'2015 gave us a set of Hindi films that brought to light, the true uncorrupted joys of filmmaking even in their roughness.' 'Films which told us why we loved films in the first place. Films that were less ashamed of revealing their weakness and ones that took chances with audience expectations.'
'I felt insulted, very hurt, that Indian cinema meant only Hindi cinema.'
Her speech was laced with Hindi, Urdu, Sanskrit and even Tamil verses.
There is the Dussehra holiday coming up, and that should add numbers.
President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, several central ministers and chief ministers and leaders cutting across party lines condoled the demise of former Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on Tuesday and hailed his immense contributions to the state as well as the country.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the major films that released in theatres and how they fared.
Karthikeya 2 seems to have arrived out of nowhere and is turning out to be the top performing film of the weekend, and that too, in its second week of release.
An actor of remarkable presence and gravitas, Vikram Gokhale's dramatic eloquence and cocksure authority sparkled every time he had to call on someone's bluff or leave them too tongue-tied to beat around the bush. Often though, his cold, composed stare was enough to put a dolt in place.
'I hope more shows highlight the unsung heroes of our rich history.' 'As for bringing the trophy home, a man can hope, but truly I am just excited to be there.'
Dhoom 3 breaks all the records by making Rs 100 crores in just three days!
'I don't get involved in my movie characters. That's fake. Let's be practical. We get a nice air-conditioned vanity van to sit in, which has lovely fruits and dry fruits. We get to work with lovely ladies. So it is not taxing at all!' Akshay Kumar gets candid.
The entry of the 152-members three NDRF teams and six canines into the disaster zone was swift, and their exit "moving and emotional".
With Deepika Padukone and Anushka Sharma not having a release in 2019 and Priyanka Chopra featuring in a solitary non-mainstream film, the ground was wide open for many actresses to make their mark.
Days after his shows at a Gurugram bar were called off following threats by right-wing organisations, stand-up comic Kunal Kamra on Sunday wrote an open letter to the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), challenging it to condemn Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse.
Time and again sequels have done well at the box office, as is apparent with the blockbuster success of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, the biggest Bollywood grosser of 2022 so far.
Joginder Tuteja looks at Ranbir's films, which have seen the best opening collections.
'I want to do Hindi and Telugu films now.' Actress Rakul Preet Singh tells Radhika Rajamani.
Nobody else needs to boycott Bollywood, they are doing a pretty good job of digging up their own foundation, notes Deepa Gahlot.
All the films that went past the 200 crores mark and how many days they took to achieve this milestone.
Deepa Gahlot lists 10 popular family shows and films streaming on various platforms.
'Dada is a living legend, not just here but around the world. The biopic on him will be very special.'
'Unless the economy is sound in the country how can only three movies collected so much business in a single day?'
Netflix is reminiscent of Star TV in the 1990s: Very Western in its gaze, very expensive, and clueless, notes Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
Economic stagnation is the advance payment for polarisation, which extracts a terrible price.
Gulabo Sitabo was made with a budget of Rs 40 crore to Rs 45 crore. Amazon Prime bought the streaming rights for Rs 60 crore to Rs 65 crore, helping the producers make over Rs 20 crore.
S S Rajamouli's period action film RRR has scooped nominations in two categories at the Golden Globe Awards: Best Picture, Non-English, and Best Original Song, Motion Picture.
'Ranveer Singh is very lively on the sets. You don't feel the pressure when he's there.'
As Laal Singh Chaddha, the official remake of Forrest Gump, awaits release, we look at other remakes and how they have fared at the box-office.
There are as many as nine Hindi movies arriving in theatres in July.
'Our civil society here is vibrant, and courageous, although it is beaten up and beaten down, repeatedly.'
Thugs of Hindostan may not have as easy a run at the box office as previous Hindi films did during Diwali.
For the first time ever, Alia has scored a Rs 100 crore+ weekend opener, which takes her straight to the superstar league.
'Mithun has showed Hindi cinema that a tall, dark man with a charming smile and a great physique can take the world on.'
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, in popular parlance, Harry Potter 5 may not be opening with the same fanfare as the super hit Spiderman 3.
The Congress released a booklet 'Nau saal, Nau sawaal', asking nine questions from Modi. The BJP rejected the Congress' criticism as a 'bundle of lies and mountain of deception' and said the questions are born out of 'pathological hatred' of the PM.
It was a unique celebration; there is no other instance where Harijans were feted to celebrate India's Independence, says Prakash Bhandari.
Bajrang, who had qualified for the Olympics after earning a quota at the 2019 World Championships, recently returned from USA after attending a one-month training camp at Cliff Keen Wrestling Club in Michigan.
'If you have only one hit out of 100 movies in a year, it is death for Bollywood.'
Tamil Nadu's obsession for honorifics appears to be a never-ending story. The latest is the "Ezhuchi Nayagan" (rising leader) title for All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's new interim general secretary K Palaniswami, proposed by the party's presidium chairman Tamil Magan Hussain in Chennai on Monday.
'Just because a subject is uncomfortable for some and doesn't suit their political ideology, should a film not be made?'
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