Taapsee Pannu plays a relentless lawyer in Assi, who leaves no stone unturned to find the culprits.
'PINK was about consent. Assi asks society, what are we doing about this issue? Where have we gone wrong?'
There are moments in Assi when you will get scared, when you will get angry, when you will feel helpless... when you will realise the enormity of the crime.
Among the 12 media personnel awarded are the PTI Srinagar Bureau Chief, Inayat Jehangir and PTI video journalist, Jammu Somil Abrol. Other awardees in this category include Avtar Krishan Bhat, Vivek Suri, Sunil Ji Bhat, Dinesh Manhotra, Bilal Ahmad Bhat, Razia Noor, Ishfaq Gowhar Zargar, Syed Khalid Hussain, Sarosh Kafeel, and Neeta Sharma.
The bed starts to creak. Anklets jingle in the stillness of the night. A creeping anxiety settles in as strange accidents and eerie incidents force you to question whether a supernatural presence is quietly observing your every move, observes Divya Nair.
Maharani Season 4 doesn't disappoint, offering strong performances and Huma's powerful return as Rani, vouches Namrata Thakker.
The new season promises higher stakes, fiercer battles, and a bolder portrayal of its central character, Rani Bharti, essayed by Huma Qureshi, the OTT platform said in a statement.
The Critics Choice Awards saw a lot of talent on the red carpet, as actors got recognised for their work.
When I go to act in a film, I don't think of the journey.'
Director Payal Kapadia's All We Imagine As Light failed to win at the BAFTAs.
The Showsha Reel awards 2025 saw a splash of glamour on the red carpet, as Bollywood's actors lent some star appeal.
Despite not securing a win at the 2025 Golden Globe Awards, All We Imagine As Light Director Payal Kapadia expressed gratitude for the experience and the memories.
Which of the 28 films in contention gets your vote?
Arjun Menon looks at 2024's top Web series from South India.
'Did anyone else get the feeling that AWIAL -- despite being ostensibly based in the Mumbai of today -- is actually set in a Neverland of Solemnity?' asks Sreehari Nair.
All We Imagine as Light has been on several critics' best of the year lists, including Sight and Sound (Payal Kapadia appeared on the magazine's cover, perhaps a first for an Indian filmmaker), to The New York Times, Time and it is the number one film recommended by Barack Obama. The future certainly belongs to Payal Kapadia, asserts Aseem Chhabra.
Vishu invokes fond memories of childhood writes Divya Nair/Rediff.com
Payal Kapadia's All We Imagine As Light continues to shine on the global stage.
Her acclaimed film All We Imagine As Light received two Golden Globe nominations in the Best Director (Motion Picture) and Best Motion Picture (Non English Language Film) categories. This marks the first time an Indian director has been nominated in the Director category.
'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.'
Sukanya Verma raises a toast to the top female performers of 2024.
'My family are the mainstream audience and think I am wasting my time. Until I make a Rs 100 crore film, they won't be convinced.'
This is a film that should appear on every year-end 'Best of' list, recommends Mayur Sanap.
'The flutters of excitement of a high-school romance, and then how life changes.'
Aseem Chhabra picks his top 10 Indian films of 2024, which includes films that have had theatrical releases or are streaming on OTT.
All We Imagine As Light remains heart-warmingly affecting because you know experiences like this are few and far between. Payal Kapadia's film-making voice must be cherished, asserts Mayur Sanap.
It is the first Indian film in competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 30 years.
Payal Kapadia's understanding of what it means to be a woman is as poignant as her authentic portrait of Mumbai's hoi polloi, observes Sukanya Verma.
How wonderful it would be for all of us to watch the Oscar ceremony on March 2, 2025 and watch AWIAL win an Oscar, notes Aseem Chhabra.
'Konkona just walked up, and both of us froze. She was tearing up, and I was like this is unbelievable.' 'We had Tannishtha Chatterjee, Divya Dutta, Rasika Dugal, Dia Mirza... women I've idolised.'
'Thank you to the Cannes Film Festival for having our film here. Please don't wait 30 years to have another Indian film.'
'If there is an artiste somewhere in India or in the world who wants to express her art, I hoped that this award would inspire them, and add meaning to their journey.'
The Coimbatore-based beauty loves to go make-up free and it's impossible to not be fida over that gorgeous face.
Between tons of sexual innuendo and Kapil Sharma brand of slapstick gags characterised in loud caricatures, moronic behaviour, flimsy wigs and cartoonish rhythm, Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video's jarring notions of exuberance have nothing novel to offer, groans Sukanya Verma.
'Everyone should understand that Laapataa Ladies is not the only best film in India.' 'It is one of the best films out of these 29 entries.'
'It is for the first time that a film of mine will be released in theatres and Indian audiences will finally be able to buy tickets and experience it on a big screen, where cinema truly comes to life.'
'Hope is about being more accepting of each other, the kind of solidarity and friendship that even our families may not be able to give.'
Anjali talks about going deglam for her two Tamil movies and why she doesn't want to make her audiences cry.
Film folk brought in the New Year -- known through so many names like Vishu, Puthanadu, Pohela Boishakh, Bihu and Cheiraoba -- and shared pictures on social media.
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