'I don't think 'oh, I have done 534 films' or 'I have 40 years of experience behind me.'
An evening celebrating the best of what medicine has to offer.
Director Raghava Lawrence's Kanchana 2 is an enjoyable horror comedy about six ghosts who are out to avenge their deaths.
The Stardust 50th Anniversary Honours awards saw the who's who of Bollywood on the red carpet.
Sreesanth will also be singing a fast number in the movie for which recording has begun in a studio in Kochi.
The Krrish 3 soundtrack had to be nothing short of magnificent but it doesn't come anywhere close to that.
Aditya Chopra may be a household name in India, but few have seen his face, recognise his voice or know the brain behind the business outside his tight inner circle. The Romantics makes sure it has its own to brag about when he, finally, appears before the camera, notes Sukanya Verma.
'With the media and social media pulling them down every second day, there are no heroes left.' 'What we have are actors and we want to see them play characters which are real, human and identifiable.'
Sukanya Verma looks at how one of the seven primal human emotions is usually treated in Hindi movies.
The south awards night was a GRAND affair!
Begum, 80, wasn't keeping well since last few years.
'2015 gave us a set of Hindi films that brought to light, the true uncorrupted joys of filmmaking even in their roughness.' 'Films which told us why we loved films in the first place. Films that were less ashamed of revealing their weakness and ones that took chances with audience expectations.'
The Best of Me fits well enough in the genre to which it belongs and will obviously prove to be a major tearjerker for hopeless romantics. The rest of us can only find it amusing, at best, says Paloma Sharma.
Sukanya Verma lists her five BEST and WORST Bollywood movies of 2019.
Boman shares a BTS from Chandigarh... Amitabh supports a young talent... Hina leaves New York...
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel loses the plot somewhere in the first 15 minutes, says Nishi Tiwari.
The movies that impressed, puzzled and stunned Sukanya Verma at MAMI this year.
Sreehari Nair is *not* impressed by this lot of films at all.
'Laxmi was insistent that our homes should never have name-plates, because the name Laxmikant-Pyarelal should never be separated!'
As much as we enjoy and write reams and reams about our amazement at the Kantara climax, 30 years on from now, will we remember these portions more fondly or the ones where Shiva is simply hanging out with his friends, mulls Rohit Sathish Nair.
One expected just a fun-filled score, but composers Vishal-Shekhar have gone beyond that to bring us some soulful melodies as well.
After the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon on Wednesday, August 23, Bollywood has joined India to laud ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) and its team for the historic mission.
'You become a critic because the job entails watching a 100 films a year, out of which there will be five or six good films.' 'It's really a glutton for punishment, but you're also optimistic and want to see exciting things.'
Singer Hariharan worked quite a few times with santoor player Shiv Kumar Sharma, who passed into the ages on May 10, and flautist Hari Prasad Chaurasia.
Eid-ul-Fitr has been celebrated in a big way in Hindi films.
The nominations for the Golden Globes have been announced.
Amitabh Bachchan remembers Holi over the years.
'If you sit collar turned up and tell yourself, you are great, you will never evolve as an actor.'
Sushmita gives attitude... Ayushmann likes this time... So does Mouni...
A R Rahman plucks the strings of a harp following a rehearsal at The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
The Power Of The Dog and Dune lead the pack while films like King Richard, Belfast and West Side Story grab quite a few noms.
Rohit to play Babasaheb Ambedkar...Soha twins with Kunal... Preity shares a throwback pic...
Sushmita and her thoughts... Malaika-Gauri get together... Divyanka's ode to summer...
Much, much, much before Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani fussed over What Jhumka, Asha Bhosle trilled in her alluring voice and teased us with tantalising details about the events leading to her precious Jhumka's loss. Sukanya Verma celebrates the singing legend who turns 90 on September 8.
'I remember I was doing The Hate Story and had finished shooting all the other bits with Paoli (Dam, actress), only the erotic bits were left. It was the first time I was doing lovemaking scenes and I had no clue how to do that. My wife was like, 'don't worry, just be comfortable, it's your job.' It was comforting coming from my wife.' Knowing Gulshan Devaiah better.
'I am glad people are talking about Atrangi Re, good or bad. I'd be worried if they had nothing to say.'
Raja Sen's favourite bits from what was, overall, a glitzy but forgettable awards show.
Rani Rudramma Devi, the Kakatiya queen, ruled in the 13 century. She is a well-known figure of Indian history, particularly in South India.
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