Theatres may be high on Diwali celebrations, but OTT is having its private party too!
Things are heating up in the OTT space this June, especially with Jio Cinema going full throttle with their release plans.
'I'm better now. A ceramic pot fell on me while rehearsing for a next scene to shoot. And I got a deep cut on my right-hand knuckle.'
Hansal Mehta preceded over the do as the chief guest.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the 10 Web series and movies (in alphabetical order) that have made the most impression.
'Yellow Bus is a heart-breaking story based on a real incident and will strike a chord with mothers across the world.'
More often than not, Sanjay Gupta and his team of directors, make this collection work.
Check out the star arrivals.
Shashi Kapoor and Ramesh Sippy's grandson is all set to make his movie debut.
Get your lowdown on what's going on in the world of Bollywood, right here!
'When he asked me to get naked, I knew it was for a reason and not just for the heck of it.'
The series is held together by a superbly astute performance by Gagan Dev Riar, who moves from cheerful conman to menacing criminal with remarkable skill, observes Deepa Gahlot.
A look at the arrivals.
Hansal Mehta's Shahid is a gutsy and thought-provoking film, feels Prasanna D Zore.
'I didn't know TV artistes have so much of struggle. I had no clue.' 'I thought an actor is an actor because that's what I've seen in the West.' 'But because of the TV tag, I had to struggle, and that was like an eye opener for me.'
Deepa Gahlot picks 10 Web series that was worth the viewer's while.
#CoupleGoals with Arjun and Malika... Kareena's ready for something new... Aahana gets some 'vitamin sea'...
'You guys use the word "rebel", "ladaku".' 'I don't take offence to that.' 'But I will take what is my right, be it by fighting or any other means.'
'Almost every shoot, you have to re-mould yourself and your personality.'
'Thank you for the cinema, thank you for the laughs.'
The filmmaker said he relied on documentary evidence and public accounts for much of the script.
'As long as you are moving, it's all right.' 'You are going to fall, you are going to have to pick yourself up and sometimes, it will hurt.' 'Sometimes, you would just want to lie there and look at the fan.'
Joginder Tuteja looks at upcoming movies featuring stars in uniform.
A hard, unrelenting film that doesn't give in to over-sentimentality, Citylights is like the city of Mumbai -- it beats you down and when you are broken, takes you in its arms and loves you. Suparn Verma, who has directed films like Aatma, Acid Factory and Ek Khiladi and Ek Haseena, raves about the film.
Royal tragedies, loony vampires, nuclear disasters, scoop hunters becoming the story, all that and more on OTT this week.
'Padmini and I are very different people.' 'Our acting styles are very different. She's from a different era.'
With Hansal Mehta's Scam 1992 bringing it up so interestingly, Joginder Tuteja looks back at films that have dealt in the stock market.
The Stree star's look is designed for the angels, not ghouls
The actor will next be seen in Karan Johar's directorial venture Ae Dil Hai Mushkil.
Hansal Mehta's son Jai will make his directorial debut with this movie.
It's raining sequels and true stories on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists everything you can watch.
There's merit in the premise of 420 IPC but Manish Gupta's flat execution never delivers its promise, feels Sukanya Verma.
Kareena takes Jeh to the park... Shriya holidays in Australia... When Sunny stroked a tiger...
Bollywood is doing all it can to keep busy during the national lockdown.
In these times of enforced isolation, what are Bollywood folk up to?
What are the reasons why a girl's education falls by the wayside? Why was Safeena a casualty too? Maybe because the education system doesn't give youngsters enough options? Or there are societal issues or pressures?
