The government has summoned the content head of OTT platform Netflix over the series IC-814: The Kandahar Hijack, which has triggered a row over the depiction of hijackers, contending that nobody......
Religion matters. Aspirational India is still poor. India admires strong leaders. India values decency.Shreekant Sambrani highlights the reasons why the BJP pulled off improbable victories in the......
'For no other leader of India do so many people turn up for an event every year without invitation.' IMAGE: Chaityabhumi in Dadar, north central Mumbai, on December 6, observed every year as......
Iran has arrested a prominent actress Taraneh Alidoosti days after she criticised the execution of a man who was involved in the nationwide protests. IMAGE: Actress Taraneh Alidoosti . Photograph:......
'When Covid first struck, the lockdown resulted in clean air in major Indian cities.''You were able to see the Himalayan range from Ludhiana.''In Delhi, you were seeing deer and stags all over the......
'He was a visionary who redefined storytelling and inspired generations.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Kamal Haasan/X As news spread of Shyam Benegal's passing on December 23, heartfelt tributes......
'I want to be that kind of actor when, if my name is attached to a project, people and film-makers should know there is something special about it.' The super-talented Divyenndu (Mirzapur) Sharma......
When I look back at 2024 at the movies, it feels like it lacked that extra something. Most films felt like recycled formulas wanting to reclaim the box office by hook or crook. And the ones that......
Dinesh Raheja views Raj Kapoor's cinema through his women, while celebrating his birth centenary on December 14. IMAGE: Raj Kapoor and Nargis in Barsaat. In Raj Kapoor's swan song, Ram Teri Ganga......
2024 in Hindi cinema wasn't as much about superstardom or showboating as actors shining in astutely written roles or rising from the sidelines to leave a lasting impact. Good, bad, evil, we saw a......
IMAGE: As India lost the first two matches of the five-match T20I series against Windies, Robin Uthappa believes the young players need to understand the conditions. Photograph: Kind courtesy......