Smita Patil would have been 60 on October 17 had fate not cruelly snatched her from us in 1986. She was only 31 when she died. Rediff.com salutes the incomparable actress in a special series.
Tanuja could do practically anything on screen, applauds Subhash K Jha, as he salutes the actor on her 80th birthday on September 23.
"Just three months more," says mom-to-be Deepika Padukone in a witty reply when asked if she is still in her character of a pregnant woman from her coming film Kalki 2898 AD.
'Laapataa Ladies opened a lot of doors for me.' 'I have gotten so much love from audiences and seniors in the industry that it's overwhelming.' 'I get calls from superstars. I'm holding my heart and it's like, "Oh my God, they are calling me? I am their fan and they love my work!"'
'Television actors are people who play with fire.'
From Kishore Kumar posing as a Half Ticket running riot to Raj and Simran's super filmi reunion in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, train journeys in Hindi movies have formed the backdrop for both romance and comedy. But it's the action scenes where the railgaadi's daredevil attributes lie.
'Manjummel Boys is way beyond my control now.'
'You can't make a film for yourself.' 'You have to make films for your audience.'
OTT has been flooded with a number of film and Web series releases, and many of them are very entertaining.
The Salaar team is celebrating the film's success in Hyderabad.
'...without looking into yourself.' 'What matters most is human relationships and the human mind.'
While the country is gripped by Ram Mandir frenzy, Danish Husain -- without shouting from the rooftops -- silently staged his opinion with this play on one of India's best-known poets, observes Neeta Kolhatkar.
'We should focus on creating cinema which is entertaining, gives us solace, some message, reduces our tension and makes us think positively.'
'No matter how old or ill you may be, your thirst to excel as an actor remains intact.'
Preity meets Chris Gayle... The moods of Soha-Kunal... 25 years of Border...
'I didn't want to do a highlight reel with greatest hits of Yash Raj Films.' 'I wanted to do an actual story.'
Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2020.
Had he not taken his final curtain call on April 23, 1992, Satyajit Ray would still, undoubtedly, have been making movies.
Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis has given his best wishes to the Adipurush team for the success of the film.
'The problems that the film explores still remain. It was a different time when we made the film. We were young and we thought we could change the world.'
'This is a blip in the 100-year history of cinema.'
The 66th National Awards have been announced, and Hindi cinema has emerged a major winner.
Sukanya Verma looks at how the 33 year old has fared in her decade-long career.
Biswajit, movie heart-throb of the 1960s, remembers The Legend.
Are these stars good at their job on TV? Rate them!
Mystery, horror, biopics, documentaries, fantasy, romance, comedy, coming-of-age, pick the genre you like from the wide variety on OTT this week.
For all its oddball energy and earnest ambition, Fairy Folk cannot be missed, applauds Mayur Sanap.
Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi, the adrenaline-pumping reality show hosted by Rohit Shetty, returns with its 14th season, promising more thrills, chills and heart-stopping stunts.
Bollywood loves number games. And not just the rat race kind. There's a slew of movies with numbers in their title.
One of the most famous Indian faces on the planet, everything Priyanka Chopra Jonas learned, she learned it on the job.
Alaya is a bikini babe... Nora, Mouni are in Atlanta... Amy wraps up shoot...
One of the most prolific filmmakers of his time, VB turns 50 August 4!
'Just the fact that the biggest language at the box office was Telugu and not Hindi is startling.'
'If there is an artiste somewhere in India or in the world who wants to express her art, I hoped that this award would inspire them, and add meaning to their journey.'
'Language has never been a barrier for me. I'm comfortable wherever the language takes me. I'm still hungry to do more.'
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