'Whenever people say to me that all my work looks unique, I say to them originality is the art of concealing your source.' 'You can't see the sources that I take from because usually, they are Indian.' 'But then Indians don't find my work Indian.'
'...you won't have to announce it yourself -- people around you will tell you it's time.'
Aaditya Thackeray refuses to comment on the Disha Salian case, while Nitesh Rane insists the matter is not closed and justice will be served.
'If filmmakers and song-writers continue to use the unconstitutional name for the city, we have no choice but to delete it,' explains the CBFC chairperson.
'You need patience. You need to focus and keep going.' 'That is true not only for the entertainment industry, but in every field.' 'Only then, the magic happens.'
'Only a fool would put his life savings into a restaurant at 59... but I did'
'Thanks to Chhaava's success, I now have the creative freedom to pick and choose.'
The comedian has failed to appear before the Mumbai police for questioning despite three summons issued to him.
Bollywood is such an integral part of Mumbai that it spills out in the city's busy streets!
All We Imagine As Light remains heart-warmingly affecting because you know experiences like this are few and far between. Payal Kapadia's film-making voice must be cherished, asserts Mayur Sanap.
The glorious singer is simply sensational at 77 and we just love her!
'In a world which is full of categories, hatred and ideologies, there was this basic decency.'
The Bombay high court on Wednesday said the Maharashtra government has not taken vindictive action against any person for re-sharing or re-uploading stand-up comic Kunal Kamra's video in which he indirectly passed a 'traitor' jibe at Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
'He decides who will be Pakistan's prime minister, president, even provincial chief ministers.'
'6 shooters went to kill Dawood in Pakistan.'
'Rapists do have families. I wanted to see how a father or mother would deal with it.' 'They go through shame as well and get discriminated from the rest of the village.' 'Why don't we show it that way?'
Allu Arjun goes white... Sunny shares BTS pix... Konkona gets nostalgic...
'Life does not change in such a way that everything becomes easy. Struggle and hustle is there for everyone. 'The difference is that people have started knowing me.'
'Nobody likes preachy stories. When you lace it with humour, it works.'
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 believe India is very different from Bombay, Delhi and Kolkata.'
'Agra is about sexuality and sexual repression, and the relationship of sexuality to the physical spaces that we are in.'
'She was lying there and I mustered up enough guts to lay next to her and hold her tight.' 'And she said, "Oh my, Girish, isn't he supposed to be nervous?"' 'Making light of the situation, Girish said, "No, he's been practicing with a pillow the whole day".'
'Imagine having a conversation with your parents, where you say, "I want to break up with someone because he's bad in bed".'
Bombay Velvet spends too much time on period details and loses focus, notes Aseem Chhabra.
'... I didn't have an Instagram account!' 'I was told that the actor who's being considered in my place has a lot of followers, and that will help the producers.'
'I kept telling Anurag, "I don't care about anything, I don't want any money. Just get the film made".' 'One day I called Anurag and someone else picked up the phone. He said, "Hello, Sir." I responded, "Hello, but who are you and why are you picking up Anurag's phone?" He said, "I am Ranbir Kapoor Sir". And he told me he was doing the film and he was very excited.'
At a time when many women were forbidden by their caste-conscious families from taking up acting assignments in an industry not deemed respectable, Phalke wanted to cast his wife as the female lead in Raja Harishchandra.
'Rakesh's life is hard, but he knows how to find joy.' 'He doesn't think his life's value comes from money. He sees no shame in his poverty.'
Mumbai Fables author Gyan Prakash stands by its cinematic outing, Bombay Velvet.
'Just this year alone, close to 40 major transactions involving Bollywood stars have been recorded.'
Angry Young Men misses some important elements of the Salim-Javed story including an understanding of the duo's creative process. In fact, the two men do not even appear together in the same space in the series.
'Ranbir likes to stay as far away from politics.'
Mira's films are alive, rocking and so true to the reality I know. They are gifts that I keep revisiting, and I cannot wait for what more she will share with us, notes Aseem Chhabra.
Aseem Chhabra picks Indian and other South Asian gems at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Sukanya Verma raises a toast to the top female performers of 2024.
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