The film's genius is not in its ability to provide answers. Rather, it expands our empathy and forces us to locate the sublime within the unbearable, says Vikram Johri.
'Today, 25 years later, Raja Hindustani is as much a Dharmesh Darshan film as it is Aamir Khan and Karisma Kapoor's 'different' love story.'
Saurabh Shukla, Piyush Mishra and Sanjay Mishra are not likely to be in the limelight when a film releases, but they are the ones who eventually light up the movie.
What happens when a man accused of sexual misconduct gets a prime red carpet spot...
"Very few people know that Aamir didn't like the way the song Aati Kya Khandala was shot. He scrapped the song's first shooting and they had to re-shoot the song and this time it was mind blowing."
'I felt insulted, very hurt, that Indian cinema meant only Hindi cinema.'
Two double centuries, three movies over the Rs 150 crore mark and five centuries -- that's how the repertoire looks like for Karan Johar and his Dharma Productions.
'I never wanted to be an actor. I took it up because it was about a boxer.' Ritika Singh talks about her amazing film journey so far.
Gems you can enjoy from the time he was at his handsome and magnetic best.
'Success is not easily gained. Even if it is, it's very hard to sustain it.'
'The only violence I have had in any film of mine is a slap.' 'When Nikhil narrated the film to me, I was blown away.' 'I was literally screaming out of my chair.'
Sukanya Verma shares a mix of images shared by Bollywood celebrities on social media and movie captures of our favourite stars back when they were 20.
'He was intelligent beyond belief and some of you can barely read.' 'And you know what? He didn't care about all of you or your dumb opinions then.' 'He won't care any less now.' 'But I do.' 'Protecting his legacy is important to me.'
As 2022 readies to bid adieu, Sukanya Verma raises a toast to the 10 high points of the year.
'He is busy building an image on the social media as an anti-right-winger.' 'But remember: An actor is only good at what he was born to do,' observes Subhash K Jha.
Before you catch a brawny Prabhas as the Prince of Ayodhya in its VFX-heavy edition, Sukanya Verma looks at the many, many on screen portrayals of Ram over the years.
Check out the star attendees and winners of the CAMA awards 2017.
Children can be quite lucky at the box office too!
'They wanted a character, who could speak both Tamil and Hindi. That's how I got on board.'
Here looking at 10 of Bollywood's best-known crime movies.
'I can sense that because we have shared a room for 20 years of our lives.'
And other top moments from the closing of the 70th Cannes Film Festival.
Sukanya Verma salutes the legend and celebrates some of the finest soundtracks of his career.
Sudipto Sen, the lone Indian in the jury board of the just-concluded International Film Festival of India, Saturday maintained that the remarks made by Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid about The Kashmir Files were his personal opinion even as three other co-jurors came out in support of the jury head.
Writer's block, rejection from publishers and negative criticism are just some of the problems first-time authors face.
A little bird in the know of things tells me that Allu Arjun will most likely become the face of a global cola brand very soon. And he has jacked his brand endorsement price to an unheard of Rs 7.5 crore per day, leaving the likes of Virat Kohli and Ranveer Singh trailing by quite a margin, reveals Sandeep Goyal.
'Until I remove that character from my head and empty the space, other characters cannot take that place.'
'Every film cannot do a business of Rs 200 crore.'
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.
'I can't wait for the day when the market value of an actress is not judged by the heroes or the superstars she's acted with.'
'It's amazing how many different kinds of patriotic songs we have in our country.'
Sukanya Verma looks at what stood out in a mostly humdrum affair.
Raja Sen list his favourite moments at the Golden Globes.
Before Akshay Kumar takes centrestage in the courtroom this Friday, here's looking at filmi lawyers before him.
Aseem Chhabra presents his list of 10 international films that mattered to him, stories that he connected with and characters that gave him a better understanding of the human condition.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the top 10 JA productions.
The funny man of Hindi cinema has passed into the ages, but the laughter he generated will echo for years to come.
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