'The pressure was very high because I am not a Saroj Khan or a Vaibhavi Merchant.' 'I am someone from a reality show.' 'I was a nobody who was given an opportunity to express myself in the best way I could.'
'Karenge aur kaam, sir. Zindagi bahut choti hai, ideas bahut sare hain.'
Monsoon is here, and time to bring out the chhatris.
The death of the veteran Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor a huge loss for the Indian film industry.
'Other designers take empty suitcases and go shopping for the actors's clothes in New York.' 'To me, this is bankruptcy of imagination.'
'Villagers are people without masks.' 'That is why I call them genuine human beings.' 'As an actor, I have been inspired by many such genuine characters.'
'After the audience watches the film, if they say Rakul stood her ground in front of Ajay Devgn and Amitji.' 'That's what will be important.'
'The filmi keeda was always there.' 'I hope I can get even five percent of the love that audiences gave my mother.' 'But I'm here to make my own identity.'
'Everywhere Anil Dharker went, he assembled teams of talented people, gave them opportunities, then got out of the way and allowed them to flourish.' Meenakshi Shedde remembers a very special editor.
Get your lowdown on what's happening in Malayalam cinema!
'The digital release is part of cinema's ongoing process of evolution.' 'One shouldn't avoid change. I wouldn't.'
'If you perform well, if you do your best, it stays with the viewer. That's how you grow.'
'The affection and love and blessings of the audience is all that matters.' 'That is most important for me, nothing else.'
Countless screen pairs have come together but only few can lay claim to that extra something called chemistry.
Rediff's film critic Raja Sen lists his best Hindi songs of 2015.
'For me, success is saying 'no' when you want to say no.'
The film, directed by Rajkumar Hirani, is a satirical take on godmen and superstitions.
'My mother is a lady with a lot of emotional stability and strength. And wisdom.' 'When I was younger, she would tell me that if I ever refused water to anyone, I would have to drink gutter water.' 'When I grew up, she would say, "Be liberal when you know what you are talking about, and be conservative when you don't".'
For Dosanjh to stand by his faith, retain the turban and beard, and yet not trivialise himself in the roles he has essayed, is really his biggest achievement, observes Sandeep Goyal.
Badhaai Do carries its audience on the wave of those little farces that come with being queer in India, a land where masculinity still has some say, observes Sreehari Nair.
'I don't find characters that are not grey that exciting.'
Kanika Dhillon Kovelamudi talks about her inspiration to write Size Zero.
Here's a look at directors' wives jumping behind the camera and wielding the megaphone themselves.
The Tamil film which is a romantic story laced with humour, fails to live up to expectations.
Test your filmi gyan, right here!
Director Paresh Mokashi deserves a pat on his back for making such a low budget film with such great actors, and such interesting direction.
A look at Bollywood actors playing reel-time dancers in recent times.
Director Ponram's Rajini Murugan has no real plot, nor any remarkable characters or poignant moments, but some good music, vibrant visuals and spontaneity and charm of its lead actor, makes it a fun watch, writes S Saraswathi
'I was so nervous and embarrassed that I hid behind a pillar, just watching my son quietly.' 'I could see him very quiet, not communicating with anybody.'' 'I thought he was not interested. But when he gave his first shot, he was perfect!'
H'Right now, it is like thousands of fireflies floating in my mind.' 'I've heard Aamir Khan is making the Mahabharat, but the Mahabharat is open to so many interpretations.' 'It really doesn't matter how many times we visit it.'
'That climax in the last episode of Season one, I have replayed it so many times that it is still fresh in my mind.' 'If you have a wound and if you keep picking on it, it will never heal.'
Here's a first look of the two from Vipul Shah's Action Replayy.
'I was getting paid great money.' 'I was a part of some wonderful films, which I loved making, but I was becoming very complacent with my approach to my work.' 'And I did not want that.'
The concluding part of the A to Z guide to a year that will soon become history.
De De Pyaar De is a Radio Play being passed off as a Motion Picture, says Sreehari Nair.
A good deal of the 92nd Academy Awards (going hostless second year in a row) was a drag what with a staggeringly dull red carpet, long-winded, lacklustre speeches and uneven live acts following too quickly one after another.
Bhumi Pednekar and Konkona Sen Sharma's ode to sisterhood, Robert Pattinson's amusing accent, Satyajit Ray's many masterpieces, Steven Soderbergh's breakout indie, Mark Ruffalo's good fight -- all this and more on Sukanya Verma's recommendation list on OTT this week.
We celebrate Akshay's birthday by looking back at his top 20 blockbusters over the years.
'As a family, we were not going through a very good time financially.' 'I wanted to be an interior designer, but I didn't have enough money to join the polytechnic.' 'I was about 15-and-a-half, 16, so I said okay, let me just try (acting).'
