Raja Sen feels Dedh Ishqiya is a genuinely smart film.
As we eagerly wait to see what 'farq' it makes when it hits the screens on June 28, Sukanya Verma looks at the few occasions caste came up in Hindi movies.
Sukanya Verma lists her five BEST and WORST Bollywood movies of 2019.
Bollywood celebs take to Twitter to voice their opinion on the Udta Punjab controversy.
'What is the guarantee that someone who comes in will not interpret the existing Cinematographer's Act and the law in the same way? The whole system needs an overhaul, and we, as an industry, should fight for it.' The Udta Punjab team reacts to the court verdict.
Sukanya Verma offers some amazing opening scenes in Hindi films that fuels an excitement for what happens next.
Lovers of good cinema should not miss this opportunity to watch one of the best Indian films of 2016, raves Aseem Chhabra.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Here's what caught our eye at the movies this year.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'You are not going to find success all the time and you will feel insecure when your film fails at the box office, but that's a part of the game.' 'You just deal with it and move on.; 'Maybe the problem was something else and not so much about his career.'
'Sushant was our first choice for Lakhna.' 'Apart from looking desi, I wanted an actor who had a lot of physical energy.' 'Sushant came on board very quickly because he really liked the story.'
Whether the Udta Punjab makers cave in remains to be seen but here's a list of the ones who did.
So many films have been made with Muslim characters. But how many have actually got them right?
'Maneesh Sharma's Fan should be good. It will have Shah Rukh doing something entirely different from what he has been doing recently.'
Isn't It Romantic is about a New York woman hit on the head during a mugging. The impact leaves her feeling that she is in a rom-com.
'I felt sick shooting Bala because I think I was under extreme stress. Extreme, extreme stress.'
Sukanya Verma looks back at the decade gone by, in the movies.
Much as we'd like it to, all hasn't changed. In our country, the revolution must be polite and careful not to offend. Still, Raja Sen assures, there is hope.
'The idea is to sideline you, box you up in a smaller box, so you don't go out of that.' 'The bigger boxes are for their own people.'
'Politics has risen around Padmavati, but the film has nothing political in it.'
'So we had Akshay Kumar dressed up like Robert Vadra on his offday, and trying to not look fan-struck...'
'Acting is the toughest job in the world.'
'You put crores of rupees making films, so I don't think any producer or studio would back you because you know a relative in the industry.' 'They will back talent, either from within the fraternity or outside.'
Sukanya Verma shares her exciting filmi week with us.
'I miss Tabu's beauty, her graceful presence, her delicate smile and the texture of her voice, with which she can convey so many things -- the lonely mother, the lover, the seductress, the wronged woman, or a young woman charmed by an older man,' says Aseem Chhabra.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
And you won't guess which film tops Raja's list! And why.
'Today is our independence day. Udta Punjab is not just a film anymore. It is a movement and one that has ended in the victory of democracy.'
The Committee of Administrators (COA) on Friday assured that all six north eastern states will be playing Ranji Trophy as individual units next season with Board of Control for Cricket in India GM (Game Development), Ratnakar Shetty, given charge of their smooth integration.
The year saw some standout performances from lesser known actors.
'You don't need a godfather to protect you from dangers of Bollywood because nobody will.'
'With the Election Commission wisening up to the practice, which strikes at the very root of electoral democracy, the practitioners of cash for votes have been getting more and more ingenious,' points out Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
'Hopefully, the new majority government will give the country a fool-proof electoral system,' says Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
Aseem Chhabra lists the elements that he loved and was pleasantly surprised by in the movies.
'The media today is completely free from the government-induced fear factor.' 'It is only scared of the public backlash and its TRP ratings,' say Sudhir Bisht.
There's a reaction expected when women make such statements, which is for you to prove them wrong, says Love Guru.
Ira Singhal, the country's first differently-abled UPSC topper shares her secret to success and her big plans for India.
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