'It has been a roller coaster ride for me. When I look back, there is only one word with which I can express my journey: Gratitude.'
'People go through lifetimes without speaking about what they've gone through as kids.' 'And that colours their entire lives, their choices, their bosses, their friends, their lovers, the way they are with their children.'
An effortless artist at all times, Surekha Sikri's emotional eloquence and authoritative presence showed a knack for turning moments into meaning.
Probably 35 bps. There could be even an encore in February 2023 to take the policy rate to 6.5% before the financial year ends, predicts Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
If it had allowed itself greater scope, the film might have been more endurable
Into The Storm offers quite a sensational depiction of multiple tornadoes but where plotlines and performances are concerned, it's distressingly sloppy.
'If not now, then when will I take risks and enjoy myself?'
The next 12 months will see many world cinema heavyweights unveiling exciting new films.
As we prepare to return to the land of silver screens and samosa, Sukanya Verma looks at notable theatre moments in Hindi films.
'I feel lucky that I am in a position where I have the right to choose. I am not working because I have to pay an EMI. In small towns, people still call me Jassi. I don't mind because I am not here to break that image.' Frank talk with Mona Singh.
Sunil Shetty makes his OTT debut. Chiranjeevi comes calling. Parvathy Thiruvothu, Nithya Menen and Amruta Subhash provide enchanting viewing. Santa Claus gets ready to retire.
'In the first lockdown, my mother used to feed me everything possible.' 'After all, she is an Indian mother.' 'Sometimes laddoos, sometimes parathas.' 'I gained almost 10 kg.' 'When Maharani fell into my lap, the weight was a perfect match for the character.'
Awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the Padma Bhushan and the Padma Shri, Pandit Jasraj also popularised semi-classical music like 'haveli sangeet' and reached out to devotees with his 'bhajans', a particular favourite for his fans being "Om Namo Bhagavate" in praise of Lord Krishna.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the new couples in the movies.
As controversy grew, BJP leaders, actors also joined the discourse against him.
'It's not easy playing a ghost.'
Johnny Depp and Tim Burton come together again after Alice In Wonderland.
'I am not actively searching for a film; I leave it up to the universe.'
'Today, in India, if we do good to others, people feel s/he has some motive.' 'Politics has corrupted our minds.'
What makes the film scary is the way it plays with your fears and your anxieties, says Prasanna D Zore.
Marilyn Monroe, Minions, musicals and mean-spirited witches, it's quite a spread on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma offers her picks.
Actress Sonal Chauhan talks about her new film, 3G.
'There are people who loved the show and people who have been shocked by it.'
Stranger Things Season 4 is dedicatedly macabre and menacing, its deadly ambitions and volatile tempo keeps the mood edge-of-the-seat, applauds Sukanya Verma.
'Everyone struggles with it (body image issues) as a human condition.' 'There are days when it really gets to you, but we move on.'
Run far, far away from this misleadingly titled battlefield of boredom.
Here's what your favourite Hollywood celebrities have been up to.
Betaal does scare the wits out of you in certain sequences but as a whole, fails to make a mark, sighs Moumita Bhattacharjee.
Vidya Balan and Shefali Shah are powerhouse talents and are tailor-made for Jalsa's overwrought premise, notes Sukanya Verma.
As a self-confessed scaredy-cat, I have to say I was dreadfully exhausted by the end and noting the sloppy visual effects and continuity glitches in Janhvi's ghostly makeup.
Pradeep Bandekar glimpsed Aamir Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Kartik Aaryan, Kiara Advani, Nora Fatehi, Neetu Singh, Karan Kundrra, Tejasswi Prakash, Rhea Chakraborty on Wednesday.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the film-maker's work over the years.
'Kartik had an insane amount of screaming to do. At the end of it, Kartik lost his voice. It was frightening.'
Katrina's back with her boys... Abhishek Bachchan meets his hero... Karisma's quiz question...
Ajay Devgn defends the Golmaal franchise.
Joginder Tuteja looks back at their first films after marriage, and how well they did.
It's addictive. It's entertaining. It's gorgeous. Once bitten by the K-drama bug, there's no going back.
Lovingly made, heartfelt stories that speak the truths about our lives.
