Bollywood loves number games. And not just the rat race kind. There's a slew of movies with numbers in their title.
Ranbir, Rashmika, Raveena, Vic, Nic, it's raining movie stars on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations.
'All the characters have moved on from part one.' 'My character Srikant Tiwari is in a different zone.' 'Srikant is like R K Laxman's Common Man striving to keep a balance between his work and family.'
Guntu Kaaram doesn't deliver on its basic promise: Entertainment, sighs Mayur Sanap.
'The world needs Gandhi now more than any other time in history.'
'The jester's job, the joker's job, the fool's job is to make fun of people to make them seem beautiful.'
Action, animation, fantasy, romance, sports, crime, zombies, slice of life, coming of age, you name it, it's there on OTT this week.
'Whenever I prepare a joke for my performances I always have the family in mind: Would any member of the family feel offended by my joke?' 'If the answer is yes, I immediately drop it.'
Bring on the popcorn, the OTT scene is buzzing with three things -- entertainment, entertainment, entertainment.
Quite a few Hindi films have taken up issues related with sex, and managed to shine the torch on some pertinent issues.
'There have been and will continue to be, so many captivating stories in colonial India.' 'Obviously, most of the white people were British, so if I am going to take on a role in a film set in one of the most turbulent periods of Indian history, then it only stands to reason that my character would be of British descent.' 'But that doesn't mean all my roles are negative.'
Shreyas Talpade's film, co-starring the Deol brothers, never adds up to anything beyond a shrill or overdone caricature straight out of a dummy's guide in how to amuse, says Sukanya Verma.
Dream Girl 2's understanding of womanhood boils down to her boobs, sighs Sukanya Verma.
Get your lowdown on what's going on in the world of Bollywood, right here!
Amazon Prime Video has announced a huge number of assorted Web series and movies, and the slate sure looks interesting.
It's been a good year at the box office. Still, there were some rude shocks as well.
'Being the first doctor in the family comes with a lot of expectations.' 'I guess I have been a constant source of disappointment.'
'One genre cannot survive 365 days of the year. It can be the flavour of the season.'
Girish AD doesn't make romantic comedies so much as he elevates the genre, observes Sreehari Nair.
Catch one of Mammootty's career best works, Oscar-winner Michelle Yeoh and more on OTT this week.
'Life had its own plans and now I have learnt to go with the flow.'
Sukanya Verma recaps all those events from 25 years ago.
'In real life, I am not funny. I'm a boring person. If you ask me to make you laugh, it will be difficult for me.' Sunil Grover gets refreshingly candid.
Amazon Prime Video has announced 69 assorted Web series and movies, and the slate sure looks interesting.
If you are looking for a fluffy rom-com without much pravachan, Kushi is worth a watch, recommends Divya Nair.
Stewart, 52, himself has not yet issued any statements regarding the matter.
Divya Nair lists 2023's Malayalam movies that can be enjoyed by all ages.
'I have watched comedies but some have failed to make me laugh. The characters indulge in too much buffoonery. They move too much, falling, hitting each other, making faces... Comedy is very serious business.' Director Anees Bazmee tells us how he makes people laugh with his films.
'I was very keen to make another film and I was dying to say action and cut and get back into creating characters and creating worlds.' 'But I just didn't have a script I was happy with.' 'I was working every day on the writing and I was struggling with that.'
The Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2023 has revealed the top 25 Funniest entries of 2023 in its final shortlist.
Steadily marching ahead for almost a decade now on the strength of his unassuming versatility, the 35 year old is ready to showcase his mettle in one of the most challenging roles of his career as India's first Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw in Meghna Gulzar's biopic, Sam Bahadur.
'On the set, Ranveer and I got along really well. Ten days after the release, Ranveer messaged me and said, you have killed the scene! For someone like him to message me just says how supportive person he is of newcomers.'
Deepa Gahlot lists some 2023 movies that you need to watch if you haven't already.
'If you watch Baazigar even today, after 30 years of its release, you will enjoy it because of its novel story line.'
'In a typical Telugu film, the sub plot would be the love story. That is not there in my film. The focus is on the job. There is no heroism. The main character is a normal cop.' Terror director Satish Kasetty talks about the film.
'They wanted a character, who could speak both Tamil and Hindi. That's how I got on board.'
'I made sure I did full justice to my star's image and what his fans expect.'
Bollywood hero on the run, hijacked weddings, shrinks in need of therapy, Sukanya Verma lists the chaos and entertainment on OTT this week.
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