'If you have only one hit out of 100 movies in a year, it is death for Bollywood.'
While he awaits an exciting 2021 with Mumbai Saga, Satyameva Jayate 2, Attack and Pathan, Joginder Tuteja takes a look at his top 10 hits.
Sukanya Verma recaps everything we learned this year in showbiz.
Some of featured her in author-backed roles while others had her as a part of an ensemble cast.
He was colourful. He was dramatic. He was The Master of His Craft. There never will be an editor as versatile as Pritish Nandy, notes Nikhil Lakshman.
The Malayalam film 2018: Everyone is a Hero, India's official entry in the International Feature Film category at the 2024 Academy Awards, is out of the Oscars race.
Rahul Rawail remembers his mentor Raj Kapoor.
The top 10 films of the year may not be great by themselves but they stand out amidst the other OTT releases.
As Kareena Kapoor celebrates her 20 years in the industry, here is presenting her Top 10 biggest grossers.
'I'm in awe of how secure he is, as an actor, performer and director.'
'Till my wife called me up one day and said, "Hey, we need food on the table".'
Joginder Tuteja looks at Hrithik's biggest hits over the years.
Despite the mediocrity at large, these films had me in raptures for the emotions they evoked within as a cheering audience, critic and cinephile.
Tiger 3 will probably emerge as his highest grosser as going past the lifetime score of Tiger Zinda Hai will be a breeze.
Joginder Tuteja looks at movies that did well despite controversy.
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 is going full throttle with its creeps and cackle, which marks the addition of Madhuri Dixit and re-entry of the OG Manjulika, Vidya Balan.
As the US gets tougher with visas, the prayers of US-bound devotees in India are getting more fervent, and their purse strings looser. Called Visa Hanuman temples (there are half a dozen all over India), some of them ask for a 'fee'.
Trade estimates pegged the Hindi version collection at Rs 210 million -- a commendable performance for a dubbed film.
Buoyed by Sooryavanshi's success, the Hindi film industry is banking on 25-30 big movies lined up with a collective cost tag of Rs 2,000 crore.
None of Amjad Khan's subsequent roles could outshine Sholay. He had begun his career at the top and had no higher peaks left to conquer. Dinesh Raheja salutes the iconic actor on his 80th birth anniversary.
About Rs 35 crore (Rs 350 million) was required over the second weekend to register good numbers. But the film did even better and registered Rs 40 crore (Rs 400 million), resulting in an estimated Rs 213 crore (Rs 2.13 billion)
While we may not even have heard of some of her flops (Miley Na Miley Hum, Waada Raha... I Promise, Rajjo), Joginder Tuteja looks at Kangana's biggest flops.
Day Two of the FDCI X Lakme Fashion Week witnessed some crazy, out-of-the-box creations.
'We watched the film many times but each time, we would cry.' 'During the editing and sound mixing, my whole team would cry.' 'When we reached the music composing stage, it happened again.' 'Our producer said it is too much to be crying so many times.' 'But we never thought the film would be such a big hit.'
'Out of sight, out of mind happens.'
Some films have done predictably well at the box office while others have emerged as surprise hits.
Andaz Apna Apna is practically the most quoted film since Sholay, observes Sukanya Verma, as she celebrates 30 years of this cult classic movie.
'Nobody likes preachy stories. When you lace it with humour, it works.'
Bharat is the latest entrant to her top 10 biggest hits list.
With T20 franchises potentially becoming players' primary employers, and most boards finding Test cricket financially not viable, the format's future remains a concern for the purists.
From Parineeta to Shakuntala Devi, Vidya Balan has had a successful 15-year journey in the Hindi film industry.
Even though there were three movie releases last week -- Mission Raniganj, Thank You For Coming and Dono -- the box office collections were low.
Jacqueline starts the New Year by visiting the Vaishnodevi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir.
Bunny gave the audience at the India Day Parade a riff on his memorable line from Pushpa, to thunderous applause of course.
The film was criticised heavily for its pedestrian language upon its release last month.
Joginder Tuteja lists films that were severely criticised and yet, emerged blockbusters.
From talking about their highs and lows to discussing their father Dharmendra's much-talked-about kiss in KJo's Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, the Deol brothers were a laugh riot on the show.
