While we await Shilpa's second innings in the movies, Joginder Tuteja looks at how well the top '90s actresses have done when they returned to acting.
With any luck, Bollywood will get back on its feet again and give us much to awe and amaze about.
OTT has been flooded with a number of film and Web series releases, and many of them are very entertaining.
Here's the second part of guide to a year that will soon become history.
From Parineeta to Shakuntala Devi, Vidya Balan has had a successful 15-year journey in the Hindi film industry.
Applause Entertainment has joined hands with the OTT platform aha for an adaptation of Vinay Sitapati's book, Half Lion: How P V Narasimha Rao Transformed India.
'Kartik is an outsider, so he takes nothing for granted. That's why he will do well.'
After Ramesh Taurani's Diwali party, Ekta Kapoor picked up the party baton at her home.
Tiger. Akshay. Ajay. Hrithik. Ajay again. Akshay again. Kartik...
With the film's leading man's death, the release plan for Dil Bechara has been revived in a big way.
'Once you become a mother you can win the big wars at work and you can win the big wars in your life. 'But, sometimes, you lose the small battles at home and lose the small battles with your children.'
The Stardust 50th Anniversary Honours awards saw the who's who of Bollywood on the red carpet.
It means more tickets sold and therefore more revenues and hastens the recovery of the devastated-by-the-pandemic film business.
Joginder Tuteja takes a look at films which didn't do as well at the box office but are performing well on the digital platform.
'Who decides what is jingoistic?' 'What is patriotic?' 'Who decides Lagaan is patriotic and Gadar is jingoistic?'
While the topic of surrogacy is not common in Hindi movies, it has been done before.
Sooryavanshi and Annaatthe have already collected 6 percent of the film industry's 2020 revenue.
Dulquer wishes his mum... Mahesh Babu spends time with Sitara... Sushmita catches up with Salman...
'We haven't seen films like these in the Telugu film industry.'
Joginder Tuteja takes a look at Bollywood's patriotic films, coming up.
'There is a lot of money coming into the business, people are consuming a lot of content, there is no dearth of new films and shows coming out of India and being available worldwide.'
If only the film had ample romantic moments in there to make the heart beat faster, Tuesdays & Fridays could have made for a better watch, feels Joginder Tuteja.
'I wasn't getting the roles I wanted to play and the respect I thought I deserved as a senior actor, so I cut myself off from the industry for a while and moved to the US.'
After losing two festive seasons to Covid-led restrictions, 2022 is seeing an uninhibited celebration of festivals. This is pushing up discretionary spend, which is attracting advertisers and brands, who are ready to capitalise on the momentum. The festive season has begun with Onam and Ganesh Chathurthi held earlier this month in Kerala and Maharashtra, respectively.
There are as many as 10 theatre releases this month.
'I channelise my despair and anger into telling relevant stories and through them, taking on those who have made it a business to be intolerant.'
'In my life, whatever I've planned has not really panned out within that time frame.'
The lockdown has seen some amazing shows finding their way to home screens.
'I did get a couple of offers (in Hindi cinema) but the roles required a doll-like heroine, a glamorous role. I was getting challenging roles in the South and so I stayed here.'
'He has the voice, the performance, the talent and the presence.' 'He is a bankable star, so he brings all these things to the table.'
''We are moving through a challenging period, especially bringing the crowd back to cinemas.'
'When you are starting your journey, people say that's the hardest part.' 'But I feel that when you get a taste of success, when you get a taste of things working out for you, it is harder.'
'My film will not only be a reminder for all of us who have gone through these hellish two years, but also a reference point for future generations and for the four-five year olds who would have forgotten everything by the time they grow up.'
'Stop showing off your star power because there is nothing called star power.' 'The power is only in the script.' 'If you are getting a good script, 'Chup chaap le lo!''
'Every actor has a vehicle to convey a gamut of emotions.' 'My next film, Kun Faya Kun, doesn't have a single body shot.'
'I didn't know TV artistes have so much of struggle. I had no clue.' 'I thought an actor is an actor because that's what I've seen in the West.' 'But because of the TV tag, I had to struggle, and that was like an eye opener for me.'
The Gone Game Season 2 is a lesson in how not to mess up the memory of a good show with pointless extensions, asserts Deepa Gahlot.
'Each one of us is going through problems. My funda in life is, be nice.'
Joginder Tuteja lists how much money Salman's Eid releases have made over the years.
