Despite the mediocrity at large, these 10 films had me in raptures for the emotions they evoked within as a cheering audience, critic and cinephile.
Jubilee's irresistible celebration of cinema and all its good, bad, ugly ways lives up to its title, applauds Sukanya Verma.
Aseem Chhabra highlights 10 films that moved him, films that may show up in theatres near you.
India is shining, although I will argue that it is a temporary acceptance until India once again makes a mega-successful film like RRR or another beautiful, moving, documentary like The Elephant Whisperers, notes Aseem Chhabra.
While Harry Styles got emotional when he took home the Album Of The Year award for Harry's House, Adele could not hold back her tears even though her boyfriend Rich Paul had told her not to cry if she won.
As much as we enjoy and write reams and reams about our amazement at the Kantara climax, 30 years on from now, will we remember these portions more fondly or the ones where Shiva is simply hanging out with his friends, mulls Rohit Sathish Nair.
The winners of the Natural History Museum's prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition were announced at an awards ceremony in London. American photographer Karine Aigner was announced as this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year.
'A Colourful World is for every child, telling them that like the different coloured crayons in a box, they should also appreciate their differing identities, shine and live peacefully with other human beings in our colourful world.'
'Thank you to everyone who ever collaborated, hired, or listened to my music. I exist because of you'
'With the media and social media pulling them down every second day, there are no heroes left.' 'What we have are actors and we want to see them play characters which are real, human and identifiable.'
'I make music to express myself.' 'So even if only one person hears it, and it impacts their life in any way, I feel grateful.'
And no, the list doesn't start and stop with Boman Irani!
'We have been getting e-mails for assignments and events. People from random islands, like Seychelles, called us to perform for India's independence day. It's crazy to see how the internet affects the world. We feel blessed that so many people recognise us. We have even got mails from low-budget feature film makers in the South -- like they want us to be the heroines!' Twins Poonam and Priyanka Shah give us a jhalak into their lives!
'Children should be brought up connected to our culture and should be introduced to characters from our mythologies. What is this Baa Baa Black Sheep?'
P Rajendran looks back on the 11 plus years he worked with Arthur J Pais, the India Abroad and Rediff.com editor, who passed into the ages on January 8.
Rediff.com reproduces the 1997 feature about Laxman, his passion for crows, and of course, his genius.
Rediff.com reproduces the 1997 feature about Laxman, his passion for crows, and of course, his genius.
'The real test will be in defence-related deals, for instance the Javelin anti-tank missile: Is the US willing to co-develop something with India, on terms that will support the 'Make in India' initiative? Is there defence technology transfer? Or will it dump old junk on India?' asks Rajeev Srinivasan.
Raja Sen takes stock of the Oscar 2015 nominations.
'The show -- one friend described it as a desi Lion King -- was stunning to watch. The lights, set design, sound, the selection of songs was simply quite spectacular.'
One of the most prominent of Indian immigrants in America, Subash Razdan has, along with his wife Raj, made America his home for more than 34 years. Among his many achievements are leading the effort to have a Mahatma Gandhi statute in Atlanta at the museum that honors Martin Luther King Jr., the highly influential activist who was inspired by the Mahatma.
Three persons, including a woman, were on Thursday sentenced to death by a special court for their involvement in the 2003 blasts at the iconic Gateway of India and Zaveri Bazaar in Mumbai, which claimed 54 lives and injured 244 others.
Giving relief to individual taxpayers, the government on Monday raised the income tax exemption limit.
Rare pictures of Advani taking a break in Kodagu, a beautiful district in Karnataka.
Read United States President Barack Obama's speech to the Muslim world.
The unstoppable Sanjaya Malakar is back -- with a book.
With two of the three Oscar-nominated songs being in Hindi and performed with colourful and vigorous Bollywood dances, and with Rahman invoking in Tamil a saying about divine greatness, the proceedings at times looked like a Bollywood event held in Los Angeles.
Jillian Rechi, mother to American Idol favourite Sanjaya Malakar, talks about her children and their spiritual roots.
'There is a growing split between rich professional Indians and working class Indians in the USA,' says novelist Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni.
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