Rupesh Paul, whose musical has been long-listed for the 2012 Academy Awards, talks about his film.
With a promising opening at the box office, the film looks poised to embark on its Oscar journey.
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Peepli [Live] is India's official entry for the Oscars out of 27 films
Talk show host and actor Jada Pinkett Smith, 52, has revealed she and actor-husband Will Smith, 55, have been separated and have lived 'completely separate lives' since 2016.
Here's looking at 10 lesser known facts about the prestigious Academy awards, scheduled to take place on February 27.
There is a group of La La Land haters -- especially jazz aficionados who feel the film gives too much importance to a white man who sets out to save the musical genre associated with the African American community, points out Aseem Chhabra.
Looking at the glamorous Oscar red carpet!
Here's a look at a few leading ladies whose married lives changed after their Oscars.
A look at the directors in the race for the Academy awards.
Singer Alison Krauss, who was nominated for best song for the movie Cold Mountain wore the world's most expensive pair of shoes at the 76th Annual Academy Awards (Oscars) ceremony.
Cricket veterans Harbhajan Singh and Suresh Raina are among the zillions of folks on the planet to have caught Naatu Nattu fever.
Shabana Azmi is thrilled for director Deepa Mehta.
The rather drab 87th Academy awards wasn't without its share of high points.
After 41 days of tears, anguish and at times gruesome testimony in the Pretoria High Court, Oscar Pistorius, the double amputee who became one of the biggest names in athletics, will learn this week whether he will spend the next 25 years behind bars.
The costume designer, who had won an Oscar for her work in Gandhi, gives her reasons.
Sukanya Verma lists everything you can watch.
Raja Sen feels severely let down by this year's Academy Awards.
When rejected for a role in the school play, she took to costume designing by chance.
As the Pathaan heroine continues to storm the global fashion world, Namrata Thakker looks at 10 of her best international outings till date.
Raveena Tandon and MM Keeravani recieved the Padma Shri from President Draupadi Murmu.
Sunny, whose footwork at the crease was exemplary in his day, impressed with his nimble footwork as he matched the Naatu Naatu steps with fellow Star Sports commentator Irfan Pathan.
Director Salim Ahmed laments that only close friends came forward to fund the high promotional cost needed to impress the Oscar jury.
Sukanya Verma's OTT recommendations this week.
This film is creating waves. We tell you why.
Batra's The Lunchbox was passed over for The Good Road last year.
The 75th Emmys saw a lot of fashion, but even more talent.
The murder trial of Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius will wind up on Friday, ending six months of at times gripping courtroom drama that transfixed his native South Africa and millions more around the world.
India's information technology major Infosys bagged the prestigious Ashden Award for Sustainable Buildings, referred to as the Green Oscars.
Long before Resul Pookutty's Oscar blast, Malayalam filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan used sound as a leitmotif in his films. For Adoor, known world over as one of the finest filmmakers ever from India, sound is as important as any other factor in a film.
Who will take home the most coveted statuette in filmdom?
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