Bollywood doesn't need fire-breathing dragons when it has Bhai.
'I remember AK came on set one day; one of his films had released the previous day and was not doing well. He was very attached to that film.' 'I felt he was low and that affected me.'
Quite a few film folk attended the 22nd Indian Television Academy awards ceremony.
These films, even at their saddest, darkest and grossest, retain their sense of humour, their sense of proportion, which again is something you associate with a Malayali.
The eulogies will pour for Ustad Zakir Hussain. There will be those who recount his genius, his enterprise, his achievements, his grace, and his charm. I have no selfies or autographs to remember him by, but I will never forget his most generous and gracious gift to me -- one day in heaven, among the celestial ensemble of Indian music.
Watch her in hand-to-hand combat, wielding guns, firing weapons and breaking bones like a beast in some of the sleekly done one-take sequences. She also owns some emotionally-charged moments within the same dramatic beat, observes Mayur Sanap.
Divya Nair recommends that non-Vijay fans save their money and wait for GOAT to drop on Netflix instead. At least you can fast forward and get to the climax faster.
It looks like Stree 2 has been granted a bigger budget for VFX and sound, bringing with it a promise of more chills, observes Deepa Gahlot.
Through Manorathangal, M T Vasudevan Nair makes himself available to a whole new generation of uninitiated viewers, who can familiarise themselves with his rich body of work and hope to learn a thing or two about life in all its messy grandeur and flawed imperfections, notes Arjun Menon.
'Every time they were paired together in the past, Kareena came on board for Aamir's sake, although she had little to do, like in Talaash and 3 Idiots. This time, Aamir was determined to give Kareena more space.'
'If you ask me where I want my career to go, I have been saying this for a long time: I want to do a K-drama. I want to be in Korea doing a love story, full of romance.'
'To be able to play a character that is a tribute to all of my favourites, while being wonderfully original herself, has been a dream come true.'
Get your lowdown on what's going on in the world of movies with Subhash K Jha.
The Kalki Universe might just take off, but it will still owe its gee-whizery to Hollywood movies, observes Deepa Gahlot.
'When I did Bhoot we got a lot of appreciation. After that I didn't get any script that was good in this genre.'
As we celebrate the actor's much deserved award, Divya Nair presents 10 landmark films in Suriya's career, ranked in order of performance.
Regaling fans since decades with her brand of charm and charisma, Bollywood's eternal diva has channelled lot of these attributes in her chartbuster songs.
July has some interesting content on OTT, with quite a few original shows and movies premiering in the digital space.
Kudos to Ayushmann for taking the risk and going by the trailer it's seems he has nailed the character to perfection. Guess we won't be surprised if he rules the award shows this year.
'There's deep-seated revenge and at the same time, longing.'
Vasan Bala's ability to jolt our Bollywood conditioned brains into experiencing new forms of menace, turning a John Woo-style prison riot into a Chinese communist movement and showcasing Alia in a savage new light won Sukanya Verma's dil and jigra.
From the 'khiladi' brand of movies rocking his boat to a love for starring in biopics and scripts inspired by true stories to headlining endless remakes of South Indian hits, there's a pattern to the man and his methods.
'Love in today's time is very fast-paced, whereas I seek calmness in love.'
'I would have become a big star 11 years ago if things had worked as per my plans.'
Netflix and Prime have decided that rather than only buying the rights to Bollywood blockbusters to expand their reach in India, producing original content would be a better idea.
Lovingly made, heartfelt stories that speak the truths about our lives.
'We did take after take, confusing and stressing her out, until she just threw up her hands and said she couldn't do it.' 'She was close to tears.' A fascinating excerpt from Adman Madman: Unapologetically Prahlad by Prahlad Kakar with Rupangi Sharma.
'You have to be good in your project that's releasing today for you to be working on something tomorrow. That will always be the case.'
Voters, it is said, get the government they deserve. We will soon see what voters in Maharashtra choose. Till then, a sense of helplessness and scepticism hangs in the air, notes Ramesh Menon.
Tabu's character is described as 'strong, intelligent and alluring'.
>The film charts the true story of Punjab's original rockstar of the masses, the highest record-selling artist of his time, Amar Singh Chamkila, often referred to as the 'Elvis Presley of Punjab'.
There aren't many original Web series or movies announced for June, but quite a few Bollywood films will have their digital premieres.
Year after year, Malayalam cinema throws stunning surprises at us. 2022 was no exception.
'Ekta has evolved to the extent that she understands the fight to keep the cinemas alive, to keep collective viewing alive.'
'Not many films have a reference to a creature who talks, emotes, acts in a film. And Munjya is doing all of it.
Did Jeff Bezos decide against endorsing Harris because it would hurt his business interests? Only God and Bezos know, and neither of them are talking, notes Prem Panicker.
A quick look at the winners of the 96th Annual Academy Awards.
'Every film cannot do a business of Rs 200 crore.'
'We should have original songs.' 'If we don't, there will not be anything to look back on.'
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