen the cool grandmas, and now it's time to see the hatke filmi grandfathers.
New Zealand Cricket games to be streamed on Amazon Prime Video.
'I never thought an invisible character like Radhiya would get me that much visibility.'
'...and give awards to such performances.'
A Web series shouldn't be outright unrealistic. Being Bollywoodesque is always suicidal, asserts Utkarsh Mishra.
Why would a super-successful star take such a decision?
'When people come to watch my work, I want them to take away something -- it could be the story, it could be an emotion they haven't felt in a very long time.'
Joginder Tuteja lists the films and Web shows coming up.
Karan Johar hosted a party at his home on Sunday night, April 24, in honour of Bela Bajaria, Netflix's vice president, International Originals.
'If my character is kissing her love, I am okay with that.' I wouldn't do unnecessarily a bold character for the popularity.'
'When you are crafting a story, it's always important to see how authentic that story is because if it is authentic and rooted, it will stand the test of time.'
Who are the Bollywood actors making their debut on OTT platforms, the go-to form of entertainment during the lockdown?
Some were brilliant while in others, the performances made them a great watch.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the new shows on our plate.
The boy from Kanpur kept his audiences in theatres, on television and lately on social media platforms engaged with vivid societal sketches, be it about travelling in Mumbai's famous locals or lampooning queues at wedding buffets.
Netflix is reminiscent of Star TV in the 1990s: Very Western in its gaze, very expensive, and clueless, notes Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
'I'll survive for a month, but worry about what will happen if the lockdown isn't eased after that.'
Amazon Prime Video has doubled its content investments in India and announced as many as 41 new titles in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and English, thereby throwing an open challenge to their streaming competitor, Netflix.
Joginder Tuteja lists the biggest projects announced during the lockdown.
Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2020.
'Never had I imagined even in my wildest dreams that this 18-year-journey through 80 films would bring me so much love, respect and appreciation.' 'I never thought I would become such a charchit abhineta (popular actor).'
Radhika Sharma/PTI catches up with the stars at the international film festival in Goa.
'I am not disappointed with whatever roles come my way. I feel disappointment is a sign of ungratefulness.'
'Where are the funny writers on Indian television and OTT platforms?' 'Where are the sitcoms?' asks Vanita Kohli Khandekar.