Meanwhile, several Twitter users linked Rahman's post apparently to Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remark on Hindi and subsequent reactions from several quarters.
More than the jingoism overkill, it's the tedious tone of telling stories of this genre that hurts Pippa, observes Sukanya Verma.
'He's always been an all-inspiring kind of director that nobody can surpass,' R Madhavan tells Subhash K Jha about Mani Ratnam.
Everybody knows he's a master of sublime, but Mani Ratnam's brilliance in escalating drama delivers a goosebumps-inducing impact when bolstered by A R Rahman's musical gravitas,
Celebrating Aamir Khan and his 55 popular songs on his 55th birthday
Rahman had received Rs 3,47,77,200 from Libra Mobile during 2010-11 in his individual capacity as an artiste which must have been considered for taxation and this was not considered by the Assessing Officer in the reassessment order.
'I would also like to congratulate the team of The Elephant Whisperers on their win today bringing another Oscar to India.'
As India successfully lands Chandrayaan-3, does the moon look as beautiful as one's beloved or has the Chanda Mama of folk ditties acquired a whole new meaning?
On her 50th birthday on November 1, Sukanya Verma raises a toast to Bollywood's Golden Girl and 15 of her noteworthy performances.
Bollywood stars love to travel, and document their adventures on social media.
Royal tragedies, loony vampires, nuclear disasters, scoop hunters becoming the story, all that and more on OTT this week.
In the mood for romance but don't know which movies to watch? Tamil cinema has a lot to offer on OTT, and Arjun Menon lists his favourites.
Music composer Ajaneesh Loknath talks about compsing music for Ulidavaru Kandanthe and his experience of working with Rakshit Shetty.
'Rahman Sir is still very wide-eyed when it comes to creating a new song.' 'He still thinks about it as if it is his first song.'
Bollywood made heads turn at the The Red Sea International Film Festival in Jeddah, when its biggest stars attended the opening night.
And just what were these cool guys discussing?
Afsar Dayatar/Rediff.com brings us moments from the film's music launch.
Anushka enjoys the beach... Chiranjeevi parties with Kamal, Salman... Alia's family outing...
Do yourself a favour and let's NOT play Holi to the same handful of Holi songs each year. There's so much more than Holi Ke Din Dil Khil Jaate Hain (Sholay) or Rang Barse (Silsila)!
Sukanya Verma recaps all those events from 25 years ago.
They presented the song, Scent Of A Song, from Rahman's directorial debut, Le Musk.
'It's not necessary that only superstars can give you blockbusters.'
He thanked Rahman and Ananya for composing the song in such difficult times of COVID-19 pandemic.
The IIFA weekend saw a bevy of Bollywood stars, with green carpet arrivals, performances and awards.
Bollywood stars are constantly on the go! And they are recording their travels with lovely pictures on social media.
'There is a whole gang working against me.'
'Daniel Craig was my first choice but he requested if we could allow some time as he was also being considered to be the next James Bond.'
The Maharashtra cabinet on Wednesday decided to name the proposed international music college in Mumbai after legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar, who died recently, a state minister said.
'Lata didi's voice was as pure as a bell that rings in a temple.'
Mani Ratnam reunites with the gorgeous Aishwarya Rai for the Tamil film Ponniyin Selvan: I, also known as PS-I, a historical fiction based on Kalki Krishnamurthy's namesake novel.
Priyamani takes a selfie... Jiiva celebrates Cheeka's birthday...Dulquer gives us Salute...
Kamal Hassan and Saif Ali Khan team up for a Tamil-Hindi political thriller, with a score by A R Rahman.
'Thank you to everyone who ever collaborated, hired, or listened to my music. I exist because of you'
'There were many experts around me,' A Ganesh Nadar discovers at the India-Pakistan hockey game. 'One of them was explaining to his neighbour, that fellow is a good dragger and flicker, that fellow is a penalty corner specialist, that fellow is a penalty specialist, that fellow is a very good defender, etc, freely dispensing with his expert knowledge.'
Glimpses from the spectacular night.
On January 24, when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces the Oscar nominees for 2023, it would be a surprise if RRR doesn't make the cut, declares Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
'We bonded over the fact that we are both from Delhi and he spent a lot of his childhood in the same neighbourhood as me.'
'Watching the world cheer for an Indian film is a dream come true.'
Karisma-Kareena meet up with cousins... Akshay meets a 'mastermind'... Saiyami shoots for a new show...
