'The worst case scenario is for China to behave like a bull in China shop, and brazenly and wantonly indulge in further encroachments, create obstacles to free navigation and convert SCS into an Air Defence Identification Zone.'
The storyline underpinning the match for most of the world is whether Lionel Messi can get his hands on the trophy in his fifth attempt to finally lift himself up alongside, never above, Diego Maradona in the hearts of his nation.
"Mobile phones of Deepika Padukone, Shraddha Kapoor, Sara Ali Khan, Rakul Preet Singh, Karishma Prakash, Simone Khambatta and Jaya Shah have been seized," an NCB official said.
Delhi, daddy issues, drivers, domestic help, politics, patriarchy, sexuality, sexism, choices, compromises, community, religion, real estate, motherhood, marriage -- Gulmohar offers a loaded, layered understanding of familial relationships and its indirect impact on the people at the periphery, notes Sukanya Verma.
'I always believed films don't have any language.'
It will be a start-to-finish quickie and feature the multi-faceted Dulquer in a role never seen before.
'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.'
'Good actors are supposed to be guys who wear kurta-pajama and look soft and nice.' 'People like me are not in that category.'
There's a lot of entertainment coming your way on OTT and in theatres in August.
Shah Rukh Khan's weathered intensity, grizzly charisma and trademark wit lends Pathaan's all-out, devil-may-care antics a sense of purpose that evades mindless acts of mayhem, cheers Sukanya Verma.
Sharma took to Instagram and shared candid pictures of the 33-year-old cricketer
'ABCL was almost bankrupt, Amit's house was mortgaged...'
'Before you get married, you should know each other's secrets.' 'You should know all the things that could cause problems later on.'
The actor made herself at home in Le Logis France for the cover shoot of Travel + Leisure.
As Laal Singh Chaddha, the official remake of Forrest Gump, awaits release, we look at other remakes and how they have fared at the box-office.
An Action Hero's oil and water combination of genres doesn't always gel, gets overly far-fetched in places but still holds up on the strength of whimsy and surprise, notes Sukanya Verma. An Action Hero Review.
'When he was invited on Koffee With Karan, he did not ask for the questions beforehand, like many stars do.' 'Vijay was quite taken aback when Karan launched into a sex discourse.'
'Just because a subject is uncomfortable for some and doesn't suit their political ideology, should a film not be made?'
Kajal Aggarwal is the first South Indian actress to get her own wax statue at Madame Tussauds, Singapore.
A look at Bollywood's batch of handsome dads in their late 40s and 50s.
'How can so many misfortunes fall on one beautiful family?'
'The richness of Buddhism makes it possible for us to create these stories and to interpret them.'
Rare glimpses from the Legend's Life.
Satyajit Ray...Kundan Shah...Mira Nair...Shekhar Kapur... Sanjay Leela Bhansali...Vishal Bhardwaj... Guess which director's movies are missing from Kalki Koechlin's list?
'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.'
'I admire the discipline with which she trained for the action scenes.' 'I admire her for the dedication with which she managed to lose all the weight she had put on for Thalaivi, physically transforming herself before coming into this film.'
'The last thing he would want is new tensions with India.'
'In trying to dress up, girls forget to dress comfortably.' 'At the end of the day, you should be able to dance and enjoy.'
Keeping the contents of the BBC documentary aside, Rishi Sunak's response needs to be viewed in the backdrop of Britain's historically close relations with Pakistan, argues Lieutenant General Prakash Katoch (retd).
'This trope must have been taken in 30 films.' 'The rogue agent is a common trope and not something unique.'
From South Korean treats to internationally acclaimed series to home-grown delights, here are Sukanya Verma's favourite OTT shows of 2021.
Sharmaji Namkeen is Rishi Kapoor's swansong and show. His cinematic memories are coloured in liveliest hues of celebration and happiness, observes Sukanya Verma.
China has been an aggressor against India along the Himalayan border, a top American diplomat nominated by President Joe Biden as his next envoy to Beijing has told lawmakers, stating that the US must hold the Chinese government accountable for failing to play by the rules.
'I am really happy with how people remember my character.'
The concluding part of the A to Z guide to a year that will soon become history.
The court rejected Chakraborty's bail application. The NCB told the court that she was an 'active member' of a drugs syndicate and procured drugs for Rajput, her boyfriend.
The actress is busy with four different language movies -- Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi!
Nah, we're not taking about Amitabh Bachchan's favourite onscreen characters.
What makes Wonder Women brilliant is the breeziness of the events and issues it tackles without delving on it too much or surrendering to it completely, observes Divya Nair. Wonder Women Review
A love triangle between reality and imagination? A courtroom turned into a reality television? Animation, satire or science-fiction? What would you like to watch on OTT this week?
