Dev Benegal talks about his new film Road, Movie.
The winners of the 63rd National awards seemed quite overwhelmed with their big wins, and they spoke happily about them.
'Acting is a very crazy profession to be in. Mentally and emotionally we have to go into a particular zone and come out of it and keep on doing it. I am sure acting takes a toll on everyone and maybe that's why logon ko actors pagal lagte hai.' In the second part of a fun conversation, Tabu shares some beautiful nuggets with Rediff.com's Savera R Someshwar and Sonil Dedhia.
'At a time when there's a lot of conversation happening around how AI has made art directors and production designers jobless, we will simply say that if your work speaks for you, you will never be out of work.'
'Many of Akshay's well-wishers feel this controversy has come up because of his interview with Modi to undermine his credibility.'
'Every film cannot do a business of Rs 200 crore.'
There's a lot of entertainment coming up for you on OTT in the month of August.
Sukanya Verma looks at how the 33 year old has fared in her decade-long career.
After Satyajit Ray died and Mrinal Sen retired, Bengali cinema was no longer what it used to be - until Rituparno Ghosh triggered its revival.
Sukanya Verma looks at a few other contenders from Bollywood movies who gave really, really good performances.
National award winner Chaitanya Tamhane tells us the story behind his film, Court.
'...without looking into yourself.' 'What matters most is human relationships and the human mind.'
'We called him Sher-e-Kashmir but we realised he was no lion but a pussycat who surrendered.'
Pancham, like his father, was besotted by Lata Mangeshkar's voice and his career's finest songs were reserved only for her.
'I wasn't getting the roles I wanted to play and the respect I thought I deserved as a senior actor, so I cut myself off from the industry for a while and moved to the US.'
After a few heavy-duty parts, the 42 year old is ready to let his hair down and burn the dance floor once again in his upcoming rom-com, Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya, co-starring Kriti Sanon.
The OTT boom has proved a boon for a lot of hibernating '90s beauties as they rediscover themselves in exciting new avatars.
'All my hard work will be forgotten.'
'Durga Puja is also a time to catch up on the gossip and when the girls of the family get together it's a beautiful feeling that is hard to describe.'
An effortless artist at all times, Surekha Sikri's emotional eloquence and authoritative presence showed a knack for turning moments into meaning.
'We don't want to lose out on its cult value by rushing into something just for the sake of making Part 3.'
Hyderabad-based Anshul Sinha is making hard hitting films on important social issues, but there are no takers.
Mithun Chakraborthy on Buddhadeb Bhattacharya and working in his Tahader Katha, for which he won his second National Award.
Bhaktajanangalude Sradhakku has Kavya Madhavan and Irshad in the lead.
When Pankaj Tripathi agrees to play a towering leader like Atal Bihari Vajpayee, here's what happens.
Mamata Shankar remembers the amazing actor Sreela Majumdar, who passed into the ages last week.
One of the most famous Indian faces on the planet, everything Priyanka Chopra Jonas learned, she learned it on the job.
Anu Malik reveals how Baazigar revived his career.
Some of her best films are not available on streaming platforms, but Deepa Gahlot looks at her Hindi cinema oeuvre on OTT.
Aseem Chhabra is impressed by Rima Das's Bulbul Can Sing, Ritesh Batra's Photograph and eight other outstanding films.
From the 'khiladi' brand of movies rocking his boat to a love for starring in biopics and scripts inspired by true stories to headlining endless remakes of South Indian hits, there's a pattern to the man and his methods.
Nearly half a century later, Shyam Benegal's Manthan will be showcased in restored print at this year's Cannes Film Festival. It still serves as a much-needed reminder of setting aside differences in the favour of combined progress and profit, notes Sukanya Verma.
'The real India lives in the villages where everyone is trying to improve the other.'
He was being treated for liver cancer.
Film maker Seenu Ramasamy talks about his experience of working with Nandita Das
Priya Mani who plays conjoined twins in Chaarulatha talks about the film.
Seenu Ramasamy talks about his new film, Neer Paravi and his vision about cinema.
