The Tamil film industry won't forget Vijayakanth's large-heartedness, how he took care of fellow industry persons, male or female, rich or poor, young or old...recalls N Sathiya Moorthy. How he sent money quietly for the family of a stunt artiste to meet his funeral expenses, how he always ensured that all female co-stars, including junior artistes, had secure accommodation on outdoor shoots, and how he would always the first to rush help if anyone from the fraternity was in distress.
'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.'
Children can be quite lucky at the box office too!
Check out the star attendees and winners of the CAMA awards 2017.
Here looking at 10 of Bollywood's best-known crime movies.
Dinesh Raheja doffs his hat to the movie legend, who will be honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award this year.
"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."
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.
And other top moments from the closing of the 70th Cannes Film Festival.
'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.
Writer's block, rejection from publishers and negative criticism are just some of the problems first-time authors face.
'I can sense that because we have shared a room for 20 years of our lives.'
Sukanya Verma salutes the legend and celebrates some of the finest soundtracks of his career.
'Until I remove that character from my head and empty the space, other characters cannot take that place.'
'They wanted a character, who could speak both Tamil and Hindi. That's how I got on board.'
As 2022 readies to bid adieu, Sukanya Verma raises a toast to the 10 high points of the year.
Raja Sen list his favourite moments at the Golden Globes.
Sukanya Verma looks at what stood out in a mostly humdrum affair.
Before Akshay Kumar takes centrestage in the courtroom this Friday, here's looking at filmi lawyers before him.
Gems you can enjoy from the time he was at his handsome and magnetic best.
'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.'
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.
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.
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.
'Every film cannot do a business of Rs 200 crore.'
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'Deepika has got a lot to do with whatever I have achieved in the last six years.' 'She has kept me grounded. Otherwise, who knows what I would have turned into?'
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.
The funny man of Hindi cinema has passed into the ages, but the laughter he generated will echo for years to come.
'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.'
Joginder Tuteja looks at the top 10 JA productions.
'It's amazing how many different kinds of patriotic songs we have in our country.'
On Hrishikesh Mukherjee's 91st birth anniversary on September 30, we bring back a Rediff Special done on the brilliant filmmaker in December 2002.
'Visibility is very important, but visibility is also very expensive.' Swapnil Joglekar explores the Parasite phenomenon.
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.
Which film are *YOU* looking forward to?
Budhia Singh: Born To Run is not so much a film as it is a passionate appeal to remind and regain an opportunity for Odisha's erstwhile Wonder Boy, now a forgotten teenager, writes Sukanya Verma.
Arthur J Pais analyses Oscar 2014 big wins and losses.
