'It's rare for an actor to find something new to break an image.'
'I promise you, you've never seen her do anything like this.' 'It is a complete reinvention of Janhvi Kapoor.'
The 10-member jury was headed by filmmaker Vipul Shah. The awards were announced by jury member Dharam Gulati.
Deepa Gahlot picks the top 10 Karan Johar films -- some that he directed and others that he produced or co-produced -- that you can watch on steaming platforms.
'He was a tremendous artist of a very high order, gone too soon. He not only reshaped the visual language of Indian Cinema through his cinematography in Aravindan's films, Shaji sir gave us all a sense of direction through his mainstream work as a cameraman.'
'On this happy occasion, I wish Sonam more work and another National Award.'
Lights, camera, ACTION, you'll find them in heaps on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists some interesting options.
'The largest listenership for Vividh Bharati outside the country is in Spain.' 'The labourers who go there for the tomato-picking season feel cut off from their country and listen to Vividh Bharati to overcome their loneliness.'
'I was completely in awe of him. After the shot was okayed, I would quickly run back to my chair and sit quietly till I was called again.'
'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.'
'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.
Aseem Chhabra picks Indian and other South Asian gems at the Toronto International Film Festival.
'I didn't like doing jhatak-mataks. I would subconsciously start feeling, 'Oh my God, my makeup man and my driver will be watching this.''
'Once I started acting, I gradually started liking it and the perks that come with it.'
Mithun Chakraborty started from scratch in bit roles and had no Godfather backing him. Yet, remarkably, his career now straddles six decades and he continues to win acclaim, observes Dinesh Raheja.
At many stages, it has appeared as though Sunny Deol's career was running out of steam, but each time he has risen Phoenix-like from the ashes. Dinesh Raheja gives us a closer look at the man on his 67th birthday on October 19.
'If there's something that is more progressive and more modern, I would love to do it.'
Veteran Bengali filmmaker Gautam Ghose won the best director and screenplay award for his 'Abar Aranye' while Marathi film 'Shwaas' was adjudged the best feature film.
Film stars from Hindi cinema as well as the south came together on a common platform, where they were honoured for their work.
The Ram Charan-Kiara Advani-starrer opened better than expected.
Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite Indian films of 2021.
'Do films today even have the courage to question the establishment?'
With Vinesh Phogat's heartbreaking disqualification over discrepancies in weight at the Paris Olympics just when India was keeping its fingers crossed for a sure shot victory at the finals, spirits have hit an all-time low. Art mirrors life and it won't be a surprise if our sports biopic obsessed film-makers turn this dramatic change of events into a movie one day.
'Not many films have a reference to a creature who talks, emotes, acts in a film. And Munjya is doing all of it.
'Not just women, but even men are judged by the colour of their skin and have to fight prejudice every day.'
'Or because I am getting a s**tload of money.'
From old favourites to brand new attractions, Sukanya Verma lists all the excitement OTT has laid out in its action-packed menu this week.
'If you're a person who's not comfortable going out to parties for networking, don't do it.' 'It's not like you're getting a film at a party.'
Somehow no producer found the right project that would justify casting these two selective stars with each other.
'I felt awkward pairing with Anushka Shetty on screen because she had played my daughter in a film.'
Sukanya Verma lists everything that's there on OTT this week.
Quite a few film folk and politicians attended the funeral of veteran actor Atul Parchure, who died on October 14 after a long battle with cancer. He was 57.
Vicky promotes Bad Newz... Alaya is in London... Sayani tries a new hairstyle...
'I hope this film will bring some change in people, their homes, and in our society.'
Gandhi will now be seen in two upcoming OTT series -- Hansal Mehta's Gandhi, starring Pratik Gandhi in the title role, and Freedom at Midnight by Nikkhil Advani.
'Tamil, Telugu or Malayalam films are rooted in their culture.' 'Hindi films are not rooted.' 'English-speaking people are making Hindi films.'
'We have loved Braveheart, Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones and Apocalypto.' 'The thought was 'When are we going to do such films?''
Vanraj Bhatia, the creator of unforgettable music, hated the fact that the 'New Wave' directors did not respect Hindi cinema's multi-song format.
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