'They have to be good looking, they have to smile pretty, look pretty, sit pretty...' 'Being other characters allows for a greater mining and excavation of the human condition rather than just trying to play a prototype really well.'
'He showed me how much joy there is in being the person in the middle of a party.' 'He taught me how to be confident and vulnerable at the same time.'
'It was not a love affair, it was much more.'
Kangana Ranaut's decline as an actor feels complete, observes Utkarsh Mishra.
'I was completely in awe of him. After the shot was okayed, I would quickly run back to my chair and sit quietly till I was called again.'
'It's no more just art and skills, it's a business.'
'Do films today even have the courage to question the establishment?'
Here's some sizzle from the IIFA Utsavam night, which was dedicated to the south film industries of Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada.
'I would think a hundred times before I wrote a gay character or a mentally challenged character because it requires a lot of research and empathy. That's the reason I shy away entirely from stories that have rape. I just can't. It's just terrifying for me, as a woman, to handle subjects like that because it's so sensitive.'
Engineering and construction major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) reported a 25 per cent rise in net profit attributable to the owners of the company for the January-March quarter of 2024-25, owing to higher revenues and an exceptional gain. For the quarter under review, L&T posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 5,497.3 crore, while revenue rose 10.9 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) to Rs 74,392.28 crore.
'She is the gorgeous Lata, the love of my life.'
'I have not forgotten all the horrible things that you said about the film that was one of your biggest hits as a producer and a film that is loved by all even today.' 'I learnt through film circles that your ego was supremely hurt after the film became a blockbuster.'
'My dad has been in this industry for almost 20 years.' 'Let's see if I can last that long.'
'I don't think Waheeda had the confidence that I could pull it off, so she said no.'
Two days before Sriram Raghavan's thriller Merry Christmas hits theatres, the makers held a screening for the film industry.
Given his recent spate of successes and acclaim in solo leads, one would have thought the 12th Fail star would want to make the most of it. Instead, he's keen to shift the focus on his family life.
So many movies are coming up for release in 2025!
'He can and will restrain his son from being part of the entertainment world.'
'After meeting him, I learned what brother from another mother actually meant,' Suriya said, looking fondly at Bobby.
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'I guess things happen when they have to happen.' 'And the film got delayed by COVID a little bit. But yeah, it's been a decade which I do not regret.' 'I feel like I have grown so much, as an artist, as well as just a human being.' 'So much life experience to channel into films that I think is an advantage almost.'
He was replaced by the then hot and saleable Sanjay Khan.
'I will be whatever I want to be without you putting any kind of label on me.'
'Konkona just walked up, and both of us froze. She was tearing up, and I was like this is unbelievable.' 'We had Tannishtha Chatterjee, Divya Dutta, Rasika Dugal, Dia Mirza... women I've idolised.'
Deepa Gahlot lists some 2023 movies that you need to watch if you haven't already.
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.
There's clearly no limit to how dramatic a wedding can be.
'We have to keep knocking on it before we get a response.'
'Not many films have a reference to a creature who talks, emotes, acts in a film. And Munjya is doing all of it.
'You have to be good in your project that's releasing today for you to be working on something tomorrow. That will always be the case.'
The Enforcement Directorate made these claims in an official statement issued by the federal agency following its raids in this case at Chennai, Madurai and Tiruchirapalli on April 9.
'I grew up in an environment which is very submissive and conservative. People would judge you if you wore a short skirt.' 'I made my way up from there to Mumbai and landed a big song Aila Re Aila with a huge star like Akshay Kumar.'
Wedding photography is pushing the limits of creativity with photoshoots around the world.
'The film industry has a lot of competition. You don't always get the roles you want.'
'Life had its own plans and now I have learnt to go with the flow.'
As the Queen star found herself in the middle of a row, with the BJP distancing itself and the Congress attacking it, here's a look at some of the controversies, political and otherwise.
It was a day with a difference for industry icons Salim-Javed, who transformed Hindi cinema in the 1970s with films like Zanjeer, Sholay, Deewar and Don, when their families got together to hail them on stage.
'Everyone knows the money the stars are asking for is absurd.'
Rahul Rawail remembers his mentor Raj Kapoor.
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