'We need more universal films like Dangal, Sultan or Padmavat that work across single screens and multiplexes.'
Padmarajan's Thoovanathumbikal has become a part of Malayali mythology, just as its maker himself now possesses mythological status.
'In today's world, more than ever, we feel the need for comfort, for love. There is so much to reassure us here -- the beautifully captured billowing embrace of the smoke, the golden light, the subject's expression as he prepares the food for sharing.'
Given the school break, this is the peak travel season and companies catering to the 'friends and family' segment are expected to gain.
'The writer remains the most creative force in the process.' 'Producers need to be inventive in how they reward good writing.'
To an award show that's famous for honouring artists belatedly, we have sent as our official entry one of our major film-makers's weakest work yet, feels Sreehari Nair.
Hindustan Unilever Ltd, India's largest personal care product maker, on Tuesday reported a better-than-expected increase in its September quarter net profit and revenues, signalling a revival of demand following the world's biggest lockdown.
It was Dalmiya's decision to open sports broadcasting to private channels in the country. Until the late 1990s, Doordarshan held sole rights to broadcasting BCCI events in India. Dalmiya along with IS Bindra, another cricket administrator, took on the state and fought for air waves to be opened up in cricket broadcasting.
The much-delayed Telugu film Autonagar Surya is finally releasing today, June 27.
'I always feel that if I have not done anything in the past year, people will probably forget me.'
Telugu composer Mickey J Meyer on making the music of Happy Days.
After a miserable two years of flopping films and stagnant revenues, what has changed for the film industry?
The Indian film industry is now luring foreign producers too for investment. Many Hollywood movies are now being outsourced to the country for visual effects. Major Hollywood studios like Viacom, NBC, Universal, Dream Works, besides Warner Bros., Sony and Disney have also made investments in India's entertainment sector. According to a Ficci report, Indian entertainment and media industry is poised to grow at an annual rate of 18 per cent by 2011 faster than its counterparts.
'After watching Elvis Presley, Shammi Kapoor decided to pick the rock and roll star's style itself.' 'Dada was the kind of producer who took a leap of faith and gave Shammi Kapoor the freedom to display himself as crazy, mad, rough -- all the charms of Elvis Presley -- in his films.'
Siddharth Chauhan, winner of the Satyajit Ray Award
'Tamhane's densely composed shots achieve what a vacuously whizzing camera seldom does.' 'Like those Renaissance Paintings in which a bewitching lady is shown posing for a portrait, and daily life plays out in a corner unruffled, Tamhane's static frames have a hundred interesting things happening within them,' observes Sreehari Nair.
Hindi lyrics are no bar to the global appeal of his music.
'Whether it is Mulk or Article 15, I am talking about love and against hatred.'
We celebrate Independence Day with this special feature, published on Rediff.com in January 2013.
'He was capable, concise, calm, sublime, and profound, and perhaps that's also why Irrfan's passing felt 'personal' to many.'
Made In China is puerile, flimsy film-making, sighs Sukanya Verma.
A look at the big winners of the night!
'I knew one day I will explode if I don't get some sanity with making music.'
Bollywood has always had a special fascination with wheels, be in motorcycles or cars. So it was no wonder that a special enclave was created at the ongoing Auto Expo 2016 in Greater Noida to tip the hat to the iconic films where the automobile played a critical part.
A clutch of professional talent management firms is changing the balance of demand and supply in India's entertainment industry, writes Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
'Why do we feel our parents are not human? That our mother is not a woman?'
Aseem Chhabra salutes the late Italian Master and his cinema.
Housefull 3 becomes Akshay Kumar's third biggest opener!
The Padmavati controversy has come at an awakard time for Bollywood.
Priyanka Chopra, Irrfan Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui make a global statement on the power of Indian cinema, says Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
A lowdown on what's going on in the Malayalam film industry.
Every day a Party unfolds on social media where armchair activists, politically charged influencers, trend pundits, gyaan givers and troll armies change the world in their heads but remain clueless about the nation's grassroots reality, feels Sukanya Verma.
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes rises above all its predecessors, says Paloma Sharma.
Shashi Kapoor, the star who made us laugh, romance and cry, passed into the ages on December 4. We look back at the often underrated actor, who reinvested all his earnings as an actor into making films and keeping the theatre he established, Prithvi Theatre, alive.
NGK -- Nandha Gopalan Kumaran is only meant for Suriya fans, feels A Ganesh Nadar.
In the past couple of years, Saregama has redefined itself into a 'content IP company'.
The boxing champ is a complete natural when it comes to facing the camera.
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