Sukanya Verma glances at the changing faces of women bonding in Hindi movies.
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Kishore Kumar didn't become a legend overnight. And even when he did, he had many unfulfilled dreams.
'Kriti Sanon is a superb actress, she looks Maharashtrian, and has not done a historical either.' 'Sanjay Dutt has gone to another level of persona. He hasn't done a historical either.'
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'In the name of creativity, Bhansali fudges India's history.' 'Bajirao was such a great warrior, but he was shown as a lover boy by Bhansali.'
Film music flourished in the 1970s. Some old masters did some great work, but it was also the decade of new composers.
'I'm getting to play different characters now, from the ones in my earlier years, when I was a leading actor. Then, you fought with the villain and got the girl at the end of every film. Today, we have different shades of characters -- a man on wheelchair, a 13-year-old child, a mad character like mine in Shamitabh. The roles are wonderful.' Amitabh Bachchan gets ready for Wazir.
The actress stood out in an off-shoulder shimmery dust blue gown. She teamed her gown with a classic bob, which is similar to the look that she will be seen sporting in her upcoming film Rangoon.
'Chhapaak is definitely the most challenging film of my career.' 'I have gone through many emotionally challenging experiences, but none affected me the way it did when I played an acid attack survivor.'
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This piece is a tribute to that corner of film criticism that they call subtextual film criticism.
We list down some of the memorable performances as historical figures.
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Aseem Chhabra picks the finest Indian films in the 2010-2019 decade.
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'A historical with an identity crisis, initially the period drama cannot decide whether it wants to chronicle facts or fictionalise them in the tradition of a crowd-pleasing fantasy,' says Sukanya Verma.
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'In 2015 I watched films in so many places. I attended several film festivals around the world -- Berlin, Tribeca (New York), Telluride, Toronto, Zurich, Mumbai, Dharamsala and Goa,' says Aseem Chhabra, author of a forthcoming book on Shashi Kapoor.
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Marathi film Sairat will stay with you for a really long time, raves Divya Nair.
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Who were the ones we'd have liked to see more of, or ones we wouldn't mind running into again?
Over the last decade the Indian film industry has reinvented itself. Do film critics need to do that too?
No Ganpati celebration is complete without Humse Badhkar Kaun's hugely popular song, Deva O Deva Ganpati Deva Tumse Badhkar Kaun blaring out of the pandal speakers.
'I started everything early; I was way ahead of everybody,' Ranveer Singh tells Sonil Dedhia.
'I find Katrina and Deepika very graceful. Sonakshi dances well too. I was surprised to see Alia dancing so well on one of the live shows. Shraddha did a good job in ABCD 2.' Dancing diva Madhuri Dixit submits her report card.
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Wonder Woman and its star Gal Gadot win big at the awards night.
'A production designer could earn Rs 10 lakh per film. It could be Rs 70 lakh for an established designer.'
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Bollywood's trendiest stars get it right!
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