It was a hit and miss for some but each one of them revelled in the opportunity to showcase their talent.
Niharika N M knows a thing or two about making people take notice of her.
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All We Imagine As Light remains heart-warmingly affecting because you know experiences like this are few and far between. Payal Kapadia's film-making voice must be cherished, asserts Mayur Sanap.
This man, she says, makes her go weak in the knees.
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A soupy, spicy, tasty soul-warmer to light up monsoon days.
'Konkona just walked up, and both of us froze. She was tearing up, and I was like this is unbelievable.' 'We had Tannishtha Chatterjee, Divya Dutta, Rasika Dugal, Dia Mirza... women I've idolised.'
And she looks scene-stealingly lovely in a golden lehenga.
What makes Pushpa 2 float is Allu Arjun's magnetic performance. The actor really goes an extra mile to deliver the wildfire he promised, observes Mayur Sanap.
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Watch her in hand-to-hand combat, wielding guns, firing weapons and breaking bones like a beast in some of the sleekly done one-take sequences. She also owns some emotionally-charged moments within the same dramatic beat, observes Mayur Sanap.
Rautu Ka Raaz is a dragged-out slow burner of a film that just fails to ignite, sighs Mayur Sanap.
'You have to be in good spirits to make other people happy'.
Despite the mediocrity at large, these films had me in raptures for the emotions they evoked within as a cheering audience, critic and cinephile.
If you're a fan of the Transformer films already, you will be delighted with a hearty dose of nostalgia here but... Mayur Sanap adds a caveat.
'Mental and physical health is very important as far as new mothers are concerned. You cannot ignore it.'
Thanks to these wacky characters and the actors playing them, Murder Mubarak may be genuinely funny, expects Mayur Sanap.
Sweet and spicy, this chutney will add a chatpata addition to your lunch/dinner.
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'In my earlier films, I played meek, very innocent, kind of roles but Suhana (her character's name in the film) is not like that. She is not an abla naari (damsel in distress) and that was very exciting for me.'
When it gets to its silly climax where the dots are finally joined, you can't help but see how cheap these thrills are, sighs Mayur Sanap.
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'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.'
Ishq Vishk Rebound is a drab romance and dull comedy that even the intended teen audience might have a hard time keeping up with, sighs Mayur Sanap.
'The idea is to do your best, which I'm sure that we all are doing.' 'When we make mistakes, the idea is to own up to them. And to apologise.'
Make fasting a delicious affair with this falhari version of bonda.
There may be several varieties of kheema pav, but this is the closest any vegetarian version has come to the classic dish.
One can expect Pushpa 2 to be an even bigger spectacle than the first, predicts Mayur Sanap.
There are elements that make this show entertaining, and if you haven't seen the original show, the concept is wild enough to keep you hooked, notes Mayur Sanap.
'The makers don't shoot in chunks, it is all in one go with all the characters visible in the frame. This set-up is different from the general shooting style.' 'To execute this, everyone needs to be well prepared.'
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'It was a very disorganised industry back then and people were very disrespectful towards actors.'
With this film, Siddharth Anand seems to have cooked up another hit recipe that blends blockbuster film-making with star hysteria, observes Mayur Sanap.
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