Sooper Se Ooper will not be able to make you laugh like Sidhu or Archana Puran Singh performing on their respective shows but it will make you chuckle to yourself softly at situations and the characters' reaction to them, writes Paloma Sharma.
Following a year of pandemic prompted no-show and another of backlash for its staggering lack of representation, the Golden Globes felt more atonement than awards ceremony in its 80th iteration.
Bappida's softer more creative work got buried in the noise, rues Subhash K Jha as he picks the late lamented composer's most soulful songs.
Rupesh Paul, whose musical has been long-listed for the 2012 Academy Awards, talks about his film.
Joginder Tuteja lists the biggest box office successes with stars in uniform.
'Every day, after 'pack-up', Khansaab and Deepika would come for dance practice and rehearse till around 1-1.30 am.' 'The weather was a challenge because while on screen, it looks warm and sunny, it was actually bitterly cold, with a sharp, stinging wind which had the actors and dancers shivering in their summer clothing.'
As it celebrates 50 years of being in business, Joginder Tuteja looks at YRF's biggest hits.
Ponniyin Selvan has everything going for it, yet, there is something missing for a wholesome film experience, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Joginder Tuteja looks at films that didn't do well in theatres but became popular on satellite television or on OTT.
By refusing to follow the pack and remain politically correct, Aamir Khan has paid a price. A fascinating excerpt from Shobhaa De's new book, Insatiable.
The Olivier Awards are the British stage equivalent of the Oscars.
'Today, when I look back, our journey together ajooba lagta hai.'
'When I started my journey in Indian Idol, a lot of people laughed at me for not knowing Hindi well. I did feel bad but I did not let anything negative affect me and took it as a challenge.' Meet Indian Idol 9 winner V Revanth.
In a career of eight years, the actor -- who turned 33 on May 16 -- already has an impressive oeuvre.
'Masaan is history for me. This is another journey with Raman Raghav 2.0. You have to clean your slate after every film, and not let its success or failure affect you.' Vicky Kaushal moves on, with Raman Raghav 2.0.
'Rahul Vijay wants me to be authentic because, then, there's no burden of pretending to be someone. There's no facade. I'm thankful to him for that.'
'It feels good when you are able to share your experiences and learning with someone who is willing and happy to listen and accept.' 'More than moulding him, I gave with an open heart, and Ahan was very receptive.'
Sukanya Verma's OTT recommendations for the week.
Fitness and yoga is a big part of Bollywood and, on International Yoga Day, film folk show off their best asanas.
Want to add to Sukanya Verma's list? Hit the message board.
If Netflix and the film's producers thought they would bring younger audiences to the master's works, many who might have aversion to decades-old black and white films, they have failed with the experiment, says Aseem Chhabra.
There's an entire gurdwara dedicated to immigration. People present tiny airliner models here in the hope that Waheguru will soon give them a ticket, passport and visa to leave, reveals Shekhar Gupta.
'For us, values and morals acquire the highest place in our lives.'
Reviewers rated it high, but still, these films unfortunately flopped.
'So much so we don't feel the need to create anything, but just bask in that glory.' 'It's time to move on.' 'How much burden can you put on a person or the legacy of the person?'
'When we finished the narration, we expected Shah Rukhbhai to say the usual, 'I'll think about it and let you know in two days.' But he jumped up and said, 'I'm doing the film.'
Hindi lyrics are no bar to the global appeal of his music.
'You could be out of sight, out of mind but it may take just one song to bring you back and to let you know that your audience is still rooting for you.'
Former West Indian cricket captain Dwayne John Bravo, who last year announced his retirement from all forms of the game, is having a good second run as a singer. His popular 'Dwayne 'DJ' Bravo Champion' music video is a blockbuster online, having notched up 29,50,000 views on YouTube. And now he has teamed up with choreographer Shakti Mohan of Dance India Dance fame to come up with a peppy single titled 'The Chamiya Song'.
'Shashikala was never short of her work.' 'But somewhere as she grew older she got tired of playing variations of the villain.' 'She became spiritual.'
'Anger comes from a sense of righteousness, when you believe that you are right.' 'Nothing makes me angry.'
'... their love was jinxed.' 'His celluloid path to his partner's heart was seldom smooth; it had to contend with greedy relatives and indecisive sweethearts, who were more ready to sacrifice than woo and wed.'
Vidya Balan *really* wants her new film Hamari Adhuri Kahani to do well.
'Today, 25 years later, Raja Hindustani is as much a Dharmesh Darshan film as it is Aamir Khan and Karisma Kapoor's 'different' love story.'
Ajay Devgn, NTR Jr, Ram Charan release the RRR poster. Pooja Hegde releases the Acharya poster...
Joaquin Phoneix (Joker) and Renne Zellweger (Judy) should keep their fingers crossed, says Kumar Abishek.
A look at Bollywood's best cabaret performers over the years! Who is 'YOUR' favourite?
I thought Saudi Vellakka a glancing, loving depiction of the judicial system as a pageantry filled with performers trying to do right by everyone, do everything by the book, and failing despite their best attempts, observes Sreehari Nair.
'He knows what he doesn't want and likes exploring the rest with his cast and crew, so it's like a journey of making something beautiful together.'
