Dabba Cartel's reluctant black comedy in the body of a crime thriller starts out interestingly enough to accomplish its Narcos: Thane aspirations, notes Sukanya Verma.
'It's really creditable to these guys who said, "You can do what you want. We are not going to replace her".'
"Her heroism lies in finding her own voice and finally choosing to stand up for herself," said Nimisha Sajayan, discussing her role as Babita in 'Babita Singh Reporting'.
'I was very sceptical when I was doing a Bollywood film.'
'It's a very disturbing thing to go back to my life and say, why did I act in such sexist, C-grade films, films derogatory to women. They were just bad films, bad choices. So I did, and did I sell my soul? Of course I sold my soul.'
The third edition of the NEXA Indian Streaming Academy Awards saw a mix of glamour and talent on the red carpet.
It's a riot of colours at Shabana Azmi's Holi party.
'My journey has just been so different. Each character has been so different.'
'There were moments where I simply couldn't look away from her.'
From Mohanlal's commanding act in Company to Dulquer Salmaan's chilling turn in Chup, these Malayalam stars proved they could shine far beyond Mollywood.
'More than the shooting dabbas which we take with us, it's about what's going in their school dabbas.'
'It's always the men who are going crazy, barbaad. They never show a woman going crazy like that.' 'A woman has to be very proper, sitting on a swing, crying.'
'I'm forever grateful to the universe to get me stuff that leads me to the journey that I'm leading today.'
There were quite a few female-led shows in 2025, and actresses got to play some interesting, non-cliched parts.
Jyotika is grateful for the way her career is going, and she gives thanks to the Gods by undertaking spiritual trips along with husband Suriya.
Old friend Boney Kapur hosted a party for Shabana Azmi's 75th birthday and a merry and wonderful time was had by all.
In 2025, OTT series were entertaining enough, even though most were in the crime genre.
Yami goes Dhoom Dhaam... Nidhhi shows us her vanity room...Shabana and her ladies...
Netflix has announced a thrilling line-up for 2025.
'When I met Dubeyji, whose character I am playing, I told him the story is even more filmi than films.'
'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.'
Women power, rebellious love, shady godmen, love triangles and more on OTT. Sukanya Verma lists everything coming up on OTT this week.
'As we grow older, we fight much less with each other.' 'The magic mantra is 'Drop it!'' 'I would recommend it for all relationships.' 'In anger, we can say many hurtful things that can leave a deep scar, so dropping it is the healthy way of preventing that from happening.'
