Spice up your home menus preparing a creamy prawn curry and Bengali-style potatoes.
Many were hoping that with Vajpayee's NDA gone, there would be a return to the Congress normal. Nobody was prepared for the opposite. Sonia Gandhi was sceptical. This became the only issue over which Manmohan Singh took on his party bosses and risked his government. Politically, it was riskier than the 1991 reform, recalls Shekhar Gupta.
A gleefully hammy Madhuri and Vidya's volley of death stares and evil laughs engage in a ruthless glamorous tug of war in Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, notes Sukanya Verma.
'If people want to work 90 hours, we should let them work.' 'If people want to work 30 hours, you should let them work 30 hours.' 'But they should not expect the same level of success and attention.'
Sukanya Verma looks at their eclectic career of over two decades as their latest offering Citadel: Honey Bunny, the Indian leg of the Russo Brothers globetrotting spy universe series, drops on Amazon Prime Video on November 7.
India will be under tremendous pressure when they face an equally circumspect Australia in a battle of two out-of-form batting units in the opening Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Perth
The film promises the same hilarious stupidity with amusing gags, especially Pankaj Tripathi's snappy dialogues and Rajkummar Rao's physical comedy, which made the 2018 hit rollicking fun, observes Mayur Sanap.
Gladiator 2 delivers an epic experience that may not replace the original in viewers' hearts but certainly earns its place beside it, notes Sonil Dedhia.
If only the movie could hold its own the way Raveena Tandon does in a cream and gold Manish Malhotra lehenga, Ghudchadhi would be half the entertainer it set out to be, feels Sukanya Verma.
Sukanya Verma remembers some of his greatest solo numbers in our fondly curated playlist.
Designer Rajesh Pratap Singh chose to dedicate his show to Jaipur's vibrant culture and his love for the sport of polo.
Fardeen Khan takes the world behind the scenes of his first theatrical release in 14 years, Khel Khel Mein, which is an ensemble film with Akshay Kumar, Taapsee Pannu, Vaani Kapoor, Ammy Virk, Aditya Seal and Pragya Jaiswal.
Even a whiff of an incident like the violent 1989 shirt-ripping attack on Krishnamachari Srikkanth by a Karachi spectator would be ruinous. It would set back the ties further, derail an ongoing tournament, and harden Indian attitudes on playing Pakistan anywhere at all, asserts Shekhar Gupta.
'Her love for the story -- be it understanding the story quickly or reading the script, then composing yourself in almost no time for the shot.' 'All of it is just so natural to her.'
For the first time, no Indian superstar will lead an IPL team.
This heartwarming image sparked a wave of nostalgia
'The combination of star power, compelling storytelling, and action-packed drama promises to set the box office ablaze and kickstart the new quarter on a spectacular high note.'
Shahana Goswami took her new film Santosh to the 77th Cannes Film Festival, and made quite a statement with her satorical choices.
'After Diwali, I don't see this trend of re-releases going forward. We won't have that window to re-release films because of the kind of movies that are slated to be released.'
Preity Zinta shared a beautiful nostalgia nugget from her debut film, Dil Se..
This year's London Fashion Week -- LFW has been dazzling fashion lovers for 40 years now -- proved how India is shining on the global fashion stage, says Rediff.com's Shristi Sahoo.
Will Radhika Merchant's swoon-worthy wedding outfit be inspired by the B-Town brides?
Ram Charan and Janhvi Kapoor will come together in a film, tentatively titled RC 16.
Spain will put sentiment to one side on Friday when they play Germany in the Euro 2024 quarter-finals knowing that victory would spell retirement for veteran midfielder Toni Kroos
Jannat Zubair has the knack of serving up looks that are demure yet sizzlingly hot.
'Here are 25 stories special to me for one reason too many,' says Sukanya Verma who scored 25 years writing about the movies last week.
Discover our country through great Indian rail trips!
Reports (not denied by India) that the USA had 'for the first time provided real-time details to their Indian counterparts on the Chinese positions and force strength in advance of a PLA incursion' into Tawang at the LAC in December 2022, helping India thwart China's expansionist designs, show how operationally effective the USA-India friendship has become on the ground. A engaging excerpt from Sreeram Chaulia's must-read new book, Friends: India's Closest Strategic Partners.
From wannabe astronauts to visually disabled heroes, be sure to make some time for all the OTT action Sukanya Verma recommends this week.
'Watching Virat bhai win Cricketer of the Year was something I would never forget.' 'Pure motivation for me to go a step further and give everything for my country.'
A look at the celebs who made an appearance at the popular international beauty contest.
She'll sweep you off your feet in this traditional avatar.
Angry Young Men gloats in Salim-Javed's well-known attributes yet never gains access into the process or passion behind one of Indian cinema's greatest chemistries at work, observes Sukanya Verma.
From Kishore Kumar posing as a Half Ticket running riot to Raj and Simran's super filmi reunion in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, train journeys in Hindi movies have formed the backdrop for both romance and comedy. But it's the action scenes where the railgaadi's daredevil attributes lie.
Angry Young Men misses some important elements of the Salim-Javed story including an understanding of the duo's creative process. In fact, the two men do not even appear together in the same space in the series.
Ammy and Triptii have the chemistry of a door-to-door salesman and disinterested customer.' On the other hand, she and Vicky burn down the house with their scorching sensuality, observes Sukanya Verma.
Alia Bhatt's look at the MET Gala 2024 is winning hearts.
Yaariyan 2 evokes a tinge of nostalgia for the time when music (and lip sync songs) used to be the mainstay of a commercial film, notes Deepa Gahlot.
Jadeja shared a captivating picture of himself alongside the individual trophies he had earned during the final match.
Chandu Champion is Kartik Aaryan's most ambitious work so far and the actor's muscular gusto is undeniable. There's visible fire in the man's belly but not enough soul, observes Sukanya Verma.
