The festival's People's Choice Award, voted by the audience, is a strong indication of films that can eventually be nominated and even win Oscars. Twelve of the last 15 People's Choice winners have received Best Picture Oscar nominations.
'On our first day at the Kumbh Mela, there was a fire and shook our confidence. 'There must have been a few crore people there.' 'How do we place the camera in between them?'
'Sonakshi Sinha, Imran Khan and other stars say MFF is their film festival. In reality, the festival belongs to Mumbaikars, who wait in long lines, rushing from theatre to theatre.'
'I can't wait to show the series in India.'
After Gandhi made its premiere at the festival, Huma Qureshi made heads turn, thanks to her fashionable take.
Aseem Chhabra celebrates 40 years of the prestigious Telluride Film Festival.
Huma Qureshi, who's enjoying her time at the Toronto International Film Festival, gives us more glimpses from her fashion files.
A glimpse of the film, via the trailer, indicates a sincerity of purpose and the shining of a light into those corners of India that remain dark amidst progress and prosperity, notes Deepa Gahlot.
Sanya Malhotra made even a colour like grey look good at the world premiere of her new film, Bandar, at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Janhvi Kapoor is having a golden moment at the Toronto International Film Festival, and she captures it perfectly by wearing a gown of the same colour.
Guillermo del Toro restores and amplifies the morality tale Shelley had meant her book to be. His message is kindness and forgiveness are the greatest virtues and arrogant ego meets its own just end, notes Shreekant Sambrani.
A whole new bunch of celebrity sightings at the ongoing Toronto Film Festival.
Whether it is at red carpet events, award shows, or photoshoots, Ms Kapoor effortlessly gravitates toward gold tones.
How wonderful it would be for all of us to watch the Oscar ceremony on March 2, 2025 and watch AWIAL win an Oscar, notes Aseem Chhabra.
The colour red never goes out of fashion, as film folk know how to make it look extra hot.
'Kashmir has so many stories, cultures, and folklore. It should be promoted. We should definitely have more stories out of Kashmir.'
'For the longest time, he was not an activist.' 'He was just trying to build his own self-identity, self-respect and ambition.'
'What is it about the institution of faith that makes somebody get a sense of impunity, that they believe they can get away with anything?'
Aseem Chhabra picks his top 10 Indian films of 2024, which includes films that have had theatrical releases or are streaming on OTT.
Katrina's mood for the day... Manushi loves fashion... Amyra's in work mode...
'The flutters of excitement of a high-school romance, and then how life changes.'
Rani Mukerji is one of the many Indians who will promote Bollywood at the ongoing TIFF.
'They are clueless about the man on the currency notes.' 'They have been fed with WhatsApp forwards, so either Gandhi is vilified or deified. There's nothing in between.'
Reader Vinod Makkar spots the two stars at the Toronto International Film Festival.
All We Imagine as Light has been on several critics' best of the year lists, including Sight and Sound (Payal Kapadia appeared on the magazine's cover, perhaps a first for an Indian filmmaker), to The New York Times, Time and it is the number one film recommended by Barack Obama. The future certainly belongs to Payal Kapadia, asserts Aseem Chhabra.
Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite 2024 films that he watched at film festivals held in Berlin, Cannes, Toronto and India.
Director Hansal Mehta took his film Omerta, starring Rajkummar Rao, to TIFF, and as Mehta tweeted, the premiere saw a full house.
Taking to Instagram, Karan shared a poster of the film on Thursday and wrote, 'The journey begins at the Toronto International Film Festival! 'KILL' -- an action-packed high octane film starring Lakshya -- the next action hero to look out for.'
The grand Hollywood presence at the ongoing Toronto Film Fest.
'The work of a film-maker is going out and making films.' 'And if you are in prison for 15 years, you can't make films.'
'Whenever people say to me that all my work looks unique, I say to them originality is the art of concealing your source.' 'You can't see the sources that I take from because usually, they are Indian.' 'But then Indians don't find my work Indian.'
Besides Priyanka Chopra-Farhan Akhtar's The Sky Is Pink, it will also see the premiere of Geetu Mohandas' Malayalam film, Moothon.
That Girl in Yellow Boots stars Kalki Koechlin and Naseeruddin Shah.
Reader Kanwarpal Singh has sent us a photograph.
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