September has packed in quite a bit on OTT, with many series and movies seeing their digital premiere. Joginder Tuteja lists the OTT menu for the month.
Season 3 belongs to Jaideep Ahlawat who, despite the not so well-etched character, owns Rukma and gives the confrontation with Srikant Tiwari the missing edge of the earlier two seasons, observes Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
From India's entry to the Oscars to the foodie flamboyance of Bollywood's first family to Srikant Tiwari's hope for a hat-trick and Korean entertainment in deeply dark mode, it's raining OTT goodies this week.
Amyra spots a dolphin...Tisca goes traditional... Karisma is holiday-ready...
A screening of Sharmila Tagore-Manoj Bajpayee's film Gulmohar saw quite a few special guests.
Laxmi enjoys the sunset... Sanjana attends a wedding... Erica's beach time...
'Some films are meant to more than just entertain you. They are meant to challenge, provoke, push you to think, instil change, and be in the public conversation.' 'That is Haq.'
'It is something that he always wanted to do and he has achieved phenomenal success in doing it.'
'I felt I didn't understand the film industry at all.'
The Bollywood Hungama Style Icons Summit and Awards 2025 saw many film folk win awards.
As Mumbai goes to the polls today, film folk did their primary duty for the country and cast their votes.
'These actors have come at the right time, when cinema is changing.'
Manoj Bajpayee's 100th film earned Rs 6 million in its first weekend.
When not harnessing Hrithik Roshan's dripping handsomeness for lady-killer purposes, Bollywood has found him quite a fit for on screen bromances as well.
While Satya's pleasures are palpable -- among them the poetry of the coarse language, the mercifully rough-hewn texture, the oh-so-familiar underdog story -- these pleasures hit you at a completely different speed. The movie is charged with a sense of discovery, and every shot is a cornucopia of details existing independent of the main story. It's touching, notes Sreehari Nair.
Salman gives some advice... Pranita is 'pretending'... Manoj spends time with family...
Neil Gaiman's popular The Sandman comic series just got a taste of Bollywood.
Bollywood's first posts of 2024 are full of warmth and gratitude.
'My father is a businessman and he has gone through a lot of ups and down.' 'When I see him have the money and then lose it all, but keep trying at this age, I feel if he can do it, then why cannot I?' 'That has been my biggest motivating factor.'
'I have more time in Bengaluru to write, away from the film industry in Mumbai that always pulls me down and makes me frustrated.'
Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai makes the audience feel good that the battle for justice was not in vain, observes Deepa Gahlot.
'Each time there is a state or parliamentary election the speculation starts as to whether I am getting into politics. Well, I am not -- not now not ever.'
Killer Soup's plots grow too convoluted and the strain of keeping the momentum going shows when its shrewd and surreal visuals lose steam, observes Sukanya Verma.
It was a rare treat to see Sharmila Tagore and her children Saif Ali Khan, Soha Ali Khan and Saba Pataudi at the premiere of her Bengali film Puratawn (The Ancient) at the ongoing MAMI Film Festival in Mumbai.
'The industry has lost a legend... and we've lost someone who shaped the very soul of our cinema.'
Madhuri shines brighter than the stars...Kalki goes retro... Neha's bravest shoot....
'...and say that if I don't wear a sari, they will unfollow me.' 'Today, if I have 2.9 million followers on Instagram, out of that, the majority is from the South.' 'Telugu has given me the most fame and money.'
New Zealand Cricket games to be streamed on Amazon Prime Video.
Sukanya Verma lists 10 terrific films available on OTT you need to watch right now.
'If I don't act for a week I become edgy, restless and moody.' Subhash K Jha salutes Manoj Bajpayee, actor extraordinaire, on his 53rd birthday.
'If there is one thing Shyam Benegal expressed best: It was the Poetry of the ordinary face and ordinary lives.'
Sukanya Verma looks at instances of aristocrats falling for commoners on the silver screen.
Shyam Benegal passed into the ages on December 23, leaving behind a rich legacy. We look back at some interesting moments from his life.
'He will eternally be remembered as Mr Bharat for always reminding us about roti, kapada aur kisaan.' 'Our integrity and patriotism. Our culture and our roots.'
'Twenty-five years ago, loyalists of the same (then undivided) political party stormed into my office.' 'They vandalised it, physically assaulted me, blackened my face, and forced me to apologise publicly -- by falling at the feet of an elderly woman -- for a single line of dialogue in my film.'
Sooraj R Barjatya was judged Best Director for the Hindi movie Uunchai at the National Film Awards.
Kanika in London... Manoj takes Joram to Rotterdam... Aahana's puppy love...
Silence... Can You Hear It is definitely a recommended watch of the week, assures Joginder Tuteja.
When an actor has worked for as long as Manoj Bajpayee, one tends to lose their sense of originality under the sheen of stardom. But the actor's versatility sparkles in his willingness to start on a fresh note every single time, applauds Sukanya Verma.
Towards the end of the film, when one character exclaims, 'What a crazy case!' your sentiments feel validated, observes Mayur Sanap.
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