Patcy N, Sumit Bhattacharya

Hrithik Roshan is not a positive person

'Why should Hollywood be interested in us?'

'They are busy making films that suit their purpose. If it suits their purpose to make a Slumdog Millionaire, they will make it.' 'Why are we so upset about not getting an Oscar or producing Oscar quality work? Just look at the quality of work that is venerated by the Oscars. It is not particularly great work. Why are we so desperate to get acknowledgment from the West?'

'It was deeply embarrassing to watch Sholay'

'Satyajit Ray was somewhat tolerable; you didn't have to hang your head in shame.' 'Sholay is a series of stereotypes and borrowed ideas... And we are still singing praises of that film.' 'What would I make of two grown men behaving in this manner? It's deeply embarrassing.' If you thought Naseeruddin Shah was too frank with his opinions, he'd have to take a back seat to wife Ratna Pathak Shah, who doesn't waste a second, giving you her strong views on matters movies and personal.

'Sanjay Dutt told my mother to make sure I don't get into acting'

'When I saw Sridevi in Lamhe, I decided I wanted to be an actress.' Meet 3AM actress Anindita Nayar.

Shahid Kapoor: Weirdness comes naturally to me

'Before I started Haider, I read a little bit of Hamlet. I saw a Russian version of Hamlet and, honestly, I got bored halfway through.' But Shahid claims his latest film is the best movie of his career yet.

'I am a recognisable face. That changes so many things in your life'

'It wasn't difficult to play a chef because it was not about knowing recipes. I just had to look comfortable in the kitchen,' Aditya Roy Kapur tells Patcy N.

Kolkata horror: Students protesting sexual assault beaten up, arrested

Jadavpur University students, who were beaten up and arrested for protesting against the university's apathy over a sexual assault on campus, talk to Sumit Bhattacharya about a night of horrors.

'I am a very bad cook. I can't make anything, not even tea'

'There is a lot of insecurity in this job. That is why we are paid so much money.' Parineeti Chopra comes clean.

'Sex comedy is boring for me'

'Cocktail allowed me to make Finding Fanny.' Homi Adajania gets candid.

'I got fed up of acting'

The little girl from Kal Ho Naa Ho has grown up!

Arjun Kapoor: I want to survive

'I am 29. I have a long way to go.' Arjun Kapoor claims he's not insecure in Bollywood.

'I started composing music because I was sitting at home, not doing anything'

'I cried after my elimination from Indian Idol because I had got used to the lavish lifestyle, the good food, good hotels, good clothes and I was going to miss that.' Shivam Pathak returns to the good life, thanks to his hit music in Mary Kom.

'If many people like this film, we can think of Mardaani 2'

'My last two films didn't do well... I was so hurt that I am scared of laughing or being happy now.' Director Pradeep Sarkar discusses Mardaani with Patcy N.

Rani Mukerji: I would like to do a show like Oprah Winfrey

'Mardaani has become a kind of movement. It is beyond being a film.' Rani Mukerji loves the response to her latest film.

'If I am not shown in Mardaani, who will Rani's Shivani fight with?'

'I was very nervous working with Rani Mukerji in Mardaani initially because she is such a senior actor.' Meet Tahir Raj Bhasin.

'I borrowed money from my family; told them they won't get it back'

'There are many stories that could be made in the North East.' And here's one of them.

'Whatever I am today, it is because of Sir Richard Attenborough'

Rohini Hattangady, who played Kasturba in Attenborough's iconic film Gandhi, looks back at the fine director.

'Richard Attenborough was unassuming, he never lost his temper'

Veteran theatre personality Dolly Thakore, who made her film debut as a casting director with Richard Attenborough's Gandhi, kept in touch with him till much after work on the multiple award-winning biopic was over. Distraught upon hearing the unfortunate news, the Indian thespian revisits her long and 'wonderful' association with Sir Richard Attenborough.

Review: Riyasat is a pitiful tribute to Rajesh Khanna

Why would anyone want to tarnish the image of a great actor like Rajesh Khanna by making a film like Riyasat, asks Patcy N.

Ladakh Film Fest: Deepti Naval pays tribute to Farooque Shaikh

This is the film festival's third edition.