A look at the arrivals for the screening.
'She's a young, fragile, innocent girl who is put through a tumultuous journey.' 'Her fragility remains intact, and she does not metamorphose into a superwoman.' 'Alia has that vulnerability and fragility in her.'
A special screening of Gurinder Chadha's new film Partition: 1947 was held in a theatre in Mumbai.
'I never thought the European audience will love this film, but we had over 2,000 people at the screening.'
Rediff's film critic Raja Sen lists his best Hindi songs of 2015.
Sukanya Verma salutes the late actor's spectacular cinematic legacy.
There were many revelations at the launch of Because He Is... Meghna Gulzar's book about her father, the much-loved Gulzar.
'Their sensibilities are far more mature and complex than men's. I have to be very careful while working with them.'
Under the deal, Russia will provide design, technology know how and key materials to GSL for construction of the ships in India.
'When we make such stories, that's when we see how tough it is.' 'Our grandmother may narrate a story of a rakshas, but to create that is like chewing peanuts made up of iron!'
... Why care for the truth when the legend so interesting, says Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
The Yamaha Fascino Miss Diva 2015 saw some glamorous celebrities in attendance.
The men who made all the money in 2015!
'Surely a person like Happi deserves to be treated with dignity.' 'But does he deserve a two hour movie dedicated to his daftness, and to the failure of the rest of the world to come round to the purity that shines behind that daftness?' asks Sreehari Nair.
Sukanya Verma looks at Bollywood's various terrace moments.
'You cannot drop to the ground, however many bullets hit you.' 'Because if you are weak, this is not the place for you.'
The element of curiosity and chill is doubled when it's inspired from real-life manslaughter.
Bollywood has given us quite a few suspense tales before, and many of them have done well at the box office.
'He was once a hero. He was the poster boy of investigative journalism.' 'Then suddenly, because the TRPs of his channel were down, his boss decides to sack him.'
'Irrfan transcended celluloid and gave us a taste of his humility and humanity,' observes Sukanya Verma.
Aseem Chhabra's take on the highlights of Indian cinema this year.
Sukanya Verma curates an impressive list.
There is nothing new that Dark Chocolate highlights about the murder case, says Namrata Thakker!
A look at the hits and misses of the week.
A look at the hits and misses of the week.
A look at the hits and misses at the box office this week.
'In 2015 I watched films in so many places. I attended several film festivals around the world -- Berlin, Tribeca (New York), Telluride, Toronto, Zurich, Mumbai, Dharamsala and Goa,' says Aseem Chhabra, author of a forthcoming book on Shashi Kapoor.
Who were the ones we'd have liked to see more of, or ones we wouldn't mind running into again?
'It is intense, riveting, clever, dark, sad, lyrical, heartfelt, relevant and understated,' says Sukanya Verma.
'I hear any sound like "Ooh, aah, ouch" and you will know Alia is on set.' 'If she holds a gun in front of a person, that person wouldn't be scared because they would know she would harm herself first.'
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'Since Piku, Irrfan seemed content in delighting us with his finesse than striking a nerve.' 'Now, why was this so?' 'Why did our No 1 soul-searching actor suddenly decide that he'd rather be a heart-warmer?' 'Did those journeys take too much out of him?' asks Sreehari Nair.
Aseem Chhabra picks the finest Indian films in the 2010-2019 decade.
