'Doing a biopic on Irom Sharmila is too big a responsibility. I have to analyse a lot of other things before I take that up. I don't want to face the backlash it will get if I do that role. This is the best time to be an actor.' Taapsee Pannu up, close and personal.
'To jump from Madras Cafe to Piku to PINK to October, it takes time...'
With four back to back hits, the shy lad from Chandigarh is an unlikely movie star. Ayushmann Khurrana tells Ronjita Kulkarni/Rediff.com how it all came together and how he prepares to confront the toughest three months of his life.
Here's the second part of guide to a year that will soon become history.
Prernaa Arora lets go of Kedarnath... What Varun Dhawan insists on... Check out Subhash K Jha's Bollywood Buzz.
The Sikhs, especially in Punjab, are already angry and frustrated, cautions Shekhar Gupta.
There is no 'remix version' for any of the songs, as the music deserves to be heard unadulterated.
'For the film-maker, as for the photographer, barbershops with their many moments of interest -- wall-to-wall mirrors, shiny accoutrements, beaded curtains -- provide ample scope for mis-en-scene,' says Ranjita Ganesan.
Irrfan Khan talks Piku and his next Hollywood film, the Tom Hanks starer Inferno.
A look at star arrivals.
Madras Cafe is a swift, smart and serious study of an inglorious chapter of history, writes Sukanya Verma.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Aseem Chhabra picks the finest Indian films in the 2010-2019 decade.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Quite a few Hindi movies have explored different shades of the landlord-tenant relationship in passing or purposefully.
The film has run into trouble with pro-Tamil outfits.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Cinema screens bring in over 60% of the Rs 19,100 crore that Indian films earned in 2019. The reception a film gets in theatres impacts the price of every other revenue stream -- TV, OTT, overseas. Vanita Kohli-Khandekar explains why the theatre business is not doomed and why OTT won't become the first window of release.
Madras Cafe has some interesting songs in its soundtrack that seem to go with the flow of the film. Still, one feels that the tempo should have been raised a bit to keep up with its spy thriller theme.
Amazon Prime has reportedly bought the film's exclusive premiere rights at a whopping Rs 30 crore.
Sukanya Verma lists the memorable use of trees in Hindi movies.
'I got a call from Shah Rukh Khan.' 'Gana leak ho gaya,' he said. 'Leak ho gaya, toh ho gaya. Nikal jayega,' I said. 'And that's what happened.' 'Chammak Challo went viral overnight!'
Amitabh Bachchan talks about Te3n, Aaradhya and actors he would love to work with!
'I have always wanted to do a rom-com but I always get hard-hitting characters. I thought that if I do a rom-com at 50, it will look silly. So I was excited that it come to me at the right time.' Amit Sadh discusses his new film.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Aseem Chhabra picks Indian and other South Asian gems at the Toronto International Film Festival.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Ministry Of Health removes the ugly anti-smoking video accompanying feature films.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'I have been a part of more than a dozen films as a cinematographer but this was the smoothest shoot of my life. There was not a single day, when I wondered how a particular shoot would be done.' Meet Running Shaadi director Amit Roy.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Piku should hopefully be some good shit, says Raja Sen.
Sukanya Verma salutes the late actor's spectacular cinematic legacy.
'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.'
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