Ranbir Kapoor's deaf and mute act in Anurag Basu's recent release 'Barfi' has beaten 19 other films to be named India's official entry to the Oscars next year in February.
PeeCee has been receiving congratulatory messages on Twitter since the announcement.
Leonardo DiCaprio has been nominated for four times in the Best Actor category at the Oscars but has never won it. Will he finally win it this year?
Several Carnatic musicans have pulled out of Madras Music Academy's annual December conference to protest the Sangita Kalanidhi award to classical vocalist T M Krishna, who they allege has 'glorified Periyar' and vilified the Carnatic music community.
From Shirley Bassey's Goldfinger song to Sandra Bullock's envelope struggle.
A senior official attached with the Tambaram police commissionerate has been transferred and put under compulsory wait, days after the AR Rahman concert row that among others witnessed traffic snarls which even affected the movement of the Chief Minister's convoy.
The Pizza Delivery guy who didn't know he was headed to the Oscars!
The journey of the star who swept the Best Actor of the Year awards at the Oscars, the Golden Globes and the BAFTAs.
Ram Charan and his wife Upasana gave the world a glimpse of their newborn baby girl, as they stepped out of the Apollo hospital in Hyderabad.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen won a rain-delayed and shortened sprint race from pole position at the Belgian Grand Prix on Saturday to stretch his Formula One lead to 118 points.
A R Rahman on Monday created history by becoming the first Indian to win two Oscars for his score in Slumdog Millionaire which swept the Academys, winning eight awards including one for sound engineer Resul Pookutty. The film, named the best at the Oscars, also fetched Danny Boyle the Best Director award, Simon Beaufoy best Adapted Screenplay and Anthony Dod Mantle the best Cinematography award. The rags-to-riches drama was also awarded for best Editing
'Back in India, I am the dictator. No one tells me how to make a film.'
The film will soon get a new release.
The Oscar nominations: Heptanesia Mumbaikar.
The makers lack resources to promote their film in LA.
The Indian won with whopping 5205 points, towering over the second placed Garry Kasparov, who aggregated 3664 points
Sukhwinder Singh will not perform at the Oscars this year.
Sci-fiction buffs rejoice, there's much spectacle to behold on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma gives her recommendations.
It was a proud day for Aamir Khan, as he launched his cousin and filmmaker Mansoor Khan's book, One: The Story of Ultimate Myth, in Mumbai.
The film is directed by Claude Lelouch.
'Pandi was promised something, that is not happening, so his anger is not of a villain's.' 'That's how all normal humans would react, or they stay silent.' 'Our violence is our silence. So in this world, everybody is innocent.'
'There was no debate on which film should go to the Oscars this year.' 'Pan Nalin's Last Film Show was the unanimous choice.'
Raja Sen lists his favourite moments.
Formula One will have a record 24 races in the season that starts in Bahrain on Saturday.
It is Aditi Rao Hydari's turn to shine at Cannes.
'After 56 years in the film industry, making over 200 films, I've broken so many bones, finally this is mine. I want to thank you, Hong Kong, such an incredible city, my hometown, my hood, who make me.'
The 81st Annual Academy Awards, if trends are anything to go by, seem to be more or less on the same page with me this season, which is a peculiar feeling indeed since I'm used to ranting about the results. However, this year the Academy's likely winners and my who-should-win picks are uncannily mirroring each other, a fact displayed in this list of the nominees. The Academy picks are marked by the [A] sign, my picks are marked by the [R] sign.
The Marylebone Cricket Club vs Rest of the World will see cricketing legends - former and present - take the field at Lord's cricket ground on Saturday. And a selfie -- featuring players from both teams -- went viral on Twitter on Friday.
Oscar 2015 host Neil Patrick Harris has several big shoes to fill in.
South African track star Oscar Pistorius, serving six years in jail for murdering his girlfriend, was treated in hospital for minor wrist injuries on Saturday before being returned to custody, a prison service spokesman said.
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The girls looked glammed up big time for the big night.
Missed La La Land at the theatres? Don't worry, the film just played out in real life.
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