'I find his sense of history astounding, not just history of film, but of life in general.' Another fascinating excerpt from Sangeeta Datta's book Shyam Benegal.
Tell us who will shine at Cannes this year.
Nandita Das talks about Children's Film Society of India and why it needs to be promoted in India
Directors Kiran Rao, Nandita Das and Javed Akhtar tell us why they favour the women reservation Bill
'People's expectations were very high.' 'We felt both sides had understood each other.' 'But the removal of Article 370 triggered apprehensions within the Naga people.'
Troubled twins, dangerous cults, portent dreams, telepathic kids, World War III, yakuza clans... Sukanya Verma lists the many options on OTT this week.
'We have reached 70 million monthly active users during this festival season, which is another great milestone for us.'
'I was always a reluctant actress. I still am.'
Like every year, Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar hosted a Holi party at their Mumbai home, Janki Kutir, and invited family and friends over.
After announcing 69 assorted Web series and movies, Amazon Prime Video rolled out the red carpet for the stars who will feature in them.
This time, Finance Minister P Chidambaram, who attended the first such retreat in 2008, would be present.
'Kapil Sharma is a son of the soil and he represents the common man.' 'He is much more than a comedian.'
The crew of the film, which stars actress Shabana Azmi, reached the Dargah Barhane Shah graveyard in Santoshnagar area on Monday and dug up a fake grave for the shoot. Local residents spotted the film crew and raised objections against shooting at the graveyard. When the locals asked the unit members whether they had obtained permission from the Andhra Pradesh state Wakf Board to shoot in the graveyard, they claimed that they had done so.They failed to produce the documents.
Bollywood couples didn't mind a midweek date, as they stepped out to watch Zoya Akhtar's new OTT film, The Archies at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre in Mumbai.
The weekend saw its share of Diwali parties, including Maja Ma Producer Amritpal Singh Bindra's party.
'aris can be boiling hot in July. The choice of viscose over cotton was deliberate. Cotton would have crushed badly. We used viscose because it is a wood pulp fibre and lets you breathe. It is cooler than silk. We had to consider breathability because the athletes would be on a barge, in the heat, for up to five hours.'
Three Indians, including cricketer Harmanpreet Kaur, were named by TIME magazine as the top 100 emerging leaders shaping the world.
Yatri Kripya Dhyan De is absolutely thrilling, applauds Namrata Thakker.
'Karenge aur kaam, sir. Zindagi bahut choti hai, ideas bahut sare hain.'
2023 has seen some beautiful performances in films that released on OTT as well as in theatres.
Even as we tip our hats to the best performances of 2023, there are quite a few that may have gone unnoticed.
What makes Wonder Women brilliant is the breeziness of the events and issues it tackles without delving on it too much or surrendering to it completely, observes Divya Nair. Wonder Women Review
After making you uncomfortable, the series ends abruptly, leaving you with a bitter aftertaste of a self-absorbed world that is too eager to move on, notes Divya Nair.
Nargis wears her best make-up...Akshay, Mouni rehearse for a tour... Disha is a bikini girl...
Amazon Prime Video has announced a huge number of assorted Web series and movies, and the slate sure looks interesting.
Rediff.com Contributing Photographer Pradeep Bandekar encountered these stars on Monday.
Kiara Advani and Sidharth Malhotra's wedding reception was as star-studded as it can get.
Popping the question to Nandita Mahtani, Commando style at an army camp while rappelling down a wall. Surrounded by 300 army men...
Sai Pallavi's Telugu film Virata Parvam, co-starring Rana Daggubatti, Nandita Das and Priyamani, started streaming on Netflix on July 1.
'Working with him is like deep sea diving.' 'He is an ocean into which you keep diving, discovering something new every time.'
Anushka is a busy mom... What's Nandita Das doing with Kapil Sharma? Sudhir Mishra signs Bhumi and Nawaz...
Sukanya Verma doffs her hat at all the salaam-themed titles out there.
A far cry from his playing-to-the-gallery comedian, Kapil Sharma emerges as a heartfelt picture of aspiration and annoyance, feels Sukanya Verma.
Now the India Pavilion at Cannes would have to make do without Akshay, while Madhavan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui would happily hog the limelight.
'Mrinalda, the world, and for sure my world won't be the same without you,' Nandita Das tells Subhash K Jha.
It's not everyday that Bollywood gets to party with Hollywood biggies Anthony and Joe Russo.
'If we are unable to move out of catering to people's tantrums or their unreasonable demands or people treating other people badly or being okay with differential treatment, it will affect the storytelling and the creativity.'
Sushmita starts shooting... Kangana's state of Emergency...Kapil goes to Toronto...
'The State uses identity politics as part of divide and rule; the militant groups too use identity politics and civil society groups are also divided along ethnic groups.'
The first half of 2023 has been good to Bollywood, as we saw big blockbusters like Pathaan and The Kerala Story. But there have been flops as well.
