'All mothers are the same. Mine came out of the MAMI screening, crying.' 'Recently, a critic compared me to the best debut since Hrithik sir and she was so overwhelmed with that.' 'Someone said 'You are Bhagyashree's son and the innocence is the same.' 'Even if I can even touch the shadow of that in my entire career, I will be very happy.'
It is always wonderful to discover a gem of film at an international film festival. It is even more exciting when that film is from India.
Soumitra Chatterjee -- one of the finest Indian actors of our time -- meant so much to Aseem Chhabra.
'When you sing, you have to be in the song. You have to feel it or else, don't do the song.' 'That's why I haven't delivered a bad song in my career.'
Udta Punjab truly soars when being its own madcap beast, profane and powerful and preening.
A good deal of the 92nd Academy Awards (going hostless second year in a row) was a drag what with a staggeringly dull red carpet, long-winded, lacklustre speeches and uneven live acts following too quickly one after another.
Aseem Chhabra's recommendations for the Mumbai film festival.
Rashmika completes five years in showboz... Parineeti thanks 2021... Sonakshi gets to chat with Thor...
'I'm usually pretty chilled and cool, but there are random moments when the brain doesn't compute and I don't stop to think.'
'I am a dreamer, so I always dreamt that Village Rockstars would go places.' 'But I never ever imagined this.' 'The way people are responding... they come to me, hug me, they call me, shower me with love and I feel wonderful.'
'I have been exceptionally lucky with my actors, whether it was Sushmita in Aarya or Kartik Aaryan in Dhamaka.'
'We are open to directing a Khiladi 2.' 'And we would want to do it with Akshay who is still so fit, energetic and successful.'
The south awards night was a GRAND affair!
Politics, favouritism and poor taste in cinema have contributed to embarrassing choices for the Oscar race in the past. This little gem from India needs the love, emotional and financial support from the government as well as the Indian film industry, argues Aseem Chhabra.
'So much so we don't feel the need to create anything, but just bask in that glory.' 'It's time to move on.' 'How much burden can you put on a person or the legacy of the person?'
'In Carol, Cate Blanchett reminds us what a real movie star is and why we are enamored by her acting and looks.'
'The filmi keeda was always there.' 'I hope I can get even five percent of the love that audiences gave my mother.' 'But I'm here to make my own identity.'
Shashi Kapoor, the star who made us laugh, romance and cry, passed into the ages on December 4. We look back at the often underrated actor, who reinvested all his earnings as an actor into making films and keeping the theatre he established, Prithvi Theatre, alive.
This is an alternate list of 10 screen roles that saw Soumitra Chatterjee, a paragon of gentility, venture beyond his comfort zone and deliver masterclasses of subtlety and depth, lists Saibal Chatterjee.
'We couldn't believe that in the 21st century world, a European country can be bombed, can be invaded.'
'If I've been nominated alongside these greats, it means something.'
Gowri Ramnarayan explores the world of Kalki Krishnamurthy whose magnificent novel Ponniyin Selvan has inspired Mani Ratnam's latest film PS I.
'As an actor, the excitement for me is to step into those shoes and see what keeps that man going and what has made him what he is today.'
'Succession is a great show that inspires me to push the boundaries of creativity.'
'If ever annoyed, Dilip Kumar openly spoke out his mind.' 'He abhorred abusive language and never expected it from others around him.'
'If you are mature and haven't done terrible things to each other, love doesn't have to go away.'
'He wrote a letter to his parents every night, and read the Gita every morning before going about his work.'
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
The 68th Cannes film festival may have concluded but the BEST of it is just coming your way!
What better occasion than International Women's Day to take a look?
'... and committed.' 'Priyanka had so much happening in her personal life...' 'Once we started, Priyanka rose to it.'
'There is never a safe choice in the movie business.' 'Everything is chance.'
Popping the question to Nandita Mahtani, Commando style at an army camp while rappelling down a wall. Surrounded by 300 army men...
Before Shah Rukh Khan and his Happy New Year team wins us over with their dancing skills, read this.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the 10 Best Action Thrillers.
'Trust me, I don't even enjoy the company of friends who live in regret.' 'You either own your decisions or just let it go and work harder to get something better.'
'I don't believe in focusing on the bad things that have happened in my life.'
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
A lowdown on all the goings-on in the Malayalam film industry.
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