A beautiful documentary from Delhi. A shocking satire that spares no one. A thriller about a serial killer in Iran. A Pakistan film about family secrets... Aseem Chhabra lists the best films he saw in Cannes.
'I have always looked at people and said, 'You just have to accept. You just have to love. You just have to let this person be and the trouble would be less.' 'But we keep complicating things, and that is the tragedy -- our desire not to understand.'
'I went to a school in Baroda, where if the boys harassed us, the teachers pulled the girls aside and said, "Oh, your skirts are too short".' 'They made us feel ashamed of having any sexual feelings or having bodies that were growing up to be a young women.'
Lovingly made, heartfelt stories that speak the truths about our lives.
'Rakesh's life is hard, but he knows how to find joy.' 'He doesn't think his life's value comes from money. He sees no shame in his poverty.'
IMG Models, the agency behind most supermodels & Hollywood stars, to represent the Bollywood star.
It's true that every picture has a story, but only if you look closely.
'...just be neutral about everything.' 'I will just take life as it comes.'
Check out the impressive line-up at the International Film Festival of South Asia.
When the Bollywood star shared the front row with the Hollywood stars.
A look at the top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
After winning awards at Sundance and Cannes, Director Shaunak Sen's All That Breathes has now been nominated for an Oscar in the Documentary Feature Film category.
National award winner Chaitanya Tamhane tells us the story behind his film, Court.
Romance, horror, adventure, animation, sushi, Sukanya Verma gives us her OTT recommendations for the week.
The actress stars in Rivaaz, a film on prostitution.
''I don't revisit any of my work once it's complete because I'm very self-critical.' 'I will probably exclaim, "Oh God, such bad acting!"'
Kanu Behl's Titli is one of the best films from India in recent years, says Aseem Chhabra from the Zurich film festival.
Umrika, which won the audience award in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section at the Sundance Film Festival in 2015, finally releases in India.
Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite films, most of them shown at international film festivals held virtually (Berlinale and Rotterdam), hybrid (Toronto) or physical (Cannes and Venice).
The OTT glass is full again. Here's all the exciting new fare to watch over the week. Sukanya Verma offers a peek.
'The script, the way it has been written, the relationships, the intensity... everything was so powerful.'
Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite Indian films of 2021.
Any movie about time loops is bound to draw comparisons with the Bill Murray classic, Groundhog Day but Palm Springs holds rather well on its own, raves Sukanya Verma.
'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.'
'Film shooting is a long process, and it is important to have a good bonding with the person you are going to spend six to eight months of your life.' 'Baaki, film toh bann jaati hain.'
Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite films from the recent Toronto International Film Festival.
Aseem Chhabra gives us the top films that enriched his year.
From Boyhood to The Grand Budapest Hotel, we've seen some brilliant cinema this year.
Masaan received a five-minute standing ovation following its screening at the French Film Festival.
Gurinder Chadha on It's a Wonderful Afterlife which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
As 2022 readies to bid adieu, Sukanya Verma raises a toast to the 10 high points of the year.
Will Priyanka start a family? Or does she have some career aces up her sleeve? Longtime Rediff.com contributor Aseem Chhabra, author of
'The real test whether the movie has worked or not is when the people remember it five years later. Just like wine and relationships, the same is true for movies.'
'The idea was to show the simultaneity and coexistence of life in the city.'
© 2026 Rediff.com - Investor Information - Advertise with us - Disclaimer - Privacy Policy - Sitemap - Feedback - About us - Terms of use - Grievances