With some variations, all regional political formations, whether in power presently or out of it, share some common features: Tight family control of the political apparatus, key members in elected or appointed positions, obvious wealth but not quite known sources of income, and family factionalism, sometimes open and bitter, notes Shreekant Sambrani.
'Being the first doctor in the family comes with a lot of expectations.' 'I guess I have been a constant source of disappointment.'
This July, Bollywood stars Akshaye Khanna, Taapsee Pannu, Farhan Akhtar, Jimmy Sheirgill, Shilpa Shetty and Paresh Rawal will be seen on OTT screens.
Stars from the south Indian movie industry have stepped up to do what they can to help out.
'I never thought the European audience will love this film, but we had over 2,000 people at the screening.'
The concluding part of the A to Z guide to a year that will soon become history.
'I just want to keep on working till they have to shoot me down.'
'Unless you are a superstar, you will never have the kind of reach in theatres that the OTT platform provides.'
The awards show was held in Hyderabad over the weekend.
A look at the stars who made it to the gala evening.
'I think my performance in Ray's Devi still ranks as my best,' says Sharmila Tagore.
'If you don't have children, that's also a problem.' 'There's no right way to live because everybody has an opinion about your personal life, and how you should live.' 'You have to listen to them, unless you can pick a fight with everyone.'
'I believe it's not the success of RRR or KGF that we must actually investigate but what makes these two films our marquee events,' argues Sreehari Nair.
India lost the incomparable Lata Mangeshkar at 8.12 am on February 6.
'I would like to work with certain people, which is not happening. I am still struggling.' 'There are people in this industry who want to work only with their favourite people.'
'He knows what he doesn't want and likes exploring the rest with his cast and crew, so it's like a journey of making something beautiful together.'
'To see India being recognized at a global level at a platform like this... 'I think it says a lot about where we are as a nation and the road ahead for us as a nation.'
Dominic Xavier illustrates the depth of emotions Indian game fanatics are facing over the loss of PUBG Mobile.
'I was quite nervous initially when I was supposed to work with my father.'
'This man changed the mindset of a generation.'
Joginder Tuteja looks at Bobby Deol's career over the years.
Global investment firm Blackstone-sponsored Nexus Select Trust has filed the draft paper with market regulator Sebi to launch India's first public issue of retail REIT to raise around $500 million (about Rs 4,000 crore), sources said. Nexus Select Trust has a portfolio of 17 operational shopping malls across 14 major cities, covering about 10 million square feet of area valued at around $3 billion. As per the sources, Nexus Select Trust has on Thursday filed the Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) and is looking to hit the capital market with India's first retail REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust) public issue in the first half of the 2023 calendar year.
Joaquin Phoneix (Joker) and Renne Zellweger (Judy) should keep their fingers crossed, says Kumar Abishek.
'Seven months he has been in jail for no reason.'
'You can't make a film for yourself.' 'You have to make films for your audience.'
Parasite's razor-sharp characterisations ensure that the picture is thoroughly entertaining though it falls short of greatness, declares Sreehari Nair.
Frans Cronje is in Mumbai to complete the final takes of a movie on his late brother.
"Every actor's life is short. It exists only between 'Action' and 'Cut'," Mohanlal once told Subhash K Jha.
From South Korean treats to internationally acclaimed series to home-grown delights, here are Sukanya Verma's favourite OTT shows of 2021.
Lata Mangeshkar's amazing and glorious life paused at 8.12 am on February 6.
'Life should never be unidimensional.' 'While I enjoy doing films, there's still a lot more that I want to experience.'
'I am learning good things and trying to avoid the bad. I am moving ahead with a positive attitude. That is my biggest achievement.'
The 92-year-old singer tested positive for Covid with mild symptoms and was admitted on January 8 to Mumbai's Breach Candy Hospital.
Chennai born Meera Mitun landed her first modelling break when she least expected it.
Ajay Devgn, not Karthi, will be playing the lead in the Hindi remake of Kaithi entitled Bholaa.
'Liger has been the hardest film for me physically, and mentally.' 'Performance-wise, it has been the most challenging film for me.'
The aftermath of Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan has led to an argument that there was no religion as Hinduism in Chola times.
Instead, there was only Saivism, Vaishnavism, etc, and that the Cholas were Saivites, and hence not Hindus, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
'In Byculla, a lot of boys hero-worship the bhais.' 'Hamza grew up in that environment, but he got a government job.' 'And he did this so he could marry the woman he loves.' 'Now, after getting the government job, he thought he would get to bully people...' 'But bechara, he's getting bullied at work.'
The EPS camp believes that the BJP was already arm-twisting the AIADMK into conceding more seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections 'than they deserve' observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
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