'At a festival that has shown so many brilliant films, I cannot be more thrilled to receive this award,' said Slave's director Steve McQueen.
'Today if you look at the way India is growing many people are saying the sleeping elephant has finally woken up, is dancing!' 'I have travelled extensively, in about 60 countries. In all these the moment you say India, the first thing they mention is either an actor's name. Or they start humming a song.' 'I wanted to be in Bollywood. It is the most powerful medium we have in this country. That's soft power.' Listening in on Shobhaa De, Kabir Khan, Vikas Swarop and Saffron Art CEO Hugo Weihe speak on India's Soft Power, Hard Influence.
Last week's slum fire at Bandra east highlights the stark difference between the two sides of the neighbourhood's railway station. But Piyush Goyal can change it, says Anil Singh.
Though it's not the first time an Indian actor is working offshore, Dimple's gig in Tenet, has us thrilled.
'You could be out of sight, out of mind but it may take just one song to bring you back and to let you know that your audience is still rooting for you.'
Alternating between brat and boy, deception and decency, Ishaan Khatter speaks with a passion that will be heard Beyond the Clouds, predicts Sukanya Verma.
While Pa Ranjith proved yet again to be the salt of the earth in his land mafia film, Zoya Akhtar took a haphazard route to make something that was hardly rooted in Asia's biggest slum, feels J Jagannath.
'That night -- when Gandhi won Best Picture at the 1983 Oscars -- belonged to India and it meant a lot to a young student like me, who was trying to establish his Indian identity among the Americans around him.' Aseem Chhabra/Rediff.com, who worked as an extra on Richard Attenborough's acclaimed biopic, salutes the late legend.
Paatal Lok is definitely a must watch show. The credit for its success goes to the writers who enthralled us with their unique characters, but also to the wonderful band of actors who grabbed the opportunity to showcase their frightening raw talent, notes Aseem Chhabra.
'It will take me a while to process the meaning of the loss of a man who meant so much to me through my entire life,' says Aseem Chhabra.
How things have changed for Dev Patel!
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Snapdeal delivers to the Dharavi centre, where buyers pick up their orders.
Aseem Chhabra celebrates 40 years of the prestigious Telluride Film Festival.
Celebrating one of Bollywood's finest cult classics, as it turns 20.
Deepti Naval on the movies she loves.
Interviewing Anil Kapoor, Syed Firdaus Ashraf discovered, can be a real pleasure!
Anil Kapoor on 24: Season 2, intimate scenes and son Harshvardhan.
The Hundred-Foot Journey treats its Indian characters with respect, discovers Aseem Chhabra/Rediff.com
'I want people to know that it doesn't matter where you come from, if you have guts, no one can stop you.' Rinku Singh on why he made the switch from javelin to baseball and finally to WWE.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'Dev for me embodied all that kind of charm, optimism, energy, vulnerability, awkwardness and yet strength.' 'He's in every scene for two hours.' 'He has to play drama, melodrama, romance, pathos, comedy.' 'It was a relief when he said yes.'
The Michelin Star chef and host of MasterChef India, who penned his first work of fiction, shares stories from his life.
Oscar 2015 host Neil Patrick Harris has several big shoes to fill in.
On planes, on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hotstar, Zee5, Hulu, MUBI, Kanopy, film festivals... Aseem Chhabra tell us how he watched 309 films in 365 days.
.. And other memorable couple outings at Cannes Film Festival.
Mumbai-based dancing troupe V Unbeatable received a standing ovation from the audience and judges at America's Got Talent, a leading talent reality show.
In our special series re-visiting great Hindi film classics, Sukanya Verma looks back at Raj Kapoor's Boot Polish (1954), starring Baby Naaz and Ratan Kumar.
When Deepika Padukone walked on the Cannes red carpet this year she followed in the footsteps of the biggest global beauty icons of two decades. Divya Nair looks back.
'Success comes only to those who dare and act,' says proud father Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
Now that you have clicked on this sensational headline do read what follows. It will not make you a millionaire in 15 days but lays a solid foundation for you becoming one.
These desi hotties could stop traffic!
'I wish there was a little chaos there and I wish there was a little discipline here.' Actress Tannishtha Chatterjee on Bollywood and Hollywood.
Shabana Azmi showers praise on birthday boy Anil Kapoor.
The BBC documentary, depicting the aftermath of the brutal gang rape and murder of Nirbhaya in 2012, has premiered in the United States with Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep, Frieda Pinto and actor-director Farhan Akhtar in attendance as a show of support for the film banned in India.
'Talvar belongs to Irrfan Khan, who plays the chief investigating officer. With each new film, this very fine actor continues to surprise us and delight us.'
'Dev Patel and I hung out together to get to know one another. It's very important to understand your co-star before you begin a project.' Devika Bhise gets ready for The Man Who Knew Infinity.
'You can't take your eyes off him.'
Amsterdam-based artists Jorge Maes Rubio and Amanda Pinatih attempt to give traditional products created in Dharavi a design spin.
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