'The heart is to honour all who have been struck by Covid and the map signifies that as a country, we can win this together.'
The film is the crime scene of a murder-suicide where the script kills common sense and then puts the gun to it's own head.
While we wait for Batra's latest to drop on Amazon Prime Video on February 11, Sukanya Verma looks at how Bollywood has dealt with affairs of the heart over the years.
'It was one of the greatest learnings in my life to see someone like the great Amitabh Bachchan go through such a tough phase.' 'He had been there, done it all and really didn't need to prove himself.' 'Yet, he channelised it all and came out with one of his best performances,' Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra tells Savera R Someshwar/Rediff.com in a fascinating conversation about the films he has made and the actors he has worked with.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
A look at the top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Take notes from celebs on how to style the nine colours of Navratri this year.
This time, let's visit France with Twinkle Khanna and Akshay Kumar.
'There's another side, where men have become victims of some women's evil plans.'
It's normal to want to protect children from the pain of making mistakes, but children need to make mistakes to grow, become resilient.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
The actor, who worked with the late filmmaker in 2004, pays tribute.
Amazon Prime Video has doubled its content investments in India and announced as many as 41 new titles in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and English, thereby throwing an open challenge to their streaming competitor, Netflix.
Take notes from celebs on how to style the nine colours of Navratri this year.
Designer Yana Ngoba has teamed up with fabric designer Nabam Aka to bring to life the loin loom at the upcoming London Fashion Week.
'I hate people who do such things.' 'The person who bullied me should be ashamed because he tortured other people too.'
Putting an interesting spin on Bollywood's power jodis...
Bollywood celebs take to Twitter to voice their opinion on the Udta Punjab controversy.
Not all cricketer-actress romances culminate in heartbreak. Some have stayed reassuringly rock-solid.
A look at the top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Do you like the model on the ramp or the celebrity off the ramp? Vote now!
Bollywood celebrated 70 years of Independence by telling us what it means to them, and posting interesting pictures on social media.
There are several books that Aakar Patel wishes were being written but aren't. Fortunately, there's plenty coming up this year that he's eagerly awaiting.
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'The story has to be told well, it has to be marketed and presented well, and now, released well too.' 'Only then will the film do well.' 'The actor walks away with the victory credit, but we do not give enough credit to the script writers, directors and producers who put up a film that shines.'
This season of LFW has been a "colourful, bizarre, exciting adventure" for 20-year-old Rediff.com's Kshamaya Daniel, who viewed it for the first time.
Designer Archana Jaju's brand is focused on bringing India's fine craftmanship into everyday clothing.
Life insurance companies are balancing the increasing use of celebrity endorsers by limiting the association to short, event-led campaigns.
Ghayal Once Again starts out wobbly but gains substantial momentum till interval point, only to go completely haywire in its latter half, writes Sukanya Verma.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'Some months before his death, when I had inquired about his health, he was annoyed that people assumed the worst.' '"I am not going anywhere," Rishi snapped as only he could.'
'Ek Hasina Thi is the best movie of its kind. Similarly, for Omkara and Hum Tum. But after that, what do you do? You just flatten out and start doing some bad movies because they aren't making any (good movies). I mean, what has Vishal Bhardwaj made after Omkara that is comparable? What has Kunal Kohli made after Hum Tum that is comparable?' Saif Ali Khan hopes that new film Chef impresses.
Meheka Mirpuri is using fashion to help cancer patients.
'Once The House Next Door becomes a hit, instead of Baahubali, this will become the reference point.' Yes, Siddharth is very confident of his latest film.
'Yes, my son will watch Raja Natwarlal. I'll just cover his eyes when the kissing comes around so that he doesn't go, 'Wait, that's not mom,' Emraan Hashmi gets candid with Sonil Dedhia.
Sujatha Gidla's scathing observations about Mahatma Gandhi and other highlights from Jaipur Literature Festival 2018.
'The way the daredevil feats are set up, they don't have the maniacal feeling of actual gun battles, or good jazz, or a whacked-out dance performance -- they just don't provide you that giddy tingle you go looking for in such films,' feels Sreehari Nair.
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