The Hollywood Reporter introduces yet another awards show, and India's biggest stars give it a warm welcome.
Ranveer Singh opts out of Farhan Akhtar's Don 3. Syed Firdaus Ashraf tries to piece together the puzzle.
We asked readers to list their favourite films from 2025, and we got an interesting range of movies that included blockbusters, well-reviewed films and a couple of surprises.
Big films like Dhurandhar, Chhava and Kantara: Chapter 1 hit box office gold in 2025, and its directors, Aditya Dhar, Laxman Utekar and Rishab Shetty, have proved their worth. But many other directors made an impact with their 2025 releases, in various languages.
Dulquer Salmaan's production house, Wayfarer Films, has issued an apology after a dialogue in their latest film Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra sparked controversy for allegedly hurting the sentiments of the Kannada-speaking community.
'I wouldn't have called myself an athletic person growing up. But training for this film changed that.' 'It pushed me in ways I didn't expect and made me discover a strength I didn't know I had.'
The platform has seen a growth of 70% in watch time for South content, which is more than the national average.The South has outperformed the rest of India in subscription depth, retention and connected TV adoption.
As someone who could not predict a single beat in advance, who was exhilarated by its audacity to throw random elements together and take chances all over the place, Sreehari Nair thinks Odum Kuthira Chaadum Kuthira is one of the best films of the year.
The Kalyani Priyadarshan starrer is the kind of incentive superhero origin story that can alter the way such films are made in Malayalam cinema, feels Arjun Menon.
Kalyani Priyadarshini's effortless fashion looks are graceful and versatile.
'I always say that if Mohanlal was not there, Priyadarshan would not have been there.'
'Gujarati films are crossing the Rs 100 crore mark, Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra has surged past Rs 300 crore, Marathi film Dashaavtar has already topped Rs 50 crore and Tamil blockbuster Coolie has raked in over Rs 250 crore.' 'These successes show that regional cinema is no longer niche.'
October looks bright with a lot of festive season releases on OTT.
Nothing combines elegance and beauty better than a Kerala kasavu sari.
'I don't know where this acting keeda came into her. One day she just announced she was going to be an actor. And that was it.'
Her life is about 'everything cinema, all the time always'.
See how your favourite stars are making festive fashion fun and easy to copy.
Dulquer Salmaan and Amal just celebrated their 11th marriage anniversary and the actor did something special for his wife.
Vineeth Sreenivasan deserves applause for striving to blend the past with the present and revoking your memories, states Divya Nair.
The comedy is stale, but there are bits that make you laugh, notes Divya Nair.
Mrunal watches Moulin Rouge... Fatima has reason to celebrate... Preity meets a friend...
Arjun Menon looks at some Tamil films from the last decade that tick all the right boxes, and lists where you can watch them.
Southern sirens light up the stage.
Friendships are not merely severed, but built over scuffles. And just about anything can stir things up -- a long-standing feud, a pointless stare, a disrupted moral stance, a fist that ricochets off a face and smacks another face in the near vicinity, observes Sreehari Nair.
Rasika celebrates her birthday... Lakshmi shoots in Kochi... Bachchan Pandey gets a release date...
The film bears its weight largely on Mohanlal's shoulders who mostly looks tired and old as he delivers his flat, unmemorable lines trying to look passionate, observes Divya Nair.
Putham Pudhu Kaalai is refreshing like the unsuspecting morning dew that teases your senses when you step on the grass barefoot, discovers Divya Nair.
'If you enjoy learning and if you can risk the failures, entrepreneurship can be a rewarding, enriching experience.'
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