The best films are not necessarily the most successful -- that would be another list altogether -- although sometimes quality and commerce do converge.
'Just the other day I went to a coffee shop and there were three people asked me, "Are you Dr Dia?"'
'I am one of three actors in the country to have an Emmy nomination, and that is the thing to take away from here.' 'Not what happened to my career.'
Hrishida's Abhimaan captured the real life pair Jaya and Amitabh Bachchan's dazzling chemistry in the many stages of the husband-wife relationship, observes Sukanya Verma.
Ester Noronha who has worked in Telugu films talks about making her Kannada debut.
'Pancham was way ahead of his times. Picture chale na chale, RD's music was damn good.'
Thank God tries hard to be funny but its humour is dated and cliched, observes Namrata Thakker. Thank God Review.
Udta Punjab truly soars when being its own madcap beast, profane and powerful and preening.
'I have lost a piece of my heart.' 'I can cry me a river and write words & words.. but I can never completely express what he means to me.' 'Mera yaar ...KK!!'
'I thought my journey had ended even before it began.'
From Boyhood to The Grand Budapest Hotel, we've seen some brilliant cinema this year.
While we wait and see the final BO ratings of this Ranbir Kapoor-Anushka Sharma-Aishwarya Rai Bachchan starrer, here's a look at successful romances in the past.
'Even after Awaara Hoon and Mera Joota Hai Japani, between 1946 to 1963, there were plenty of upheavals in his career. My parents had moved into two rooms of a chawl, with an attached bathroom, by then, but life was hard, and often there was no food at home.'
Big Eyes easily evokes a mix of fascination and empathy and you just can't stop looking, says Paloma Sharma.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the big November hits in the past decade.
Kho Gaye Hum Kahan is a light glimpse into healthy young lives ready to soar in their own sweet skin, applauds Sukanya Verma.
There will be work today, there will be work tomorrow, there will be work the day after, but nothing will make up for the eternal regret of not seeing a friend when he was dying.
Sreehari Nair wasn't impressed with Rangoon at all. But find out which film tops his list!
The prime minister's insistence that his voice cannot be suppressed left me both puzzled and amused. He has at his call, the government's official news dissemination/publicity channels, the pliant newspapers and television channels that were eager to prostrate themselves before a powerful government and yet, the dominant voice thinks it is in competition with other voices! exclaims Shyam G Menon.
The nominees for the Academy Awards enjoyed a special Oscar luncheon at the Fairmont Century Plaza in California on March 7, 20 days before the big day on March 27.
Siddharth Anand's artistry bespeaks an upbringing filled with GI Joes, plastic combat boots and plastic bayonets, fake punching noises and fake sounds of gunshots, rudely interrupted by an adult voice saying, 'Beta, all this is good, but try bringing in some feelings too', observes Sreehari Nair.
Smriti Mundhra's documentary The Romantics has many, many, gems about one of Bollywood's most successful film-makers and more importantly, his iconic father, Yash Chopra.
Saluting the late MS Viswanathan and his brilliant music.
'Kriti tells me to be candid and real, just the way I am at home. I've applied that in my first film just to take that nervousness out of me.'
Joginder Tuteja looks at Ranbir's films, which have seen the best opening collections.
'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.'
'Marriage was never a pit stop after which my life would change.'
The nominations for the Golden Globes have been announced.
'When he saw a few unedited scenes, he blasted me.' 'I was completely destroyed that night.' 'But when he saw it the second time, he said it was not that bad.' 'Now that he has seen the entire film, he is satisfied.'
Eid-ul-Fitr has been celebrated in a big way in Hindi films.
Boman shares a BTS from Chandigarh... Amitabh supports a young talent... Hina leaves New York...
'I am very much overwhelmed by this great moment happening and I am very happy to share this excitement with my wife.'
'Laxmi was insistent that our homes should never have name-plates, because the name Laxmikant-Pyarelal should never be separated!'
Sreesanth will also be singing a fast number in the movie for which recording has begun in a studio in Kochi.
'But he was very quick and did a very stylish adab.' 'Of course, I didn't expect him to hug.'
