"CBFC is part of the government, the responsibility of which is not only limited to issuing certificates to the films but also to preserve the culture and tradition of the country. CBFC is needed so that right kind of films are exhibited in public.
Bollywood says goodbye to Shashi Kapoor.
'A girl on Instagram got very angry with me and wrote, 'Yeh toh shakal se he harami lagta hai, yeh real life mein bhi harami hi hoga.'
'A big reason for its low recall value is that Rangbaaz's colourful characters are all essentially punks,' feels Sreehari Nair.
We invited readers to share their love stories with us. Here are more responses!
The hits and misses of the week.
Like every year, Bollywood stars welcomed Lord Ganesha into their homes with much fanfare.
Shiney Ahuja got a chance to chat with fans one on one on Friday last. For those who missed the chat, here's what transpired.
'I noticed the audience warming up to The Blueberry Hunt at different points. The surprise was the reaction from the aam aadmi, the common man. They loved the film!' Director Anup Kurian discusses his film.
'The film stared at me and asked me a question. As a producer you have made financial decision but it's time that as a woman you made a decision from your heart. That's what I did,' says Lipstick Under My Burkha producer Ekta Kapoor.
Akshay Kumar's success rate continues.
Vinod Mirani gives us his weekly verdict.
The hits and misses of the week.
The hits and misses of the week.
These lip-smacking recipes will make your mouth water.
Rishi Kapoor passed into the ages on April 30.
'People have a certain perception about my political leanings -- and rightly so.' 'But I am an actor first, and then an activist.' 'And I am not an accidental actor.' 'There was no way I was going to be dishonest with my acting,' Anupam Kher tells Veenu Sandhu.
'People, who are objecting to the movie now, should have objected in 2014 when the book came out. But nobody did.'
Yudh is worse than a show with flaws, rants Raja Sen.
Former Censor Board chief and Julie 2 producer Pahlaj Nihalani takes on the film industry.
'There are enough LGBTQ people in the industry, so I don't feel like a misfit.'
'This is a film that trumpets out its sex -- it is content in being a girl's version of the archetypical boy's locker-room picture.' 'And if it was just that, that would have been fun too, but Lipstick Under My Burkha doesn't want to affect your senses, it wants to control your mind!' Sreehari Nair comes away unimpressed.
How many of the 354 films Aseem Chhabra watched in 2017 have you seen?
Yudh has really rubbished my expectations, rants Raja Sen.
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