'Chest-thumping on-air theatrics on television are no consolation for families who've been forced to embrace the price of war,' notes Nikita Puri.
Hindi cinema has not just explored various instances of brute force, but often glorified its misogyny.
Aseem Chhabra lists the films that won his heart at the recent Toronto International Film Festival.
'I am learning good things and trying to avoid the bad. I am moving ahead with a positive attitude. That is my biggest achievement.'
'OPS did not back off.' 'He wanted transparency and he got it.'
We salute the late thespian in this compilation of his ten essentials movies that highlight his range and stature as an actor par excellence.
Naseeruddin Shah sets the gold standard as a master memoirist.
'Isn't 11.3 million Instagram followers and 1.9 million Twitter followers enough to make you feel wanted and loved as a successful star?' 'Can a huge bank balance, a fleet of fancy cars, and a big house assure you happiness and contentment in life?' 'For Sushant, it did not.'
Bajirao Mastani is a big winter release worth looking forward to, says Raja Sen.
Sukanya Verma celebrates 25 years of Bollywood images.
'None of our critics have spoken about JNU's positive contributions. Instead, we are being labelled anti-national. A whole host of BJP leaders are products of JNU including Nirmala Sitharaman.'
Meet Sabriye Tenberken, a German woman who is changing lives in India.
'When a woman gets married, she leaves her village, her friends and family.' 'In her new home, she will make friends, but they can never replace those she left behind.'
'Dev for me embodied all that kind of charm, optimism, energy, vulnerability, awkwardness and yet strength.' 'He's in every scene for two hours.' 'He has to play drama, melodrama, romance, pathos, comedy.' 'It was a relief when he said yes.'
In signs of thaw on All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam merger move, the factions led by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami and the one by O Panneerselvam on Friday announced formation of their respective committees to hold discussions.
Bobo's work speaks for the liberation of love :)
It's India's first stereoscopic historical film shot in 2D and 3D.
Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors is not a great show, but an efficient one, notes Sreehari Nair.
'I did not go for the Oscars because I was not invited. I felt bad but I watched the show on television. I had never watched the Oscars before this, it was my first time.' Lion actor Abhishek Bharate looks back at the film.
On his 55th birthday, Sukanya Verma celebrates his inimitable ways in 10 scenes that she keeps returning to time and again.
'Her performance is a throwback to old-school histrionics and hysterics -- it's classic Sridevi,' says Sukanya Verma.
Economist Deepak Nayyar says economic openness, while necessary, is not sufficient, and is conducive to development only when combined with industrial policy.
Wonder what the designers were thinking when they created them!
'When Nawazuddin Siddiqui -- one of India's finest actors -- was told not to perform in a Ramleela, I realised how much Hinduism has been hijacked by Hindutva forces in the last 30 years,' says Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
Om Puri's friends remember him.
'Gandhi turned his life into a counter-intuitive experiment in old ideas like non-violence and swadeshi.' 'He offered numerous universal ideas that talk to the human condition.' 'His ability to take risks was outstanding,' says Sopan Joshi, explaining why the Mahatma's ideas are as relevant as ever.
Before Shah Rukh Khan and his Happy New Year team wins us over with their dancing skills, read this.
The worn-out plot, excessive violence and the loud dramatic music make director Ramnath's Thirunaal a dark and gloomy tale.
Sukanya Verma looks at the various baap-beti equations depicted on the screen.
Sukanya Verma hails Bollywood's memorable bus moments.
Mrinal Datta Chaudhuri, MDC to his students, was beyond compare -- the stuff of tales and legends at the Delhi School of Economics. He was also a good intuitive economist.
If you want your children to inherit true wealth, make them financially literate, says Amar Pandit
These gorgeous women have given some brilliant performances this year.
Aseem Chhabra salutes the late Italian Master and his cinema.
'My definition of a true star is when they enter a room, the energy of the room changes.' 'She has the aura of a true star.'
The Arvind Kejriwal-led party believes that art appeals to everyone and there is no better way to connect than through street theatres.
The New York Film Festival served an amazing plate of films. Aseem Chhabra picks the best ones.
In the Bollywood scheme of things, age is as irrelevant as logic.
