The Birmingham Games will break new ground with more medals awarded to women (136) than men (134), a first for a multi-sport event.
'Professors can teach even when they are 90 because they don't lose their skill with words. Go deeper and there's spirituality in it.'
In Maqbool, Vishal Bhardwaj did a Godfather; in that he took something that was pulpy and fast and gripping, and made out of it something timeless and grand, feels Sreehari Nair.
With developments like the Russia-China alliance and the rise of China in the Middle East, India's role has diminished though the India-Israel-US-UAE grouping may assume some importance in the future, observes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
Shakespeare Wallah had been out of circulation for a long time, but a restored version of the film opened in New York on November 10. It will travel after that to other cities in the US and hopefully, soon to India as well, says Aseem Chhabra, author of the bestseller Shashi Kapoor: The Householder, The Star.
As Kuttey hits the screens this Friday, Sukanya Verma looks at the 10 best ensemble Hindi movies in recent times.
'Lataji, Ghalib, Beethoven and Shakespeare are far removed from the normal chain of human civilisation.' 'If they were just role models, how come no one was able to achieve an iota of their perfection?' 'They are a kind of intruders who come as reminders of the rule of mediocrity that prevails.'
It has been 400 years since William Shakespeare died but his legacy lives on.
"They would rather tweet, send a text message or leave a note on Facebook," says Amrita Chowdhury, country head and publishing director, Harlequin India. Here she talks about Mills & Boon's Indian flavour, GenY and their idea of romance, and the future of romantic novels in India.
Rohit Shetty's Angoor, starring Ranveer Singh and Varun Sharma, has been renamed to Cirkus, due to copyright reasons.
The opening ceremony has been created by British screenwriter Steven Knight, who had produced the famous crime drama 'Peaky Blinders'.
'Till a cheque comes into my account, I don't feel like a professional actor.'
'The pride of the devoted Seinfeld fan is that he happens to love a show that doesn't take his love for granted, so that even on repeat viewings he is never really sure what directions an episode might take,' observes Sreehari Nair.
If Netflix and the film's producers thought they would bring younger audiences to the master's works, many who might have aversion to decades-old black and white films, they have failed with the experiment, says Aseem Chhabra.
Catch it all on OTT this week.
When it comes to celebrating William Shakespeare, can India be far behind?
As good as Mammootty is playing Sundaram, we see this facet of his performance through two lenses: That of Sundaram being an offset to whatever we know about James, and that of Mammootty doing quintessentially Tamil tics, including enacting scenes from old Tamil movies like solo plays, observes Rohit Sathish Nair.
Tuition classes: Saviours or demons, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
The Year of the Rabbit, according to the Chinese calendar, began on Sunday, January 22.
'Whatever we are today, if playback singers are here even today, and that includes me, it is because of Didi.'
In an emotional address, Zelenskyy invoked Britain's war-time Prime Minister Winston Churchill's words, promising to fight Russian troops in the air, sea and on the streets.
Anybody who's plugged in to the modern, globalised world will understand why, says Kanika Datta.
'I don't look forward to seeing my films because this only sort of gives me a deep sense of dissatisfaction that I could have done better, and I lose my self-confidence.'
Always wanted to write but didn't know where to start? There's help!
Where Ayushmann Khurrana gets the tone and texture of his hypermasculine chump in skinny gym shorts down pat, Vaani Kapoor is a picture of backbone and restraint in a role that could not have been easy, observes Sukanya Verma.
Does the "story" of a Mani Ratnam film come first or does its "spirit" asks Sreehari Nair.
'I realised how serious it was when my doctors broke down.'
The failure of Decoupled is that, as it deals almost solely in 'snapshots of insight', it fails to showcase how life flows, how the world goes round, how things unfold, feels Rohit Sathish Nair.
The pandemic situation in India has reached a breaking point and the only thing one can do now is stay safe and stay indoors. Here's everything OTT has to offer to keep you distracted this week.
Deepika Padukone's first look from Chhapaak is out and the actress is hard to recognise.
The Dark Lady who inspired some of William Shakespeare's romantic sonnets may have had a rather unladylike profession, as experts suggest that she may have been a notorious prostitute called 'Lucy Negro' or 'Black Luce,' who ran a brothel in Clerkenwell, London
Gwyneth Paltrow looks back at her Shakespeare in Love days.
As Fahadh Faasil turns 39 on August 8, Subhash K Jha looks back at his favourite films featuring the brilliant actor.
'India shares the world's pain, but India's pain is not the world's.' 'Little that occurs here is even reported abroad,' notes Sunanda K Datta-Ray.
The disgraced Hollywood mogul was recently shifted to high security Wende Correctional Facility from Rikers Island prison to spend his jail term.
Director Vishal Bhardwaj talks about Kaminey, and how the word can be an endearment too.
Paul McCartney's daughter ties the knot, and other Hollywood news.
'Huma is one of those actors who makes acting seem effortless.' 'But that happens because she has put in a certain amount of preparation.' 'She has a certain confidence that allows her to let go.'
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