'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".'
Joginder Tuteja looks at Bollywood's ladies, where they will be calling the shots in their films.
But how does one plan for a pandemic like the coronavirus, which arrives totally unannounced and results in practically a global shutdown?
The Transformers' star was voted as the best sci-fi actress at the Spike TV Scream 2009 festival.
While Ayushmann Khurrana gets our nod to play Aamir Khan in Lagaan, it's time to recast the team of Gadar.
Vikram Bhatt pens his views on adultery, the subject of his latest film, Three -- Love Lies Betrayal.
The music of Madhavan's latest Tamil movie, 13B yil ...Yaavarum Nalam, is tuned by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy with lyrics by the queen of song-writing Thamarai. Worth a listen.
The actor, whose real name was Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jafri, had not been keeping well, producer Mehmood Ali, a family friend, told PTI.
On Kapil Sharma's 41st birthday, Subhash K Jha looks back on the comic's fall and resurrection.
Murders, miracles, mission IIT, Sukanya Verma suggests everything you can catch on OTT this week.
Jennifer Aniston returns to her news anchor duties, Akshay Kumar saves the day and 456 South Koreans fight to the finish in a bloody game of survival. Sukanya Verma suggests everything you can catch on OTT this week.
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Here are some of the formidable female spirits of Bollywood.
Rohit Shetty on Golmaal Again, working with Salman Khan and Ranveer Singh and being panned by the critics.
On her 72nd birthday on September 18, Sukanya Verma gives three cheers to the legend and lists 20 of her stellar performances.
The concluding part of the A to Z guide to a year that will soon become history.
Sukanya Verma gives us her OTT recommendations for the week.
Four music directors, declares the album. Regretfully, barring a horror number, it looks like the composers have decided to deliver the most basic compositions.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
After scaring us with the horror film Stree, directors Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK are bringing us the Web Series, The Family Man.
As means of transport or metaphor, the romance of trains is unmistakable in Hindi cinema.
The movies that impressed, puzzled and stunned Sukanya Verma at MAMI this year.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the actresses, who waited patiently, and will now release their films in theatres this year.
'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.'
Here are our top 10 moments from this year's Oscars.
Sukanya Verma lists her 10 dramatically diverse recommendations to catch on various streaming platforms.
Joginder Tuteja looks at his biggest hits, and where you can watch them.
The monotony is awfully exhausting and drab in the absence of script, craft and nerve-racking unpredictability, feels Sukanya Verma.
'My way of life, my way of thinking, my approach towards work is not the optimum way to be in the film industry.' 'After doing one film, I want to sit at home.'
'I have faced a lot of rejections in my life.' 'I would get at least four rejections every day.' 'I am here to stay.'
'You should pick up household chores that requires physical activity.' 'I volunteered to mop the whole house, so my mum is very happy.'
A gangster's recollections, a tennis champ's triumph and a two-timing teenager -- Sukanya Verma gives you OTT recommendations for the week.
It is the two women directors in Shuruaat Ka Twist who end up making the best films, feels Sreehari Nair.
Blood sucking locusts on the loose, a honeymoon gone awry, a disenchanted school teacher and a singing tropical rainforest mammal, Sukanya Verma lets you take your pick from the OTT spread this week.
Some of featured her in author-backed roles while others had her as a part of an ensemble cast.
Meet the ladies who have made an impression in the OTT universe.
'The shift in genres and characters really helps me to keep going. I don't get bored. Tired, yeah, but never bored.'
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On his birthday on June 25, Sukanya Verma celebrates some of Raghuvir Yadav's best roles on big screen and small.
