Bollywood is ready with its line-up of theatre releases, but it remains to be seen whether we will get to watch these movies in theatres this year.
Arnie's back, Varun shape shifts while others fight the good fight and more on OTT this week.
Filmmaker Ashoke Pandit hosted a wedding reception for his daughter Shaarika and son-in-law Tapas in Mumbai over the weekend.
Zoya Akhtar's film won an unprecedented 13 awards, the most for any film at any Filmfare awards.
Kangana biopic takes shape... Ayushmann's new film... Why Oscar winner Olivia Colman visited Bihar...Subhash K Jha's Bollywood Buzz...
Shah Rukh Khan turned 25! we are not kidding, he actually completed 25 years in Hindi film Industry.
There's so much entertainment coming up in 2023!
'There's deep-seated revenge and at the same time, longing.'
Afwaah is a sum of Sudhir Mishra's thought-provoking reflections and appeal to question what's real, what's rumour, notes Sukanya Verma.
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They try to hide behind the smokescreen that these are works of fiction inspired by real events. So, you can pick and choose from facts and fictionalise to push the right triggers with your audience or appease the powers that be, observes Shekhar Gupta.
'Mulk questions the very principle, of good-Muslim exceptionalism.' 'That, of course, we adore Abdul Hamid, A P J Abdul Kalam and Bismillah Khan and if only more Muslims were like them.' 'Anubhav Sinha sticks his neck out to say that these are no exceptions.' 'Most Muslims are like them. It is the terrorists who are exceptions,' says Shekhar Gupta.
'I feel if I do an inconsequential role, the audience will feel cheated.'
After a rather dull April when there were hardly any theatrical or OTT releases, May would be a lot more crowded with a dozen odd movies and web series arriving.
'We are the kids from the '90s who have grown up watching Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol romancing on Suraj Hua Maddham.' 'At the same time, we are also the same people who text our partner and tell them, 'I am breaking up with you'.'
There's too much going on in Anek, and a lot of it is terribly disjointed, complains Sukanya Verma.
R Madhavan soaks in the fun as well.
Joginder Tuteja looks at actors with the most movies in the pipeline.
'Ageism is something we have to contend with and I am glad the opportunities that are coming my way today in so many ways have fixed this problem.'
With so many releases in 2023, not all got their due. Subhash K Jha picks his underrated films of the year.
Stars take time out to watch a movie!
Kriti's favourite snack... Sonu's childhood memories... Arjun remembers mom ...
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Promising new seasons of beloved shows, provocative stories and action packed dramas, Sukanya Verma says it's all there on OTT this week.
'I don't think I ever lost the confidence as an actor.'
Shashi Kapoor and Ramesh Sippy's grandson is all set to make his movie debut.
'I am not a politician.' 'I am a normal citizen and as an actor, I loved the subject of Mulk and through this, I am echoing my voice.'
Which films are you looking forward?
'Whether it is Mulk or Article 15, I am talking about love and against hatred.'
Grim police procedurals, dark superheroes, ghostly encounters, things get pretty intense on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma offers some suggestions.
March is going to be an exciting month when it comes to Bollywood releases as it would be a good mix of theatrical and OTT arrivals.
'It's taken me very long to get my foot into the door. But the kind of work or central roles that I want are still few.'
The first half of 2023 has been good to Bollywood, as we saw big blockbusters like Pathaan and The Kerala Story. But there have been flops as well.
In the mix of masala flicks that will release this month, including Bharat, there is a serious Ayushmann Khurrana movie as well!
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'Even though the film focuses on caste discriminations in rural India, it is first of all a riveting police procedural, and one of the best made in India,' says Aseem Chhabra.
Do you know that the veteran actress has more than 100 films and TV serials to her credit in a career spanning four decades?
