'I want to be known by my name, not as a character. I have my own branding. I think Kapil Sharma is angry with that. That could be one of the reasons why he did not invite me (on Comedy Nights With Kapil) during my film promotions.' Krushna Abhishek sets the record straight.
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.
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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.
'My film will not only be a reminder for all of us who have gone through these hellish two years, but also a reference point for future generations and for the four-five year olds who would have forgotten everything by the time they grow up.'
Kabir Akhtar won it for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for the series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.
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.
'Once in a while if there is a great show, why not do it on OTT?'
'I consider everyone my competition.'
'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.'
'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.'
Happy Birthday, Nicole Kidman!
There are 11 actors, who are among Bollywood's busiest, working on multiple films simultaneously. Just who are they?
'If you don't get married, it's not a crime. If you do, it's not an achievement either.'
'You can't call this a pure Western. This has got love, passion, violence, suspense.' 'This is a film of today.'
'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.'
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.
What can you say about a Paresh Rawal comedy where only Sanjay Mishra offers great comic relief, wonders Prasanna D Zore.
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In his new Malayalam film Tejabhai & Family.
'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.
From South Korean treats to internationally acclaimed series to home-grown delights, here are Sukanya Verma's favourite OTT shows of 2021.
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.
Meet YouTube sensation and blogger Prajakta Koli, who features on Grazia's cool list 2020.
Kapil Sharma, the anchor of Comedy Nights with Kapil, is the hottest property on Indian television today
'The people who want my career destroyed can spread whatever lies they want,'
'There have been more than 1,500 encounters.' 'So it's 1,500 murders.'
Oppam is a must watch, raves Paresh C Palicha.
'If somebody says a certain superstar's film is not good, I would not go to watch it.' 'But if the word-of-mouth is good, I don't miss a film.' 'When Badhaai Ho released, we immediately ran to theatres to watch it.'
Who are the Bollywood actors making their debut on OTT platforms, the go-to form of entertainment during the lockdown?
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.
'I think we can agree she was the lucky one there?'
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There's a lot of action on the OTT platform this March, thanks to some interesting film and Web series coming up.
'Obviously, I like Comedy Nights Live because of Krushna. I like Kapil's show too. It's good but not mind-blowing.' Aarti Singh returns to television.
Author-Scriptwriter Sadia Dehlvi remembers Zohra Sehgal.
'How can so many misfortunes fall on one beautiful family?'
Tamil film Sakalakala Vallavan Appatakkar lacks imagination, says S Saraswathi.
'We cannot express the sorrow in words.'
