Opposition parties are questioning the Election Commission's intentions behind the second phase of special intensive revision of electoral rolls in 12 states and Union Territories. The BJP has slammed the Congress and called the opposition a 'herd of dissatisfied souls'.
Playing a character put off by the idea of retirement is becoming on Bachchan. Hands in pocket, eyes firmly focused on his mission, conviction inks his speech while his serene, sensitive, portrayal has a calming effect on the kids and Jhund, observes Sukanya Verma.
'A struggling actor once came to me and told me there's no work.' 'I said when there's no work, that's when you have a lot of work.' 'He said he didn't understand.' 'I explained that you have to keep reading, watching, writing, traveling.' 'It is like riyaaz for an actor.'
'Here are 25 stories special to me for one reason too many,' says Sukanya Verma who scored 25 years writing about the movies last week.
Sandeep Singh's directorial debut Safed saw a beautiful musical night, featuring performances from Sonu Nigam and Rekha Bhardwaj among others.
'It's taken me very long to get my foot into the door. But the kind of work or central roles that I want are still few.'
From fantasy to football, OTT is beaming with all kinds of goodies this week.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
Maidaan draws out more yawns than yays, observes Sukanya Verma.
'The real change will happen when more powerful roles come to me.' 'I am looking forward to that change.'
'In a scene where they were asked to have tears in their eyes, one of them came up to me and said, 'How does one cry?'
Sukanya Verma lists her 15 favourite Hindi songs of 2022 in no particular order.
'The stories I want to tell are very important.'
Sukanya Verma gives us her picks for the Top 10 Actors of 2022, in no particular order.
Quite a few superstars are bringing their big releases to the big screen this month.
From original films to Web series across genres, as well as the biggest Bollywood grosser of 2022, Joginder Tuteja lists the good stuff coming to you.
'There was no debate on which film should go to the Oscars this year.' 'Pan Nalin's Last Film Show was the unanimous choice.'
As Amitabh Bachchan turned 80 on October 11, his fans gathered outside his home for a glimpse of the legend.
Salman Khan's youngest sister Arpita Khan and her husband Aayush Sharma hosted Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations at their home in Mumbai.
While the gap between the first Bhool Bhulaiya film and the second was 15 years, the gap between Bhool Bhulaiya 2 and Bhool Bhulaiya 3 would be no more than two years.
Trade pundits and quick think piece experts can speculate all they like, but what works at the box-office is a mystery as always.
'We are wondering if this will ever get over, if there will be a light at the end of the tunnel.'
'A good pipeline of movies is fuelling this trend of revenge consumption.'
As 2022 readies to bid adieu, Sukanya Verma raises a toast to the 10 high points of the year.
Joginder Tuteja peeks into the Big B's date diary, and tells us what to expect from him next.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever has become an instant success at the box office.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the major films that released in theatres and how they fared.
Father and son could have a movie release every month.
Rehabilitation of street kids, pet parenting, housing dreams, desert dramas and life changing magicians, Sukanya Verma suggests all this and more on OTT this week.
Gangubai Kathiawadi dominated the 68th Filmfare awards, held on April 27 in Mumbai, as it picked up 10 awards including Best Film, Best Director for Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Best Actress for Alia Bhatt.
As the curtain come down on 2022, Roshmila Bhattacharya flashbacks to some of the year's news-makers and events.
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has shared that he has a 'medical condition' for which he needs to undergo a surgery.
'Who can forget that a superstar made me comfortable?'
Like Ranbir Kapoor, we probably won't see Amitabh Bachchan in a movie this year.
Sukanya Verma applauds the man, the movies and the many, many, MANY memories he's created on big screen through 80 Amitabh Bachchan moments.
'His family keeps telling him to take it easy, but he won't listen.'
'He's one of the actors I've seen who, compared to so many younger people that we get to work with, doesn't have any tantrums.'
Joginder Tuteja looks at the new release schedule for male actors for the next year.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the releases which did a minimum lifetime business of Rs 20 crore. Unfortunately, the list is not very long.
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