'When he played his inner light shone so bright! His joy embraced us all... we experienced divinity.'
Like every year, Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar hosted a Holi party at their Mumbai home, Janki Kutir, and invited family and friends over.
After announcing 69 assorted Web series and movies, Amazon Prime Video rolled out the red carpet for the stars who will feature in them.
The final day the film festival saw Palme D'Or go to critical favourite French drama Blue Is The Warmest Colour and Grand Prix prize went to the Coen brothers' Inside Llewyn Davis.
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.
Troubled twins, dangerous cults, portent dreams, telepathic kids, World War III, yakuza clans... Sukanya Verma lists the many options on OTT this week.
Nandita Das' Manto get its first screening at Cannes.
2023 has seen some beautiful performances in films that released on OTT as well as in theatres.
Sai Pallavi's Telugu film Virata Parvam, co-starring Rana Daggubatti, Nandita Das and Priyamani, started streaming on Netflix on July 1.
Anushka is a busy mom... What's Nandita Das doing with Kapil Sharma? Sudhir Mishra signs Bhumi and Nawaz...
Even as we tip our hats to the best performances of 2023, there are quite a few that may have gone unnoticed.
Nargis wears her best make-up...Akshay, Mouni rehearse for a tour... Disha is a bikini girl...
'Mrinalda, the world, and for sure my world won't be the same without you,' Nandita Das tells Subhash K Jha.
Now the India Pavilion at Cannes would have to make do without Akshay, while Madhavan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui would happily hog the limelight.
'At the premiere we got a 4-minute standing ovation...' ...'Strangers hugged me, sobbing...' ...'Some just sat in their seats still immersed in the experience.' Nandita Das captures the magic of Manto at Cannes.
Sukanya Verma doffs her hat at all the salaam-themed titles out there.
Namrata Thakker takes a look at Bollywood's batch of hot mamas in their 40s.
If Manto, the film, falls short of being a masterpiece it's because Nandita Das could not quite crack the Manto code: She couldn't quite see the wholeness of her subject with the same eyes that Manto saw his people. This imperfection in the film, in a way, becomes the greatest tribute to Manto, feels Sreehari Nair.
Sanjay Garg put the spotlight on Indian separates at the film festival.
A far cry from his playing-to-the-gallery comedian, Kapil Sharma emerges as a heartfelt picture of aspiration and annoyance, feels Sukanya Verma.
Sushmita starts shooting... Kangana's state of Emergency...Kapil goes to Toronto...
Bollywood gets together for a special screening.
Who rocked the sari style best in the British Raj? Sukanya Verma asks you to take a poll.
The film is based on a novel by Bachan of the same name.
Amazon Prime Video has announced a huge number of assorted Web series and movies, and the slate sure looks interesting.
'We don't have that support system.' 'The last six years has gone into making Manto and raising Vihaan and it has been tough.'
'If we are unable to move out of catering to people's tantrums or their unreasonable demands or people treating other people badly or being okay with differential treatment, it will affect the storytelling and the creativity.'
'Karenge aur kaam, sir. Zindagi bahut choti hai, ideas bahut sare hain.'
Bollywood's gorgeous actresses turned up to celebrate five years of Applause Entertainment.
Like every year, Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi's Holi party overflowed with family and friends.
The first half of 2023 has been good to Bollywood, as we saw big blockbusters like Pathaan and The Kerala Story. But there have been flops as well.
Sanjay Dutt hits the gym... Keerthy attends a wedding... Shabana is in Los Angeles...
Javed Akhtar's 75th birthday celebrations started early with the unveiling of an exhibition of photographs from his life. His family also threw a retro-themed party for him at their home, and invited his friends over.
The screenwriter said every 'dharma' (religion) should have its own censor board.
March is going to be an exciting month when it comes to Bollywood releases as it would be a good mix of theatrical and OTT arrivals.
'Out of three women in India, one is assaulted.' 'This is a state of emergency that needs to be addressed.'
'Working with him is like deep sea diving.' 'He is an ocean into which you keep diving, discovering something new every time.'
Take a look at the guests.
Ranbir meets up with family... Allu Arjun celebrates his anniversary... Shahid shares picture with son...
