'We lost the brightest shining star in our constellation. You made us laugh till we cried.'
Priyadarshan has made some of the best comedies in Hindi cinema, but the director says it none of it would have been possible without the cult success of Hera Pheri which completed 20 years on March 31.
'Cinema or the sentiment of a people, disgusted by contemporary politics and wanting to feel whole by collectively recalling a moment of great difficulty that was also a cause for togetherness?', asks Shyam G Menon.
Death of a princess, deadly Godzilla and detectives galore on OTT this week.
Which film are *YOU* looking forward to?
Akshay and Emraan's first movie outing together seems a good family entertainer with loads of action, drama and comedy.
Amitabh Bachchan, who is shooting for Project K with Prabhas and Deepika Padukone in Hyderabad, attended the inauguration of its Producer Vyjayanthi Movies' new office in the city.
'I only challenge myself in every way possible and feel that an actor's job is to be universal.'
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Here's looking at the newest batch of hot guys who are quickly consolidating their positions as heartthrobs.
Catherine Tresa talks about herself, her forthcoming film Chamak Challo, and the whole experience of working in it.
Watching Aavesham is like sprinting through the whole history of our mass-masala movies and seeing it in a new light, notes Sreehari Nair. And this, incidentally, is the story of Fahadh Faasil's career too.
In 2020, Hindi cinema had a tough time staying on par with its southern counterparts.
Manjummel Boys is a largely conventional, commercial movie. But given the rather curvy observations that do stay intact in the film, Rohit Sathish is tempted to think what an even braver, more ambitious film would have done.
The story which is set in a hospital named Apothecary highlights some social issues.
I do have a dream biopic. It has as its subject Renu Saluja, the cosmically gifted editor, with a special focus on the Vidhu Vinod Chopra-Saluja-Sudhir Mishra love story, says Sreehari Nair.
It means more tickets sold and therefore more revenues and hastens the recovery of the devastated-by-the-pandemic film business.
We saw the big hits of Tamil cinema. Now it's time to look at the flops.
As Amala Paul gets ready for the big day, we look back at the beautiful brides of the South film industry.
RRR isn't the "spectacle" it is made out to be, argues Sreehari Nair.
Deepa Gahlot lists Hindi biopics about Indian political leaders: Some worked, some did not, but they managed to avoid controversy.
Alia Bhatt won hearts when she wore her wedding sari at the 69th National Film Awards at the Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi. The ivory embroidered drape was designed by Sabyasachi Mukherjee.
Extrapolations stars Adarsh Gourav alongside such heavyweights like Meryl Streep, Sienna Miller, Kit Harrington, Tahar Rahim, Matthew Rhys, David Diggs, Gemma Chan and David Schwimmer.
If in the current streaming age, audiences can watch the originals, why would they spend their money on second-hand content? Is it possible that mainstream Hindi filmmakers have lost the pulse of their audience, asks Deepa Gahlot.
'Then, one fine morning, I returned to my first love.' 'All the top directors of the time were waiting for me.' 'In one day, I signed 12 films.' 'Prosenjit Chatterjee was back!'
Before you catch a brawny Prabhas as the Prince of Ayodhya in its VFX-heavy edition, Sukanya Verma looks at the many, many on screen portrayals of Ram over the years.
'Doing Janatha Garage was one of the biggest decisions I've made and it has paid off. I got calls from Bollywood after this. So in that way, the film has given me good exposure.' Unni Mukundan is excited about his Telugu debut.
'I will always remember him for his innocent smile, twinkling eyes, and kind words.'
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.
If you have never seen Sriram Raghavan fly, you would hardly realise that this time, he is happy in his cage, this time he isn't reaching for the skies, notes Sreehari Nair.
An American film A Call To Spy has beaten Ketan Mehta to the finishing line.
Girish AD doesn't make romantic comedies so much as he elevates the genre, observes Sreehari Nair.
The cinema industry is staring at a loss of at least Rs 5,000 crore at the box office over the next six months if Omicron proves to be a spoiler.
Cousins is not an auspicious beginning to the festive season, says Paresh C Palicha.
'The moments of laughter you've gifted us will always remain.'
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Every film that Sriram Raghavan makes is a compendium of ideas and sensations that tickle him. Trying to remake a Sriram Raghavan film is like getting excited by somebody else's goosebumps, observes Sreehari Nair.
The director works as if he has a magic wand that makes this theme -- which is not exactly fresh -- engaging, raves Paresh C Palicha.
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