'Eddie Murphy was approached for Sanjay Dutt's role, Omar Sharif for Jackie's Shroff's. The title of Khalnayak was Be Negative then. I had started working on the screenplay with Hollywood writers. And then after three-four months...
'I have made a new rule: When I'm having my morning tea, a guy keeps the harmonium on my bed.' 'So while I'm writing what my plan for the day is, that harmonium is in front of me and I do riyaz of 40-50 minutes.'
'If the South starts shooting on IMAX more, it will be beneficial. And likewise, it will benefit Bollywood directors.'
'A producer is chartering a flight to take us to London to shoot. I am playing the lead in a Hollywood production which got postponed due to COVID-19.'
The Baywatch star is in negotiations to join A Kid Like Jake and Isn't It Romantic.
Tamil script writer Paranjothi S claims that the script of Hollywood film Gravity is lifted from one of his stories.
'In Raktobeej, I had a lot of physical action to do, so that was a new challenge.' 'We didn't want the action scenes to be over-the-top.' 'We wanted to make the action raw and real.'
Showtime is watchable but never engrossing, notes Sukanya Verma.
Weddings, holidays, award functions, throwbacks, festivals, family time or fooling around, 2023 saw a variety of posts beaming in joy. Of which these 25 Instagram moments of Bollywood stars are Sukanya Verma's favourites.
Avatar: The Way of Water did double the business of Cirkus on Friday and then tripled it on the weekend.
Catch one of Mammootty's career best works, Oscar-winner Michelle Yeoh and more on OTT this week.
'When something like this happens, it's just like all the weight and all the time that there was no work and the auditions were not cracking, you feel it's just worth it.'
'Life had its own plans and now I have learnt to go with the flow.'
The 75th Emmys saw a lot of fashion, but even more talent.
'I wasn't motivated to begin with because how do you outdo the biggest encounter?' 'Then, we came across this story about the first-ever encounter.'
'I crave to do a film about lost kingdoms, kings in exiles and ethereal princesses.'
Uday Mahurkar, Information Commissioner, government of India, wrote an open letter to Nolan, terming the scene a "disturbing attack on Hinduism" and appealed to the director to remove the scene worldwide.
'This was a film, a story that had never been told before.'
RRR threw a lifeline, or so it seemed -- to a world that was down in the dumps. Keeravani and his Naatu Naatu just happened to be in the right place at the right time, notes Saibal Chatterjee.
Plenty happens over the show -- riots, nefarious schemes, betrayal and multiple murders -- which should have made for a riveting watch but everything evokes déjà vu and worse, sighs Deepa Gahlot.
2023 was a good year for international cinema with many strong films premiering at the Berlin, Cannes, Venice and Toronto film festivals.
No Bollywood release nor any holdover release from last week were pitted against James Cameron's sci-fi action drama.
Too bad the one time it is friendly to the environment, Tiger chooses to celebrate his Diwali with 'meetha' and not 'pathaaka', points out Sukanya Verma.
There's a lot of entertainment coming up for you on OTT in the month of August.
Prime Minister Narendra D Modi had a typically hectic schedule soon after his arrival in the United States as he met with thinkers, businessmen and members of the Indian diaspora in New York City.
Yet again, it's a Hollywood film that's scoring in Indian cinemas this season.
Film-makers seem to think a modern woman has to adopt the worst traits of men, observes Deepa Gahlot.
'A good film is a good film.' 'If you enjoy watching it on Netflix, it should be equally fun to watch it in a theatre.'
The couple met at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual costume ball in 2005 and were together since then.
'How was it possible for Singh to have got a government job, and that too one involving the handling of guns, had he been insane?'
Brad Pitt's as-yet untitled Formula One movie starts filming at Silverstone against the race backdrop at this weekend's British Grand Prix.
Fashion gold from actress Naina Bhan's wardrobe.
Wondering how to make heads turn and jaws drop at the Halloween party near you?
'Or because I am getting a s**tload of money.'
The most curious and 'in' red carpet trends from Cannes.
'People go through lifetimes without speaking about what they've gone through as kids.' 'And that colours their entire lives, their choices, their bosses, their friends, their lovers, the way they are with their children.'
It's the second fastest of the year to achieve this feat as it managed to go past the Rs 100 crore mark -- in just nine days.
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