There’s something fundamentally iconic about the clash between Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Saawariya and Farah Khan’s Om Shanti Om, particularly when you look at those films and that clash in today’s context.

The work and achievements of many people go unnoticed every day. To be heard in the film industry, you need to be a certain type of celebrity or have a certain stature, says Kani Kusruti.

'After my success at the box office, I saw a marked difference in people’s behavior. They started to treat me with a lot more respect. I felt it very strongly,' says Sudha Kongara.

When Indonesian author Jesse Q Sutanto landed a book deal for her novel, Dial A for Aunties, she hadn't anticipated the film rights immediately being snapped up by Netflix.

The plaintiffs said they are not seeking a blanket gag order against media reportage of Sushant Singh Rajput case or the ensuing drugs probe, just a bar on reports that violate 'applicable laws'.

As work resumes on films post relaxation of restrictions, we embed into director SR Prabhakaran’s shooting spot to get a pulse of his untitled Tamil suspense-thriller project.

The fest is being conducted online from November 8 by MeHeLP, a collaborative project between Indian and UK-based scholars and theatre artistes.

The film is a case study in the immense challenge of making a tentpole during the pandemic.

Fithian spoke with Variety about the financial cataclysm facing cinemas and the reasons he believes the business will rebound if it can get a lifeline to help it endure the worst of the coronavirus pandemic.