A look at the hopefuls this year!
'If the ground remains uncovered and the rain stops, you know it doesn't start for another one hour. Suddenly it rains again. So there's no play whatsoever.'
Priyanka's gyaan... Gorgeous Chitrangda... Sonal goes traditional...
The two obvious best choices are to combine OTT viewing time with some good eating, because Joe, Rishi and Co don't have to be the only ones dining well.
Dhanush's latest Hollywood film has him rubbing shoulders with Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Ana De Arma, Rege-Jean Page and Billy Bob Thornton.
Desperate to save its multi-million dollar broadcast deal with Channel Seven, Cricket Australia has overshot its COVID-19 bio-bubble budget which now stands at a whopping 30 million Australian dollars with marquee tour of India and the Big Bash League being a part of it.
Superheroes, supervillains, biopics, thrillers, teenage dramas, shaadis, Sukanya Verma offers an all-you-can-eat buffet on OTT this long weekend.
'Nobody really talks about the middle of relationships or the mundane parts... (When the end comes) we think, "Wow, this is the worst time of my life. This is horrible. It's never been worse". But actually, I feel the endings are what makes us who we are.'
What's Rashmika doing in Russia? Vicky can dance! What's Kapil doing with Tiger and Ahan?
Would there have been an incomparable batsman named Sachin Tendulkar had Doordarshan not telecast Guide one summer afternoon? A fascinating excerpt from Abhishek Mukherjee and Joy Bhattacharjya's must-read book, The Great Indian Cricket Circus.
'OTT is the future.' 'We are here to create new markets in the world, cater to international audiences.'
'You suddenly realise that in this entire big scheme of things, you're just one speck.'
Markram ton and spin twins see South Africa to ODI win over Australia
'I have trained Ravish Kumar, Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh, Irfan Pathan...' 'But if I approach somebody for work, I never get it.'
Sanjay Dutt hits the gym... Keerthy attends a wedding... Shabana is in Los Angeles...
Here's what your favourite Hollywood stars have been up to.
Quite a few film folk attended the 22nd Indian Television Academy awards ceremony.
In its latest edition, which will hit the stands on October 3, Panchjanya has carried a cover story that is highly critical of Amazon.
The 'Pran Pratishtha' of the idol of Ram Lalla -- the childhood form of Lord Ram -- will be attended by people from all walks of life, including representatives of major spiritual and religious sects of the country and of various tribal communities and prominent personalities.
From world cinema to old-fashioned whodunits, it's all there on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma makes her recommendations.
Of late, war films -- particularly those that tell stories of the 1971 War and Kargil -- have been produced.
'In Bangladesh, I have played so many dynamic characters, be it a freedom fighter, a circus trapeze artist, sex worker, and many more.'
For the current generation, enchanted by the monarchy but unaware of its past, The Crown may well perform the role of a history textbook, notes Dhruv Munjal.
This week on OTT is only about three things -- entertainment, entertainment, entertainment.
It's #ThrowbackThursday, and time to look at film folk and their lovely memories.
'We are blessed to be working at a time like this because we get to satisfy hunger by playing diverse roles.'
Wedding Pullav actress Anushka Ranjan married Student Of The Year 2 actor Aditya Seal in a lavish ceremony in Mumbai.
This time Modi has no emotive message to take to the stump. Muscular nationalism doesn't work against the backdrop of China's successive inroads into Indian territory. Rising prices is a sore point that cuts across class and caste barriers; unprecedented levels of unemployment has the youth in a ferment. This has reduced the BJP campaign to a laundry list of recycled grievances and thinly veiled communal appeals, neither of which are working as well as they have in the past, argues Prem Panicker.
A far cry from his playing-to-the-gallery comedian, Kapil Sharma emerges as a heartfelt picture of aspiration and annoyance, feels Sukanya Verma.
Meet the women of Begum Jaan.
Steve Smith believes he must improve his body language on the field as he gears up for one of the biggest challenges of his captaincy in the five-Test Ashes series against England.
'When Rajkummar Rao plays Bose with his tummy jutting out, Buddha Ears, his mouth puffed, and his talk straight, it feels more like an echo piece than a real person,' feels Sreehari Nair.
Romance, horror, adventure, animation, sushi, Sukanya Verma gives us her OTT recommendations for the week.
'There can be no bigger compliment than people walking away, carrying the film in their hearts, and thanking you for it.'
"Looking at the films come to life on set was a lot of fun. The lensing, the art direction and Prakash Sir's detailed eye. It felt like something special was brewing," says Naina Bhan.
'We hear about Chanda Mama from our childhood.' 'I am excited by the idea of seeing it with my eyes.'
Diwali always means special for the theatrical business in India.