Joginder Tuteja looks at Bollywood's new lot of actress-turned-producers.
'I was playing a rockstar.' 'After three days, I get a script that my character will turn into a lion.' 'I felt I hadn't signed up for this, so I told Ekta about it.' 'Ekta told me, "Beta, na tu important hai na main important hoon. Woh spot wala hai na, usko ghar pe khana khilana hai".' 'She said if she didn't change the content, she would not get TRPs and eventually, her show would shut down.' 'If the show stops, she asked me if I would take these workers home.' 'I said "Let's become the lion".'
'You should pick up household chores that requires physical activity.' 'I volunteered to mop the whole house, so my mum is very happy.'
'This mess is an all boo, no show,' says Sukanya Verma.
'I'd rather do a great role in any language than do mediocre stuff in Hindi.'
Twitter erupts with women from the media outlining horrifying tales of sexual harassment and molestation.
From South Korean treats to internationally acclaimed series to home-grown delights, here are Sukanya Verma's favourite OTT shows of 2021.
'We want to push boundaries; we want to push the envelope as far as content is concerned...'
It is the two women directors in Shuruaat Ka Twist who end up making the best films, feels Sreehari Nair.
The latest updates from the Telugu film industry.
The show has been nominated in a massive 24 categories.
When the top stars refused to play Milkha Singh, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra went down another route. A riveting excerpt from the director's memoir The Stranger In The Mirror.
Tannishtha Chatterjee felt that making fun of skin tone is not roast, in a country where people don't get jobs because of their complexion, where every matrimonial advert demands a fair bride or groom and the colour bias is so strong and rooted in the caste system.
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Most people have made plans to travel over the long Independence Day weekend. What about you? Planned something exciting for the I-Day weekend? No? Fret not! Rediff.com's Anita Aikara is here!
Four films are releasing today, which one are you looking froward to?
From Atlanta to Killing Eve, the best on the small screen.
A look at the winners and the celebs at the awards.
The latest updates from the Malayalam film industry.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'Why does it exist in the film industry?' 'It is because we are culturally nepotistic.' 'The son always grows up to carry on the work of the father; that's where we come from.' 'So if you have to tackle nepotism in the film industry, you have to tackle it in our culture.'
Actresses who weren't exactly high up in the popularity charts this year.
Pizza 2-Villa is a well-written film, according to S Saraswathi.
'Any Muslim who shows even the slightest hint of revolutionary thought is marked as 'infected'.' 'At that point, he is taken to the nearest Detention Centre where a procedure called Reconditioning awaits him.' 'Areas with a high Muslim population have been designated as Scheduled Religion Zones.' 'To be an active participant in this social cleansing ritual, there is only one prerequisite: You have to be an undying patriot whose friend and family is his country.'
Joginder Tuteja points us to the busiest actresses down south.
A look at Akki's history of recycled South Indian fare.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Not much imagination has gone into developing the plot of Adi Kapyare Koottamani!
Aseem Chhabra picks 10 fascinating films he watched in Macao -- a blend of Asian, independent, Hollywood projects and even a 66-years-old classic Japanese film that still stands the test of time.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'It was a rare year when all three Khans -- Shah Rukh, Aamir, and Salman had a release each -- failed to deliver.' 'The performance of their films at the box office reflected the dwindling magnetism of the star when it came to getting people to the theatres.'
Happy Birthday, Nicole Kidman!
Spyder is a classic tale of good versus evil that works on the strength of its dynamic hero and intimidating villain, says Sukanya Verma.
The latest updates from the Tamil film industry.
A look at the hits and misses at the box office this week.
Some of Bollywood's top directors started very young.
With Joji, Dileesh Pothan has found a way, once more, to use everything he has learnt to further push the boundaries of his art, observes Sreehari Nair.
'I was working with a lady, who is dressed in a miniscule dress, and there are so many people around. If I screw up, I will end up making everyone uncomfortable.' Television star Karan Singh Grover talks about his debut film Alone, and his co-star Bipasha Basu.
