As means of transport or metaphor, the romance of trains is unmistakable in Hindi cinema.
If you think the film is gutsy, you are simply being blind to the truth that the whole men-are-worthless slant is saleable right now, argues Sreehari Nair.
Under flak, Munde said the video clip, in which he was purportedly heard making the comments against Pankaja, was edited and fake. He claimed that his remarks were "distorted" to project him as a "villain" by his rivals to win elections.
An excerpt from Veena Venugopal's new book -- Mother-in-law: The other woman in your marriage.
The mini mogul from America made $ 22 mn last year just reviewing and playing with toys.
Francis Gomes, accused of confining his wife and two daughters for seven years at their house in Mumbai's suburban Vasai, has written a letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, demanding that he be allowed to meet his family. Gomes, who is suffering from schizophrenia, has written a ten-page letter to Chavan and Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal, requesting that he should be reunited with his wife and daughters.
Sukanya Verma looks at the many, many reasons for marital discord reported in Hindi movies.
Sleeplessness is increasingly becoming a lifestyle disorder, says Amrita Singh.
'The deeper problem is big government -- a giant monster with a giant appetite, which requires it to put more and more pressure on tax officials to extort. 'And the monster is getting bigger by the day. But then, Mr Modi too knows this,' says Debashis Basu.
'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.'
'Though it's a story of inspiration, Meghna Gulzar's Chhapaak is not the kind of film you walk out feeling entertained or ecstatic about,' says Sukanya Verma.
Reaching is one thing, surviving another. The camp has no Wi-Fi, almost no phone signal and no electricity.
What was Bollywood up to on Maharashtra Day?
'What guides Monsoon Wedding through and through is Mira Nair's openness as a film-maker,' observes Sreehari Nair.
Parmita Katkar, now Parmita Kurada, has accused a Times Square Cookie Monster impersonator of assaulting her son and calling her a bitch after she failed to pay a tip to him.
A 'B-Summary' report is filed when the police do not find any evidence against the accused person to file a charge sheet and seek trial.
Temporary staffing industry is likely to employ nine million people by 2025.
If Indian storytelling can deliver, it can make the entertainment industry an engine of economic growth and a substantial contributor to GDP, says Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
Demi Lovato was hospitalised after possible overdose.
Millennials crave career progression, though 66 per cent are under-prepared, reveals Monster's 'MyFirstJob' survey.
Tendulkar shared a video on social media where he was seen concocting some chicken delicacies.
Parents across the country, and the world, are grappling with an unprecedented challenge of dealing with their children who are too old to be shushed or placated and too young to understand the inexplicable situation the world has found itself in. PTI journalists across India shared experiences and conversations with their children aged 2 to 13, which ranged from cute to poignant and heart-wrenching to humorous, and some with sagacity far beyond their age.
Every single one of Parinda's magnificent frames is a masterclass in slick. Sukanya Verma tells us why.
As the Delhi gang rape trial winds to a close, the family who lost their only daughter speak of their eight-month trauma and the desperate need for capital punishment for all rapists, including the five men who brutalised the Mumbai photojournalist last week. Swarupa Dutt reports
Rishi Kapoor passed into the ages on April 30.
While the whole world grapples to contain the spread of the coronavirus outbreak, the sporting world has been brought to a complete standstill. A lot of top sportsperson around the world have also tested positive for COVID-19 as major events like Tokyo Olympics, Formula One, Indian Premier League and the top football leagues in Europe all face long-term suspension.
Beijing was choked by 88 traffic jams on Sunday morning in addition to a record 140 traffic jams that paralysed the city's roads on Friday last with the number of vehicles on road exceeding 4.5 million, City's traffic management bureau said.
He killed his grandmother-in-law during the attack, friends of the woman told the media.
Parvathy Nair's poem about the little girl who went to graze horses and never returned has moved many Indians to tears.
A Molotov cocktail of lies, abuse and bigotry is blowing up social media.
India's majoritarian regime is now making a dangerously fast-paced move towards theocracy, like its western counterpart did a few decades ago, warns Mohammad Sajjad.
'India is the most depressed country in the world at the moment and women have twice as much of the likelihood to be depressed.'
It is now time to tour London with Shilpa Shetty
Here are a few things to know about 'Jihadi John'
Frida is arguably Salma Hayek's finest film. The actress reveals why it gives her no joy.
Woods had "extremely slow and slurred speech" after being awoken by a Jupiter police officer, who found the golfer's car stopped in the right lane of the roadway and still running, the report said.
Hurricane Matthew, the fiercest Caribbean storm in nearly a decade, strengthened as it barreled toward the southeastern United States after killing at least 140 people, mostly in Haiti.
Qarib Qarib Singlle is not a film that can be rushed. It moves languorously, pausing to savour moments at will, notes Savera R Someshwar.
Modi said it was time to rid 'Devbhoomi', or the land of the gods as Himachal Pradesh is known, of monsters.
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