'Each film is a lifetime's worth of experience and I've learnt so much from all of the films I've done.'
Lights, camera, ACTION, you'll find them in heaps on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists some interesting options.
'When I am working on a series, be it Paatal Lok on Amazon Prime or Kohrra on Netflix, I never take it for granted that we will be back with another season.' 'It's only at the end of the season that I ask myself if I still have it in me to take the story further and if I would like to meet the characters again.' 'If the answer is yes, then I find ways to make the journey exciting for myself, like taking Inspector Haathiram Chaudhary to Nagaland.'
'The chances of The Shameless passing through the censorship board in India are slim to none.'
Can a culture survive as a way of life, even as the language and writing at its core, alter with time? Can we be rational and Malayalee or do we have to necessarily be religious and proudly cultural to be Malayalee? asks Shyam G Menon.
'Prior to release, we heard only exemplary things about the film, so the failure came as a complete shock to my father.'
Deepa Gahlot lists Hindi biopics about Indian political leaders: Some worked, some did not, but they managed to avoid controversy.
Aseem Chhabra lists the best non-Hindi language films he watched in 2020, with the hope that they will have a wider reach in the new year.
Abhishek Bachchan conveys the numerous chapters and challenges his mind, body and soul go through with a never-before candour, observes Sukanya Verma.
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All We Imagine as Light has been on several critics' best of the year lists, including Sight and Sound (Payal Kapadia appeared on the magazine's cover, perhaps a first for an Indian filmmaker), to The New York Times, Time and it is the number one film recommended by Barack Obama. The future certainly belongs to Payal Kapadia, asserts Aseem Chhabra.
Madhuri shines brighter than the stars...Kalki goes retro... Neha's bravest shoot....
'A lot of people are famous. But for how long will you be there?' 'It changes after every three days of release, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.'
Telugu star Varun Tej's first pan-India film Operation Valentine will release on March 1.
'I chose to give priority to my personal life.' 'It's not like I didn't want to act but I guess with certain times in your life, you have to handle certain things.' 'I've had a couple of ups and downs, so I kept taking breaks.'
'I stood in the line for potty. So there was no extraordinary feeling that I had become a hero.'
Somehow no producer found the right project that would justify casting these two selective stars with each other.
'I was blessed to earn a lot of fame and money, more than I ever expected, and the time has come to share what I have earned with others.'
'Abhishek is known to launch new 'stars' and not 'kids.' He has always been successful with that. He has a lot of patience for new people. I won't say to tolerate them, but to nurture them. All of them have done very well.' Rediff.com's Mayur Sanap, Hitesh Harisinghani and Afsar Dayatar report from the trailer launch.
Rasha is Azaad... Kriti in throwback mode... Saiee's day in London...
His cinema of compassion inspired me, gave me tools to develop empathy for others. But it also made me understand that serious, socially committed cinema with deeply engaging narratives and great performances is an art form to admire, appreciate and explore. Aseem Chhabra remembers Shyam Benegal, who passed into the ages on Monday evening.
'I couldn't see the injury but I knew it was bad from the expression on Aamir's face.'
'Had anyone asked me if I was Aamir Khan, I would have admitted to it.' Senior movie journalist Roshmila Bhattacharya flips through the pages of her many interactions with Aamir Khan, who turned 60 on March 14.
The actress got emotional as she accepts the award for Best Actress for her Gujarati film, Kutch Express.
'I have no idea why I was so many film-makers' choice for Jinnah. I assume it is because I was born and bred in Mumbai and speak English.' 'There's also my name, people tend to believe that a Muslim character can best be played by a Muslim actor.'
Scaloni also spoke about former Argentina forward Angel Di Maria's decision to retire from international football after winning his second Copa America trophy last year.
'There was a kind of disagreement with Subhashji after Meri Jung and unfortunately for me, I did not get to work with him again after that.'
'When there is a money crunch in the industry, actors like us are the ones who face budget cuts. Not the big actors.'
'My mom had told me a great deal about Meena Kumari and how she could make a tear drop at the right moment. A legend who was in total control. But when I finally met her, I saw a frail, shrivelled and petite woman -- just a bag of bones. Very tiny. She was dying.'
'It's important to keep doing your work. Do what you understand and don't expect much.'
Did you know Dev Anand worked as a clerk at a salary of Rs 85 before he became an actor?
'When the girls said they want to play football, the mothers were encouraging.' 'It was the fathers who were against the idea.'
'The whole India will come together to celebrate one film and that film is our film.'
Bollywood is celebrating Raksha Bandhan with pictures of their siblings and beautiful accompanying messages.
Analysts estimate that Pushpa 2 (in all languages) will become the fastest film to cross the Rs 1,000 crore (Rs 10 billion) mark.
'He treated stars and assistants with the same unfailing courtesy.'
The laugh riot stars Kailash, Archana Kavi, Asif Ali and Rima Kallingal.
'I want to break the notion that models can't act.'
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