Shah Rukh Khan won his first National Film Award for best actor for Jawan, sharing the honour with Vikrant Massey for 12th Fail. Rani Mukerji was named best actress for Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway. 12th Fail was adjudged best feature film.
'One of the three directors from The Family Man -- Suparn Verma -- is my real life Chellam Sir.' 'He is somebody who has the answers to everything, so I call him anytime.'
January has quite a few interesting movies lined up for release. But with the new, there's also a sprinkling of the old.
And the fine actor also celebrates 25 years in the movies...
Twenty seven years after it first released in theatres and became a cult classic, Ram Gopal Varma's Satya returns to the big screen.
'I have never met anyone so knowledgeable and with so much conviction, so much humility about everything he knew.'
Sukanya Verma looks at instances of aristocrats falling for commoners on the silver screen.
While Satya's pleasures are palpable -- among them the poetry of the coarse language, the mercifully rough-hewn texture, the oh-so-familiar underdog story -- these pleasures hit you at a completely different speed. The movie is charged with a sense of discovery, and every shot is a cornucopia of details existing independent of the main story. It's touching, notes Sreehari Nair.
His latest film Satyagraha has received mixed reviews and box office fate but Bajpayee's performance has found favour among everyone.
'If there is one thing Shyam Benegal expressed best: It was the Poetry of the ordinary face and ordinary lives.'
'Twenty-five years ago, loyalists of the same (then undivided) political party stormed into my office.' 'They vandalised it, physically assaulted me, blackened my face, and forced me to apologise publicly -- by falling at the feet of an elderly woman -- for a single line of dialogue in my film.'
Madhuri shines brighter than the stars...Kalki goes retro... Neha's bravest shoot....
Sukanya Verma lists 10 terrific films available on OTT you need to watch right now.
Manoj Bajpayee returns to entertain us in his 100th film, Bhaiyya Ji.
Here's taking a look at pictures from the screening.
A day after he hit the spotlight with a comment on parents and sex, trouble mounted for influencer Ranveer Allahbadia on Tuesday with Mumbai police at his doorstep, YouTube pulling down the episode of 'India's Got Latent' and the issue being raised in Parliament.
'Mumbai is very different from the rest of India. It can be ruthless if you don't have work or friends. The struggle time and times of disappointment are horrific and can break you.'
'He will eternally be remembered as Mr Bharat for always reminding us about roti, kapada aur kisaan.' 'Our integrity and patriotism. Our culture and our roots.'
Roshmila Bhattacharya shows us just why India has lost her Mr Bharat.
'My father is a businessman and he has gone through a lot of ups and down.' 'When I see him have the money and then lose it all, but keep trying at this age, I feel if he can do it, then why cannot I?' 'That has been my biggest motivating factor.'
Shyam Benegal passed into the ages on December 23, leaving behind a rich legacy. We look back at some interesting moments from his life.
Silence 2: The Night Owl Bar Shootout will release on April 16 on ZEE5.
'Your vibrancy, your grace, your diversity, and the stories embedded in your soil -- forever in love and awe of you, my beautiful India.'
'He was a visionary who redefined storytelling and inspired generations.'
It was a rare treat to see Sharmila Tagore and her children Saif Ali Khan, Soha Ali Khan and Saba Pataudi at the premiere of her Bengali film Puratawn (The Ancient) at the ongoing MAMI Film Festival in Mumbai.
A look at the big winners of the night!
Writers and creators are telling more authentic stories based in states and cities that we may not have seen much of in mainstream media, such as Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh. Or ones that we have some mistaken notions about like Punjab, Delhi, Haryana, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, highlights Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
Manoj Bajpayee claims the industry has not yet explored his potential.
'Apart from Satya -- which was a very good film -- Manoj Bajpayee has not featured in any hit in the 10-12 years of his career. Who is he to talk about my career? He should worry about his own.' CBFC chief Pahlaj Nihalani lashes out.
'I've never seen Ramuji cry... even when his father passed away.' 'But after the special screening of Satya, he was crying.'
Aaliya Kashyap and Shane Gregoire had a starry reception on Wednesday evening.
'We haven't touched child prodigies. This will be the first film to do so. What if there is a special talent like him, do we have the infrastructure to deal with it? That is the larger question the film is trying to ask.' Budhia Singh: Born To Run director Soumendra Padhi discusses his new film.
Sooraj R Barjatya was judged Best Director for the Hindi movie Uunchai at the National Film Awards.
Amyra spots a dolphin...Tisca goes traditional... Karisma is holiday-ready...
'The great singer Shardaji took Bhojpuri music and singing to the national and international level with her singing!'
The Bollywood Hungama OTT India Fest and India Entertainment Awards saw many winners, and the stars celebrate their wins on social media.
A look at the special screening pictures.
Manoj Bajpayee's 100th film earned Rs 6 million in its first weekend.
