An eventful year -- book-ended by Shah Rukh Khan, no less -- comes to an end with a bang, as big Bollywood releases get ready to release in December.
If you have never seen Sriram Raghavan fly, you would hardly realise that this time, he is happy in his cage, this time he isn't reaching for the skies, notes Sreehari Nair.
'An animal behaves out of instinct...'
Sukanya Verma's OTT recommendations this week.
Subhash K Jha picks his favourite films of 2023 from south India.
'It's a role that challenged me as an actor and allowed me to explore new depths in my performance.'
Take style cues from actor Anu Emmanuel who has nailed 'the sari look' every time.
'Family is the most important thing in a society.' 'That's why I am always thinking about family and society. I want it to be better.'
A day after the Kerala Catholic Bishops Council (KCBC) sought a ban on staging of the Malayalam play Kakkukali, its director Job Madathil on Tuesday accused the critics of having an agenda behind their charges and urged them to watch the drama first.
With so many releases in 2023, not all got their due. Subhash K Jha picks his underrated films of the year.
ITo steer clear of sanctimonious newspaper stories all your life, and then be saddled with movies like Kadak Singh -- now there's a rotten bit of luck worth moaning about, sighs Sreehari Nair.
Sukanya Verma gives you options from all the action promised on OTT this week.
Aseem Chhabra rates the movies he's watched in 2023, and tells you where you can watch them!
'We shot in minus 8 degrees, and Ranbir and Bobby were bare-bodied. That was very tough!'
Death of a princess, deadly Godzilla and detectives galore on OTT this week.
'Today, it doesn't and shouldn't matter if you marry late, marry and divorce, marry for the second time, marry younger or older or not marry at all.'
From Vijay's fiery latest to atom bomb origins, brace yourself for some explosive action on OTT this week.
As many as five major films released last Friday, and four among these had a south connection.
'Our viewers have grown up over the years.' 'Today, they want to see something which is sensible, a story rooted in logic rather than jingoism.'
Yaariyan 2 evokes a tinge of nostalgia for the time when music (and lip sync songs) used to be the mainstay of a commercial film, notes Deepa Gahlot.
Venugopal said the horrific consequences of this war demand immediate attention from the international community, and India must lead efforts to bring peace and provide relief to the affected.
Arjun Menon lists some of the popular songs from the South Indian movies in 2023.
The purple carpet was rolled out for the OTTplay Awards 2023.
The advisory gave relevant phone numbers in case of emergency and also provided URLs for Israeli Home Front Command and Preparedness brochures.
Hundreds of tailors from a local apparel unit in Kannur have been working tirelessly to get the uniform shirts ready for the Israel police force for the past eight years.
'I only challenge myself in every way possible and feel that an actor's job is to be universal.'
'I have saved your name on my phone, but I cannot read or pronounce it.' 'I am able to recognise my wife's name today because after seeing it for so long, it has been imprinted in my mind as a picture and not the letters.'
Aseem Chhabra lists his favorite 2023 films -- a healthy blend of Bollywood, Hindi indies and some of the best work that is being done in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Bengali cinema.
2018: Everyone Is A Hero is India's official entry to the Academy Awards 2024.
Nivetha Thomas radiates simplicity with just the right amount of elegance.
'I don't predict if a film will work or not, I take up a project if it makes sense to me.' 'But I do have a sense of social responsibility, so I try to do characters which will have an impact on the people watching it.'
'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?'
When it comes to comfy styles, Malavika Sreenath takes home the prize.
It's an action-packed menu on OTT this week.
The Indian embassy has received requests from Indian tourists stranded in the country to facilitate their exit. Most of the tourists are travelling in groups.
Priyamani's got style tips for everyone -- boomers, Gen X, Z and Y, millennials and Gen Alpha.
Alia Bhatt won hearts when she wore her wedding sari at the 69th National Film Awards at the Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi. The ivory embroidered drape was designed by Sabyasachi Mukherjee.
Woke Barbie, detective Red Riding Hood and gangsters galore on OTT this week.
I do have a dream biopic. It has as its subject Renu Saluja, the cosmically gifted editor, with a special focus on the Vidhu Vinod Chopra-Saluja-Sudhir Mishra love story, says Sreehari Nair.
Joginder Tuteja looks at southern directors who started with a big bang in Bollywood.
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