'It's always the men who are going crazy, barbaad. They never show a woman going crazy like that.' 'A woman has to be very proper, sitting on a swing, crying.'
'When you are in new waters, you have to follow the rules of that water.'
The biggest hit of 2025 arrives on OTT this week, along with many other highs and horrors.
Deepika Padukone is a member of the jury at the 75th Cannes Film Festival.
Despite the mediocrity at large, these films had me in raptures for the emotions they evoked within as a cheering audience, critic and cinephile.
'Modest in its ambitions, eager in its naiveté, The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir is a kiddie fantasy masquerading as an adult's movie,' notes Sukanya Verma.
The Kardashians serve as a blueprint for The Tribe's own journey, observes Shristi Sahoo.
'I want to break the notion that models can't act.'
Allu Arjun is fantabulous as the doting husband, emotion-loving son and risk-taking entrepreneur. Pushpa escalates his brand from fire to wildfire, applauds Divya Nair.
'As an actor you have to learn to sacrifice things that you think are most associated with you.'
The film's focus lies in humanising a larger-than-life star and breaking down his celebrity, aimed at a simplistic takedown of the 'superstar' myth, observes Arjun Menon.
'Kartik is an outsider, so he takes nothing for granted. That's why he will do well.'
In a video posted on X, the 42-year-old actor said he wants to assure the grieving family that they are not alone in this painful situation and he will meet the family personally.
'It's been 10 years since I started working in cinema but this year, I truly felt a sense of accomplishment.'
'They have to be good looking, they have to smile pretty, look pretty, sit pretty...' 'Being other characters allows for a greater mining and excavation of the human condition rather than just trying to play a prototype really well.'
Katrina attends the Red Sea Film Fest... Raai Laxmi enjoys a race... Amyra goes cycling...
'Life does not change in such a way that everything becomes easy. Struggle and hustle is there for everyone. 'The difference is that people have started knowing me.'
'Sometimes we regret we didn't communicate, we didn't talk our heart out.' 'This film speaks about all those moments and the journey of the characters.' 'It's all moments stitched together of your entire life.'
'I went from being a teenager, to an actor and eventually into a star all so quickly.'
'GUILTY!! Of doing it my way!' says Sunny.
When Pritish Nandy passed into the ages, both journalists and film folk expressed their genuine sorrow. Many took to social media to pay their heartfelt condolences.
It was an emotional evening for many film folk, as they won the top awards at the 25th IIFA ceremony in Jaipur.
Jacqueline holidays in Paris...Rashmi's fusion wear... Abhishek wants to talk...
'More than the shooting dabbas which we take with us, it's about what's going in their school dabbas.'
Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairy Tale ends up being a flashy, aspirational celebrity lifestyle doc that is aimed for an evening of popcorn-fueled fan tribute entertainment, observes Arjun Menon.
Action, drama, thriller and rom-coms, this week has a lot of entertainment coming up on OTT as well as in theatres.
Mrunal becomes a bride... Tamannaah promotes her new film... Subbaraju gets hitched, finally!
After delivering the biggest hit of her career with Animal, Rashmika Mandanna finds herself on this year's Forbes 30 Under 30 achievers list.
Like Mr And Mrs Mahi, which captures the triumph of spirit of a husband and wife, there are quite a few instances of directors opting for a Mr and Mrs brand of title to describe the essence of their story.
Raat Jawaan Hai is funny, sometimes intense, but most importantly it's so relatable, recommends Namrata Thakker.
'I will never ever forget Paatal Lok 2 because I left for the shoot the night I got married!'
Kiara Advani, who made her acting debut with 2014's Fugly, completed a decade in the industry on Thursday, making her post an emotional video on social media.
'He showed me how much joy there is in being the person in the middle of a party.' 'He taught me how to be confident and vulnerable at the same time.'
'The more popular, the more work, the more money.'
Rajbaris are a link to Bengal's rich past, of grand mansions, classical fine dining, and allow guests to be pretend zamindars for those few hours or days that they stay.
As means of transport or metaphor, the romance of trains is unmistakable in Hindi cinema.
May offers a mix of original Web series and digital movie premieres on OTT.
'When there is a money crunch in the industry, actors like us are the ones who face budget cuts. Not the big actors.'
Whether it's a filmi rite of passage or just another facet of nepotism, quite a few star kids began their journey as ADs.
Can a culture survive as a way of life, even as the language and writing at its core, alter with time? Can we be rational and Malayalee or do we have to necessarily be religious and proudly cultural to be Malayalee? asks Shyam G Menon.
