Sukanya Verma looks at the fashionistas of the OTT world.
Presenting some of the good, bad and ugly looks of the week.
Take a dip in water with Bollywood!
For fun's sake, Sukanya Verma puts together an ambitious, star-studded wish list of actors we'd love to see in all the key roles just in case someone decided to do a Hindi version.
Major is in a perennial state of exaggeration. The sighs, the misty eyes, the mushy speeches, its details are invested in highlighting all things in-your-face, observes Sukanya Verma.
Presenting the mag covers that commanded our attention this year.
'Every scene we have written in the film encapsulates the spirit of his life.'
'The script, the way it has been written, the relationships, the intensity... everything was so powerful.'
Gowri Ramnarayan explores the world of Kalki Krishnamurthy whose magnificent novel Ponniyin Selvan has inspired Mani Ratnam's latest film PS I.
The hits and misses of the week.
Why would a super-successful star take such a decision?
Vinod Mirani gives us his weekly verdict.
Sukanya Verma looks at the recent spate of book-to-screen adaptations.
These divas will leave you gasping for breath.
'The idea is to do everything, be creative... do mad stuff.' 'Then, you come home and live your life.' Saif Ali Khan reveals his game plan.
'It is not only the hero who displays guts and cleverness but the villain can also have these traits.'
The hits and misses of the week.
Moothon's script won the Sundance Institute's Global Filmmaking Award. Geethu Mohandas's movie is now coming to a theatre near you.
'When you are crafting a story, it's always important to see how authentic that story is because if it is authentic and rooted, it will stand the test of time.'
The Hindi version of Rajinikanth's Kabali did not find much love outside Tamil Nadu
'The source of our music, the very notes of music itself have fallen silent.'
Raman Raghav 2.0 is unlikely to be remembered as one of Anurag Kashyap's finest movies.
Bard of Blood works up several moments of intrigue and drama but falls short of culminating into a satisfying watch, says Sukanya Verma.
'I don't remember the last time I was this invested in the characters of a story since Doordarshan's golden age or early days of cable television boom,' applauds Sukanya Verma.
'Just as success is not real, I believe failures are also not real.' 'It's just like opinions of people who don't really know you.'
All through Moothon, you can sense Mohandas trying hard to empathise with her characters; I just wish she was interested in them, declares Sreehari Nair.
'Dibakar Banerjee isn't simply giving a particular fascistic regime the finger.' 'Here, he wants to offer us a preview of the invisible forces and human tendencies that drive fascism, blind conformity, and mass hysteria,' says Sreehari Nair.
'There is no way you can view the movie from a distance, from a moral high ground, and get to its core.' 'To truly appreciate what Anurag Kashyap is trying to do here, you may have to lose a part of yourself to it, first,' says Sreehari Nair.
'It's not easy being an actor for anyone.' 'Every actor, even the most successful ones, are waking up with the same insecurity.' 'If you're on top, you're worried about coming down.' 'If you're fit, you're worried about your stomach coming out.'
Indira Kannan picks Made in Bangladesh, Greed, Moothon.
And you won't guess which film tops Raja's list! And why.
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