It was a year of so many contradictions and contrasts that it became dangerous to talk about movies, people lost their heads discussing Friday releases, psychiatrists began dabbling in film criticism, and film critics turned into psychiatrists, says Sreehari Nair.
Bollywood's gorgeous ladies looked glamorous on the IIFA green carpet, but the men didn't disappoint either.
Bharatiya Janata Party Supremo and Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi is embraced by a 103-year-old supporter in Dahod.
The home ministry also asked the state government to send details of the action taken following the attacks on the central probe agency teams, the sources said.
It's not often that you sport Aamir Khan at an award's function.
Besides Defence Minister Singh (Lucknow), Minister of Women and Child Development Irani (Amethi), those in the fray are Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Kaushal Kishor (Mohanlalganj) and Minister of State of Consumer Affairs Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti (Fatehpur).
What stood out in his 15-year journey as a member of the political executive at the Centre was his glowing record as India's most successful and effective finance minister. Both as prime minister and finance minister, he understood the importance of gradualism, except when the economy or the polity was in a crisis.
A look at the guests at the party.
According to party sources, the Congress leadership has been making efforts to convince some ministers and lawmakers to contest, as they have faced problems in identifying winnable candidates in several segments.
Bereft of ideas, a lacklustre Indian football team's woes were compounded by its defensive lapses, resulting in a 0-3 drubbing by a dominant Uzbekistan in the AFC Asian Cup in Doha on Thursday.
'That he found it worth his while to repeat me within a year said something about my abilities as actor.'
A weekend without a party is not Bollywood's scene!
Just a day before Shabana Azmi met with a road accident on January 18, she was celebrating husband Javed Akhtar's 75th birthday bash with the rest of Bollywood. And it was a full house, as *everyone* came forward to pay their salaams to one of Bollywood's leading writers and poets.
Arjun Menon looks at some Tamil films from the last decade that tick all the right boxes, and lists where you can watch them.
Amazon Prime Video has announced a huge number of assorted Web series and movies, and the slate sure looks interesting.
Rajyavardhan Rathore said that a games period will be made mandatory in schools after reducing the syllabus by 50 per cent by next year.
Granada and Bilbao complete match suspended after supporter's death
Girish AD doesn't make romantic comedies so much as he elevates the genre, observes Sreehari Nair.
A look at the starry arrivals.
Check out the star arrivals.
Thousands of people from all walks of life on Friday filed past the body of Mahasweta Devi to pay their last respects.
India lost all their three matches and without scoring any goal in the Asian Cup.
Varun Dhawan and Shradhha Kapoor have scored big at the box office!
The Dil Dhadakne Do gang sure knows how to party!
"There are complaints and reports in social media and media about overcharging by some five-star hotels for items like bananas and eggs. This is a serious and unfortunate matter," Paswan told reporters in New Delhi.
We may not have seen a Mallika Sherawat movie in a while now, but she has given us some good films in her 13-year film career.
'While assisting on Made In Heaven, Ritesh Sidhwani asked me if I had anything I wanted to make.' 'Luckily, I had this script. I was working on the script of Eternally Confused And Eager For Love for four years.' 'Excel pitched the show to Netflix, and that was it!
The Congress president during his year at the helm of the party has repaired the citadel for far more challenging years ahead, and played a crucial role in shaping the Opposition alliance.
He then broke into a riff on the Carpenters hit song Top Of The World and sang, 'There was only one wish on my mind... RRR has to win, pride of every Indian... and must put me on the top of the world.'
This is a film where random storylines are padded together with obscure Internet facts, observes Sreehari Nair.
We need players with confidence in front of goal: Stimac after India's Asian Cup exit
'Agra is about sexuality and sexual repression, and the relationship of sexuality to the physical spaces that we are in.'
The 47-year-old Gandhi is on a three-day trip to Singapore and Malaysia during which he will meet Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his Malaysian counterpart Najib Razak, besides interacting with the Indian community, and business leaders.
Kangana Ranaut still reigns supreme!
