Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is on the cusp of hitting a chronological half century!
The film saw a good release, with premium screens like IMAX and 4DX reserved for it as well, and that gave it a platform to fetch quite a few eyeballs on expensive ticket rates.
Tamil filmmaker Vetrimaaran claimed that Raja Raja Cholan was depicted as a Hindu king and already attempts were made to take away Tamil saint poet Tiruvalluvar's identity as well.
A lot of scenes in the film reminded me of Mani Ratnam's pattern and treatment of love stories -- love at first sight, the talkative partner, picturesque song sequences and of course, longing and heartbreak, observes Divya Nair.
Hema Malini hosted a party for her friends on her 74th birthday on October 16.
Director Karthik Subbaraj is elated as his film Jigarthanda is a smash hit.
Juggling marriage, motherhood and movies -- all in a day's work -- Kareena loves her job and hopes she'll never retire. So do we, as the actress turns 43 on September 21.
The stars Rediff.com Contributing Photographer Pradeep Bandekar sighted on Tuesday.
While we still recover from her glitzy allure as a 10th century royal in all her Chola era bedecked glory, Sukanya Verma looks at the many times she made our jaws drop as silver screen's undisputed jewel queen.
Royal tragedies, loony vampires, nuclear disasters, scoop hunters becoming the story, all that and more on OTT this week.
The PS-1 actress has one off-duty style rule: Stay comfy.
Trisha's on-screen fashion is rather extravagant, true to her royal character. Off-screen she has a friendly, girl-next-door style, who will woo you with her traditional Chennai silk saris and modern glamour.
Will Vijay will go the most successful MGR/Jayalalithaa way, or that of Vijayakanth, Seeman or Kamalahaasan, or will he end up as another Rajinikanth who cries wolf at the last minute and quits the scene even before it all had really begun, asks N Sathiya Moorthy.
From Hrithik Roshan's mind games in Vikram Vedha to South Korea's biggest blockbuster of 2023 so far, Sukanya Verma lists everything you can watch on streaming platforms this weekend.
Jaya Bachchan plays a negative role for the first time in her career in Karan Johar's Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani.
Subhash K Jha lists interesting Dulquer movies to watch on his birthday on July 28.
Deepa Gahlot lists 10 gangster thrillers on OTT for those who have the stomach for gaalis and gore.
It's a fun, Fun, FUN menu on OTT this week.
November has some of the biggest movies and Web series coming up for release.
AIADMK candidate Daniel Sachin Mani, contesting from the 35th ward of Perambur constituency, dressed up as party founder MGR.
Apart from being a movie mogul and talk show host, Karan Johar is also the unofficial matchmaker of Bollywood!
Code Name: Tiranga, on the other hand, is a disaster.
Sukanya Verma looks at husband and wife filmi collaborations.
The world's most popular source for movie content, IMDB, has released its list of the Top 10 Most Popular Indian Stars of 2022.
Gowri Ramnarayan explores the world of Kalki Krishnamurthy whose magnificent novel Ponniyin Selvan has inspired Mani Ratnam's latest film PS I.
'The magic of Roja can never be replicated because how can you recapture the carefree innocence of childhood?'
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.
Rather than basing it on movie reviews, IMDb determines this list based on page views.
Two years ago this day, Astad Deboo, dancer extraordinaire, passed into the ages. A new exhibition Breaking Boundaries remembers the pioneer who redrew the margins of Indian dance.
'The number of films released in cinemas in 2022 was closer to 1,200. It could cross 1,500 in 2023, since nearly all big stars in Hindi and regional languages have films lined up this year.'
It is by no means a perfect list and I might have missed out some important films but these are films that have entertained me, taught me how to be compassionate, to view the world, and understand people, their histories, behaviors and customs.
Karisma plays with red... Is Urvashi heartbroken?... Sunny's having fun...
If the stories weren't bound by their themes or expectations or if they weren't limited to the time and the medium, Mani Ratnam's Navarasa could have been something better, feels Divya Nair.
We celebrate Aishwarya by looking at her best close-up pictures through the years.
It was a lull period for Bollywood in August as none of the new releases could work at the box office, hope that it turns around in September.
Top directors are getting ready to put together some of their most ambitious films.
'He is busy building an image on the social media as an anti-right-winger.' 'But remember: An actor is only good at what he was born to do,' observes Subhash K Jha.
