Despite the mediocrity at large, these films had me in raptures for the emotions they evoked within as a cheering audience, critic and cinephile.
The top 10 films of the year may not be great by themselves but they stand out amidst the other OTT releases.
'It has never happened that all Top 5 songs on Spotify are from one film. On the Ormax list, the Top 9 are from Animal.' 'The music is good, sure. But everything has taken off with Animal the film.'
Most actors usually face obscurity after a fade-out from the limelight.
If you're a fan of the Transformer films already, you will be delighted with a hearty dose of nostalgia here but... Mayur Sanap adds a caveat.
'I thought of a suppressed country and a free world.' 'If we travel from one to another, what will that road look like?' 'What colours, music there will be? What kind of people would you see?'
'I was blessed to earn a lot of fame and money, more than I ever expected, and the time has come to share what I have earned with others.'
Kiran Rao's Laapataa Ladies has been picked as India's official entry for Oscars 2025.
The visitor returns not just with the jewel-like beauty of the country imprinted on the mind, the body rejuvenated by hot stone massages, but also with the captivating stories and myths that are built into every important structure -- whether a tourist magnet or an off-the-beaten track spot.
Because the aftermath of what happened before continues long after. War breeds hostility and hatred and creates mistrust and greed. It extinguishes humanity and breaks the human spirit, argues Aarti David.
Sandeep Reddy Vanga's action thriller Animal packs excitement.
'People worship Krishna. People don't worship Ved Vyas, who wrote the Mahabharata.' 'It's a cultural thing because we don't see the heroes behind the screen, we see the heroes who are in front of the screen.'
Sooraj R Barjatya was judged Best Director for the Hindi movie Uunchai at the National Film Awards.
While acknowledging that they needed strong allies for a chance in the assembly polls, AIADMK cadres seemingly prefer actor-politician Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam to the BJP, owing to the latter's 'communal agenda' and consequent hardline Hindutva image, explains N Sathiya Moorthy.
Lights, camera, ACTION, you'll find them in heaps on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists some interesting options.
A quick look at the winners of the 95th Annual Academy Awards.
Chhaava enters the Rs 500 crore (Rs 5 billion) club, and is the biggest hit of Vicky Kaushal's career so far.
A quick look at the winners of the 96th Annual Academy Awards.
'Our research shows that 60 per cent of the growth and interest in anime will come from India for the next few years.'
Jallikattu, the Malayalam feature film directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery, has been selected as India's official entry for the Oscars.
Imaad Shah's Tuesday's Women, Haoban Paban Kumar's Iron Women of Manipur, Shivam Singh Rajput's Ladakh 470 and Samman Roy's The Exile are among 10 titles to watch out for at the 17th edition of the Film Bazaar.
The song Naatu Naatu from S S Rajamouli's RRR has been nominated in the Best Original Song category at the 95th academy Awards. But that's not all.
'Modiji remaining healthy and happy is something I pray for all the time.'
The first half of 2023 is over and our glamorous ladies haven't let us down in the fashion department with their bold and beautiful sartorial choices.
The actress got emotional as she accepts the award for Best Actress for her Gujarati film, Kutch Express.
'Konkona just walked up, and both of us froze. She was tearing up, and I was like this is unbelievable.' 'We had Tannishtha Chatterjee, Divya Dutta, Rasika Dugal, Dia Mirza... women I've idolised.'
December looks big and bright, and Joginder Tuteja lists just which movies will release in a theatre near you.
The action entertainer Marco is a well shot, gnarly bloodfest that packs some lackluster thrills, notes Arjun Menon.
'Since God was being shown in live action on such a large scale, Prasanth was initially sceptical about going with an animated character.'
Seven years ago, Ravishankar Venkateswaran heard a story during a bus ride.
What fashion has in store for you in the New Year.
'If you just listen to the lyrics, they're so simple. It's definitely a great philosophy to live life by.'
During his recent appearance on the show, Ranveer Allahbadia asked a contestant whether they would rather watch their parents have sex for the rest of their life or join them once and put a stop to it.
Literary adaptations, whistleblower pursuits, kidnapped Santas and South India's biggest stars, Sukanya Verma lists them all on OTT this week.
Aseem Chhabra lists his favorite 2023 films -- a healthy blend of Bollywood, Hindi indies and some of the best work that is being done in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Bengali cinema.
Never before in history have Cannes and its sidebars found space for eight Indian, or India-themed, films.
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