'Success is in the hands of the audience. I learn from what they like or dislike, and take the next step further.'
Qarib Qarib Singlle turned 4 this week. Subhash K Jha recalls his conversations with Irrfan, its male lead, and Sutapa Sikdar, the film's producer and Irrfan's wife.
Irrfan Khan gets candid on the changes that he has seen in his 25-year-long career and why box office success matters to him.
'Everyday I would get rejected in auditions. One day, one audition, changed my life. Anurag Basu (who directed her in Gangster) approved of it.' 'Had that not happened, where would my life have been? Where would I have ended up?'
'Almost every shoot, you have to re-mould yourself and your personality.'
Sonam-Anand celebrate anniversary...Deepika misses Irrfan...Soha gets ready for Mother's Day.
Director Nishikant Kamath tells us about what prompted him to make Mumabi Meri Jaan, a film on the Mumbai train blasts.
'I love the country and the people so very much. My children grew up watching Om Shanti Om.'
Tabu tells us why she's so choosy about her work, and how she really wants to do a masala film with David Dhawan.
'We are the same people who can quench a man's thirst and also kill him.'
Bollywood has given us quite a few suspense tales before, and many of them have done well at the box office.
'Qala is the only film in my career where I will be taking baby steps.'
Sixteen years and an incredible Rs 1,600 plus crore (Rs 16 billion) haul at just the Indian box office, that's the enviable track record the blockbuster jodi of Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone have been enjoying since they first came together in 2007's Om Shanti Om.
The film's first look was recently released in Cannes.
Did you know that the original choice for the title role in Piku was not Deepika Padukone? It was Parineeti Chopra.
In Maqbool, Vishal Bhardwaj did a Godfather; in that he took something that was pulpy and fast and gripping, and made out of it something timeless and grand, feels Sreehari Nair.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who played Irrfan's friend and colleague named Shaikh in The Lunchbox, has only words of praise for the film, its director and co-star.
Hindi Medium works because it manages to stretch itself beyond its scrubby elements, easy half-baked jokes, lessons about consumerism and our love for English, into a simple story about a boy who would do anything to see his girl smile, feels Sreehari Nair.
The film will finalled release on September 20.
'Talvar belongs to Irrfan Khan, who plays the chief investigating officer. With each new film, this very fine actor continues to surprise us and delight us.'
The IIFA weekend saw a bevy of Bollywood stars, with green carpet arrivals, performances and awards.
Tigmanshu Dhulia talks about his struggling years in the industry, why a trained actor like him preferred directing, and why he named his dog Action!
'Luka Chuppi is my Hum Aapke Hai... Koun! type of film.'
Entertainment may be its raison d'etre but the tears brought about by cinema are no less significant.
Some of her best films are not available on streaming platforms, but Deepa Gahlot looks at her Hindi cinema oeuvre on OTT.
A pick of just 10 watchable (a couple of them admittedly in the so-bad-it's-fun category) foreign films starring Bollywood stars in significant roles are available to watch on streaming platforms.
'Ever since I heard about his death this morning, I have not been able to control my tears,' says Patcy N who interviewed the actor often
Director Suparn Verma talks about his forthcoming multistarrer and why Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena bombed.
'You will be remembered for a long, long, time,' notes Sudhir Bisht.
When TV stars take on the big screen...
'At a festival that has shown so many brilliant films, I cannot be more thrilled to receive this award,' said Slave's director Steve McQueen.
We look at the movies that made Kangana Ranaut a star.
Nishkant Kamat passed into the ages too soon, at just 50, but he left behind a repertoire of films which will carry on his legacy.
'Irrfan was known in his friend circles as a Sufi-esque man who was never detached from any incident, person or situation,' remembers Rajesh Abhay, a friend of the actor since their days at NSD.
Murder at Teesri Manzil 302 is a painful watch, complains Namrata Thakker.
'I grew up in a place that used to be the best city in India: Allahabad.' 'The city has given some of the best writers, politicians and musicians to the country. 'Today, it has gone to the dogs.'
'Isn't 11.3 million Instagram followers and 1.9 million Twitter followers enough to make you feel wanted and loved as a successful star?' 'Can a huge bank balance, a fleet of fancy cars, and a big house assure you happiness and contentment in life?' 'For Sushant, it did not.'
These sequels have failed to match up to their first installments.
Actress Nimrat Kaur talks about her upcoming release, The Lunchbox.
