Spooky spirits, identical twins, camping beagles, Game of Thrones spin-offs and the mad, MAD world of Bollywood, Sukanya Verma lists everything you can catch on OTT this week.
'When you watch Freedom At Midnight, I want you to feel like you are sitting on a ticking time bomb.'
'I find his sense of history astounding, not just history of film, but of life in general.' Another fascinating excerpt from Sangeeta Datta's book Shyam Benegal.
Sporting stars joined the country in mourning the demise of iconic actor Dilip Kumar
'I broke into Hindi cinema with Tere Mere Sapne and the song Aankh Mare become a big hit.' 'And now that song has become a rage again in Simmba.'
They try to hide behind the smokescreen that these are works of fiction inspired by real events. So, you can pick and choose from facts and fictionalise to push the right triggers with your audience or appease the powers that be, observes Shekhar Gupta.
Action, drama, romance, comedy -- there's something for every kind of audience on OTT this week.
"Advait Chandan is someone I am really close to. Sometimes, I feel that he's like my son. But sometimes, I feel that he wants to destroy me. You can call him my step son. He keeps creating problems. Luckily, a very few films of mine have failed, one of which is Advait's contribution.'
Rinki Roy, daughter of noted director Bimal Roy, pens her thoughts on how women have been portrayed in Hindi cinema through the years, and why the stereotyping should STOP!
We present our specials on the veteran filmmaker.
The rains have always played a pivotal role in Hindi cinema.
'Of the people here in Europe who have watched The Story of Film: A New Generation, the most talked-about clip is the one from Ram Leela.'
Sunil Khetarpal to remake Thoonga Vanam in Hindi with Kamal Haasan.
'It's not about where you come from and which family you belong to.' 'It's about what sort of talent you bring to the table.'
Rinki Roy, daughter of noted director Bimal Roy, pens her thoughts on how women have been portrayed in Hindi cinema through the years, and why the stereotyping should STOP!
Flight attendants, football coaches, renegade robots, underwater superheroes, it's all there on OTT this week.
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 legendary singer's contribution to the golden era of Hindi films is unparalleled.
'Sometimes I remind myself to take that moment and think and appreciate that I've been given so much and I've earned it as well.'
Radhika Rajamani pays tribute to the legendary film producer Daggubati Ramanaidu who breathed his last on February 18.
Bollywood seems to have ignored the month of September, with only two Hindi releases coming up in theatres. But cine-goers need not worry, as Hollywood and south cinema makes up for it.
UTV stars recently installed handprints and signatures of several Bollywood legends on the Bandstand promenade.
A legendary filmmaker, Yash Chopra changed the face of romance in Hindi cinema to become a brand in Bollywood with numerous hits under his belt in his five-decade long illustrious career.
He had been admitted to the CritiCare hospital two days ago.
With Tiger Zinda Hai director Ali Abbas Zafar confirming that he will start a superhero film with Katrina Kaif after the lockdown, audiences can prepare for India's own Wonder Woman.
'If you ask me where I want my career to go, I have been saying this for a long time: I want to do a K-drama. I want to be in Korea doing a love story, full of romance.'
One could be anywhere -- huddled around a transistor radio at home in the evenings, walking past a neighbour's house, or waiting at a bus stop and Lata Mangeshkar's voice would reach us. Aseem Chhabra pays rich tribute to The Legend.
Sukanya Verma lists the 2018 films that impressive her.
The actress has signed two films already.
'Putting yourself out there can be scary and fearful.'
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
What if there was one place to house Hindi cinema's most precious memories? Check out our wishlist of treasures we'd like to see in a museum of Hindi films!
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
The festival starts on November 29.
Looking at Bollywood's Class of 2023 Directors.
What if Sajid Khan, who recently gave us Humshakals, touched our classics? Would cinema be as good? We take a look.
Actor-filmmaker Satish Kaushik, who headed the jury for the 63rd National Awards, says this was one of the best years in the life of Indian cinema so far.
'Art should be judged by the way it is made and not by who is in it.' 'We should get better pay cheques now, because there is a huge gap. I hope that happens in time.'
'Self-importance and egos were thrown aside as a dazzling assemblage of Hindi movie directors arrived at the venue, more than a half hour ahead of the scheduled time... It was fascinating to see all of Hindi cinema represented in one hotel ballroom... The assemblage was magnificent -- from Shyam Benegal to Anurag Kashyap to Abbas-Mastan to Gauri Shinde to Rajkumar Hirani...' Raja Sen was present at an evening not to be forgotten.
