As the curtain come down on 2022, Roshmila Bhattacharya flashbacks to some of the year's news-makers and events.
Here's looking at the most memorable characters we have seen on screen.
When it comes to HIndi films, cars serve an important role in the proceedings.
From children to the elderly, common people to VIPs, all came out in balconies, lawns and terrace of their homes as the clock struck five, following an appeal by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to show gratitude to doctors, paramedics, police and other personnel associated with essential services when the country was observing an unprecedented 'Janta Curfew' on Sunday to check the spread of the virus.
What is noticeable in both movies is the willingness with which both the ageing stars -- Kamal is 68 and Rajini, four years older at 72 with a kidney transplant that he has not shied away from acknowledging -- have learnt to respect their age and bodies, notes N Sathiya Moorthy.
What if we made The Avengers here in India?
How Incredibles 2 dethroned the Kung Fu Pandas.
Amitabh Bachchan was preparing to pack up his bags and return to Allahabad if Zanjeer failed.
'I don't think 'oh, I have done 534 films' or 'I have 40 years of experience behind me.'
'I would put my hand in the ground and have a little listen to what the mountain was doing.' 'Actually, it was still collapsing.' 'And there was a very real possibility that at some stage, without warning, the collapse could continue -- and continue across us, the people who were doing the rescue and also across to the men on the other side, who were being rescued.'
Friends and admirers from Bollywood fondly remember the late Assamese music legend.
A year marked by more lows than highs for Hindi cinema, here's a recap of the best and worst in 2021.
There's so much entertainment coming up in April, May, June 2023.
'If you are dark, you can't be a hero.' 'If you have curly hair, you can't be a hero.' 'If you were muscular, you had to become a fighter.' 'Today if you are muscular, you can be a hero.' 'Salman Khan made being muscular fashionable.'
Audiences -- and producers -- no longer shy away from casting older heroines opposite younger heroes.
While we still recover from her glitzy allure as a 10th century royal in all her Chola era bedecked glory, Sukanya Verma looks at the many times she made our jaws drop as silver screen's undisputed jewel queen.
Which of these actresses do you think played the perfect vamp?
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As the curtain comes down on 2022, Roshmila Bhattacharya flashbacks to some of the year's news-makers and events.
Trade pundits and quick think piece experts can speculate all they like, but what works at the box-office is a mystery as always.
Showbiz shaadis that made headlines in 2014.
Apparently, Anju Mahendra (his co-star in Kwaish) had arranged for a preliminary meeting with Mahesh Bhatt. "I am extremely positive about this, and am looking forward to working with Vishesh Films."
Sukanya Verma picks 10 essential David Dhawan movies you need to watch to understand their loony appeal.
Arun, 24, is from Kolkata. He's a bartender. Vidya, 8, studies in an English medium school. Her father is a chaiwala. Purvika, 9, has big, bright eyes. Her father works in a beer bar. All of them are united by one cause alone: To become actors and join the film industry.
Raja Sen analyses the year so far.
Tadap makes sure that it reaches out to the youth, observes Joginder Tuteja.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
Arjun Kapoor doesn't know the difference between restrained and reactionless.
There is a superhero, a super woman, a super solider and a super ghostbuster arriving in theatres!
John Abraham is impressive in Attack. Sadly, the story is not, notes Namrata Thakker.
'Today, where are singers like Udit Narayan, Kumar Sanu and Abhijit Bhattacharya? They didn't sing anything apart from Bollywood. When there is a change in trend, you are gone. But I will remain for another 50 years. I will sing for films and do other stuff too.' The Rathods discuss their music.
Yet again, Drishyam 2 ruled the weekend, as the three new releases could not make any mark at the box office.
Romance in the nineties, fairytale fights, fables and time travelling between mythological times to modern -- fantasy and reality collide on OTT this week.
These desi hotties could stop traffic!
'Every time I make a film, I hope it will last at least 10 years. Otherwise, I have made a bad product.'
Akshay Kumar plays the part with enthusiasm, like he was just waiting to get into the costume of a historical hero, observes Deepa Gahlot.
