The whole issue began when actor Dileep walked out of a project titled Kuttananadan Express, which was to be directed by director Tulasidas. The film was to be produced by Ullattil films. Tulasidas was ousted from the project with Dipu Karunakaran as his replacement.
IMAGES from Day 5 of the US Open, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows, New York, on Friday.
Athena is a cold spectacle we don't emphasise with, observes Mayur Sanap.
Stop fantasising about a perfect date or a mediocre one leading to the love story of the century.
There's wisdom to be found in an unfairly treated man's short and sweet concluding words -- a nation is only as great as our appreciation of the people who make it great, notes Sukanya Verma.
'It was more than ego.' 'It carried with it a sincere belief that he was the quintessence of the country, that the country's destiny was irrevocably intertwined with his destiny.' An excerpt from T J S George's The Dismantling of India: In 35 Portraits.
Between shrieky humour, overstated emotions and done-to-death bouts of London tourism, Double XL plods to kickstart the actual discussion, sighs Sukanya Verma.
'A smile reflects your gratitude for life, your celebration of it.'
Spielberg was born with a camera in his eye. And this one movie, he'd been recording all his life, observes Sukanya Verma.
'If sentiments of a certain section of society are hurt, we don't mind changing the name if that satisfies them.'
'We go through 18 years of school and college, but we lack many necessary skills.' 'The biggest lessons we need, to live life, are somehow not taught, and they are only learned on the job.' 'My intention, through my content, my books, and my start-ups, is to make college kids become life ready.'
Growth is slipping, stocks are down 40%, and foreign stock market investors are fleeing. Business blames the ruling coalition for failing to make reforms
'Then, one fine morning, I returned to my first love.' 'All the top directors of the time were waiting for me.' 'In one day, I signed 12 films.' 'Prosenjit Chatterjee was back!'
Joginder Tuteja looks at the actors who have scored the biggest openers in 2022 so far.
The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 3,472 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, besides 20,782 asymptomatic cases, according to the National Health Commission.
Does the "story" of a Mani Ratnam film come first or does its "spirit" asks Sreehari Nair.
On the actress' fourth death anniversary, Subhash K Jha selects his favourites.
Shreyas Talpade plays the titular role with aplomb, applauds Deepti Patwardhan.
'I was heartbroken, reeling from the sadness that came with the realisation that I would never working with him again.'
'Movie-goers will thrive if you give them what they want.'
'These accusations of my film being a copy only makes our chances at the Academy harder.'
'You come out of the theatre feeling happy, inspired, with moist eyes and in awe.'
'It was only after D-Day that people believed that I had actually directed Kal Ho Naa Ho.'
Friendships are not merely severed, but built over scuffles. And just about anything can stir things up -- a long-standing feud, a pointless stare, a disrupted moral stance, a fist that ricochets off a face and smacks another face in the near vicinity, observes Sreehari Nair.
The 23-year-old Kazakh, whose previous best performance in a Grand Slam was reaching the quarter-final at the French Open last year, would like TO create history on the hallowed turf of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.
Doctor G is outwardly all for women, but evidently has no interest in them, observes Sreehari Nair.
Salman Rushdie, the Mumbai-born author of the Booker Prize-winning novel Midnight's Children, was attacked by a man who stormed the stage during an event in New York on Friday while he was getting ready to deliver a lecture.
'There's no point making grand plans all our lives when life itself is so fragile.'
By the end of the movie shoot, Sushant had become a decent cricketer, something Dhoni acknowledged.
But how much has the national team actually improved?
Overall, the Thalaivi trailer is a convincing experience, says veteran Tamil Nadu politics watcher N Sathiya Moorthy.
A fun excerpt from Diptakirti Chaudhuri's Bollygeek: The Crazy Trivia Guide to Bollywood.
14 Phere delivers on the feel-good factor, but if you are looking for ground-breaking humour, it will fail to work its way into your hearts, notes Anita Aikara.
The three early wickets proved a big jolt for Delhi Capitals, who struggled to get going after the horror start against Mumbai Indians in the IPL final.
'I thought my journey had ended even before it began.'
'Cyrus was always very different. He would think before acting.'
Another love story in Hollywood reportedly comes to an end.
A summary of Saturday's action at the US Open.
We bring you *that story*, and a lot more, in this fascinating excerpt from Roshmila Bhattacharya's Matinee Men: A Journey Through Bollywood.
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