The narrative has some gaping holes, but one can ignore them as the subject is not dealt in a serious or profound manner.
'I have done so many films but even today when I walk on the road, people call me Kaalia. I don't feel bad. I feel proud that people have seen me in Sholay and remember me.'
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'The dark side is not me; I am a mama's boy,' Ganesh Venkatraman tells S Saraswathi.
Vaayai Moodi Pesavum is a thought-provoking and thoroughly enjoyable film
Girish Karnad lived several lives not only on the stage but also as a scholar, theatre personality, an actor and director in a career spanning over five decades.
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'He wrote a letter to his parents every night, and read the Gita every morning before going about his work.'
Hostages 2 is not as crisp and engaging as season one. But the show is still worth watching because of Ronit Roy and a few other fine performances, notes Namrata Thakker.
Sharmin Segal is described as a "combination of Divya Bharti and Preity Zinta" while Mizaan Jaaferi is said to convey the "reckless passion" of Shah Rukh Khan and the "bridled intensity" of Ajay Devgn.
It is only in the second half that Batla House has gripping moments, feels Prasanna D Zore.
In our special series re-visiting great Hindi film classics, we look back at Sunny Deol and Dimple Kapadia starrer Arjun, 1985.
Dharmendra was fascinated by Gabbar's role, then he said he would like to play Thakur. 'I told him he won't get Hema Malini.' 'He laughed and said okay (to play Veeru).'
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Bollywood actor Farhan Akhtar was in for an unpleasant surprise when he flagged off the fifth edition of Jaipur Marathon in which over 50,000 participants took part.
The adventure show will be shot in Argentina.
Sukanya Verma celebrates the acting legend.
Aseem Chhabra lists the best non-Hindi language films he watched in 2020, with the hope that they will have a wider reach in the new year.
Quite a few Hindi movies have explored different shades of the landlord-tenant relationship in passing or purposefully.
Film music flourished in the 1970s. Some old masters did some great work, but it was also the decade of new composers.
On that note, Sukanya Verma lists 10 times when Bollywood assembled a bevy of evil-doers to make life hell for its leading man.
'Life is so unpredictable.' 'Devastating beyond words.'
The Aam Aadmi Party reflects anger, which is among the people of India, said film star Irrfan Khan at the Jaipur Literature Festival, which kicked off on Friday.
On his 55th birthday, Sukanya Verma celebrates his inimitable ways in 10 scenes that she keeps returning to time and again.
A cow that speaks, a question on patriarchy and the story of a 17th-century poet - Sanskrit filmmakers are finding new ways to revive the 'dying' language.
Vishnu Manchu throws light on Anukshanam, his association with Ram Gopal Varma and his future projects.
'I want to become an actor. I don't think I will have a problem juggling between studies and acting,' Akshat Singh tells Rajul Hegde/ Rediff.com
'So the ice melted even before it was frozen.' Bolly Gupshup from Subhash K Jha.
At a time when many women were forbidden by their caste-conscious families from taking up acting assignments in an industry not deemed respectable, Phalke wanted to cast his wife as the female lead in Raja Harishchandra.
'Of all artists who openly support the current political dispensation, she is far and away the finest,' argues Sreehari Nair. 'With the exception of perhaps Tabu, no Indian actress has done more to extend the range of the feminine mystique in Hindi cinema.'
'I spoke to Deven a couple of times after he shifted residence to Pune. He had changed. He had become quieter, sober. He used to be funny, full of laughter. I did call him a couple of times but it wasn't like old times.' Sharmila Tagore looks back at her close friend Deven Verma.
'With his stature as a playwright and actor, Girish Karnad was one of the voices of modernity for not just Karnataka but the entire country.'
Kiku Sharda will participate in the dance show Jhalak Dhikhhla Jaa as his popular character Palak.
'I came to hear you sing Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon. I am glad I have heard you sing.'
'In this age of OTT, where you are overdosed on content with violence, crime, sex and lust, this love story is refreshing,' notes Divya Nair.
Not much imagination has gone into developing the plot of Adi Kapyare Koottamani!
Rajput's father while opposing the plea of Chakraborty, said Mumbai Police has not filed any case after the death of his son and did not allow the Patna Police to investigate by quarantining their senior officers.
Sathyan Anthikad sticks to formula in Jomonte Suvisheshangal.
From being a stuntman, then a character artiste and finally the leading man, Srihari rose in the film industry by sheer dint of hard work.
Sarabham is an average mystery thriller that revolves around a kidnapping charade gone horribly wrong.
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