Martin Scorsese, 'the reigning king of cinema', gets an honorary Golden Bear at the 74th Berlinale.
Wes Anderson's newest film The Darjeeling Limited premieres at the New York Film Festival.
Indian and Pakistani movies, now in New York theatres!
Bollywood is making beautiful pictures in different parts of the world.
The Godfather of French New Wave Cinema was 91.
Aseem Chhabra lists the films that won his heart at the recent Toronto International Film Festival.
'I believe FFI has made a mistake,' notes Aseem Chhabra.
'Rapists do have families. I wanted to see how a father or mother would deal with it.' 'They go through shame as well and get discriminated from the rest of the village.' 'Why don't we show it that way?'
'Some time back, music was just noise.' 'Producers wrongly think item songs sell better.' 'Audiences are intelligent, they accept whatever you give, but that doesn't mean you can fool them.'
National award winner Chaitanya Tamhane tells us the story behind his film, Court.
Kriti Sanon lives out her dream role in real life, as she wears the colours of the Ramayana on her dupatta.
Like Slumdog Millionaire, RRR will remain a one-time phenomenon until another big, larger-than-life, Indian film connects with the critics in the West, predicts Aseem Chhabra.
Sean Baker broke a record by winning four Oscars just himself for Anora: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Editing and Best Original Screenplay.
'At his wedding with Patralekha, I officiated as the groom's father as Raj has lost both parents, and that's the relationship we share today.'
Where were Bollywood stars travelling last weekend?
'We're not looking at the importance of men standing up for women. And that, to me, is the power of the film.'
How many of the 319 films Aseem Chhabra watched in 2018 have you seen?
When the Bollywood star shared the front row with the Hollywood stars.
'I hadn't worked for three-and-a-half years.' 'I felt industry was based on who you knew.' 'I didn't belong to a network.'
'When the girls said they want to play football, the mothers were encouraging.' 'It was the fathers who were against the idea.'
'In 2015 I watched films in so many places. I attended several film festivals around the world -- Berlin, Tribeca (New York), Telluride, Toronto, Zurich, Mumbai, Dharamsala and Goa,' says Aseem Chhabra, author of a forthcoming book on Shashi Kapoor.
While work on his most ambitious project Bombay Velvet is on, Anurag Kashyap's taut and gritty thriller Ugly screened at the ongoing New York Indian Film Festival.
Through Bob Dylan's music, lyrics, and Timothe Chalamet's superb acting, we feel we have rubbed shoulders with greatness, even when it is full of flaws, self-doubts, warts and all, observes Aseem Chhabra.
Kanu Behl's Titli is one of the best films from India in recent years, says Aseem Chhabra from the Zurich film festival.
'The Iranians are very resilient people. So even when they are throttled, they try their best to survive.'
Vanessa Kirby is sure to be nominated for the Best Actress Oscar award, and Frances McDormand of Nomadland will give her a healthy competition, feels Aseem Chhabra.
Huma turns up the heat... Sunny watches Kennedy... Shanaya explores London...
Mrunal watches Moulin Rouge... Fatima has reason to celebrate... Preity meets a friend...
Swaroop Kanchi, the Bangalore-based film-maker tries his hand at Hindi film, Yeh Dil Ramta Jogi.
The actress stars in Rivaaz, a film on prostitution.
Where were the stars travelling this week? Lets take a look!
Aseem Chhabra tell us how he watched 302 films in 365 days on airplanes, on Netflix, Amazon, iTunes, Google, Hulu, DVDs and even on YouTube.
Aseem Chhabra gives us the top films that enriched his year.
Aseem Chhabra lists the top 10 films at the recent Toronto International Film Festival.
'When democracy first came to Bhutan people had no idea and they were like 'What is that?' Oh it's that thing they have in India where the leaders are always fighting and arguing.' When I screened the film to Bhutan's film committee, they thought my film was good but they were concerned about that line. They wanted me to change that line. They said, 'We don't want to offend India.' I tried to tell them that Indians have a great ability to laugh at themselves but they insisted I change it.'
How many of the 354 films Aseem Chhabra watched in 2017 have you seen?
From Boyhood to The Grand Budapest Hotel, we've seen some brilliant cinema this year.
