Priyadarshan has made some of the best comedies in Hindi cinema, but the director says it none of it would have been possible without the cult success of Hera Pheri which completed 20 years on March 31.
'On the first day of a Rajnikanth movie, there is usually a lot of noise in theatres as fans dance and rejoice with every dialogue and action.' 'But in this movie, the fans were quiet. They did not find anything to shout about.'
Joginder Tuteja lists the films and Web shows coming up.
Trade pundits and quick think piece experts can speculate all they like, but what works at the box-office is a mystery as always.
Akshay-Katrina have been among the most successful on-screen couples till date and the same is expected to continue with Rohit Shetty's Sooryavanshi.
Earlier this week, Twitter users dug out screenshots of jokes of some comics, including Varun Grover, Aditi Mittal, Abish Mathew, which they had cracked in the past.
Kuttey's muddled momentum cannot cover up the trail of loopholes it leaves behind, observes Sukanya Verma.
The plot keeps getting weirder by the minute, and scenes leapfrog round with no control... The end result is bafflement and boredom, observes Deepa Gahlot.
'This 100-minute film just doesn't entertain you for even 10 minutes,' complains Joginder Tuteja.
Time and again sequels have done well at the box office, as is apparent with the blockbuster success of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, the biggest Bollywood grosser of 2022 so far.
'Fox makes films worth millions and millions of dollars. Fudging a few crores doesn't make much difference.'
As the curtain comes down on 2022, Roshmila Bhattacharya flashbacks to some of the year's news-makers and events.
SC East Bengal gave a better account of themselves after the drinks break in the first half. They almost scored the equaliser but a save from Laxmikant Kattimani and a goal-line clearance from Joao kept the Hyderabad lead intact.
'If I can make Radhe Shyam successful and if the audience likes it, that would be a big relief.'
Simmba is a dhamaka from the start till the end.
Wonder Woman and its star Gal Gadot win big at the awards night.
There are 11 actors, who are among Bollywood's busiest, working on multiple films simultaneously. Just who are they?
Sukanya Verma lists everything you can catch in the world of streaming.
After the Shiv Sena's division in Maharashtra assembly, its parliamentary party was also staring at a split with several MPs set to petition Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to recognise them as a separate group.
The gorgeous actress has signed up as many as nine films, which are in various stages of production.
'Everything happens at the right time.' 'Shamshera came at this time, but unfortunately, my father is not there to see it.'
Did your favourite Bollywood star start out as a calendar model too? Find out!
Parasite created history at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards as the South Korean class drama went on to become the first foreign language film to pick up the top prize of the Best Motion Picture cast award.
Raja Sen lists the movies we just *cannot* miss this year!
Yatchan is an unexciting action comedy, writes S Saraswathi.
The latest updates from the Tamil film industry.
The 53-year-old makes his return as a leading man in the upcoming Aa Gaya Hero.
Joginder Tuteja looks at Bobby Deol's career over the years.
We haven't seen them on the big screen yet, but these stars are working *very* hard!
Nikki Tamboli is making the most of her stint inside the BB house.
Some top stars are dabbling with a double role act and the next couple of years could see at least five of them being seen twice over on screen.
These movies may or may not have got critical acclaim, but when it comes to sheer eyeballs, these films did their job rather well.
Singh, known for his hardline religious rhetoric, was suspended by the party following protests in Hyderabad against his comments leading to his arrest by the Telangana Police.
