Film folk enjoyed a soulful evening at Kaifi Azmi's 107th birth anniversary.
'Global politics are in a pretty rough shape and always have been. But the speed and extent with which we receive the insanity surrounding us makes it feel more present and immediate.'
As Assi gets ready for release this week, Deepa Gahlot lists 10 films that deal with rape in different ways.
From Katrina Kaif to Kareena Kapoor Khan and Neha Dhupia, Namrata Thakker looks at stars, who experienced pregnancy and motherhood in their 40s.
'She showered me with so much love that I can never forget her warmth and grace.' 'And what a teacher she was!'
Nandita believes in choosing films that resonate with her sensibilities, regardless of the genre of the film. Firaaq marks her directorial debut and with stalwarts like Nasseruddin Shah and Paresh Rawal praising her, it could not get any better.
Kapil Sharma's newly opened restaurant in Surrey, Canada, was targeted in a shooting incident. No injuries were reported, and police are investigating the motive.
An interview with Nandita Das where she talks about her experiences acting in Adoor's film Nitya Kanyaka.
The actors come together in Sumathy Ram's first film, Viswathulasi.
After seven years of marriage, Nandita Das and Subodh Maskara have decided to separate. They have a six-year old son, Vihaan.
The four-day CIFF was packed with so many other new projects, like Radhika Apte's first directorial effort Koyta, with Vikramaditya Motwane as the producer, Venkatesh Maha's Ko Ko Ko, Jeo Baby's Punishment and Shonali Bose's Black Mountain Monpa.
Based on the life of prolific Indo-Pakistani author and playwright Saadat Hasan Manto, the film stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the title role.
Actress Nandita Das' directorial debut 'Firaaq' has won a special prize at the 49th Thessaloniki Film Festival in Greece, before its release here.
Film maker Seenu Ramasamy talks about his experience of working with Nandita Das
Nandita Das was originally supposed to star in Choker Bali. Then, she heard rumours that director Rituparno Ghosh had signed on Aishwarya Rai.
Twenty four years after it first released in 1981, Rekha's Umrao Jaan re-releases in theatres on June 27.
The actresses were gorgeous as usual.
She will be the second Indian actress on the jury, after Aishwarya Rai.
'Shyam babu, you will always be with us through your films, your laughter and your wise and kind words.'
Nandita got a chance to discuss the Firaaq with her fans during a Rediff chat on Wednesday.
Last weekend was dedicated to women, as The Hollywood Reporter celebrated Women In Entertainment 2025.
The Telluride festival -- held a week before the much larger event in Toronto, heralds the beginning of the fall film season in North America, showing a small selection of films -- Hollywood and international -- a number of which end up creating the buzz for the Oscar season.
Nandita Das talks about Children's Film Society of India and why it needs to be promoted in India
Directors Kiran Rao, Nandita Das and Javed Akhtar tell us why they favour the women reservation Bill
Check out what's happening in Cannes!
This time, Finance Minister P Chidambaram, who attended the first such retreat in 2008, would be present.
The crew of the film, which stars actress Shabana Azmi, reached the Dargah Barhane Shah graveyard in Santoshnagar area on Monday and dug up a fake grave for the shoot. Local residents spotted the film crew and raised objections against shooting at the graveyard. When the locals asked the unit members whether they had obtained permission from the Andhra Pradesh state Wakf Board to shoot in the graveyard, they claimed that they had done so.They failed to produce the documents.
In Anna Soler-Pont's Traces Of Sandalwood, the actress will perform the full-on filmi dance for the first time in her career.
Sukanya Verma lists 10 terrific films available on OTT you need to watch right now.
'I am not a mother and never had an abortion either, so I had to understand motherhood and child loss from anecdotal experiences of others.'
'Rishi Kapoor was shocked and said, 'Woh sare log jinko main janta hoon, unki filmein main nahin kar raha. Aapko to main janta bhi nahin hoon.'
'When he played his inner light shone so bright! His joy embraced us all... we experienced divinity.'
Shyam Benegal, the shining beacon of the Indian cinema, was laid to rest on Tuesday around 3 pm with full state honours and a three-gun salute at Shivaji Park, central Mumbai.
'Kapil Sharma is a son of the soil and he represents the common man.' 'He is much more than a comedian.'
Troubled twins, dangerous cults, portent dreams, telepathic kids, World War III, yakuza clans... Sukanya Verma lists the many options on OTT this week.
Like every year, Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar hosted a Holi party at their Mumbai home, Janki Kutir, and invited family and friends over.
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