'A story has to do something within me for me to say yes to it.'
'I never imagined that a boy from the footpath could receive such a big honour.'
Here's some sizzle from the IIFA Utsavam night, which was dedicated to the south film industries of Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada.
Akshay Kumar has been personally funding medical insurance premiums worth Rs 6 crore to Rs 7 crore annually for over 650 stuntmen and their families for the past eight years.
Even if you are not a Hindu or religious, the underlying message of loving animals and fellow human beings, and to choose love and peace over war is winning hearts, notes Divya Nair.
Arjun Menon celebrates his 70th birthday on August 22 by looking at his most memorable films.
'When you are a pioneer and someone who's put on a pedestal, but then the pedestal gets dusty, people don't look at the statue anymore.' 'They would say, 'Yes, yes, of course I know Bimal Roy. He made Do Bigha Zamin.'.'
'I think my performance in Ray's Devi still ranks as my best,' says Sharmila Tagore.
Taming the animal called AI in its many avatars will clearly remain a work in progress.
Indian hockey legend PR Sreejesh, just months after receiving the prestigious Padma Shri, delighted fans by sharing a heartwarming social media post.
Where does Kamal Haasan stand on the issue of imposition of Hindi in the south? "I stand with Punjab. I stand with Karnataka. I stand with Andhra," is his quick reply.
Payal Kapadia's All We Imagine As Light continues to shine on the global stage.
'I wanted to go for the heart, and at the same time, open the audience's mind.'
Amid a storm surrounding his collaboration with Pakistani actress Hania Aamir, singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh has taken to social media with a cryptic message.
'Madhubala in Kala Pani looks divine and yet, she's not just there for glamour.' 'In Do Raaste, the character of Neelambari (played by Bindu) isn't a heroine in the traditional sense but she has such a pivotal role.' 'That Raj Khosla gave a non-heroine such a central role, instead of the heroine, says a lot about how he valued female characters.'
'On the editing table, we would be salivating on how she maintains her continuity to perfection on each take.' 'I have seen this with Shah Rukh sir and I observed the same level of precision with Rasika.'
Kriti goes green... Sonakshi picks black... Mouni gets her blush on...
'We will take all necessary steps to ensure that Abir Gulaal is not released in India.'
'The young generation doesn't want to work with old hats like me.' 'They don't understand that we are brighter and wiser because of our experience.' 'We can take them on the right path, but they should keep their ears open.'
Film folk glammed up for the Navbharat Times newspaper's 74th anniversary celebrations at the NBT Utsav 2024 awards.
'No sane person will ever want to stop this film in Bengal. This is going to heal the Bengali community.'
Aseem Chhabra picks his top 10 Indian films of 2024, which includes films that have had theatrical releases or are streaming on OTT.
It has entered the Rs 100 Crore Club with ease and will eventually aim for lifetime collections in the vicinity of Rs 150 crore.
Chiranjeevi celebrated his 69th birthday on August 22 by offering prayers at the Venkateswara Swamy temple in Tirumala.
'We're witnessing a consistent surge in audience demand for IMAX screenings, particularly for high-octane, spectacle-driven films.'
'The government is distributing land in Ladakh as if they are selling cinema hall tickets.'
Superboys of Malegaon is a delight to watch, raves Deepa Gahlot.
'What is it about the institution of faith that makes somebody get a sense of impunity, that they believe they can get away with anything?'
Theatre owners are currently screening those Indian movies which are already released and the decision regarding new films will be taken on Wednesday.
'When India opened its doors to the world, moving away from an agrarian to a market economy, everything, whether life or love, was commodified.'
Twenty seven years after it first released in theatres and became a cult classic, Ram Gopal Varma's Satya returns to the big screen.
The emotional quotient of They Call Him OG falls flat, the plotting looks jerky, and the runtime feels compromised, but hey, if you are a Pawan Kalyan fan, none of this matters, notes Arjun Menon.
'I genuinely don't have the energy to indulge more but I do this as responsibility for my peers that I truly admire.'
She goes "girly" for Designer Aisha Rao.
'When Shahid, Ishaan and I are together, it is a madhouse because we are all performers.'
Coolie is expected to be an unabashed celebration of the larger-than-life ethos of Rajinikanth, predicts Arjun Menon.
AIFF president Kalyan Chaubey admitted that club football 'is going through crisis' due to the uncertainty over the future of the country's top-tier league ISL and said a collective effort is needed to tide over it.
'With his passing, Indian cinema has lost its most undaunted voice, a voice of unsettling truths, a window to history, a school of filmmaking.'
Kareena and Saif's boys didn't meet the PM, but check out what Modi sent them...
'He was able to push the AIADMK to the background.'
