Trade analyst Girish Wankhede puts together a curated list of the 25 biggest hits in the first 25 years of the century.
Over 25 years, societies evolve and tastes change. Cinema absorbs and reflects this transformation. Picking only 25 films from the first quarter of the century is tough.
'Every award that Naatu Naatu is getting is special, but the Critics Choice Award is more special since RRR also won in the Best Foreign Language Film category.'
Payal Kapadia's All We Imagine As Light continues to shine on the global stage.
Gyan Correa's film has not made it to the nine films that were short-listed for the 86th Annual Academy Awards.
The singers' live performance at the 95th Academy Awards was a goose-bump moment with American dancers doing justice to the track.
'Back in India, I am the dictator. No one tells me how to make a film.'
The song Naatu Naatu from S S Rajamouli's RRR has been nominated in the Best Original Song category at the 95th academy Awards. But that's not all.
S S Rajamouli's period action film RRR has scooped nominations in two categories at the Golden Globe Awards: Best Picture, Non-English, and Best Original Song, Motion Picture.
This comes as a rare miss for RRR, which bagged a Golden Globe for Best Original Song for the song Naatu Naatu and Critics Choice Awards for Best Foreign Language film and Best Song.
Like Slumdog Millionaire, RRR will remain a one-time phenomenon until another big, larger-than-life, Indian film connects with the critics in the West, predicts Aseem Chhabra.
'The Iranians are very resilient people. So even when they are throttled, they try their best to survive.'
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'These accusations of my film being a copy only makes our chances at the Academy harder.'
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Shoojit Sircar picks two Oscar-winning, slice-of-life films which say a lot with the minimum of fuss.
A look at the other contenders that were passed over for The Good Road this year.
Amit Masurkar's black comedy didn't make it to the next round.
It happens to be the first Ranbir Kapoor-starrer to achieve this feat.
Aamir Khan's production is missing from the final list of nine films in the Best Foreign Language Film category.
'The character is so popular that even now, there is a new meme on me every day.'
Vidhu Vinod Chopra's film has not been nominated in the Best Foreign Language Film category for the 80th Academy Awards.
Politics, favouritism and poor taste in cinema have contributed to embarrassing choices for the Oscar race in the past. This little gem from India needs the love, emotional and financial support from the government as well as the Indian film industry, argues Aseem Chhabra.
Aamir Khan attends the function with Ashutosh Gowarikar and Ronnie Screwvala.
The organisers of MAMI have decided not to screen the film fearing protests.
Pan's Labyrinth was a favourite but lost our to The Lives Of Others.
'He wrote a letter to his parents every night, and read the Gita every morning before going about his work.'
What's your take on the SRK movie failing to make it to the Oscars?
'I believe FFI has made a mistake,' notes Aseem Chhabra.
The 92nd Academy Awards nominations have been announced at the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles.
'Stories can change people.' 'But there's a story we have been afraid to see and hear about ourselves in this industry.' 'A story about which voices we respect and elevate, and which we tune out.' 'Story about who's offered a seat at the table and who is kept out of the rooms where the decisions are made.'
Gurinder Chadha's Bend It Like Beckham has got nomination in the 'Outstanding British Film of the Year' category.
'It is a film with a good human concept that would touch people around the world.' 'We are honouring a film that deserves to be at the Oscars.'
The veteran filmmaker passed away in Mumbai. He was 88.
Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, who worked with the veteran director, expressed her grief over his death.
Aseem Chhabra picks 10 fascinating films he watched in Macao -- a blend of Asian, independent, Hollywood projects and even a 66-years-old classic Japanese film that still stands the test of time.
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