'... and committed.' 'Priyanka had so much happening in her personal life...' 'Once we started, Priyanka rose to it.'

Aseem Chhabra picks Indian and other South Asian gems at the Toronto International Film Festival.

'Even though the film focuses on caste discriminations in rural India, it is first of all a riveting police procedural, and one of the best made in India,' says Aseem Chhabra.

The 91st Annual Academy Awards was anything but boring, feels Aseem Chhabra.

Aseem Chhabra is impressed by Rima Das's Bulbul Can Sing, Ritesh Batra's Photograph and eight other outstanding films.

'Gully Boy is a pulsating salute to the new angry India and its youth,' says Aseem Chhabra who watched Zoya Akhtar's movie at the Berlin film festival.

How many of the 319 films Aseem Chhabra watched in 2018 have you seen?

Why were two of 2018's critically panned films awarded?! exclaims Aseem Chhabra.

Aseem Chhabra picks the scenes that left him impressed this year.

Aseem Chhabra looks at the year's best Non-Hindi Indian movies.

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Aseem Chhabra salutes the late Italian Master and his cinema.

The jewels to watch out for at MAMI.

'When we make these action machismo films, the stupidest thing is to show that the hero sails through a thousand people. It's a tradition we have grown up with.' 'We don't have the basis of creating a Bruce Lee or a Jackie Chan.'

'Rishi Kapoor was shocked and said, 'Woh sare log jinko main janta hoon, unki filmein main nahin kar raha. Aapko to main janta bhi nahin hoon.'

'People were apprehensive when I cast Nawaz. Especially after Sacred Games, people told me you are diminishing Manto.' 'But he is an actor and actors don't diminish.'

'We don't have that support system.' 'The last six years has gone into making Manto and raising Vihaan and it has been tough.'

Politics, favouritism and poor taste in cinema have contributed to embarrassing choices for the Oscar race in the past. This little gem from India needs the love, emotional and financial support from the government as well as the Indian film industry, argues Aseem Chhabra.

'Despite its noble attempts, tight editing, terrific sound design, good performances and a compelling story, Hotel Mumbai tells a big lie.'

Aseem Chhabra lists the movies that taught him about the Idea of India.