'My family are the mainstream audience and think I am wasting my time. Until I make a Rs 100 crore film, they won't be convinced.'
Shahid's heft is the only thing that keeps up the momentum in a mediocre rehash, dumbed down by flimsy motive and mindless bravado, sighs Sukanya Verma.
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'You cannot drop to the ground, however many bullets hit you.' 'Because if you are weak, this is not the place for you.'
After the screening of Ship Theseus Aamir invited his guests for a party at home.
'When we make such stories, that's when we see how tough it is.' 'Our grandmother may narrate a story of a rakshas, but to create that is like chewing peanuts made up of iron!'
A quick look at winners in the major categories.
Trade publications, including Screen International, write that the 44-year Australian will lead the international cast that includes Soham Shah from Gandhi's acclaimed Ship of Theseus.
And if there are so many opportunities, why haven't they invested in them, asks Debashis Basu.
Aseem Chhabra picks his favourite films from MAMI.
'Of the people here in Europe who have watched The Story of Film: A New Generation, the most talked-about clip is the one from Ram Leela.'
Sonam Kapoor, Vicky Kaushal and others at the screening of Punjabi film Chauthi Koot.
The actress is reportedly picked up for a Canada-based movie, Dawn of War.
'It's good to see Johnny Depp and Jude Law in J K Rowling's magical world,' says Namrata Thakker.
The film, based on the Arushi Talwar murder case, also stars Irrfan Khan and Sohum Shah.
In a year where we can find positives in wins for the great Gulabi Gang documentary and ace cinematographer Rajeev Ravi, the silver lining doesn't seem as wide if our priorities remain as skewed.
'What seemed missing in Tumbbad was that screwiness, that kinkiness, which shades so many of our best parables,' observes Sreehari Nair.
'He was once a hero. He was the poster boy of investigative journalism.' 'Then suddenly, because the TRPs of his channel were down, his boss decides to sack him.'
Most critics have picked this film as a favourite that should be sent to the Oscar awards
A serial killer may be insane; a show about a serial killer need not be a celebration of his insanity.
'In the new Bollywood, where success can translate, like a chain reaction, into gains in related fields, mere appearance on the screen is no longer a guarantor of fame,' says Vikram Johri.
'Their sensibilities are far more mature and complex than men's. I have to be very careful while working with them.'
The theme of the film festival was to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Indian cinema, with focus on women filmmakers.
Aseem Chhabra picks the scenes that left him impressed this year.
The film will finalled release on September 20.
Hansal Mehta sniffs a political conspiracy; Information and Broadcasting official poohpoohs the charge.
Siddharth Roy Kapur will take charge as managing director of the Walt Disney Company India from January 1.
'I do films because I want to feel proud of myself as an actor. Why should I sign nonsense? The right roles aren't coming. The only cameo I have done in Hindi is Zoya's Dil Dhadakne Do. She is a friend and I desperately wanted to work with her. She casts big stars, so obviously, I couldn't be the lead.' Rahul Bose on his films, and Poorna.
Constitutional questions referred to larger benches of the Supreme Court long ago have literally gathered dust, says M J Antony
The fact that a woman-centric film can challenge those increasingly inane hero-vehicles is certainly cause for celebration, raves Raja Sen.
'When I saw Sridevi in Lamhe, I decided I wanted to be an actress.' Meet 3AM actress Anindita Nayar.
Umrika, which won the audience award in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section at the Sundance Film Festival in 2015, finally releases in India.
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