Zakir Hussain was the maestro of tabla, percussionist, composer and even actor -- a legend who was India's very own and yet belonged to the world. Hussain died from 'idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis', a lung disease, in a San Francisco hospital early Monday. He was 73.
'The nicest thing is that it is not my film.' 'People bring their own stories and life histories to the film.'
National-award winning actor, producer, hotelier, ex-politician, cricket team owner, philanthropist, highest tax payer, reality show judge, animal lover and, above all, people's hero -- Mithun Chakraborty -- who has been conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award -- is truly a force of nature, notes Sukanya Verma.
Filmmaker Prakash Jha opens up about his life.
'Bahut mazaa aaya tha doing Agneepath. When you are working with good actors, it enriches your acting.' 'Amitabhji and I had done Shahenshah before, but that was a fun film.'
The latest addition to Antim is Pragya Jaiswal who makes her big Bollywood debut with it.
The untitled film is directed by Vinod Sukumaran.
Director M Manikandan talks about his National Award-winning Tamil film Kaakka Muttai.
A towering figure in the world of letters, Udupi Rajagopalacharya Ananthamurthy, who died in Bangalore on Friday, was modern in his sensibilities and intellectual underpinnings in his literary works questioned many deeply-held beliefs.
Here's celebrating Dilip Kumar by re-visiting his best movies.
'...without looking into yourself.' 'What matters most is human relationships and the human mind.'
Kanu Behl's Titli is one of the best films from India in recent years, says Aseem Chhabra from the Zurich film festival.
'I'm a rascal, I'm going to play a paramahansa?!'
'He was an extremely naughty child, always in trouble and creating trouble.' 'He wanted to fly a kite at night, and sometimes, bunk school.' 'When I insisted on sending him, we could get a call from school that he had fainted.'
'We called him Sher-e-Kashmir but we realised he was no lion but a pussycat who surrendered.'
An effortless artist at all times, Surekha Sikri's emotional eloquence and authoritative presence showed a knack for turning moments into meaning.
Jhananathan promises an explosive Diwali with his latest Tamil film.
The sports biographical drama is slated to hit the screens on August 5.
Set to tune by celebrated music composer A R Rahman, Jai Ho received an Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 81st Academy Awards in 2009, and also won in the category of 'Best Song Written for a Motion Picture' at the 52nd Grammy Awards in 2010.
Kamal is the second Tamil actor after Sivaji Ganesan to be awarded this honour.
'There's no point making grand plans all our lives when life itself is so fragile.'
''I don't revisit any of my work once it's complete because I'm very self-critical.' 'I will probably exclaim, "Oh God, such bad acting!"'
RRR threw a lifeline, or so it seemed -- to a world that was down in the dumps. Keeravani and his Naatu Naatu just happened to be in the right place at the right time, notes Saibal Chatterjee.
'Portraying the life of commoners, I V Sasi was a man who created wonders for the silver screen.'
The latest updates from the Malayalam film industry.
The OTT boom has proved a boon for a lot of hibernating '90s beauties as they rediscover themselves in exciting new avatars.
'Till a cheque comes into my account, I don't feel like a professional actor.'
Chennai-based theatre artist Kalieaswari Srinivasan opens up on what it means to be part of a Jacques Audiard film, and her Cannes experience.
Pancham, like his father, was besotted by Lata Mangeshkar's voice and his career's finest songs were reserved only for her.
'Durga Puja is also a time to catch up on the gossip and when the girls of the family get together it's a beautiful feeling that is hard to describe.'
Will Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, who gets his orders from New Delhi, call the shots or allow a democratically elected government to independently govern, questions Ramesh Menon.
The glass is always full when it comes to OTT. Sukanya Verma brings you everything you can catch on streaming platforms this week.
'What a tragic loss for cinema, for India.'
Puneeth fan M D Riti lists five films that she consider to be amongst his best.
Popular actor Jyothika makes a comeback to the silver screen with 36 Vayadhinile.
As 2022 readies to bid adieu, Sukanya Verma raises a toast to the 10 high points of the year.
Popping the question to Nandita Mahtani, Commando style at an army camp while rappelling down a wall. Surrounded by 300 army men...
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