'There is a problem in our culture where people think, especially if you are an actor, that you are their property.'
'Every woman should believe she is a lady killer because that's the only way she can gain the confidence to achieve whatever she wants in life.'
'There is no integrity left and the world is full of losers and no brains baying for blood of anyone who has a voice.'
Nithya Menen's fiery interview.
'Sex is such a healthy thing that your first encounter with it should be good, otherwise it scars you for life, it disturbs you for life.'
'There were lots of people who told me not to go for a Gujarati serial after Scam.' 'But I went with my gut feeling.'
There are as many as nine Hindi movies arriving in theatres in July.
'What was her crime?' 'She loved a boy, looked after him through his darkest days, put her life on hold to be there for him and when he took his own life she was crucified.'
'This is the India I want to live in.' 'Not one filled with hate, bigotry, sexism, homophobia and intolerance.' 'THIS is the India I love.'
Rangoli Chandel is in the news again. This time, for spreading communal hate through her Twitter posts.
'It started as a kind of joke. Now I think it has gone far enough.'
'There can be no bigger compliment than people walking away, carrying the film in their hearts, and thanking you for it.'
Many big Bollywood's big movies have been pushed forward to 2021, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown. Among them are quite a few bio-pics.
Gym addicts, it's time you stopped working out solo!
Amitabh Bachchan on the death of a dear colleague and the year that went by.
And the two characters he really, really loves!
'The idea is to celebrate your imperfections because God has made us all the same, right?'
In Jee Le Zaraa, Zoya Akhtar's swanky new road trip to self-discovery, our favourite gal pals Priyanka Chopra, Katrina Kaif and Alia Bhatt are set to take off on a whirlwind adventure.
'Mothers as characters may have the same problems as they had years ago.' 'But what's refreshing is how they are becoming more accepting towards the changes in society.'
'Every actor has a vehicle to convey a gamut of emotions.' 'My next film, Kun Faya Kun, doesn't have a single body shot.'
'If you perform well, if you do your best, it stays with the viewer. That's how you grow.'
To avoid season pricing, keep a close eye on the calendar and begin planning travel at least 60 to 90 days in advance keeping tentative dates in mind.
'We are the same people who can quench a man's thirst and also kill him.'
'I want to have a long lasting and impactful presence as an artist on the screen and keep surprising myself.'
'All the guys in this country were stuck in the 'alpha' for the longest time.' 'They were told not to cry, be the man in the house.' 'I wanted to touch upon that vulnerability and innocence that is still alive in men.'
Invisible Scars wants to bring domestic abuse out of the bedroom and into public discourse.
'I hear any sound like "Ooh, aah, ouch" and you will know Alia is on set.' 'If she holds a gun in front of a person, that person wouldn't be scared because they would know she would harm herself first.'
For Dosanjh to stand by his faith, retain the turban and beard, and yet not trivialise himself in the roles he has essayed, is really his biggest achievement, observes Sandeep Goyal.
Here's the second part of guide to a year that will soon become history.
'We felt like we were a part of something bigger than just a film.'
'We cannot express the sorrow in words.'
'When I see an unclothed woman, I do not see nudity; I see the beauty of nature, I see God in every female form.' That's L Ramachandran from Kumbakonam, India's first Playboy photographer, in conversation with S Saraswathi
'...and a bagful of ill-mannered, threatening, creditors.'
'In our textbooks, we never had chapters where a woman does something. We had one Rani Laxmibai chapter, the rest only the men did. We have been trained like that but, now, things have to change.'
Bollywood pays homage to one of India's finest actors.
Considering it narrates seven stories about the different facets of life, Zindagi In Short is shockingly lifeless, Joginder Tuteja observes.
'Bollywood runs on the idea of age.' 'The moment you're single, even if you're 40, you're still appealing, you're still young.' 'The moment you're married, even if you're 25, it's uh huh. She's not sexy anymore.'
'It may be just coincidence but my first release after marriage is Soorma and it has brought me recognition that I've never experienced before.'
Shoojit Sircar takes Rediff.com's Ronjita Kulkarni behind the sets of October, and right inside his beautiful mind.
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