The actor talks about his debut Malayalam movie The King And The Commissioner
One of India's legends Smita Patil would have been 69 today, October 17.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movie legend who turns 70 on October 10.
'Naseer does not have the sense of humour that Om Puri has. 'Also Om has a great deal of compassion as a human being. Naseer was too focused on his own self.' A fascinating excerpt from Sangeeta Datta's book, Shyam Benegal.
'The problems that the film explores still remain. It was a different time when we made the film. We were young and we thought we could change the world.'
His cinema of compassion inspired me, gave me tools to develop empathy for others. But it also made me understand that serious, socially committed cinema with deeply engaging narratives and great performances is an art form to admire, appreciate and explore. Aseem Chhabra remembers Shyam Benegal, who passed into the ages on Monday evening.
Nearly half a century later, Shyam Benegal's Manthan will be showcased in restored print at this year's Cannes Film Festival. It still serves as a much-needed reminder of setting aside differences in the favour of combined progress and profit, notes Sukanya Verma.
Sports drama, spy thriller, haunted houses and many more films and shows you can catch on OTT this week.
A look at pictures from the awards ceremony.
As we celebrate Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar's birthday on April 14, Subhash K Jha picks 5 fine films based on inequality and the caste system.
The event took place at the Sofitel hotel in Bandra-Kurla Complex in the western suburbs of Mumbai.
Here are some other crazy, questionable ways Bollywood tries to make its villains all kinds of strange.
Just once in a while comes along a film where the characters have the strangest names.
Subhash K Jha picks five unforgettable Hindi films that capture the inequality of the caste system.
Meanwhile, Dum Laga Ke Haisha is a hit!
Despite all its drawbacks, I was engrossed in Toofaan and the intensity Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra imbues it with for most part, observes Sukanya Verma.
Bhumi Pednekar beats Mallika Sherawat at the box office!
The James Bond actor spent months in India shooting for another film, but his connection to India goes much deeper than that.
Vihir is a balm for our troubled souls, says Aseem Chhabra. It is a like a book on life lessons -- joy, laughter and tragedy are all part of our existence.
The dry spell at the box office continues.
Isn't Richa Chadha looking gorgeous?
As we eagerly wait to see what 'farq' it makes when it hits the screens on June 28, Sukanya Verma looks at the few occasions caste came up in Hindi movies.
Here's looking at Om Puri's career graph, through these pictures from his films.
Hansal Mehta sniffs a political conspiracy; Information and Broadcasting official poohpoohs the charge.
Aseem Chhabra lists the best non-Hindi language films he watched in 2020, with the hope that they will have a wider reach in the new year.
Aseem Chhabra lists the movies that taught him about the Idea of India.
'That night -- when Gandhi won Best Picture at the 1983 Oscars -- belonged to India and it meant a lot to a young student like me, who was trying to establish his Indian identity among the Americans around him.' Aseem Chhabra/Rediff.com, who worked as an extra on Richard Attenborough's acclaimed biopic, salutes the late legend.
'Smita had it all planned out. She was pregnant then and planning to leave Raj Babbar after the baby was born. In an enthralling new book Smita Patil, A Brief Incandescence (HarperCollins), Maithili Rao reveals the many fascinating facets of the incomparable actress whom we lost too young.
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