Without getting pedagogical or making it sound like a spiritual discourse on life after death, Hereafter uses its plot to go beyond what is expected.
A look at the weekend box office report.
The Indian American actor talks about his innings in Indian cinema, working with Shabana Azmi and quitting the show that made him a household name all over America.
Vishal Dadlani composed a Punjabi song for free in Hai Marjawaan, It's A Wonderful Afterlife.
The director returned to her old hunting ground for her supernatural comedy.
Another sequel, another collection of disposable thrills.
The dashing actor is prepared to undertake what might be his most challenging role yet: an author who hopes to elucidate one of mankind's great works, Dante's 'The Divine Company'.
Hereafter is a slow-moving film which is also a compelling piece of art.
Endhiran/ Robot stands at either number one or number four in the world its first weekend, depending on who is talking.
'By publicly denying a burial to the killed terrorists, with enough publicity worldwide, we can hopefully make a dent in the brainwashing of the would-be suicide bombers that since they are not assured of an Islamic burial they will not go to heaven. Maybe, just maybe, that may dissuade some of them to desist from carrying out the suicide missions.'
While basic prices for transporting, storing and cremating bodies in China are supposed to be set and regulated by the state, "extras" including coffins, urns, wreaths, funeral processions and graves are all set by "the market".
While last year was a great year for the Hindi film industry, the year 2007 has barely seen any big hits.
Kanan Shah, who lost her husband in the July 13 blast in Mumbai last year, tells Rediff.com's Vaihayasi Pande Daniel that no one out there really understands what it is to be the closest kin of a blast victim.
The Grudge 2 continues where the first one left off.
Anand Tucker is among half a dozen film-makers of Indian origin whose mainstream films will be released in the next few months.
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