Alia Bhatt continues to impress while Shah Rukh Khan takes it easy in this lovely, thoughtful little film, applauds Raja Sen.
Aligarh is a milestone in the history of Indian cinema that should start the much needed conversation about how India treats gays and lesbians, feels Aseem Chhabra.
Despite its stiffness, in Aarkkariyam, a supernatural glow does shine out of the ordinary.
The movie may prove to be another turning point in the recent new wave Malayalam cinema.
A look at Shyam Benegal's period classic, Junoon.
Sukanya Verma lists the movies she grabbed at MAMI this year.
'During Diwali, many films with big stars are released. KB's film needed no stars. 'A film by K Balachander' was enough to draw the crowds.' Director Suresh Krissna pays rich tribute to the late K Balachander.
'Cocktail allowed me to make Finding Fanny.' Homi Adajania gets candid.
In our special series revisiting great Hindi film classics, Sukanya Verma looks back at Rishi Kapoor-Sridevi-Vinod Khanna starrer Chandni.
Kajal Aggarwal talks about her upcoming film Do Lafzon Ki Kahani and co-star Randeep Hooda.
Joginder Tuteja lists those who are expected to score big with their Bollywood debuts in the months to come.
Diehard Tendulkar fan actress Saiyami Kher reviews Sachin A Billion Dreams. A Rediff.com Exclusive!
'I don't remember (watching) a good horror Hindi movie in a long time. I like films like Bhoot, Raaz and the first 1920. I wouldn't even include the second 1920 in this.' Meera Chopra is all set for 1920 London.
Hailed as one of the finest filmmakers of his time, K Balachander, who passed into the ages on December 23, has left behind a rich legacy of hard-hitting films, some of which have been routinely credited with redefining Tamil cinema.
A look at the fresh faces in Bollywood that stood out this year!
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'Gopala Gopala is an original concept and the storyline appealed to me.' Superstar Venkatesh talks about his new film.
'People have access to the internet and, if they want to see pornography, they will visit other sites and watch it there. Why will they watch it in a film or a web series?'
Dhoom 3 continues the tradition of extravagance in adventure and expenditure by roping in the fastidious Aamir Khan as its latest star antagonist, writes Sukanya Verma.
Prabhu Deva on the success of his new film ABCD 2.
Sukanya Verma looks at what stood out in a mostly humdrum affair.
Sreehari Nair lists some movies, documentaries, recorded-performance films, and literature and music suggestions that might help.
'Ashwiny Iyer comes from a school of Nil Battey Sannata.' 'The writer of the film Nitesh Tiwari made Dangal.' 'So you can see the kind of cinema they have done and how they will treat the film.' 'That will make Bareilly Ki Barfi different.'
'There is never a safe choice in the movie business.' 'Everything is chance.'
'I always wanted to play a negative character, so I was like why not play it with Mr Bhansali?' 'As they say, be careful what you wish for.' 'I wanted to play an antagonist and I got the most evil one ever.'
'Sadashivji said he did Hindi potboilers to keep his kitchen running. Marathi theatre was his life.' Bollywood pays tribute to Sadashiv Amrapurkar.
Here's looking at some popular Bollywood movies shot in Kashmir.
'The dark side is not me; I am a mama's boy,' Ganesh Venkatraman tells S Saraswathi.
Biju Menon tells Divya Nair/Rediff.com how he transformed himself to play a 73 year old character, one of his most challenging and satisfying roles as an actor.
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'I couldn't sleep for a couple of nights due to stress, wondering if I could do the role...' 'I am still enjoying my work and that is a huge pat on my back.' 'But I haven't done much work because I am lazy and choosy.'
All through Moothon, you can sense Mohandas trying hard to empathise with her characters; I just wish she was interested in them, declares Sreehari Nair.
Priyanka Chopra is busy promoting Baywatch.
Her mommy has been busy as well, announcing 6 films at Cannes.
'It's not easy playing a ghost.'
'Actors would go to acting schools. Today, they go to the gym first.' 'What has the body got to do with acting?' 'What's the use of flexing muscles if you can't manage the muscles of your face?'
Neither the intense-because-we-say-it-is romance running through Mirzya or the soft-focus-myth is actually interesting, feels Raja Sen.
Bajirao Mastani has the potential to do for Maratha 'history' what Mughal-e-Azam did for Mughal 'history', says Mohammad Asim Siddiqui.
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