The Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2023, held at Mumbai's Taj Land's End hotel, saw some Bollywood and television stars in attendance.
The love story of Shakuntala and Dushyant is so familiar, from textbooks, comics, stage and screen versions, that it has become part of our cultural DNA. If a film-maker thinks he can make it his own by producing a 3D version with excessive CGI, he achieves nothing but overkill, notes Deepa Gahlot.
K Vijayendra Prasad denies it with an emphatic 'No!'
More than six years after Dangal, there is finally a worthy follow-up Hindi film, which has not just gone past the lifetime score of the Aamir Khan starrer but also emerged as the biggest Hindi film of all time (including dubbed blockbusters too).
What is noticeable in both movies is the willingness with which both the ageing stars -- Kamal is 68 and Rajini, four years older at 72 with a kidney transplant that he has not shied away from acknowledging -- have learnt to respect their age and bodies, notes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the country is proud and elated with "Naatu Naatu" winning an Oscar and hailed the song as one that will be remembered for years to come.
If reliable sources are to be believed, S S Rajamouli's big-screen spectacle RRR may go to OTT after all, but with conditions.
'With him by your side, you can even leap from the Bhuj Khalifa knowing that even if you crash land, the journey will be unforgettable.'
Alia, we hear, has no more than 15 minutes of playing time in RRR.
Deepika apparently asks for a pay cheque on par with the film's leading man.
It's not everyday that we get to interview the mesmerising Hema Malini.
Right from the time of announcement to its eventual release, there was a lot of hype created around Vijay Deverakonda in the role of an MMA fighter.
Rediff.com Contributing Photographer Pradeep Bandekar met these stars over the weekend.
The question 'Who was/were behind Aditha Karikalan's killing?' will continue to remain a historic mystery despite Mani Ratnam setting out to unravel it in his own way, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
'She took a day off to get herself treated for exhaustion and dehydration ahead of some tough action scenes.'
'Rajamouli's last film Eega was brilliant. He made an entire film on a fly. Here, it is difficult to make a good film by casting superstars also.' Karan Johar and the Bahubali team launch the film's first trailer.
Pinch your nerves, and trust the ghoul -- blood will be spilled; women, children, and grouchy old men will be dismembered! observes Sreehari Nair.
The actress, who plays Sita in the epic, unveiled her look on her birthday.
Top directors are getting ready to put together some of their most ambitious films.
Watching Aavesham is like sprinting through the whole history of our mass-masala movies and seeing it in a new light, notes Sreehari Nair. And this, incidentally, is the story of Fahadh Faasil's career too.
The world's most popular source for movie content, IMDB, has released its list of the Top 10 Most Popular Indian Stars of 2022.
If in the current streaming age, audiences can watch the originals, why would they spend their money on second-hand content? Is it possible that mainstream Hindi filmmakers have lost the pulse of their audience, asks Deepa Gahlot.
'The presenters make the money -- the ones who put their hard work, blood and sweat don't always make money.' Baahubali: The Conclusion is all set to break new records.
As the curtain come down on 2022, Roshmila Bhattacharya flashbacks to some of the year's news-makers and events.
Quite a few superstars are bringing their big releases to the big screen this month.
Almost three hours go like a breeze in the company of Bahubali's eclectic protagonists, where every single one makes an 'entry' designed for wolf-whistle.
'I felt insulted, very hurt, that Indian cinema meant only Hindi cinema.'
Alia Bhatt's date diary is certainly not empty.
During his visit to Hyderabad on Sunday, August 21, 2022, Amit Shah met with a movie star and a movie mogul.
Its worldwide gross is already a staggering Rs 1,250 crores.
Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani packs in abundant entertainment and hat tips to the KJo brand, observes Sukanya Verma.
H'Right now, it is like thousands of fireflies floating in my mind.' 'I've heard Aamir Khan is making the Mahabharat, but the Mahabharat is open to so many interpretations.' 'It really doesn't matter how many times we visit it.'
It's time to awaken the patriot in you!
JugJugg Jeeyo will have to release without its producer's presence, as Karan is visiting London on a family holiday.
Said to be the most expensive Telugu film since Baahubali, Shyam Singha Roy apparently has Nani as a Bengali freedom fighter.
The film will go on floors after Rajinikanth is done shooting for Robot sequel.
Subhash K Jha brings you the latest from Bollywood.
Joginder Tuteja looks at contemporary actors who have done well in their kingly acts.
'My father thinks I'm not ambitious and too slow. He wants me to work in Hindi films with big superstars.' Meet Baahubali director, SS Rajamouli.
This comes as a rare miss for RRR, which bagged a Golden Globe for Best Original Song for the song Naatu Naatu and Critics Choice Awards for Best Foreign Language film and Best Song.
