The actress-filmmaker and UN ambassador turns 40 on June 4.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has positioned himself as a credible partner for Bangladesh. He has scored by getting West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to travel with him to Dhaka, says Srinath Raghavan

Massu Engira Masilamani is yet another trademark Venkat Prabhu entertainer.

One of Bollywood's most rock-solid careers, Anil Kapoor shows no signs of stopping!

An inside view of Tanishaa's beautiful bungalow.

Yet, for all his belief in the goodness of life, Mani's films show that life is too complicated for goodness to permeate it completely.

'There is simply no evidence of any new or clear policy direction in internal security, and mounting evidence of policy incoherence.' 'Worse, the promise of giving the common man -- and, more importantly, woman -- a greater sense of security has been utterly belied. Indeed, with an escalation of communal posturing and rhetoric, there is a broader sense of uncertainty,' says Ajai Sahni.

Nee-Na is another brilliant effort by director Lal Jose.

He is in negotiations to play the lead in Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them.

A shell shocked opposition are finding it difficult to come to grips with the verdict in the disproportionate assets corruption case against Jayalalithaa.

Not only is Modi's India not the shining land of dynamism and prosperity that he promised -- though it may be that, for some people, in a few years from now -- but socially it has the positively regressive tendencies that were entirely predictable.

'He's misunderstood, but has a heart of gold. Salman has a penchant for getting into trouble. But he means well, and is extremely kind-hearted,' Amitabh Bachchan once told Subhash K Jha.

'You ask him for anything and he gives you more than you expect.' 'Though I work with Rahman again and again, it is not because it is comfortable. In fact, we push ourselves to a discomfort zone.'

Six money lessons you can learn from the popular game

'We are dealing with a size of the world that equaled England and France combined. We are talking about 250 years of history.' Sultans of Deccan India, 1500-1700: Opulence and Fantasy -- a first of its kind exhibition anywhere in the world -- opened at the Met, April 20. Aseem Chhabra spoke to Navina Haykel, the curator of the show.

The Avengers: Age Of Ultron is one madly indulgent film says Raja Sen.

These Bollywood gems truly deserve two thumbs up!

'For years American academia has used the concerns about Hindutva in India to almost completely trash the concept of Hinduism.' 'In the American debate, Wendy Doniger's point of views perpetuated Hinduphobia.' 'Americans were willing to change... Indian intellectuals let us down badly.'

What if we made The Avengers here in India?

Glaring bloopers, cheesy writing and not even a smidgen of sense contribute to the hopeless mess that is Emraan Hashmi and Amyra Dastur starrer Mr X is, says Sukanya Verma.

Movies, like all forms of great art, are not meant to tell us how we ought to be, but honestly document how are.

The wise Imp or the Mother Dragon? Take your pick!

Ever thought if Bollywood actors are capable of playing these roles?

Apoorva Giri tells us how she's making a difference through her workshops.

A winter World Cup in Qatar may not require cooling systems to lower temperatures in the stadiums as proposed in the bid for a summer tournament, said an executive from the Gulf state's 2022 organising committee.

Sakshi Tanwar as Daenerys Targaryen... how do you feel about that?

Companies from the capital goods space will under-perform.

Yesteryear's heart-throb Shashi Kapoor will get the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award for his contribution to Indian cinema. On this occasion, we reproduce Dinesh Raheja's nostalgia piece on the actor here:

The Richard Gere-Julia Roberts classic has aged remarkably well.

What Sukanya Verma loves about Kenneth Branagh's extravagant vision is he gives us a Cinderella that's got a little more spirit and penchant for horse-riding if not the hand-drawn delicacy or singing prowess of her animated avatar.

Has Make in India's mascot, the metal lion, begun to rust?

'Women want a man with a sense of humour, but refuse to see the funny side when they show it' ...whines the male protagonist of Madhuri Banerjee's fourth novel My Clingy Girlfriend

'Pratchett's work mocked the very idea of literary limitations, going from police procedural in one book to Christmas adventure in the next, from vampires to football, from the birth of motion pictures to the examining of religion itself.'

One of Britain's best known authors and creator of the Discworld series, Terry Pratchett, has died. He was 66.

Not much is heard or read about Sun Pharma's media-shy owner.

Say Hello to Bond's oldest girl!

The narrative technique and interesting screenplay of Tamil film Anegan keep things moving at a brisk pace, says S Saraswathi.

'I am here to terminate climate change once and for all.'

Oh the possibilities!