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.
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.
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.
'When I did Bhoot we got a lot of appreciation. After that I didn't get any script that was good in this genre.'
Bollywood doesn't need fire-breathing dragons when it has Bhai.
'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.'
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.
The Kalki Universe might just take off, but it will still owe its gee-whizery to Hollywood movies, observes Deepa Gahlot.
'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.'
'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.
'We should have original songs.' 'If we don't, there will not be anything to look back on.'
Year after year, Malayalam cinema throws stunning surprises at us. 2022 was no exception.
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.
'Every film cannot do a business of Rs 200 crore.'
It's a remake of the 2017 quirky, disturbing, Tamil film Aruvi about a girl from the middle class and her startling experiences from childhood to adolescence to adulthood.
July has some interesting content on OTT, with quite a few original shows and movies premiering in the digital space.
'There's deep-seated revenge and at the same time, longing.'
'Love in today's time is very fast-paced, whereas I seek calmness in love.'
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.
The first edition of Filmfare OTT awards were held in Mumbai to honour Web series and films on digital platforms.
'I would have become a big star 11 years ago if things had worked as per my plans.'
>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'.
Tabu's character is described as 'strong, intelligent and alluring'.
'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.'
What was supposed to be a guest appearance, then an 'extended cameo' for Salman, has now become a full-fledged role.
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.
'After Kabir Singh, everyone said I should do a 150 crore film, that people will back me up with money.' 'I thought, sure, they will put money but what will the film be?'
There aren't many original Web series or movies announced for June, but quite a few Bollywood films will have their digital premieres.
A quick look at the winners of the 96th Annual Academy Awards.
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.
'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.
'Anybody who watches my work will see that I am really trying to do something different in each film.'
After Kartik Aaryan exited from the project in April, there's buzz that Akshay Kumar has been signed for Dostana 2.
Singer Billie Eilish moved everyone to tears when she performed the Barbie soundtrack, What Was I Made For?, at the Oscars 2024.
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.
'Success is in the hands of the audience. I learn from what they like or dislike, and take the next step further.'
'It is great that I am making this film after 20 years with my son.' 'People loved some 8 to 10 scenes in the original and we have got some of it in this film.'
'I am old school and want what my parents have. They have been together for 35 years and still go on dates.'
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