For those who believed in her talent since Lootera, Dahaad is a truly rewarding experience, observes Sukanya Verma.
Remembering Sridevi's strongest words on her 56th birth anniversary.
Like there's no dearth of memorable bus scenes and train imagery in Hindi movies, planes are equally prolific on silver screen.
'ABCL was almost bankrupt, Amit's house was mortgaged...'
'What we think is being patriotic is quite opposite to what actually is patriotism.' 'You have to do things for your country.' 'You have to add value and participate in actions that are not beneficial only to you.' 'That's when I decided to do a lot as an individual and as an artiste, who has 'x' number of followers on Instagram.' 'What is the point of having so many followers if I cannot use my voice for some good?'
'They (my parents) have no inkling that people across the country know me now.' 'Recently, a fan turned up at my parents' home with gifts for them and my annoyed father called to ask me why I had sent him.'
Bappida's softer more creative work got buried in the noise, rues Subhash K Jha as he picks the late lamented composer's most soulful songs.
'You don't need a godfather to protect you from dangers of Bollywood because nobody will.'
'Alia's chemistry with Shefali was great, and you can't rehearse chemistry.'
At a time when human contact seems is at its lowest, two people meeting for the first time oblivious to their romantic future together is alluring than ever.
'I was attracted to Javed because he was exactly like my father.'
Stay away from Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3, advises Prasanna D Zore.
'But Telugu has done that.' 'The film that I'm doing right now is called Tiger Nageswara Rao, where I play a villain.' 'After this film releases, I guess things will be different.'
'...changed my image, changed everything.' 'Now I make calls with great confidence.' 'Day before yesterday, I sent a message to a director that I heard you are making a film, is there any role for me?' 'I have confidence now. Earlier, I could never do.'
'I didn't expect much from him when he came on set.' 'But he was just jumping and flying around and I couldn't tell that this was his first action film!'
'While we conversed in Marathi, she would always make it a point to ask me in English, "Are you okay? Have you eaten?"' 'I sorely miss that care and concern.'
'The skin of any celebrity will show its age more than a normal person because we are always exposed to lights. So, we need to take extra care.'
Sukanya Verma looks at Bollywood's cool, curious, bag moments.
'I did not choose this profession to chase money; I truly fell in love with acting.'
Sudhir Mishra's Iss Raat Ki Subah Nahin is relevant even today.
A lesson for Jeetendra from Raaj Kumar, Shashi Kapoor delivering gas and Susan Sarandon-Jessica Lange's caustic retelling of the infamous Bette Davis-Joan Crawford feud, Sukanya Verma's super-filmi week turned out to quite a blast from the past.
'With the media and social media pulling them down every second day, there are no heroes left.' 'What we have are actors and we want to see them play characters which are real, human and identifiable.'
Some movies of 2021 excelled in content but yet, they did not do well.
Sreehari Nair attempts to bring you up-close the pleasures of Javed Akhtar's poetry.
'Agra is about sexuality and sexual repression, and the relationship of sexuality to the physical spaces that we are in.'
'After 23 years of making films, you feel vindicated that you stuck to your guns and continues to try different things.'
'I am just making a creative film. It has nothing to do with propaganda.'
A look at the top 10 tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'For me, success is saying 'no' when you want to say no.'
Do you know Ashaji crooned a seductive night club song, Zooby Zooby Je L'aime Vous for An Evening In Paris?
Kya Kool Hai Hum 3, Mirzya and Mohenjo Daro make the list.
Sukanya Verma celebrates chandeliers on celluloid and their most memorable moments in Hindi films.
'There are people who loved the show and people who have been shocked by it.'
'The content on television is directly proportional to what the audience likes.'
Varsha Bhosle salutes that effervescent icon of Indian cinema, Dev Anand.
