Paresh Rawal claims drinking his own urine helped him recover faster, after advised by Ajay Devgn's father. The Liver Doc lashes outParesh Rawal shared a story about his knee injury during 'Ghatak' filming. He claimed Veeru Devgan suggested urine therapy for faster recov...
28 Apr, 2025, 01.34 PM IST
'Jaat' X reviews out: Netizens praise Sunny Deol's 'paisa vasool' massy action dramaSunny Deol's highly awaited action thriller made its theatrical debut on Thursday, generating a wave of excitement among fans. Early review...
10 Apr, 2025, 07.06 AM IST
A giant is waking: A plethora of problems persists even as intelligent Bengali cinema is starting to break its decades-long shacklesBengali cinema is witnessing a resurgence with films like 'Mandaar,' 'Nagarkirtan,' and 'Bohurupi' gaining recognition. Despite cultural an...
26 Jan, 2025, 01.23 PM IST
Flower power in the Hindi heartland: Telugu masala rises as Hindi blockbusters fadeThe rise of Telugu cinema, particularly dubbed versions, in the Hindi heartland is explored. The shift is attributed to multiplexes, changi...
08 Dec, 2024, 11.54 AM IST
Current film-makers are lucky to have access to versatile platforms like TV & OTT to showcase content, feels Ila ArunRecalling working with Nihalani and Benegal, the singer-actress said the two directors were full of ideas to do something for society.
21 Sep, 2023, 10.53 AM IST
'Pather Panchali' declared best Indian movie by FIPRESCI"Pather Panchali," Ray's first film as a director, was based on the 1929 Bengali novel of the same name by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay. Th...
22 Oct, 2022, 04.08 PM IST
'Andaz Apna Apna' cinematographer Ishwar Bidri passes away at 87; JP Dutta says he was like familyBidri died due to multiple health issues at a hospital in Karnataka.
28 Dec, 2020, 03.13 PM IST
Bots at work: Did fake views make Badshah's 'Paagal' most-viewed video on YouTube?The rapper's feat elicited no response from the world’s most popular online video hub.
01 Aug, 2019, 08.46 AM IST
The charmed life of legendary cameraman Mahendra KumarMahendra Kumar’s neighbours were used to the famous elderly man’s movements between his quarters, often early in the morning.
23 Oct, 2016, 12.02 AM IST
CEOs must learn to not take success too seriously in life: Sanjay KapoorThe former Micromax chairman says that a CEO can be successful only when there is a team that outshines him.
09 Aug, 2016, 12.56 PM IST
Film industry should look beyond the market: Pranab MukherjeeThe President said that while Hindi cinema was doing well internationally, regional films needed a push to enjoy the same level of visibili...
04 May, 2015, 12.49 AM IST
Tollywood sees a revival with new genre of directors and multiplexesThe Tollygunge film industry in Kolkata, aka Tollywood, is on a rapid growth track – hang the slowdowns, downturns, depreciations and what ...
07 Sep, 2013, 12.29 PM IST
100 years of Indian cinema: Need to break away from popular mediocrity to excel in filmmakingThere is complete surrender to popular tastes. The forced cheer is a huge limitation imposed on the imagination of any aspiring filmmaker.
19 May, 2013, 01.32 PM IST
'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' is the most difficult film I’ve made in my career: Mira NairIn fact, bridging two suspicious worlds – the US-dominated West and the rest of the world – is what Nair wanted to do in The Reluctant Fund...
10 May, 2013, 05.35 AM IST
- New lease of life being infused into dying Kolkata film societies
The pioneering society has managed to stay alive on artificial respiration and the resilience of some of its surviving founding members.
31 Oct, 2011, 12.02 AM IST
- Mani Kaul, pioneer of new age cinema dead
Agraduate from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, where he was a student of mercurial Bengal film maker Ritwik Ghatak...
07 Jul, 2011, 12.30 AM IST
'Indian film industry can't take away much from scotland, but an effort is being made'Paul Holmes is spearheading a project revolving around collaboration in film ventures between SRFTI & Screen Academy Scotland. Holmes, who ...
30 Nov, 2009, 01.22 AM IST