Aan Tiwari honoured with Best Child Actor award for Baal ShivTags
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Aasif Sheikh: People address me as my screen character Vibhuti Mishra, it feels nice
Fans often address him as Vibhuti Mishra, the character he plays in the popular sitcom "Bhabi Ji Ghar Par Hai!", and actor Aasif Sheikh enjoys it.
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Kay Kay Menon reveals his 'escapist way' of dealing with tough roles
Kay Kay Menon is solid as ever essaying a complex role in the segment "Bahrupiya" of the anthology series "Ray". The episode is based on late legend Satyajit Ray's short story in Bangla titled "Bahurupi", or the impressionist, and comes laden with an elem
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Review: Ray: Uneven but worth a binge
It's compulsively dark for most parts, often strangely so, the way Satyajit Ray's oeuvre rarely was. Ray had a way of serving the sombre in layers, with simplistic emotions often acting as mask for deeper subtexts.
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Nitish Bharadwaj: OTT should offer good money to regional content too
Actor Nitish Bharadwaj is all set to reprise his role of Sudarshan Chakrapani, in Marathi thriller web series "Samantar 2". The first season of the series, co-starring Swwapnil Joshi, was received positively. The senior actor says OTT platforms should sta
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Prithviraj: We're missing a happy film in Malayalam cinema lately
Malayalam star Prithviraj Sukumaran acknowledges the industry has been missing "happy films", and the reason is the contained environment under which everyone has been living over the last one and a half year.
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No parallels to mainstream cinema (Column: B-Town)
The Generation Now, the ones who love films, do know cinema as cinema, a source of entertainment and pastime. They love to talk and debate over films, and if you have got into one such debate, drop this term Parallel Cinema or, worse still, Art Film. You
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Raashii Khanna: We have a bank of great actresses in the South
Actress Raashii Khanna, who works predominantly in Tamil and Telugu films, feels roles for actresses in the South are no longer just about being pretty.
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Pankaj Tripathi: Those of us who have power and potential must look out for others
Actress Pankaj Tripathi feels those who have power and potential must take up the duty of looking out for others more than ever today. He addressed the subject through an audio clip on social media.
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Review: Luca: Talks of inclusion with cute relish
"Luca" talks of inclusion, and the importance of accepting those that are perceived as different by society. Like all Pixar productions, the film serves its message in a goodlooking package that brims with feel-good verve, and animation that is as striking as you'd expect from the banner.
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Review: Sherni: Slow-burn impact
"Sherni" tackles several diverse issues. The film is as much about sexism in the 'sarkari' workplace offices as it is about rapid erosion of forest land and the threat to wildlife in the name of development.
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Manoj Bajpayee on choice of medium: Creative people shouldn't have favourites
Actor Manoj Bajpayee, who has worked in films as well as OTT, says he would never pick a favourite medium when it comes to showcasing his work.
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Gulshan Devaiah: Myth that people have short attention span these days
Gulshan Devaiah and Swara Bhaskar appear in the short film "Dobara Alvida", and we struck up an interesting conversation with the duo about the notion of audience span getting shorter by the day.
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Ashutosh Gowariker: You cannot make to order a film that will become global in its theme
Filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker feels the global attention his Oscar-nominated film "Lagaan" had garnered is something that cannot be made to order.
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Priyadarshi Pulikonda wants to get out of 'so-called image' as comedian
Actor Priyadarshi Pulikonda, who primarily works in Telugu films, says he wants to come out of his "so-called image" as a comedian and be known as an actor who can do whatever he is offered.
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Trending: Films sans genre barriers (Column: B-Town)
It was said that there exist only seven basic stories around which you weave your film. How well you adapt to one of these genres made or marred your film. These were identified as genres. In the Indian context, we had family drama, also known as family s
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Review: Shaadisthan: Shoddy storytelling
Sometimes, the best intentions are lost in inadequate execution. "Shaadisthan" is a film that talks of women's empowerment, but the effort is burdened by shoddy storytelling that simply fails to hold your attention.
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Review: Sunflower: Quirky but lacks focus
"Sunflower" keeps you guessing all the way, all right -- but that's because the show tries to do too many things, diluting the impact of the dark comedy thrills it should have stuck to. It's starts on a different sort of a high as a murder mystery, showing you the murder (and murderer) right at the start.
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Bhumi Pednekar: Climate conservation has become focal point of conversation
Actress and environmentalist Bhumi Pednekar is happy that climate conservation has become a focal point of conversation.
