Aseem Chhabra lists his favorite 2023 films -- a healthy blend of Bollywood, Hindi indies and some of the best work that is being done in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Bengali cinema.
'Bappi Lahiri was looking for a break so he and his father would meet me.' 'I told Director Bhisham Kohli about this promising young boy from Kolkata, and Bappi came over with his harmonium.' 'Bappi played this composition and Bhisham liked it immediately.' 'As we were discussing, I said I would give the words, and that's how I wrote this song.'
The 'newcomer' was praised by Pritam as an 'amazing singer'.
'It's been seven years since I did a movie. Now, I'm back.'
'Sometimes things get stale in a relationship and people seek solace elsewhere.'
'The largest listenership for Vividh Bharati outside the country is in Spain.' 'The labourers who go there for the tomato-picking season feel cut off from their country and listen to Vividh Bharati to overcome their loneliness.'
As an IAS officer in Kerala, Gyanesh Kumar -- who the Congress described as Amit Shah's 'right hand man' -- had a good working equation with the state's Congress and Left leaders.
'Once I started acting, I gradually started liking it and the perks that come with it.'
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'Govinda was a legend in his own right, with a style no one can copy.'
'If I got more work, I would do even more! Recently, I did the Tanishq ad.' 'I keep working because I am fit. I love acting, that is my relaxation.'
'I've not been doing much work because I was not getting the kind of roles I want to do.'
'My character Meena seemed like a selfish, cold, heartless woman, who abandons her lover because he is moneyless. But look the girls today. They are as practical as my Meena was in Pyaasa so many years ago.'
'Everyone knows the money the stars are asking for is absurd.'
Angry young men (and old) dominate the OTT this week. Take your pick.
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Shahid losing his memory, Nicole losing her mind, Mufasa holding on to both, only on OTT this week.
'My music is my life. I can never be dishonest with my compositions.'
Divya Nair celebrates the actor's birthday by presenting the path-breaking films and performances that define his career.
'The politics of divisiveness won't work.' 'The janta is too clever not to see through it.'
This week's release JohnDay will see Naseer in one of his most violent roles.
Kamal has a crisp pen when it comes to writing short and yet powerful film dialogues. But while speaking ex tempore -- and that has been his style -- he looks every bit a confused man, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Like the stars, cast magic with blue and purple iridescent eye shadow.
'Everybody was scared, especially with Rajesh Khanna playing a double role and playing my lover and my son.' 'It was quite a risky thing to do. That's why they made me look so old.'
'We will take all necessary steps to ensure that Abir Gulaal is not released in India.'
'This is where I grew up. The only business I know is cinema.'
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movie legend who turns 70 on October 10.
The veteran actor passed into the ages in the early hours of Friday, April 4, 2025. Sukanya Verma looks back at his most memorable performances.
A day before his film Jatt released, Sunny Deol made a comment, surprising those who are so used to his cinematic patriotic image and his Pakistan-bashing movies.
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'We have loved Braveheart, Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones and Apocalypto.' 'The thought was 'When are we going to do such films?''
'He is the action hero born from our streets.'
His cinema of compassion inspired me, gave me tools to develop empathy for others. But it also made me understand that serious, socially committed cinema with deeply engaging narratives and great performances is an art form to admire, appreciate and explore. Aseem Chhabra remembers Shyam Benegal, who passed into the ages on Monday evening.
'When you are taking on something which is this big in India, there are so many pressures about wanting to do justice to them, so I am still scared.'
'I have the qualification every actor would love to have: A Buddhadeb actor.'
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
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