We list down some of the memorable performances as historical figures.
'I hear any sound like "Ooh, aah, ouch" and you will know Alia is on set.' 'If she holds a gun in front of a person, that person wouldn't be scared because they would know she would harm herself first.'
A look at the hits and misses of the week.
Kamal Haasan's unrivalled make up skills, Jack Nicholson's haunting imagery, Asha Parekh's life as a Hit Girl and the surprise package of Beauty and the Beast, it's all there in Sukanya Verma's super filmi week.
This piece is a tribute to that corner of film criticism that they call subtextual film criticism.
Are you looking forward to Bollywood's new love stories?
A 23-year-old youth was killed allegedly in firing by the security forces during a protest demonstration in Pulwama district of South Kashmir, police said.
'The minorities are determined to prove Modi wrong in 2019, and the only way he can counter their mobilisation against his government is to get a bigger share of the Hindu vote,' says Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
With the festival of colours only a few days away, we thought we'd bask in the glory of its many shades through effervescent Bollywood songs.
A look at the hits and misses of the week.
At a press conference organised in Mumbai by the Jamiat Ulama Maharashtra (Arshad Madani), which provided them free legal aid, the acquitted also demanded action against officers for prosecuting them. Five of the six accused -- Adam Ajmeri, Mufti Abdul Qyyum Mansuri, Mohammed Salim Shaikh, Abdulmiyan Qadri and Altaf Hussain -- were present at the press conference.
A look at the hits and misses at the box office this week.
The veteran actress turns 70 today, December 8.
'The current BJP leadership believes the party's expansion across India, and thus their own survival at the top, depends on injecting communal tension into areas where it has so far been largely controlled,' argues Mihir S Sharma.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Horror, drama, romance and action... it's all on your plate this year!
Sreehari Nair lists some movies, documentaries, recorded-performance films, and literature and music suggestions that might help.
This is perhaps for the first time the CBI raided a serving police chief of a state.
'Talvar belongs to Irrfan Khan, who plays the chief investigating officer. With each new film, this very fine actor continues to surprise us and delight us.'
Sukanya Verma could not resist Vinod Khanna's charms, and salutes him in her tribute.
Pran lived a full life, entertaining and scaring the hell out of many people, writes Aseem Chhabra, in his tribute to the legendary actor who passed away on July 12.
'It is great that I am making this film after 20 years with my son.' 'People loved some 8 to 10 scenes in the original and we have got some of it in this film.'
Ameya Khopkar, MNS chief Raj Thackeray's close friend, defending his stance, says, "When our soldiers are being killed on the borders by Pakistan, why should we host their actors here?"
Celebrating the maestro, who turned 52, January 6, and his music.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
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'Their sensibilities are far more mature and complex than men's. I have to be very careful while working with them.'
'...that it takes fantasy seriously as a part of real life'... A fascinating excerpt from Jonathan Gil Harris's book, Masala Shakespeare: How A Firangi Writer Became Indian.
So many films have been made with Muslim characters. But how many have actually got them right?
Sreehari Nair is *not* impressed by this lot of films at all.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
About 56 per cent was the overall turnout for 10 municipal corporations across Maharashtra.
She sung a song for every mood, every situation. Sukanya Verma dives into Asha Bhosle's magnificent repertoire and pulls out gems on her 85th birthday.
Ten incidents of stone pelting were reported from Srinagar, Anantnag, Pulwama, Kulgam, Shopian, Awantipora and Sopore.
'If there is anything a man fears, it is financial instability and it matters to me as well,' Fawad Khan tells Sonil Dedhia.
A look at the current lot of Pakistani beauties on the Indian horizon!
