The hit parade of well-made movies continues, ticket sales are creeping up and OTTs are upping the game in one of the best years for the film industry.
Dynastic rule in a party is curse for our political system and has to be rooted out, activist Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday, urging the youths to grab this "last chance" to bring a change.
'Is it a crime to be inspired by the Left ideology? Why can't I read a book on Marxist philosophy? Is it banned in India?'
Sukanya Verma lists the 2018 films that impressive her.
After a miserable two years of flopping films and stagnant revenues, what has changed for the film industry?
Remove the jump scares from Bhoot Part One: The Haunted Ship and you are left with nothing, feels Moumita Bhattacharjee.
'What you do today defines what you are going to be tomorrow.'
'I try to do my own stunts as much as possible.' 'I tried this stunt for Saaho and my foot got stuck. My other leg was stretched in the air.' 'If it had stretched two more inches, there could have been a tear.' 'I was limping for a while, but thankfully, because I have been physically training for Saina, my body is warm all the time.'
There are 11 actors, who are among Bollywood's busiest, working on multiple films simultaneously. Just who are they?
Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, announces admissions to MD and MS courses in Ayurveda for 2007.
If there's even the slightest chance of a laugh, its dummy cast ensures the joke doesn't land, feels Sukanya Verma.
The hits and misses of the week.
'My filmography is filled with films that are unique, out-of-the-box and quirky. These films are taboo-breaking but still consumable by the masses.'
The hits and misses of the week.
It's good news for women in Mumbai. A new, all-woman taxi service was launched on Sunday, to cater primarily to women travellers.
Even as the BJP dithers over what it needs to do, the Congress has stolen a lead by projecting its chief ministerial candidate -- Priyanka Vadra nee Gandhi, says Nazarwala, the man who called the 2012 UP assembly elections right.
'We wanted to explore the divisions in India -- be it class, caste, language, religion or gender.'
'The idea is to sideline you, box you up in a smaller box, so you don't go out of that.' 'The bigger boxes are for their own people.'
Did you know that women can avail for a loan of upto Rs 20 crores to set up a manufacturing business?
On planes, on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hotstar, Zee5, Hulu, MUBI, Kanopy, film festivals... Aseem Chhabra tell us how he watched 309 films in 365 days.
Winners of the Stree Shakti Puruskars share their stories on how they are empowering women. Upasna Pandey/Rediff.com reports
'The very fact that a girl from Haryana is now living life on her own terms... that's the biggest achievement in my life.'
It also pledged to give interest free crop loan of up to Rs 3 lakh to farmers.
Abhik Sen explores Apple's Monument Valley 2 and Gameloft's Asphalt Street Storm Racing.
'But it is also an industry that is very accepting when they see talent and hard work.'
You'll come out laughing till your sides hurt, promises Sukanya Verma.
'Nimble humour, shuddh desi zingers, refreshing flippancy and a lively blend of small-town quirk and orthodoxy.' Sukanya Verma applauds Bala.
'If I had become father at a younger age, I would probably have been casual about it.'
'The idea is to celebrate your imperfections because God has made us all the same, right?'
'I am not someone special.' 'I don't want to be shortlisted for a role just because I belong to the family I do.'
We saw a *lot* of glamour and style this year.