In a year of overwrought spectacles that slavishly sucked up to the audience, I found refuge in a bunch of 'mainstream' Indian films that espoused such old-fashioned values as dedication to craft, close observation and casual bravery, explains Sreehari Nair.
'Today's generation can learn from him how not to hurt anyone's sentiments at a time when many stand-up comedians deliberately set out to do so.'
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said, "Is Trump God that 70 lakh people will gather around to welcome him. He is coming here for his own interests. Trump is not doing the trade deal. He just wants to work for the benefit of America and is not coming to make us happy."
Rajkumar Hirani's blockbuster Sanju completes three years on June 29.
'The Arunachal border is not demarcated in that way, so there can be differing perceptions (between two sides)'
'I want to show that we are also part of this society and want to participate just as much, whether it is for security or whatever community work there.'
'Suffering has always been an incentive for my creativity.'
"Rafale contract caters for delivery time between 36 months to about 66 months if I am not wrong. So within three years time we will have the first few aircraft delivered to us and within five and a half years we will have two full squadron of aircraft in operation," Raha said at a function in Kolkata.
Yuvraj Singh has landed in an ugly controversy for mocking Yuzvendra Chahal.
Most Indian fathers still want their children to study at the IITs and IIMs and draw a six-figure salary.
'I went to Nagpur for my engineering. I used to model there, those amateur fashion shows. Then you know, I thought why not try my luck in films and all?'
Jailed activist Akhil Gogoi will contest the upcoming elections in Assam from Sibsagar as a candidate of his newly-floated Raijor Dal.
'Some of us are overweight, some underweight, some too tall, some too short, some too fair, some too dark, but that's no reason to get bogged down by society's rules about what fits.'
Varsha Bhosle salutes that effervescent icon of Indian cinema, Dev Anand.
'Pancham was way ahead of his times. Picture chale na chale, RD's music was damn good.'
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat on Sunday again created a controversy with his remark over the amount of ration distributed during the COVID-19 lockdown: A family with two children got less ration and they would have got more if they had 20 children.
'Had these three farm laws existed it would have become a huge election issue.'
'I have always said that Hardik worked for his own interest and not for the cause of the Patidars.' 'People didn't believe what I was saying then, but now the entire community believes what I have always said.'
'I still can't process that he is gone. It feels like a bad dream.'
'It makes no sense at all to leave because I have my whole family with me.' 'My wife and children are citizens here.'
'We didn't know where the story was going. But I knew I was telling the story of an extremely lonely journalist.'
It's been weeks since Virat Kohli stepped out onto a cricketing field to huge cheers from his fans.
'The sole objective is to harass me, silence me.'
The IAF chief stressed on the ongoing development of advanced landing ground along the Himalayas.
'I admire the way he is able to maintain a balance between his personal and professional life.' 'I don't think it's something most of us can boast of.'
Tyagi, arrested on December 9 in AgustaWestland chopper scam case, was granted bail by a special court in New Delhi.
'Gulzarsaab's words are lucid and singing them is like painting a picture.'
'People sometimes ridiculed him for the way he looked or dressed.' 'Sometimes they ran down his music.' 'But I have never heard him say one bad word about anyone.'
'It is our right to protest and draw the attention of this government, which is sleeping and appears blind, as it has failed to see the pain and struggle of the jobless youth.'
Those in love with kabristan used to spend public money there, those who love religion and culture are spending the money on their uplift and upgrade, he said
Should women be flying fighter planes? Do you think ACM Raha's comments are sexist?
The Nitish government has increased pressure on Governor Phagu Chauhan to take action against vice chancellors of two universities following allegations of corruption against them.
It was his late father's dream to see Siraj play for the country in Tests and finally the dream was fulfilled on Saturday at the MCG.
If you can't control law and order, then resign, VHP tells NDA government in Bihar.
Sukanya Verma lists many more Rishi Kapoor chartbusters.
A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana ordered status quo in the present situation, and said the petition would be listed before an appropriate bench.
'I want to be with the Ukrainian people and serve those I know here.'
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