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.
Arun Dutt talks about his famous father Guru Dutt and how it was like growing up under his shadow.
The Godfather of French New Wave Cinema was 91.
Bollywood is making beautiful pictures in different parts of the world.
Kriti Sanon lives out her dream role in real life, as she wears the colours of the Ramayana on her dupatta.
The Raj Kapoor film festival at Museum of Modern Art, New York, was a beautiful trip down memory lane.
Aseem Chhabra lists the films that won his heart at the recent Toronto International Film Festival.
Wes Anderson's newest film The Darjeeling Limited premieres at the New York Film Festival.
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.
'I believe FFI has made a mistake,' notes Aseem Chhabra.
'We're not looking at the importance of men standing up for women. And that, to me, is the power of the film.'
Indian and Pakistani movies, now in New York theatres!
Where were Bollywood stars travelling last weekend?
National award winner Chaitanya Tamhane tells us the story behind his film, Court.
Among a sea of humanity that took the holy dip in the Sangam in their quest for 'moksha' on Monday was a large number of overseas visitors, soaking in the spiritual fervour at the world's largest gathering of humans.
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.
'The Iranians are very resilient people. So even when they are throttled, they try their best to survive.'
Huma turns up the heat... Sunny watches Kennedy... Shanaya explores London...
Where were the stars travelling this week? Lets take a look!
'I have nostalgia for Ladakhi culture, which is common to both Muslims and Buddhists.' 'It is kind of a Buddhist way of life. You are compassionate and nice to each other.' 'You are good human beings.'
Mrunal watches Moulin Rouge... Fatima has reason to celebrate... Preity meets a friend...
'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.'
'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.
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.
Kanu Behl's Titli is one of the best films from India in recent years, says Aseem Chhabra from the Zurich film festival.
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.
'I went to a school in Baroda, where if the boys harassed us, the teachers pulled the girls aside and said, "Oh, your skirts are too short".' 'They made us feel ashamed of having any sexual feelings or having bodies that were growing up to be a young women.'
Tabu-Ajay promote Drishyam 2... Alaya goes to the Marrakech Film Festival... Dia cuddles a hippo...
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.
On planes, on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hotstar, Zee5, Hulu, MUBI, Kanopy, film festivals... Aseem Chhabra tell us how he watched 309 films in 365 days.
Twice-fried plantains make a great base for any kind of topping, especially something with avocado in it.
Lovers Rock is sexy, romantic, charming and hugely entertaining -- a perfect gift for movie lovers in these tough times, feels Aseem Chhabra.
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