'Shah Rukh Sir gave us a lot of room to make the film we wanted to make.'
Indian content studio Applause Entertainment has acquired the exclusive screen rights to six of Jeffrey Archer's best-sellers, The Clifton Chronicles, Fourth Estate, First Among Equals, The Eleventh Commandment, Sons of Fortune, and Heads You Win.
The mood shifted the moment someone said, 'Akshay sir is outside.' And there he was, not in a tailored suit under dramatic lighting, but in casual, loose-fitting shirt and track pants, and sneakers, smiling like a college kid. Mayur Sanap reports from the Wheel Of Fortune set.
If we, as an audience, are mature enough to dissect facts from fiction, and propaganda from creative storytelling, the director and technical team deserve full credit for putting together an entertaining masala film that deserves a sequel, notes Divya Nair.
'You were one of my favourite directors who made Indian cinema feel fearless, impolite, and alive. If Dhurandhar has even a fraction of that DNA, it's because your films whispered (sometimes screamed) in my head while I was writing and directing it.'
'For the longest time, he was not an activist.' 'He was just trying to build his own self-identity, self-respect and ambition.'
Alcaraz off to winning start at ATP Finals with win over De Minaur
'It's not like I haven't made mistakes. There have been a couple of questionable films, but I have always learned from the films I pick.'
Carlos Alcaraz began his bid for a first ATP Finals trophy with a win over Alex de Minaur and Alexander Zverev overpowered Ben Shelton in their round-robin openers.
After her early dismissal, Georgia Plimmer brought some spark to the White Ferns' innings, taking on the English attack with a flurry of boundaries.
Former India batting coach Sanjay Bangar lauded wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant's fearless batting approach and natural talent, recalling how Ashish Nehra had predicted the youngster's rapid rise.
'The LTTE were the pioneers of that.'
It's a remake of the 2017 quirky, disturbing, Tamil film Aruvi about a girl from the middle class and her startling experiences from childhood to adolescence to adulthood.
Gandhi Before India and Gandhi -- The Years That Changed The World, historian Ramachandra Guha's acclaimed books on the Mahatma, are headed for the OTT universe.
14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi became the youngest centurion in T20 cricket as he fired Rajasthan Royals to an emphatic eight-wicket victory over Gujarat Titans.
Bollywood's gorgeous actresses turned up to celebrate five years of Applause Entertainment.
'What drew me most to his persona is that he is possibly the greyest character you may come across in recent times.'
Singham's character is based on Ram, Kareena's based on Sita, Tiger's on Lakshman, Ranveer's on Hanuman, Akshay's on Jatayu and Arjun takes up the Ravan role.
Seven-times World champion Lewis Hamilton appeared in Ferrari red for the first time outside of Italy as Formula One put on an unprecedented and spectacular 10-team season launch in front of 15,000 fans on Tuesday.
The Rapist is a story of three human beings and how their lives are interwoven because of one horrific incident.
Gandhi will now be seen in two upcoming OTT series -- Hansal Mehta's Gandhi, starring Pratik Gandhi in the title role, and Freedom at Midnight by Nikkhil Advani.
'What is Balaji without Ekta (Kapoor), what is Dharma without Karan (Johar?)'
Queiroz said there was a time and place to use football to make an impact in the world and received applause from journalists when he spoke of "magic moments" from a simple gesture like giving footballs to impoverished children in Africa.
When Applause Entertainment completed five years, the makers invited everyone over for a grand party.
Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka and Madison Keys made rocky starts on Thursday but eventually secured contrasting victories to set up a heavy metal Australian Open final showdown
Intensity, blood and gore are going to be key here.
'I want to just haso, hasao and khush raho.'
Tentatively titled Scam 2003: The Curious Case of Abdul Karim Telgi, the show will be adapted from the book Reporter Ki Diary, authored by Sanjay Singh, who is credited with breaking the story back in time.
'I'm better now. A ceramic pot fell on me while rehearsing for a next scene to shoot. And I got a deep cut on my right-hand knuckle.'
A non-strategic investor like Poonawalla brings in not only capital but also creative freedom. Indian cinema needs more investors like him, reports Vanita Kohli Khandekar.
'Fauji jo hain, woh desh sambhalta hain, border sambhalta hain, hum shehar sambhalte hain (Soldiers protect the country, the border, we protect the city).'
Applause Entertainment has joined hands with the OTT platform aha for an adaptation of Vinay Sitapati's book, Half Lion: How P V Narasimha Rao Transformed India.
With increasing corporatisation of Indian television, creativity is being backed by professional management. The growth potential is huge.
From light-hearted comedies to medical dramas to stories set in the heartland, there's something for everyone.
'I wanted people to know that women across all ages have an exciting life.'
Varun was all but locked in to play Harshad Mehta by Paresh Rawal. But the script for the bio-pic was stuck. They finally had to scrap the idea.
'The film-literate public in Kerala are not happy watching run-of-the-mill movies.'
'Streaming will get to 100-200 million subscribers, but the journey is not as rose-tinted.'
'...and give awards to such performances.'
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