'I eagerly await the day when we can experience a truly great Bollywood movie rooted in pure historical facts, one that authentically showcases the essence of our armed forces for Indian audiences,' notes Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd).
The great literary figure of Malayalam and Jnanpith Award winner M T Vasudevan Nair, who had been undergoing treatment at a private hospital here following heart failure, has died, hospital sources said on Wednesday.
'Madhuriji and Vidyaji are expert dancers, but the chemistry they created on screen...'
Film stars and technicians were awarded at the IIFA awards over the weekend, and here are the big winners.
'It must have been the nervous excitement of shooting with THE Amitabh Bachchan. I had kept tossing and turning all night. The next morning, I promptly fainted in my choreographer Farah Khan's arms. When I came round, I heard Amitji saying, 'Please don't faint. I promise I'll dance well.''
'Just the fact that the biggest language at the box office was Telugu and not Hindi is startling.'
The actress got emotional as she accepts the award for Best Actress for her Gujarati film, Kutch Express.
'Imagine having a conversation with your parents, where you say, "I want to break up with someone because he's bad in bed".'
Coming of age, cyclones, conscience, cubicles, catchwords for OTT this week.
'He is a phenomenal guy.' 'The clarity with which he does his work and the way he wants to present it to the rest of India, I'm amazed at it.'
Analysts estimate that Pushpa 2 (in all languages) will become the fastest film to cross the Rs 1,000 crore (Rs 10 billion) mark.
Anil Kumble lauded skipper Rohit Sharma for his leadership in the longest format of the game, pointing out how the 'Hitman' has managed the youngsters in the team and has been "proactive" with his resources.
Gambhir was named India Head Coach in July after the end of Rahul Dravid's tenure.
'The combination of star power, compelling storytelling, and action-packed drama promises to set the box office ablaze and kickstart the new quarter on a spectacular high note.'
'In Mumbai, isolation is a very different isolation.' 'It's not about actual physical loneliness.' 'It's the loneliness in the company of others, and I felt that that is a very Mumbai thing.' 'You can be travelling in the ladies compartment squashed against everybody's armpits and still be really, really sad and alone.'
As Thalapathy Vijay embarks on a career in politics, Arjun Menon looks closer at his glorious filmography.
'Of the people here in Europe who have watched The Story of Film: A New Generation, the most talked-about clip is the one from Ram Leela.'
The biggest releases of 2025 will actually start arriving in theatres from the Independence Day weekend.
Varun Chakaravarthy picked up three wickets and gave 25 runs in his four-over and helped the Men in Blue to defend the given target.
This is the magic of Sircar's filmmaking -- National Award winners, many of them -- that makes every new work of his an eagerly-awaited affair.
India vice-captain Hardik Pandya looks drained, flattened, under pressure and Mumbai Indians appear like a confused unit under him, reckon former cricketers Aaron Finch and Greame Smith.
'Such a historic, proud & happy moment for Indian Cinema at #Oscars95!'
'With him in particular, I've had a lot of chats with him, a lot of conversations to try and make him a better cricketer.'
The five-times champions have retained the quartet of Bumrah, Suryakumar, Pandya and Rohit along with youngster Tilak Verma.
It was a hit and miss for some but each one of them revelled in the opportunity to showcase their talent.
Following his match-winning spell and century against Bangladesh in the first Test, Indian all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin opened up on idolising legendary spinner Harbhajan Singh during his junior-age cricket days and replicating his bowling action during matches.
The tide has turned for Sunny. He has another actioner in the upcoming Jatt and has reteamed with Rajkumar Santoshi after almost three decades for the Aamir Khan produced Lahore 1947.
'It took us 14 years to get our story into theatres.'
'Prabhas's look in the film is a guarded secret.' 'Such an irresponsible act of vandalism is extremely damaging to the project.'
Pushpa 2 is a badly misjudged, doubtful sequel that can't capitalise on the wealth of the story world set up in the first film, observes Arjun Menon.
Former England captain Kevin Pietersen on Tuesday said fitness freak Virat Kohli has turned his teammates into "out and out athletes" and called him the man responsible for an incredible turnaround in Indian cricket.
Right from the lofty title, Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha keeps aiming to be an epic, and keeps falling short, discovers Deepa Gahlot.
Kumble said it was surprising to see Vijaykumar not being retained by Royal Challengers Bengaluru and backed the Karnataka bowler to do well.
It's a mixed plate in theatres this October, and OTT has a lot of interesting releases coming up as well.
'I am not saying all films should have a message. But I think it is important for cinema to send out the right signals to the audience.'
LSG has been one of the hottest topics of the rumour mill after reports started to surface about the franchise deciding not to retain its captain for the past two seasons, KL Rahul.
At the start of the auction on Sunday, Punjab Kings had the highest funds at Rs 110.5 crore, which decreased to Rs 10.9 crore before Day 2 on Monday.
Senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin admitted that a chase of around 150 won't be very easy for the Indian batters on a not-so typical Wankhede turner, where the track is behaving differently at two ends.
Usha Uthup and Mithun Chakraborty were among those who were conferred with the prestigious Padma Bhushan award for their outstanding contribution to Indian cinema.
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