The only quiz that'll settle for once and for all the debate over heels!
A Thursday is the sort of in-the-moment drama that holds your attention and emotions while it lasts but doesn't dig enough to linger on, observes Sukanya Verma.
India all-rounder Hardik Pandya apologised after being slammed for making what many construed as misogynistic and sexist remarks on the TV show Koffee With Karan, saying he got 'carried away by the nature' of the show.
But Tiger forgot something critical: He's just one film old, whereas he was dealing with seasoned journalists. And naturally, we have a recording of what exactly he said.
'By ruffling dignified feathers, and by polarising its audience, Kabir Singh has put movies and art back into our public discourse,' says Sreehari Nair.
The storyline sounds simple and thin but the way it is presented makes Ithihasa worth watching.
'I don't know if I am the youngest but I must be the happiest!'
'The Telugu original with its brilliant rendering of the hero by Vijay Deverakonda works better than Kabir Singh.' 'It also has a sharper play of caste politics and raw authenticity of characters rooted in a local universe that gets lost in translation when it is remade for a pan-India audience,' argues Ritwik Sharma.
Moothon's script won the Sundance Institute's Global Filmmaking Award. Geethu Mohandas's movie is now coming to a theatre near you.
'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is every bit a horror film split into predictable hostility and periodic close calls,' says Sukanya Verma.
Rahul and Pandya were handed a provisional suspension for their controversial comments on 'Koffee with Karan'
Jauhar is a recurrent theme in the history of that period. And Khilji was hardly the only Muslim invader whose onset forced women to self-immolate. Nearly the entire Mughal clan, including the benevolent Akbar, forced jauhar on the defeated, says Vikram Johri.
A meeting with the head of Zee TV, film-maker Dr Chandraprakash Dwivedi, would never be forgotten. 'He asked me to leave the show, and the country.' 'When I refused, he asked his staff members to push me out of the room.' 'Men like Alok Nath feel empowered to misbehave with women because they have the tacit backing of powerful peers.'
Whether roles for women get better or not, women are getting better at their craft with each passing year. In 2019, we saw some of our finest female actors show us exciting new facets of their capabilities in ways that'll inspire how roles ought to be written for years to come.
Sukanya Verma lists her five BEST and WORST Bollywood movies of 2019.
Pandit, who has been appointed in the revamped Censor Board, tries to justify himself.
Soni is a soft treatment of a very complex subject, feels Sreehari Nair.
The Supreme Court on Thursday took note of a plea of the Committee of Administrators (CoA) seeking urgent appointment of an ombudsman in the Board of Control for Cricket in India to decide on the fate of Team India players Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul.
'Diana has sought legal opinion whether the duo can be banned. So, obviously a decision will be taken once she gives her nod. As far as I am concerned, the comments were crass, in bad taste and unacceptable'
'This is not feminism,' says the star!
Every year in Bollywood brings its share of good and bad. 2019 did too. Sukanya Verma lists what we learned.
Donald Trump's new CIA pick hasn't been greeted with the avalanche of media gush that inevitably follows a woman who becomes the first among her gender to get a top job.
It's hard to believe Calendar Girls has been made by someone who makes films, fumes Raja Sen.
'This is the first Bollywood film which is about 4 women not falling in love with the same guy.'
It's all bad. All of it, every last instant, every single word, rants Raja Sen in his review of Humshakals.
What do we need to do to ensure that a woman's celebratory "cheers" do not become someone else's tears -- a few hours later.
It will be tough for the Congress leader to return to the Upper House from either Telangana or Andhra, where the party's presence has dwindled. But neither House will forget her.
It helps that Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt look so good together, writes Sukanya Verma.
A woman alleged multiple instances of sexual, mental and emotional abuse by Sajid Khan where he allegedly forced her to send him photos of herself in a bikini, called her late into the night under the pretence of work.
There's a reason he was called Baba Ranchoddas in 3 Idiots.
Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code, which was struck down by the Supreme Court, managed to be anti-women even while it appeared to be throwing a protective arm around them, says Shuma Raha.
The bar's been raised again, says Sukanya Verma.
... The feeling won't last too long, says Paloma Sharma.
'My passion is dancing and music. What is wrong with that?'
What makes The World Before Her stand out is that it has the courage to ask what nobody else does: who is the Modern Indian Woman? Paloma Sharma reviews the film.
Whether it be playing strong, unconventional characters on screen or surviving personal setbacks, Kangana Ranaut is constantly inspiring us with her never-say-die attitude.
Sukanya Verma gives ten points on why you should watch Housefull 3.
An A-Z of Bachchanalia, the letters expanding into unforgettable bits of his filmography.
