'Everybody knows about Prasoon Joshi's friendship with Aamir Khan.' 'No one is surprised that Thugs Of Hindostan was given an all-clear censor certification out of turn.'
'I don't know how long cinema will survive.'
'Foreign exchange is being squandered.' 'Every top star is given tickets for his spouse, children, parents, ayahs, bodyguards, friends, friends of friends...' 'I've heard stars are even given shopping money.' 'Who is paying for all this?'
'He treated stars and assistants with the same unfailing courtesy.'
Nihalani was chosen on the recommendation of Shatrughan Sinha.
Filmmaker Hansal Mehta's apprehensions about his new film Aligarh have left Censor chief fuming in defence.
'What is the guarantee that someone who comes in will not interpret the existing Cinematographer's Act and the law in the same way? The whole system needs an overhaul, and we, as an industry, should fight for it.' The Udta Punjab team reacts to the court verdict.
'The problems that the film explores still remain. It was a different time when we made the film. We were young and we thought we could change the world.'
'The ending Vijay Tendulkar had written was different.' 'According to him, the film ended with Anant Welankar's suicide.' 'I felt such an ending would be too nihilistic.' 'Bahut zyada defeatist ho jaata.'
Get more people working, get more people working in modern manufacturing and services in our cities, and get people working better and longer, suggests Naushad Forbes, past president, CII.
'When I started reading Tamas I instantly knew it had to be made into a film. I could relate to the tragedy in the lives of the characters.' Govind Nihalani remembers Bhisham Sahni on his centenary.
The Bombay Velvet director said Pahlaj Nihalani has been lying and pressuring them to delay the release of the film, slated to hit theatres on June 17.
Sukanya Verma recaps all those events from 25 years ago.
We remain at the mercy of the global economic climate.
'Discussion, dialogue and mutual respect for varied points of view,' is what filmmakers can expect from the Censor Board, its new chief Prasoon Joshi tells Subhash K Jha.
'Till a cheque comes into my account, I don't feel like a professional actor.'
Much as we'd like it to, all hasn't changed. In our country, the revolution must be polite and careful not to offend. Still, Raja Sen assures, there is hope.
A behind-the-scenes from the short film, of which we are fairly confident will win a peace prize or five.
Anurag Kashyap Makes Peace With The Censor Board
The prayer service for Veeruji, who passed into the ages on May 27, was held at ISKCON, in Juhu, north west Mumbai.
A sequence showing a female character being slapped during a police interrogation has been axed from Nishikant Kamat's Drishyam by the Censor Board.
'Everywhere Anil Dharker went, he assembled teams of talented people, gave them opportunities, then got out of the way and allowed them to flourish.' Meenakshi Shedde remembers a very special editor.
The meeting lasted for nearly two and a half hours.
Aamir celebrates Kiran's b-day... Sush runs into an old co-star... Akshay and Bhumi star in a toilet drama... Social media posts from Bollywood celebrities...
Sreehari Nair wasn't impressed with Rangoon at all. But find out which film tops his list!
'A class antagonism of rich versus poor took the colouring of a communal confrontation,' says Sunil Sethi.
As the strike by the Film and Television Institute of India students entered the fifth day, the Information and Broadcasting ministry on Tuesday offered to discuss "all relevant issues" after they stuck to their demand for revoking the appointment of actor and Bharatiya Janata Party member Gajendra Chauhan as chairman of its governing council.
Sukanya Verma celebrates 25 years of Bollywood images.
Sultan, Mohanjo Daro, and Pankaj Nihalani... Sukanya Verma shares her exciting filmi week with us!
'I looked at the smiles around and realised that each day that I smiled was amazing.' 'So I put into play something that I have been toying with for years.' 'I called it the Rich Universe.' 'You often hear people say "I wish I become a superstar and my life gets made".' 'I wondered how it would be if I said if I hug my father, it would be an amazing day, or if I hugged my mother and said how lucky I am.'
How many of the 354 films Aseem Chhabra watched in 2017 have you seen?
'There are problems related to the Indian film industry that I'd like to address rather than to keep harping on the negative zone of hurdles in film certification,' Minister for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore tells Subhash K Jha.
'Hinduism is not a religion, but a way of life, a philosophy.'
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