Meet Anarkali Marikar, the leading lady of Malayalam's first sci-fi mockumentary, Gaganachari.
The visitor returns not just with the jewel-like beauty of the country imprinted on the mind, the body rejuvenated by hot stone massages, but also with the captivating stories and myths that are built into every important structure -- whether a tourist magnet or an off-the-beaten track spot.
'The country that does most of the visual effects, more than any other country, is India.' 'There are more Indians working on VFX in any major Hollywood film than there are in Indian films.'
Tabu's character is described as 'strong, intelligent and alluring'.
The Kalki Universe might just take off, but it will still owe its gee-whizery to Hollywood movies, observes Deepa Gahlot.
Science fiction buffs buckle up, catch all the space-themed action on OTT this week.
Sukanya Verma asks you to brace yourself for an out-of-body-experience on OTT this Diwali week.
The year was rich in content as far as Web series were concerned.
So many movies are coming up for release in 2025!
The makers of the upcoming sci-fi Project K unveiled the long-awaited official first look of Deepika Padukone from the film.
Sanjay Dutt performed the 'pind daan' at the Vishnupad temple in Gaya, Bihar, on Thursday.
The Roshans is somewhat like leafing through a glossy coffee table book full of trivia -- no depth, but such a shiny collection of memories, observes Deepa Gahlot.
Namrata Thakker picks her 10 favourite Leo movies.
Squid Game 2 is almost a rehash of the earlier season, discovers Deepa Gahlot.
Deepika Padukone steps out in a beautiful yellow flowy dress that elevated her charming personality.
Many interesting films with A-Listers line up for release in June.
Sukanya Verma gives you some interesting options to choose from.
British-born science fiction writer and visionary Arthur C Clarke died at a private hospital in Colombo on Wednesday morning, his office said. According to officials, Clarke, who had been in and out of hospital, died in Apollo hospital aged 90. Clarke was the first to suggest the use of satellites orbiting the earth for communication and predicted that commercial space travel would one day be commonplace.
Angry young men (and old) dominate the OTT this week. Take your pick.
Despite the mediocrity at large, these films had me in raptures for the emotions they evoked within as a cheering audience, critic and cinephile.
Fantasy and road trips rule OTT this week. Sukanya Verma gives you options to take your pick from.
Fast, furious and fashionable, it's all there on OTT this week. Here's the action-packed menu.
It's FaFa time and more on OTT this week! Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations.
Flight attendants, football coaches, renegade robots, underwater superheroes, it's all there on OTT this week.
Sukanya Verma recommends watching CTRL on a computer for an eerie, immersive, real-time experience.
One has to accept the reality, that to exist in society one can't live, like an island, observes Aarti David.
'Kamal has surfed and navigated a lot of tidal waves, manoeuvring the peaks and troughs, combining rare intelligence and commonly available intuitions to overcome unimaginable crises all his life.' 'There is no looking back at the past, for his only motto has been 'Tomorrow belongs to us'!'
'Wishing the super gorgeous and talented @deepikapadukone a wonderful birthday and a year full of successes! #ProjectK', Prabhas noted alongside a poster from their film.
'There are many new elements in the film, like spacecraft, the alien,' Ravi K Chandran on Rakesh Roshan's Koi Mil Gaya.
So far, only one major series and another original film have been announced for release. Rest are all digital releases of films that have already arrived in theatres.
A Presidential task force on the Prevention of Child Abuse had initiated an investigation into Clarke's conduct in 1988. In February 1998, Clarke denied a story about him in this regard published in a British newspaper. "There will be no investigation on the matter. The chapter is closed. He is the pride of Sri Lanka," a senior official told PTI.
Tiring to see Tiger dash from one dumb action sequence to the other, sighs Mayur Sanap.
'It is science fiction, and we hope to release in 2022.'
Astronauts aboard the space station have found themselves facing a foe far tinier than any rogue asteroid: A joint study by IIT-Madras and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory -- under Principal Investigator Kasthuri Venkateswaran -- has revealed that strains of the bacterial species Enterobacter bugandensis, a multi-drug resistant superbug, have been hitting the gym in the microgravity crucible. Though the situation at the ISS is slightly unsettling, holding funeral dirges would be an overkill, says Kumar Abishek.
Prabhas may be the face of Kalki 2898 AD's heroics but the real bang for your buck is delivered in Amitabh Bachchan's indefatigable energy providing Kalki's biggest wolf-whistle moments, applauds Sukanya Verma.
'With passage of time, Kamal did move away from the humdrum of commercial cinema, using it only as a peg to launch a new concept or new technology, as no other actor/film-maker has done in Indian cinema.' N Sathiya Moorthy assesses the career and politics of movie legend Kamal Haasan on his 70th brthday.
The ambition shown in the world-building of this universe is highly commendable and something that promises a big-screen spectacle. Mayur Sanap hopes that Nag Ashwin is not swayed by the excessive use of CGI and his rooted vision will shine with a strong and unique storyline.
"Just three months more," says mom-to-be Deepika Padukone in a witty reply when asked if she is still in her character of a pregnant woman from her coming film Kalki 2898 AD.
No Bollywood release nor any holdover release from last week were pitted against James Cameron's sci-fi action drama.
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