Arundhati Roy has withdrawn from the Berlin International Film Festival, as she was 'shocked and disgusted' by the comments of the jury members regarding their stance on Gaza.
'The flutters of excitement of a high-school romance, and then how life changes.'
'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.'
Reema Kagti and Ruchika Oberoi's eight-part crime drama Dahaad, starring Sonakshi Sinha, Vijay Varma, Gulshan Devaiah and Sohum Shah will have its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival.
'The value of a human being is being lost. That's my biggest worry.'
'I've spoken to Gangubai's soul.' 'I've had long conversations with her in my mind.' 'I understood her suffering, anger, joys and sorrow.' 'I had to connect to the soul of this amazing woman.' 'I think I did.'
Aseem Chhabra tells us why these top 10 movies are brilliant.
Alia Bhatt made stunning pictures as she took the stage at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival, where her latest film Gangubai Kathiawadi was premiered.
Avinash Arun, winner of the Crystal Bear at Berlinale for his directorial debut, Killa, shares a fascinating life story with Aseem Chhabra.
Get your lowdown on what's going on in the world of Bollywood, right here!
Aseem Chhabra revisits his favourite Meryl Streep films that were showcased at the recent Berlin Film Festival.
Rajan Khosa and Ankur Tewari tell us about what went into making the children's film, Gattu.
Thousands of fans thronged the Berlin film festival to catch a glimpse of the star at the Don 2 premiere.
Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi talks about his new film Nadir and Simin: A Separation.
The festival features nine Indian films in its main programmes for the first time.
Priyanka Chopra prefers to stay at home while director Vishal Bhardwaj greets the Germans.
The actor is all set to go to Berlin as a member of the international jury for the 11-day film festival beginning there next month.
Paruthiveeran, by Ameer Sulthan, was honoured with a "special mention" from the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC) at the 58th Berlin International film festival.
'How do you stay so energised? So young?' 'Dev Anand flashed that familiar crooked grin and told me, "The mind never grows old. It urges you to surge ahead".'
Rakesh Sharma's Final Solution bags awards at the 54th Berlin International Film Festival.
'Not since the time when my Devdas went to Cannes have I felt this level of enthusiasm for my cinema being honoured internationally.'
'The pressure was very high because I am not a Saroj Khan or a Vaibhavi Merchant.' 'I am someone from a reality show.' 'I was a nobody who was given an opportunity to express myself in the best way I could.'
After being together for 11 years, Hollywood's most controversial couple has now called it quits!
'He wrote a letter to his parents every night, and read the Gita every morning before going about his work.'
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'Khaitan's film will continue to invite comparisons with Manjule's, but the fact that it is out there for viewers to see is perhaps a greater tribute to the original than is conveyed by the cautious desire to remake it,' says Vikram Johri.
'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.'
'I am really grateful to God with respect to the films I get because choosing them are not a conscious effort.'
'We'll certainly have Hollywood productions, so why wouldn't we have Bollywood?'
Shakespeare Wallah had been out of circulation for a long time, but a restored version of the film opened in New York on November 10. It will travel after that to other cities in the US and hopefully, soon to India as well, says Aseem Chhabra, author of the bestseller Shashi Kapoor: The Householder, The Star.
Prepping for the Baahubali juggernaut, remembering a toddler Vinod Khanna and making Deepika Padukone dance to Jennifer Lopez's tunes, Sukanya Verma's super filmi week was pretty eventful.
'The biggest disappointment at the Berlinale is the very small representation of Indian films.'
'You have to be very equipped to even want to have children.' 'There are entrance exams for even MBAs ...and this is a life we're talking about.'
Aseem Chhabra's recommendations for the Mumbai film festival.
'I don't come to the film with an agenda. I come to a film with a story. When the story excites me, I go bonkers.'
Shatranj Ke Khilari was Satyajit Ray's first Hindi film. The Master set the Premchand story against the backdrop of the First War of Independence in 1857. Bijoya Ray, his wife, reveals fascinating glimpses behind the making of the epic in this exclusive excerpt from her memoir.
Sumedha Raikar-Mhatre examines the Marathi film industry, which annually produces around 190 dissimilar films that requires an investment of Rs 400 crores.
Shatranj Ke Khilari was Satyajit Ray's first Hindi film. The Master set the Premchand story against the backdrop of the First War of Independence in 1857. Bijoya Ray, his wife, reveals fascinating glimpses behind the making of the epic in this exclusive excerpt from her memoir.
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