'My life and career have changed in subtle but meaningful ways.'
'I know that it can be dangerous when people's expectations increase, but I don't think like that.' 'I just do my work honestly and let fate decide the rest.'
'I feel as proud as a father when I see Aditya Dhar being celebrated for his work.'
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'If I count how many films I refused and how many heroines got awards in those films...'
'Gratitude for the peace I feel in this moment, for the clarity that has settled around our family, and for the deep sense of 'gentle alignment' in Raj and Samantha's journey.'
As 2025 draws to a close, film folk recap the year, and tell Subhash K Jha what excites them most about 2026.
This is the second biggest OTT acquisition in Kannada after Yash's KGF Chapter 2.
'He had a terrific sense of what works at the box office and what doesn't.'
'The Dhamaal director wanted an innocent guy who's still like a child. He hinted that my voice was very strong.' 'I worked it out: I got this dungarees look, made him slouch, got rid of the bass in my voice, and added a lisp to make him cuter.' 'These are things an actor does because you want to bring something to the table.'
'To have made it to the shortlist of 15 films for the Academy Award is a big deal for us.''
'Most of us try to be good human beings; he was genuinely a good person.'
The crucial sequence in the film will feature Amitabh Bachchan and Salman Khan together on screen for the first time since God Tussi Great Ho.
'The army and all the people we did spend time with, they emphasised the kind of impact Arun Khetarpal has had on one, the Indian Army and two, just the country as a whole.'
'Rishab has not taken a single penny upfront.'
'The audience has accepted Tere Ishk Mein with all its flaws. My film doesn't need any other validation.'
'...That people are suddenly recognising me.'
'Somewhere our society's collective morality is lost. There's a kind of moral confusion in our society which reflects in our films.' 'Filmmakers are hiding behind romance, ghost stories, murder mysteries and sex. No film is looking at social issues.'
She is no longer Samantha Ruth Prabhu. She will be known henceforth as just Samantha.
'If they said the shift is at 9, I would reach by 9. But no one came until 12. Slowly over the time, I felt very disappointed with the whole thing.'
'When someone complimented him, he hugged that person with such sincerity. That genuineness stayed with him.'
'It is wrong to say he turned director to create starring opportunities for himself. He was happy with what he had.'
'Dharmendra has never coveted other actors' roles, never indulged in competitive games.' 'There is not a malicious bone in that rugged body.'
'He has never offended anyone in spite of his criticism on Communism or any 'isms'.'
'When he was not shooting, he was telling us stories and anecdotes. And reciting poems.'
'Just before his death, he did Bhoot Bangla with me. What a honour for that boy from the village who watched him in Sholay!'
'I was a boy from a small village in Punjab. Who would have thought I'd be loved by everyone?'
Kamini Kaushal was one of Indian cinema's long-lasting actresses, who went from playing Dilip Kumar and Dev Anand's heroine to Manoj Kumar and Rajesh Khanna's mother.
'It feels like the universe gently whispered, 'Pause, don't rush away yet, there's a story waiting for you here'.'
'The biggest mistake was that he fled Karur after the stampede.'
'He knows people in a small town like Karur would give anything for a glimpse of the superstar.'
'In these times of vitiated politics, we miss people like Advaniji and Atal Bihari Vajpayee in active politics more than ever.'
'I often give myself a pat on the shoulder, reminding myself that I've done a good job considering where I started and the mindset I grew up with.'
'Shah Rukh takes any attack on his friends personally.'
'Sulakshanadidi was never the same after Sanjeev Kumar turned her down.'
'We had just shared the warmest of hugs just a week back at the shoot of Haiwaan.'
'The heavens are intoxicated with his charm now. Zubeen will keep singing in peace.'
S S Rajamouli announced his new epic Varanasi at a grand event at Hyderabad's Ramoji Film City over the weekend.
'What a talent, what an actor! 'Cast him as anyone, anything, and he is ready for the challenge. I get restless when I don't have him in my film.'
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