At the 79th Cannes Film Festival 2026, actress and model Ruchi Gujjar turned one of the world's biggest red carpets into a platform for social commentary.
After Gandhi made its premiere at the festival, Huma Qureshi made heads turn, thanks to her fashionable take.
'I don't know how long cinema will survive.'
In 2025, Indian stars didn't just make global fashion moments, they owned them.
'What is it about the institution of faith that makes somebody get a sense of impunity, that they believe they can get away with anything?'
Reema Kagti and Ruchika Oberoi's eight-part crime drama Dahaad, starring Sonakshi Sinha, Vijay Varma, Gulshan Devaiah and Sohum Shah will have its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival.
'I thought of a suppressed country and a free world.' 'If we travel from one to another, what will that road look like?' 'What colours, music there will be? What kind of people would you see?'
Imaad Shah's Tuesday's Women, Haoban Paban Kumar's Iron Women of Manipur, Shivam Singh Rajput's Ladakh 470 and Samman Roy's The Exile are among 10 titles to watch out for at the 17th edition of the Film Bazaar.
There's clearly no limit to how dramatic a wedding can be.
The Song Of Scorpions is a reminder, if one were needed, that Irrfan was not just a star actor but a true artiste, observes Deepa Gahlot.
The actress gets rave reviews for her new film, Trishna, at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Satyajit Ray. Films from Italy, Iceland and Albania feature on Aseem Chhabra's list.
'We don't know when things will get back to normal, even if the lockdown gets over.'
Iram Haq's What Will People Say is a deeply relatable story of family values at odds with a modern culture.
Besides the five Indian films that are playing at the Toronto International Film Festival this year -- a rather large collection at an international film festival, says Aseem Chhabra -- there are more films with an Indian connect.
'The real India lives in the villages where everyone is trying to improve the other.'
'Karenge aur kaam, sir. Zindagi bahut choti hai, ideas bahut sare hain.'
Aseem Chhabra highlights 10 films that moved him, films that may show up in theatres near you.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
The eighth edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival kicked off on Wednesday to a grand start with a bevy of authors, poets, Nobel Laureates along with some Bollywood celebrities, trooping in to the pink city to participate in one of Asia's biggest literary jamboree.
'One week after the release of PINK, audiences in India will witness another strong feminist tale, this one set in rural India,' says Aseem Chhabra.
IMG Models, the agency behind most supermodels & Hollywood stars, to represent the Bollywood star.
'Skater Girl is India's first film on skateboarding and I hope that it inspires girls and boys across the world and brings them hope.'
The concluding part of the A to Z guide to a year that will soon become history.
'The biggest disappointment at the Berlinale is the very small representation of Indian films.'
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'Are we seeing the beginning of the communalising of one of the most iconic film industries in the world?' asks Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
As cinemas remain shut and watching movies on big screen still a distant dream, OTT platforms are keeping us distracted from the pandemic with its steady supply of content.
'I don't come to the film with an agenda. I come to a film with a story. When the story excites me, I go bonkers.'
'We cannot be the country that created the Kamasutra and then we show flowers kiss and a child is born.'
'Khaitan's film will continue to invite comparisons with Manjule's, but the fact that it is out there for viewers to see is perhaps a greater tribute to the original than is conveyed by the cautious desire to remake it,' says Vikram Johri.
'He wrote a letter to his parents every night, and read the Gita every morning before going about his work.'
India's appetite for music tourism is only growing.
The Sindhis are a lesson in perseverance. Once uprooted, they've started all over, often reinventing themselves
'The relationship between Victoria and Tagore was one of mutual admiration and respect.'
Rathika Ramaswamy's love affair with wildlife photography began in 2003, when she took pictures of birds at the Bharatpur bird sanctuary. That love affair -- captured in her lens -- bloomed! And how!
'Her greatest strength is not her acting or her dancing abilities, but that she has an incredible number of fans.'
'The more you love yourself, the prettier you feel inside and the prettier you will be.'
The RSS realises that with a majority BJP government at the Centre and in several states, now was the best time to undermine and perhaps outdo the Congress-Left 'stranglehold' over campuses and young minds.
This Haryana village believes it has 'found' the Saraswati river of the Vedas.
© 2026 Rediff.com - Advertise with us - Disclaimer - Privacy Policy - Sitemap - Feedback - About us - Terms of use - Grievances