The 68th National Film Awards saw actors from across India get together for the prestigious ceremony in New Delhi.
'Rapists do have families. I wanted to see how a father or mother would deal with it.' 'They go through shame as well and get discriminated from the rest of the village.' 'Why don't we show it that way?'
We re-visit the location of Satyajit Ray's first masterpiece.
The passing of Satyajit Ray's renaissance man feels like the snapping of the last connection with a generation that built a nation and defined grace while facing everything life had to throw at them, says Sumit Bhattacharya.
The concluding part of the A to Z guide to a year that will soon become history.
Senior Communist Party of India-Marxist leader and former Kerala health minister K K Shailaja has declined to receive the Ramon Magsaysay Award as it was instituted in the name of late President of the Philippines, who was known allegedly for his brutality against the Communists.
Middle Earth comes to OTT as does a spate of other offerings. Sukanya Verma gives you your OTT menu.
''I don't revisit any of my work once it's complete because I'm very self-critical.' 'I will probably exclaim, "Oh God, such bad acting!"'
'Agra is about sexuality and sexual repression, and the relationship of sexuality to the physical spaces that we are in.'
Why history doesn't always make for box-office success.
During the lunch or tea breaks, Maharajji, Manikda, Amjad Khan and I often sat together as Maharajji sang old compositions or recited some bols. Amjad Khan had a great music sense and sang very well.
'He never went to the Bombay industry.'
'Yellow Bus is a heart-breaking story based on a real incident and will strike a chord with mothers across the world.'
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Ganguly was also asked some light-hearted questions which ranged from his favourite film to his favourite actor.
Detectives, superheroes, biopics, documentaries, it's all there on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma offers some suggestions.
'My film will not only be a reminder for all of us who have gone through these hellish two years, but also a reference point for future generations and for the four-five year olds who would have forgotten everything by the time they grow up.'
Subhash K Jha picks five unforgettable Hindi films that capture the inequality of the caste system.
'Where Pratidwandi is concerned, there are very few men standing.'
Mithun Chakraborthy on Buddhadeb Bhattacharya and working in his Tahader Katha, for which he won his second National Award.
Soumitra Chatterjee -- one of the finest Indian actors of our time -- meant so much to Aseem Chhabra.
Divya Nair makes a list of Tamil films you must watch at least once. The good news is that they're on OTT right now.
Sukanya Verma offers you interesting choices from Ray to Godzilla on OTT this week.
'I don't look forward to seeing my films because this only sort of gives me a deep sense of dissatisfaction that I could have done better, and I lose my self-confidence.'
'One has to move with the times to stay relevant.'
With no theatrical releases in the pipeline, the OTT platform is the go-to place for new film and Web show releases.
On Shashi Kapoor's 83rd birth anniversary, Subhash K Jha looks at his top five productions.
A four-day festival to pay homage to filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh has been organised in Kolkata.
In a career spanning six decades, Chatterjee has acted in more than 300 films.
'Till a cheque comes into my account, I don't feel like a professional actor.'
In a free-wheeling conversation with rediff.com, Barun Chanda spoke about his experience of shooting for Lootera, Ray's brilliance, and Mumbai's very different film schedule, among other things
If fate had willed, Alia Bhatt's first movie co-star would have been Aditya Narayan, singer Udit Narayan's talented son.
Sabyasachi Chakrabarty describes the latest Phalke Award winner an inspiration to many people in cinema.
Naman Ramachandran author of Rajinikanth, A Definitive Biography talks about the book
Director Shoojit Sircar tells us his wishlist, regrets and future projects.
Rediff.com beings you some of Sitar maestro Pt Ravi Shankar's rare photographs from our archives.
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