Despite the mediocrity at large, these films had me in raptures for the emotions they evoked within as a cheering audience, critic and cinephile.
Sarfira seems to be scene-to-scene copy of the original, which begs the question: Why re-do a film if there's nothing new to add, asks Mayur Sanap.
'In Mumbai, isolation is a very different isolation.' 'It's not about actual physical loneliness.' 'It's the loneliness in the company of others, and I felt that that is a very Mumbai thing.' 'You can be travelling in the ladies compartment squashed against everybody's armpits and still be really, really sad and alone.'
Payal Kapadia's understanding of what it means to be a woman is as poignant as her authentic portrait of Mumbai's hoi polloi, observes Sukanya Verma.
The official list of contestants is not out yet, but Namrata Thakker digs out some names that are in contention.
Raj Thackeray had on August 10 directed all multiplex owners to screen Marathi films at prime time.
'For no other leader of India do so many people turn up for an event every year without invitation.'
From start to finish, Dharmaveer 2 feels less like a biopic and more like propaganda crafted for Eknath Shinde's political gain, observes Prasanna D Zore.
The women stole the show at the Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence awards.
A look at the star arrivals.
Ananya drops a picture... Huma gets clicked by Akshay... Divyanka votes...
Character actor Ramesh Deo goes back in time.
'There are times in your life where you have to pause a little bit.' 'The kids are growing up, and I want to be with them.'
Namrata Thakker takes a look at his Instagram feed to find out.
'I'd love to do a Marathi film with Genelia.' Riteish Deshmukh gears up to storm Marathi cinema!
'When honest, wealthy people come forward to serve India, people should feel proud and welcome them.'
In Jayashree Gadkar's sad demise we have lost a great actress, a gem of a person who always thought of others and who loved Marathi movies.
Ekadantha is an enjoyable film all the way.
With an annual box office collection of 160 core last year and only 10 per cent of these being hits, the 72 films made in Marathi don't make business sense for multiplex and cinema owners to screen on peak time, a demand being made by political parties in the state.
A teenager was stabbed to death allegedly by a 60-year-old man following an argument at the ticket counter of a cinema hall in Mumbai on Monday, the police said.
'You suddenly realise that in this entire big scheme of things, you're just one speck.'
'Previously, when people used to meet each other, without any hesitation, they used to hug each other or shake hands.' 'But no longer.'
Aseem Chhabra rates the movies he's watched in 2023, and tells you where you can watch them!
Spearheading the ensemble cast of the Marathi film Baipan Bhari Deva, Rohini Hattangadi has hit a 50 at the box office and that too in just 17 days!
'When Punjabis go for a movie, especially if they are abroad, they go with grandparents and parents. It is an event for them.' 'We always have to make family entertainers so that people feel comfortable watching with their families.'
'I'm very, very happy.' Winners react after the 64th National awards announcement.
'I am a very greedy actor. I want to explore everything.'
'So I started talking to him in Marathi and everything really changed.' 'There was this spark in his eyes and he smiled.' 'It's unbelievable that a man can be so charming with a single smile at 90.'
There are rumours of the film being remade in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali and Hindi.
Vidya Balan gets candid about playing legendary actress Geeta Bali on the big screen!
Movie legends Dharmendra and Sharmila Tagore share their memories of Shashikala, who passed into the ages on Sunday with Subhash K Jha.
'City Of Dreams ended the shameless self-promotion that my films had to be necessarily subjected to.'
Lots of romance and action on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations.
Both sports and digital will drag down the healthy operating margins that entertainment television continues to make.
The Mumbai police's probe in this respect was "at variance" with its probe, the central agency said in the charge sheet.
'We shot the song Zinda Banda for about six days.' 'We were dancing relentlessly for six days to a point when we thought our knees had started making sounds!' 'He was on set, every day, dancing next to us for all those six days.'
Mystery, horror, biopics, documentaries, fantasy, romance, comedy, coming-of-age, pick the genre you like from the wide variety on OTT this week.
The filmmaker gives an insight of his favourtie films of all time.
'The world needs Gandhi now more than any other time in history.'
Ashutosh Gowariker is all set to direct Kantara actor Rishab Shetty in a Hindi-Kannada bi-lingual based on a historical figure.
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