There are many patriotic movies lined up in the months ahead. What makes some of these films special is that these have the country's name right in the title itself, what with 'India' and 'Hindustan' finding prominence.
In a massive fillip to the recently-formed Boxing Federation of India, the Sports Ministry has granted recognition to the body which was voted to office last month.
'I received many threatening calls and letters.' 'A fatwa was issued against me.'
From melodrama to mockery (remember Amar and Prem's phony separated-at-Kumbh Mela reunion in a gag of Andaz Apna Apna?), there are numerous instances of its presence.
The men who made all the money in 2015!
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict.
Love them, hate them but the Oscars have a way of sneaking up on you.
Guess who ruled the box office in 2016?
Notwithstanding record revenues in certain media sectors like film exhibition in the July-September quarter (second quarter, or Q2), the operational performance of the broadcasting business remained subdued. Zee Entertainment Enterprises and Sun TV are expected to experience a year-on-year (Y-o-Y) decline in advertising (ad) revenues during this period. Conversely, box office (BO) collections are anticipated to exceed Rs 3,000 crore in the quarter, propelled by a series of successful movie releases.
Shah Rukh had outgrown the roles that made him a star -- the menacing, obsessive lover in Darr, the regular guy in Kabhi Haan Kabhi Na or the new age boyfriend in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. By the time he entered his 50s, he was struggling to find his feet, explains Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
We look at Bollywood movies in which our celebs pack a punch... literally!
Archer spent 17 months on the sidelines with back and elbow injuries
There's a marked difference in the standing order of the leading ladies in 2016 v/s the ones who topped the charts the year before.
'This is the best time to do a pan-Indian film.'
Uday Mahurkar, Information Commissioner, government of India, wrote an open letter to Nolan, terming the scene a "disturbing attack on Hinduism" and appealed to the director to remove the scene worldwide.
'The fraud is the electronic voting machine is being manipulated by humans, and not counting the votes that is shown on VVPAT.'
'This is the biggest crisis Kejriwal is facing in his life.' 'If he is able to come out of this, then he will have a great future.'
The Rohit Shetty cops-and-terrorists action-comedy registered the second highest collections for an Akshay Kumar starrer.
Bollywood's superstars have tried their hand at con films, and the genre has made quite a bit of money.
'There is a lot of money coming into the business, people are consuming a lot of content, there is no dearth of new films and shows coming out of India and being available worldwide.'
'Can we force somebody to contest and fight an election when they don't want to contest an election?'
He also confessed that he has a 'block in my head about acting in English. I'd rather act in my language because it comes naturally to me.'
'Keeravaaniji doesn't work in isolation.' 'He responds to stories, situations and the emotional core of a film.' 'That's why his tunes are so different.' 'Unchiseled emotional masterpieces.'
'Thanks to OTT, our work is now seen by all.' 'Every movie is getting recognition from not just India, but from all over the world.'
A fascinating excerpt from Amborish Roychoudhury's book, Sridevi: The South Years.
One of its lovemaking sequences, featuring the film's leading man Cillian Murphy and Florence Pugh, has triggered off an uproar.
For the first four days of its running, Jodhaa Akbar -- a UTV Motion Picture release -- has collected Rs 38.53 crore from the box office (domestic and international), a close second to last year's Shah Rukh Khan starrer Om Shanti Om -- that grossed about Rs 42 crore for the entire week. And there is three days of collections to be added.
The Sports Ministry will depute an observer for the much-awaited elections, scheduled for September 25 in Mumbai, to constitute a new Boxing Federation of India.
The hit parade of well-made movies continues, ticket sales are creeping up and OTTs are upping the game in one of the best years for the film industry.
Children can be quite lucky at the box office too!
'Tamil, Telugu or Malayalam films are rooted in their culture.' 'Hindi films are not rooted.' 'English-speaking people are making Hindi films.'
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The court disposed of a public interest litigation that sought directions to prevent Kejriwal from issuing orders in his capacity as the chief minister while in ED custody, contending that it was against the legal framework.
'A good film is a good film.' 'If you enjoy watching it on Netflix, it should be equally fun to watch it in a theatre.'
Javed Akhtar's son Farhan Akhtar and the latter's partner Ritesh Sidhwani of Excel Entertainment are all set to produce a documentary-drama on the Salim-Javed phenomenon.
'Gadar 2 was made with the purpose of entertaining people and not to perpetuate enmity between neighbouring countries.'
Netflix is reminiscent of Star TV in the 1990s: Very Western in its gaze, very expensive, and clueless, notes Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
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