'One is not allowed to smoke on the sets of a Hollywood film even during a break.' 'When I asked an assistant to suggest some place where I could light a cigarette, he recommended the bad boys' corner -- where Jack Nicholson smoked.' 'However, I hesitated.' 'But when I was heading back to my chair after the shot, Jack Nicholson asked me if I wanted to join him for a smoke. We had a long conversation over cups of cappuccino.'
Om Puri would have been 75 in October. We look back at his early years through these 16 pictures from his life.
'On the set, he was this big personality, the great Om Puri. But at home, he was like a fluffy teddy bear.'
The veteran may be hanging up his acting boots but we have a long list of acclaimed films to remember him by.
This weekend, we lost Diane Keaton, that piece of American heart, Hollywood's darling hummingbird. Thank God she is still alive in her films. Aseem Chhabra on the Hollywood star he was in love with.
With his killer smile, the sex symbol image, Robert Redford would go beyond just being an actor, remembers Aseem Chhabra.
'When I did Bhoot we got a lot of appreciation. After that I didn't get any script that was good in this genre.'
'Comfortable in almost every genre going, there's pretty much nothing he can't do.'
The trailer doesn't give away too much of the story and keeps the mystery alive, feels Namrata Thakker.
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Sometimes these characters outshine the super heroes!
The OTT menu is hot as ever. Sukanya Verma tells us everything we can try out this week.
Calling all film nerds. Rare and iconic memorabilia from some of history's most celebrated movies -- including the acceptance letter from Hogwarts in Harry Potter to the complete suit from Batman -- are going up for auction. Prop Store is putting 900 items -- valued at more than $7.5 million - up for sale over two days on September 30 and October 1 at London's BFI IMAX. Take a look at what's on sale.
'Why was Top Gun: Maverick made? 'And the only reason I can think of is that the new film was made to emphasise and re-establish Tom Cruise's superstar status,' notes Aseem Chhabra who watched the Top Gun sequel at its premiere in Cannes.
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Godfather director Francis Ford Coppola feels the three great actors are far past their prime.
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These books are sure to send a chill down your spine!
Debutant director Navdeep Singh takes the tribute route by basing his first film completely on Roman Polanski's 1974 classic, Chinatown, screenplay by Robert Towne.
The veteran lyricist does a cameo in Madhur Bhandarkar's Corporate.
The year is ending, but the OTT shows no signs of slowing down. Sukanya Verma brings you everything you can catch this week.
Legendary Argentine World Cup winner Diego Maradona died following a heart attack on Wednesday, aged 60.
'Rajesh Khanna broke the mould and yet, became the biggest superstar of Indian cinema.'
He had no airs about his talent, he did not intellectualise it, he just lived and breathed acting.
Despite the smaller scale of the event, the mood at the ceremony was cheerful, notes Aseem Chhabra.
Kamal Haasan's unrivalled make up skills, Jack Nicholson's haunting imagery, Asha Parekh's life as a Hit Girl and the surprise package of Beauty and the Beast, it's all there in Sukanya Verma's super filmi week.
'Our drains are not filled with bodies, our hospitals not run out of beds.' 'That good news, or absence of expected bad news, is the truth that so many in the international community, and also within India, seem unable to handle,' notes Shekhar Gupta.
Here's looking at Om Puri's career graph, through these pictures from his films.
A young Arnold Schwarzenegger in swimwear, Cary Grant setting airport chic standards, a socialite even the Kardashians can't keep with and other vintage moments from the film festival on La Croisette!
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