'...you start running after the star.' 'If the star says yes to the film, the ecosystem supports it.' 'The biggest cog in the wheel of the ecosystem is the audience and we forget that.'
Bollywood takes the glamorous route to MAMI!
The question 'Who was/were behind Aditha Karikalan's killing?' will continue to remain a historic mystery despite Mani Ratnam setting out to unravel it in his own way, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
The ad, which draws a link between the character Kachra with 'kachra', the Hindi word for garbage, was aired on World Environment Day on June 5.
Three Delhi policemen have been attached to district lines after it was found that they allegedly let off a suspected Bhindranwale Tigers Force terrorist after allegedly taking money from him.
'We need to be proud of our Maratha history and should be ready to tell the world our stories and not just keep them limited to Maharashtra.'
Religion matters. Aspirational India is still poor. India admires strong leaders. India values decency. Shreekant Sambrani highlights the reasons why the BJP pulled off improbable victories in the Hindi heartland.
'After watching Elvis Presley, Shammi Kapoor decided to pick the rock and roll star's style itself.' 'Dada was the kind of producer who took a leap of faith and gave Shammi Kapoor the freedom to display himself as crazy, mad, rough -- all the charms of Elvis Presley -- in his films.'
'Struggle can be hard, difficult or smooth, but it is the period that defines your future and makes you who you are.'
The film bears its weight largely on Mohanlal's shoulders who mostly looks tired and old as he delivers his flat, unmemorable lines trying to look passionate, observes Divya Nair.
The Great Beauty, Blue Is The Warmest Colour and many others feature on the list.
Acting swiftly, police also moved an application before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Seema Maini in New Delhi for issuance of a Letters Rogatory seeking information about the suspects from Germany, which was granted by the court.
'It is not only the hero who displays guts and cleverness but the villain can also have these traits.'
'Aishwarya and I decided to be actors and we decided to come into this profession.' 'It is not Aaradhya's choice. She is our child. Let her grow up and decide.'
'Depicting the genocide of 3 lakh #KashmiriHindus cannot be called vulgar.'
'I am sure he will get it now.' 'In our country, we value our most valuable people after they are gone.'
'There are people who loved the show and people who have been shocked by it.'
'I am not a future guy.' 'I just owe it to my audience here.' 'I never want them to wonder why this guy did this role.' 'Even for my bad films, I want them to think that he was trying at least.'
"There was absolutely no need or necessity to mount a visceral attack on the religious beliefs of the Hindus. It was unwarranted and utterly unrelated to the occasion. That is what makes it deliberate and malicious," Justice G R Swaminathan of Madras High Court said.
Mani Ratnam is experimenting with a real-life historical in Ponniyin Selvan, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
'You will be remembered for a long, long, time,' notes Sudhir Bisht.
'Every scene we have written in the film encapsulates the spirit of his life.'
One person was killed and over 50 injured in the May 22 blasts at Liberty and Satyam cinema halls. Both theatres were screening the controversial Hindi film Jo Bole So Nihal.
'Once in a while if there is a great show, why not do it on OTT?'
'I spoke to Maharani Padmini of Jaipur.' 'She said there was basically one problematic point in the trailer.'
Singh, 27, was on the run since the blasts occurred at Liberty and Satyam theatres on May 22.
The biggest let down of Ishq Forever is the story, writes Namrata Thakker.
'He loved reality in all his films.' 'He would say films are made for the common man and they should feel the realness while watching it.'
Deepika apparently asks for a pay cheque on par with the film's leading man.
Hindi cinema has not just explored various instances of brute force, but often glorified its misogyny.
'There was an inherent goodness in our parents' generation. That's lost.'
Varsha Bhosle salutes that effervescent icon of Indian cinema, Dev Anand.
'Don't resort to violence.' 'This is a civilised and democratic country.' 'You should have faith in the judiciary.' 'Otherwise, some person will have an objection for everything and not let you do anything.'
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities:
'I am fascinated by people who cannot accept things.'
Every year in Bollywood brings its share of good and bad. 2019 did too. Sukanya Verma lists what we learned.
'What Super 30 really wants to say is Hrithik Roshan can be an action hero without showing off his sculpted torso,' says Sukanya Verma.
'People, who are objecting to the movie now, should have objected in 2014 when the book came out. But nobody did.'
Gopal has sought relief that he should not be asked to serve one-year jail term like his elder brother Sushil Ansal in the case of 1997 fire tragedy in which 59 people were killed.
"As we look to 2050 we see climate change with unprecedented levels of CO2 in the atmosphere, a looming water crisis that governments across the globe are failing to acknowledge, and a health and poverty disaster with 65 per cent of the world's projected 8.5 billion population living in mega-cities," he said.
