'They (the characters) are not bad people; they are good people, who make bad choices.' 'The idea was to show that when people are put in a situation, which side of the moral spectrum do they fall on?'
Malayalam actor Sharafudheen talks about the films that defined his career.
Joginder Tuteja looks back at how Hindi movies have done during this festive season in the last decade.
From Hurricane Dorian to Hong Kong protests to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mega event in Houston, Texas, United States -- these are the big moments that shaped the month of September.
The Deols are all set to entertain us again.
'Sharing screen space with Salman bhai is a superb experience.'
'When it has to be a simple girl's role, somehow people feel I cannot do it.'
'If this is how the audience likes me, I will continue doing it.'
Welcome to Bharti's wedding party!
The second edition of the Critics Choice Shorts and Series Awards honoured short films and Web series, and was held on a grand scale at the Taj Hotel in Santa Cruz, north west Mumbai.
Baby Yoda's latest adventures, spirits of all shapes and sizes, NRIs in vendetta mode, catch all this and more on OTT in Sukanya Verma's weekly recommendations.
With comic Kenny Sebastian, you don't just get a stand-up act, you get a performance.
Director Rohit Shetty is laughs his way to the bank.
'You can't call this a pure Western. This has got love, passion, violence, suspense.' 'This is a film of today.'
'I do drama with the same intensity as any comedy.'
'I don't know whether this curse will be lifted or not. It's in the hands of the audience.'
Beg, borrow, steal or adopt, fake parents share a history of coming to the hero or heroine's rescue ensuing in much mirth and masala.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
The actor, whose real name was Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jafri, had not been keeping well, producer Mehmood Ali, a family friend, told PTI.
Karisma Kapoor is all set to make her digital debut in Ekta Kapoor's Mentalhood, a comedy about the madness of motherhood.
'The response to savagery and mass injustice is never a persistent howl.' 'There will be, among the victims, those who choose to forget the scars, those who go on living, those who challenge the overall environment of sentimentality.' 'And the more effort you put into including these other voices, into assimilating these spoilsports, the more balanced your depiction of the tragedy in question will be,' observes Sreehari Nair.
'Once in a while if there is a great show, why not do it on OTT?'
Biju Menon tells Divya Nair/Rediff.com how he transformed himself to play a 73 year old character, one of his most challenging and satisfying roles as an actor.
'It has been a roller coaster ride for me. When I look back, there is only one word with which I can express my journey: Gratitude.'
Shimla Mirchi is a lost opportunity, feels Moumita Bhattacharjee.
From South Korean treats to internationally acclaimed series to home-grown delights, here are Sukanya Verma's favourite OTT shows of 2021.
'I'd definitely wish that the audience of Kerala mature. There are a large number of people who welcome sexual scenes or content if it is in a foreign movie but they can't accept this in a regional movie. That attitude of hypocrisy has to change.'
Sunny Leone lashes out at Congress MP Abhishek Manu Sanghvi.
'How can so many misfortunes fall on one beautiful family?'
'An old party like the Congress cannot rely solely on the prescriptions of a 'Doctor' whose motives and intentions are still unknown and that he does not look attached towards any party or ideology,' point out Sunil Gatade and Venkatesh Kesari.
Dhilluku Dhuddu is an unremarkable horror comedy, writes S Saraswathi.
There's the excitement of watching minor people commit major crimes and watching how that becomes their second nature, almost. Just when you think the show is extending outwards, it implodes. And with the ethical hinges off totally, you, the viewer, wouldn't know quite how to react, observes Sreehari Nair.
Pellissery's women continue to express the beauty in our common humanity. And often, these women go so far into expressing our hopes, desires, absurdities and follies that they end up acting at variance with the ethical prescriptions of our age. And this, I believe, is precisely why they remain "invisible" to a whole bunch of viewers, says Sreehari Nair.
Kapil takes over from Ranveer and Nick!
When the top stars refused to play Milkha Singh, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra went down another route. A riveting excerpt from the director's memoir The Stranger In The Mirror.
'Dev for me embodied all that kind of charm, optimism, energy, vulnerability, awkwardness and yet strength.' 'He's in every scene for two hours.' 'He has to play drama, melodrama, romance, pathos, comedy.' 'It was a relief when he said yes.'
Variety is the spice of life and the greatest USP of OTT platforms. Sukanya Verma points out all the wonderful stuff to choose from this week's mix.
Here are five successful Tamil films that hit the screens in the first half of 2014
'It's happened many times, all these lovely aunties come to me and say, 'Beta, whenever you come onscreen, you make us laugh even before saying a dialogue'.'
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