'Ranbir helped me a lot with emotions and dialogues. As an actor, he makes us very secure.' 'He guides us with his experiences. He makes the work really, really easy and wonderful for his co-stars.'
The 'Indira Gandhi award for best debut film' and the 'Nargis Dutt award for best feature film on national integration' have been retitled with the names of the late prime minister and legendary actor being dropped as part of a raft of changes for the National Film Awards, according to a notification.
The reasons are too private to be discussed at a round table, listed out during a seminar, or uncovered in an academic course. A proud but insomniac connoisseur murmuring in his sleep may do a better job of explaining the phenomenon than an expert on a podium. Sreehari Nair airs his thoughts.
Dream Girl 2's understanding of womanhood boils down to her boobs, sighs Sukanya Verma.
Bring on the popcorn, the OTT scene is buzzing with three things -- entertainment, entertainment, entertainment.
Sahil Shah and Rohan Joshi get candid about comedy.
The sengol must revert to where it belongs -- behind a glass case and not figure in ceremonies concerning India's democracy, argues Shyam G Menon.
Sukanya Verma gives you options from all the action promised on OTT this week.
'In 110 years of Indian films' history, there is no superstar child artist like him till date.'
Delusionship is a state of mind; it is that mental rollercoaster where someone crafts a whole love story in their mind, from a dazzling proposal to happily-ever-after with kids, all without even uttering a 'hello' to their crush in reality, explains rediffGURU Ravi Mittal, CEO, Quack Quack, an online dating app.
'These crimes have left a dark mark on my thoughts and conscience.'
A picture of glamour and grit in the face of an emergency, the air hostess, flight attendant or air stewardess is often the hero we didn't know we needed.
Showtime is watchable but never engrossing, notes Sukanya Verma.
The Lust Stories 2 trailer is quirky, notes Mayur Sanap.
With the kind of money and talent that has gone into making this movie, a really good biopic of a personality like Savarkar could be made. But this film is lost in polemics, as is the case with almost every biopic and period drama today, observes Utkarsh Mishra.
Catch one of Mammootty's career best works, Oscar-winner Michelle Yeoh and more on OTT this week.
Sukanya Verma's OTT recommendations this week.
Anweshipin Kandettum is a fascinating genre exercise let down by its incessant attention to details, observes Arjun Menon.
Deepa Gahlot lists some 2023 movies that you need to watch if you haven't already.
The love story of Shakuntala and Dushyant is so familiar, from textbooks, comics, stage and screen versions, that it has become part of our cultural DNA. If a film-maker thinks he can make it his own by producing a 3D version with excessive CGI, he achieves nothing but overkill, notes Deepa Gahlot.
In a nation of 1.4 billion people, where a potential new creator is born every second, we pick 25 influencers who have ruled social media this year.
Bas Kar Bassi feels like a lost opportunity, complains Mayur Sanap.
Jawan springs a real surprise when it boldly and directly points fingers at the ineffective government and appeals to recognise the power of the finger and vote. Six months before the next general Indian election, this is no coincidence, observes Sukanya Verma.
Akshay and Pankaj Tripathi have the maximum amount of screen time in the trailer and both actors don't disappoint.
Dunki doesn't have any repeat value unlike other Hirani films. And that perhaps is saying a lot, notes Mayur Sanap.
Arjun Menon looks at some Tamil films from the last decade that tick all the right boxes, and lists where you can watch them.
Subhash K Jha doffs his hat to the musical genius R D Burman on his 30th death anniversary on January 4.
Netflix has unveiled the teaser for The Archies and it looks like rompy fun.
100 years of Dev Anand and 10 scenes etched in our memory!
Steadily marching ahead for almost a decade now on the strength of his unassuming versatility, the 35 year old is ready to showcase his mettle in one of the most challenging roles of his career as India's first Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw in Meghna Gulzar's biopic, Sam Bahadur.
Jamie Vardy's rise from the wilderness of non-League football to playing for England, scoring in 10 consecutive Premier League matches and leading Leicester City to the top of the table reads like a story from an outdated comic book.
A Marvel film so good it makes all the others feel like a prologue, gushes Raja Sen. (Also, stay for the two end-credit scenes.)
What goes in favour of Asur 2 is its pace and novelty, even though the approach has all the hokiness of a comic book, observes Deepa Gahlot.
Delhi Crime, Rocket Boys and Vir Das: Landing won Shefali Shah, Jim Sarbh and Vir Das Emmy nominations.
Stokes ton helps England beat Netherlands, end World Cup losing run
Girish AD doesn't make romantic comedies so much as he elevates the genre, observes Sreehari Nair.
Sukanya Verma recaps all those events from 25 years ago.
The young actors will play beloved characters from the hugely popular Archie Comics.
Mammootty's new comic act in Ee Pattanathil Bhootham directed by Johnny Antony remains just that.