'India has never lacked for ideas'

IMAGE: Shahid Kapoor in the controversial film, Udta Punjab. 'Soft power is the power really to win friends and influence people with the strength of your ideas.' 'India's greatest soft power is......

How the 'outsider' factor led US to the Trump conundrum

The politics of the world’s oldest democracy has seen outsiders making it big, a move that is not necessarily a positive omen. Shreekant Sambrani laments the state of play that has besieged......

Is the US hostile to Islam?

Tom Hanks doesn't always love to play immaculate guys. The Oscar-winning star has not only bought the rights to the bestseller Charlie Wilson's War but also wants to play the Texas Congressman......

Anil Ambani group, Spielberg ink $825 mn deal

Anil Ambani's Reliance ADA Group formalised its association with DreamWorks Studios promoted by Hollywood director Steven Spielberg and his partner Stacey Snider. As part of the deal finalised on......

Big Mac for the little ones

McDonald's is pulling out the stops to woo younger fans. In May it will doubleclick into the cyberworld and install Sony Playstations at eight restaurants in Delhi.If the experiment is a hit it......

Fun And Guns Coming Up On OTT In August

There's a lot of entertainment coming up for you on OTT in August. Joginder Tuteja lists them out. ChoonaWhere to watch? NetflixRelease date: August 3 What happens when a heist involving crores of......

10 Must Watch Ram Gopal Varma Movies on OTT

Ram Gopal Varma's last few films were so cringingly bad that a new generation of film-goers might not even remember that he was once admired as a maverick, who marched to the music of his own drum,......

John Wick Rules The Box Office

Yet again, it's a Hollywood film that's scoring in Indian cinemas this season. Last year, there were quite a few Hollywood movies that did well, most notably Avatar: The Way of Water, followed by......

So, What Was It About Naatu Naatu?

RRR threw a lifeline, or so it seemed, to a world that was down in the dumps.Keeravani and his Naatu Naatu just happened to be in the right place at the right time, notes Saibal Chatterjee. RRR's......

Brad Pitt Makes F1 'Debut'

IMAGE: Hollywood star Brad Pitt during the filming of an F1-inspired movie at the Silverstone circuit in Silverstone, UK, July 9, 2023. Photograph: Christian Bruna/Reuters   This weekend's......

Hamilton confident 'Brad Pitt can take F1 to 'new heights'

IMAGE: Brad Pitt’s movie is being filmed at the Silverstone this weekend during the British GP. Photograph: Brian Snyder/Reuters Brad Pitt's Hollywood treatment of Formula One will take the......

Brad Pitt to race at British F1 Grand Prix?

IMAGE: Brad Pitt's as-yet untitled Formula One movie starts filming at Silverstone against the race backdrop at this weekend's British Grand Prix. Photograph: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters Formula One......