Slapped by the Bollywood star, Santosh Rai got back by slapping a case against the actor-turned-politician.
'If we keep losing such institutions, we will soon become a city and culture of short-term memory.' 'Nothing to remind us of the years gone by and eventually with nothing to remember.'
Moothon's script won the Sundance Institute's Global Filmmaking Award. Geethu Mohandas's movie is now coming to a theatre near you.
'Panipat has all the meat for a political drama meets war movie. But in Ashutosh Gowariker's failure to process its complexity, the material never rises beyond a mediocre hurray to the Maratha manoos,' says Sukanya Verma.
The concluding part of the A to Z guide to a year that will soon become history.
Aseem Chhabra lists 10 of his favourite films that played in various sections at the 74th Cannes Film Festival.
I have done seven films in the last five years, and that's a lot for me, Rana Daggubati tells Sonil Dedhia/ Rediff.com
'Working in DDLJ has been one of the best moments in my career.' Satish Shah relives the DDLJ moments.
The latest updates from the Tamil film industry.
It was Dev Anand's dream to put Indian cinema on the world map and he thought Guide was the perfect film for it.
'I don't know where the viciousness in the reviews is coming from.' 'To me, it feels more of a personal attack.'
Deepika Padukone embodies to perfection the Gehraiyaan in the title, applauds Sukanya Verma.
'So much so we don't feel the need to create anything, but just bask in that glory.' 'It's time to move on.' 'How much burden can you put on a person or the legacy of the person?'
'He never went to the Bombay industry.'
Looking forward to Jolly LLB 2, 2.0 and much more.
The Oscars is prestigious and all artists covet it but ultimately, the business of winning is ruthless and political. And India has seldom risen to the challenge, argues Sukanya Verma.
Gajraj Rao's performance in Badhaai Ho is the finest by an actor in a Hindi film this year, applauds Sreehari Nair.
Aseem Chhabra looks at the year's best Non-Hindi Indian movies.
'Not many know I am a Rajput from Jodhpur.' 'My ancestors shifted to Kolhapur as my great grandfather and grandfather were both engineers.' 'They were called by Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj to build the city of Kolhapur.'
'They are out there, singing about their socio-economic status, their family structures, their politics, the way the system treated them, what they would like to change... and the beauty is that they are positive.' 'They are not bitter or cynical.'
Dil Bekaraar is watchable, but not quick-witted enough to binge watch, feels Sukanya Verma.
Okay, so we love our Goan filmi characters. Do you love these movies set in Goa? Have a look!
Joginder Tuteja takes a look at the film projects that are on floors now.
Paatal Lok is definitely a must watch show. The credit for its success goes to the writers who enthralled us with their unique characters, but also to the wonderful band of actors who grabbed the opportunity to showcase their frightening raw talent, notes Aseem Chhabra.
'For a working actor in Bollywood, it is nearly impossible to criticise its reigning deities.' 'Besides, due care ought to be taken when speaking of the dead too.'
Sreehari Nair is *not* impressed by this lot of films at all.
'Today with Taliban at our doorsteps literally, we can't even put up our national flag. Only Allah knows, what will happen to Afghanistan now'
'After Gully Boy, many interesting projects started coming my way.' 'But things really changed with the Filmfare. Now, people notice me.' 'It's a good space, where you don't have to tell people who you are.'
The four south Indian languages grew by 7% while regional languages within the Hindi speaking markets (such as Bhojpuri, Bangla, Marathi, etc) grew by 26%.
Why Sridevi is one of India's finest actresses.
Anushka Shetty's Rudhramadevi will release on September 4.
As we prepare to return to the land of silver screens and samosa, Sukanya Verma looks at notable theatre moments in Hindi films.
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