In the last three years, 20 gardens have changed hands, and 90 per cent of the buyers are from non-tea background.
'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?'
Sukanya Verma goes down memory lane to recap the desi sightings at the Oscars.
'I am also curious to see what has been done with my father's stories.'
'You can see the influence of Charulata in the way I've projected Aishwarya in Devdas.'
Aseem Chhabra presents his list of 100 best (and must watch) films -- many classics, some relatively new and several personal favourites.
The couple opted for a simple, intimate wedding with close family in attendance.
AI will continue to grow in capacity, and the newer versions will keep us in a state of hypnosis. But there would still be a shadow of uncertainty, predicts Atanu Biswas.
Appearing before cheering fans at the star-studded opening ceremony of the Kolkata International Film Festival in Kolkata on Thursday, Shah Rukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan spoke of staying positive and alive, and on the new crop of historical films being steeped in 'fictionalised jingoism'.
Aseem Chhabra lists must watch films, many classics, some relatively new and several personal favourites.
'Everything I know about acting and direction I learnt from him.'
'Agra is about sexuality and sexual repression, and the relationship of sexuality to the physical spaces that we are in.'
An easy-to-cook recipe from blogger Satyajit Kotwal that's loaded with health benefits.
''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!"'
Raut said his party has decided to support independent candidate Shubhangi Patil from the Nashik division graduates constituency after she sought backing from former chief minister Uddhav Thackeray.
Actor and Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan said she was happy that the House was discussing the most important ambassadors of the country, the film fraternity.
Deshmukh, a member the MPCC's Parliamentary Board, has blamed Patole for the rebellion by party's youth leader Satyajit Tambe, who has filed his nomination as an independent from the Nashik division graduates' constituency for the January 30 biennial elections to the Legislature Council.
'Yellow Bus is a heart-breaking story based on a real incident and will strike a chord with mothers across the world.'
'There's no point making grand plans all our lives when life itself is so fragile.'
If Netflix and the film's producers thought they would bring younger audiences to the master's works, many who might have aversion to decades-old black and white films, they have failed with the experiment, says Aseem Chhabra.
'These number surges will be the outcome of emerging virus variants, loss of vaccine- or infection-acquired protective immunity in people, and environmental factors'
'I met him in September, just days before he was hospitalised for Covid, for a documentary that his daughter was making.' 'He was in the pink of health, conversing with everyone the whole day.'
The 68th National Film Awards saw actors from across India get together for the prestigious ceremony in New Delhi.
'I think my performance in Ray's Devi still ranks as my best,' says Sharmila Tagore.
Chef Satyajit Kotwal shows you how to make the best fudgy brownie with minimum ingredients.
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.
Pick one of these three recipes shared by Mumbai food blogger Satyajit Kotwal.
As we celebrate Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar's birthday on April 14, Subhash K Jha picks 5 fine films based on inequality and the caste system.
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.
RoundGlass Punjab FC scripted history on Saturday as they clinched the I-League title with a game to spare.
Children's Film Society of India intends to take the adventures of Goopi Gawaiiya Bagha Bajaiiwa to today's tech-savvy generation, with an animated version in Hindi.
'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.'
'Till a cheque comes into my account, I don't feel like a professional actor.'
'I was amazed at how lightly he wore his fame.'
Nine MLAs, including Babul Supriyo, took oath as ministers in West Bengal on Wednesday, in a major reshuffle of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's cabinet.
As Dilip Kumar turns 98 on December 11, Subhash K Jha brings us some lesser known facts about the thespian.
"Provide enough infrastructure and money to carry out surveillance and set up a robust routine surveillance machinery for the country to monitor any and every infectious disease'
The concluding part of the A to Z guide to a year that will soon become history.
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