Review: Halal Love Story: Feel-good film with twist of satire

Halal Love Story crafts humour out of the sensitive issue of Islamic belief without being trivial about it. If that balancing act seems accomplishment enough, director Zakariya Mohammed and his co-writer Muhsin Parari reveal plenty of other cinematic qualities along the way.

Ethan Hawke: Life is like building a spider web

Hollywood star Ethan Hawke compares living life to building a spider web, saying each moment, success and challenges are connected to each other beautifully.

Jessica Alba: Post Covid if anybody stays at home it'll probably be the man

Hollywood actress Jessica Alba feels women will not take a step back as the entertainment industry moves towards revival in the aftermath of the Covid pandemic. She says women are going to be in high demand, adding that if anybody is going to stay at home

Bollywood's Diwali all about small films this year

Bollywood biggies have given Diwali the passover despite cinemas opening, so the festival weekend will be all about small to medium budget films taking up big screen space.

Review: Scam 1992: Retells a complex saga

There is a basic challenge that Hansal Mehta throws, while narrating the story of Big Bull Harshad Mehta. Instead of letting his story unfold through the mind games of his protagonist, which would have made the series lucid and enjoyable for all, he often tends to immerse the narrative in a mire of heavy stock market lingo and logistics.

Centre okays cinema reopening if states agree

Finally, light at the end of the tunnel for the cinema exhibition trade as the Government at the Centre has decided to allow cinema halls to reopen from mid-October. In these last few months, the Covid-19 pandemic has caused great harm to all aspects of l

Manoj Bajpayee: Self doubt is something every actor goes through

Two National Awards, a Padma Shri and an experience of 26 years in the Hindi Film Industry later, acclaimed actor Manoj Bajpayee reveals that he still doubts himself.

Big B turns 78: The legacy keeps growing

A few days before turning 78 on Sunday, Bollywood Shahenshah Amitabh Bachchan signed a new multilingual mega project, co-starring Telugu superstar Prabhas and Bollywood superstar Deepika Padukone. He already has a handful of films in his kitty right now,

B'Day wishes pour in as 'Shahenshah' turns 78

Indian film celebrities from Mahesh Babu, Prabhas, Nimrat Kaur to Ajay Devgn among many others wished megastar Amitabh Bachchan on his 78th birthday on Sunday.

Maniesh Paul: Amitabh Bachchan continues to inspire me

Actor, TV host and Amitabh Bachchan fan boy Maniesh Paul says the megastar continues to inspire him.

Pop single 'Vaaste' crosses 1-Billion mark

Vaaste, sung by singers Dhvani Bhanushali and Nikhil D'Souza, has crossed one billion mark on YouTube. Its composer Tanishk Bagchi feels humbled by the love that the song has been receiving.

Review: Ginny Weds Sunny: Band Baaja Blunder

Ginny, Sunny and their not so funny misadventure of love sets you wondering within 10 minutes of the start: Why was this film made in the first case? The question plays in your mind on the loop all through the runtime that follows. By the end of it, you realise this was a couple of hours ill-spent.

Dhvani Bhanushali promises to show a different side of her in 2021

Dhvani Bhanushali has won a lot of fans as a singer in less than two years since her launch in 2018. Next year, she promises to show a different side to her creativity as a musical artiste.

Karl Urban: 'The Boys' makes poignant social commentary

Actor Karl Urban feels his superhero satire series, The Boys, holds a mirror to realities of the current society, and says the web show makes poignant social commentary.

Uday Shankar to step down as Disney India chairman

Uday Shankar will step down as president of The Walt Disney Company Asia Pacific and chairman, Star and Disney India, to pursue an entrepreneurial career. He will step down from his positions effective December 31 this year.

Live stand-up comedy amidst the new normal is no joke

What is life without humour? In the midst of the pandemic, the comedy pill would seem like an essential element in our survival kit. With comedy clubs, theatres and studios shut during lockdown, there was a vacuum of live shows, open mics and gigs. Many c

Chris Gayle: Music comes naturally to me

West Indies cricket superstar Chris Gayle sure has a career alternative now. He is out making a mark in the world of music, and a new track he has collaborated on as a rapper has already crossed one million views on YouTube. Gayle tells you music comes na

Chandan Roy Sanyal: 2020 a lucky year for my career

Actor Chandan Roy Sanyal is happy with the way the year has shaped up professionally, despite the ongoing Covid pandemic paralysing life.

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