Akbaruddin is currently serving as additional secretary in the MEA.
Sukanya Verma lists everything you can look forward to on OTT this week.
The lives of the kids Deepa Bhatia portrays in the series are bleak, with small periods of sunshine when they get picked for an ad or serial, punctuating the longer periods of struggle, observes Deepa Gahlot.
In a special segment called In Memoriam, Irrfan Khan and Oscar-winning costume designer Bhanu Athiya were remembered alongside many Hollywood actors and filmmakers including Chadwick Boseman, Ian Holl, Sean Connery and Max von Sydow.
Now that you have clicked on this sensational headline do read what follows. It will not make you a millionaire in 15 days but lays a solid foundation for you becoming one.
So here we are, reproducing our own feature from some time back, which was created, now it may seem, in anticipation of the big event.
Yesterday was premiered in London, and quite a few celebrities made sure to attend.
Joginder Tuteja takes us through the February releases of 2022.
'Listen to the government's advice. Self-isolation for a few weeks may give you many more years.'
'Such a historic, proud & happy moment for Indian Cinema at #Oscars95!'
Vidya Balan's biggest challenge is to look, sound and act like poetess Kamala Das, voice coach on board.
The actor helped feed over 800 people with Oscars leftover food.
'Watching the world cheer for an Indian film is a dream come true.'
We remember some of Nitin Chandrakant Desai most influential works.
A look at celebrities who couldn't keep their marriage in 2014.
S S Rajamouli's period action film RRR has scooped nominations in two categories at the Golden Globe Awards: Best Picture, Non-English, and Best Original Song, Motion Picture.
Indian Matchmaking is an docuseries on Netflix, which follows 7 singles in US and India as they go on dates arranged by Mumbai matchmaker Sima Taparia.
After adding 271 people last year, the Academy sends out invitations to more than 300 people this year.
Fun facts you should know about the latest Indian Grammy winner!
Arthur J Pais, who has covered the Toronto International Film Festival for Rediff.com for 13 years, glances at the buzz-worthy movies at TIFF 2014.
Here's what happened when the former American President attended the premiere of Lion in New York City.
'Today if you look at the way India is growing many people are saying the sleeping elephant has finally woken up, is dancing!' 'I have travelled extensively, in about 60 countries. In all these the moment you say India, the first thing they mention is either an actor's name. Or they start humming a song.' 'I wanted to be in Bollywood. It is the most powerful medium we have in this country. That's soft power.' Listening in on Shobhaa De, Kabir Khan, Vikas Swarop and Saffron Art CEO Hugo Weihe speak on India's Soft Power, Hard Influence.
In Danny Boyle's biopic, reports Aseem Chhabra from the Telluride Film Festival, 'we are left with Jobs -- the man, a genius as well as (what Steve Wozniak calls him in the film), an asshole!'
External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup, credited with expanding foreign ministry's social media outreach and handling sensitive issues deftly, was on Thursday appointed India's High Commissioner to Canada.
Bachchan versus Bachchan... Dev Patel turns director...
Period. End of Sentence, which won an Oscar in the Documentary Short Subject category, has been produced by Guneet Monga.
'My respect for Irrfan has grown 100 times now when he is no longer with us.'
'That only a certain Mumbai story -- look at Salaam Bombay and Slumdog Millionaire for other examples -- gets made when an international audience is as much a target as the desi viewer, should invoke questions of representation,' notes Vikram Johri.
Gulzar, best known for penning memorable hits like 'Tujhse Naaraaz Nahi' and 'Tere Bina Zindagi Se' besides directing critically acclaimed films like 'Aandhi' and 'Mausam', was on Saturday chosen for the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke award, the highest official recognition for film personalities in India.
A tribute to an incomparable photojournalist who was slain by the Taliban on Thursday night.
'At a festival that has shown so many brilliant films, I cannot be more thrilled to receive this award,' said Slave's director Steve McQueen.
'How will we pay for their education now?' asks a grandmother about her two grandchildren who lost their father in Mumbai's liquor tragedy.
The music composer is working on Majidi's new film Muhammed.
Desi sightings in Western fare are no longer a rarity.
The composer thanked other artists for the making of the song.
It was heartening to see so many women -- young and old, many in hijab and burqa shaking their bodies, raising their arms and singing with complete abandonment.
A pick of just 10 watchable (a couple of them admittedly in the so-bad-it's-fun category) foreign films starring Bollywood stars in significant roles are available to watch on streaming platforms.
As we enjoy his thrilling The Night Manager series, Deepa Gahlot looks at 10 Anil Kapoor films on OTT that shows off his versatility and star power.
'A slum free Mumbai cannot happen with Dharavi at the centre of the city.'
