'If I had the chance now, I would have continued acting.' 'The cultures of Maharashtra and Bengal are different and I felt I had to give my best to be a good daughter-in-law and an ideal wife.' 'I never thought I could balance both.'
Paddington imparts practical life lessons in a way that is neither patronising nor insulting to the intelligence of kids, says Paloma Sharma.
Watch Black Swan for its technical brilliance, for the manner in which the director has managed to parallel the happenings in the ballet being performed with the changes in the main character's life, and for the way it has been shot and art directed.
There is so much goodness in Garm Hava, says Aseem Chhabra/ Rediff.com
Director Pa Ranjith's Madras is an intense emotional drama that gives you a ringside view of the lives of the underprivileged in North Chennai.
As a nothing-better-to-do weekend watch, Jurassic World Rebirth is fine. But the franchise is losing steam, observes Deepa Gahlot.
A hard, unrelenting film that doesn't give in to over-sentimentality, Citylights is like the city of Mumbai -- it beats you down and when you are broken, takes you in its arms and loves you. Suparn Verma, who has directed films like Aatma, Acid Factory and Ek Khiladi and Ek Haseena, raves about the film.
Income tax raids, killer games, village elections, criminal investigations, things are rather exciting on OTT this week, as Sukanya Verma notes.
'The way Helen ma'am grooves, she's so seductive.'
Sonam Kapoor is exceptional as Neerja Bhanot, says Raja Sen.
The world is celebrating Raj Kapoor's birth centenary, but when was the last time you watched an RK film?
The similarities between the two movies may be striking but where they differ is in the way each focuses your curiosity, observes Sreehari Nair.
'I have more time in Bengaluru to write, away from the film industry in Mumbai that always pulls me down and makes me frustrated.'
Director Rajan Khosa's skill as a director is evident in the manner the screenplay unfolds, without preachiness or stilted dialogues.
With Arike, director Shyamaprasad tries to look at love from a different perspective and shows what it can really mean for human beings.
'Maybe I'm meant to do a few more good films, have some more nice times with family and friends, do some more charity.'
Lights, camera, ACTION, you'll find them in heaps on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists some interesting options.
'For all you know, in the next five years there could be a path-breaking cancer treatment and I may be absolutely fine. Or maybe I won't be. I have to live with both scenarios.'
Film folk attended the screening of Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal's festival film Girls Will Be Girls at PVR theatre in Juhu, a northwest suburb of Mumbai. You can watch this film on Amazon Prime Video.
'People have got into the habit of sitting at home (and watching films).' 'They don't want to watch movies in theatres because they do not want to waste as much as Rs 1,000 on tickets.' 'They feel there is no point in watching a film on the big screen because it will anyway come on OTT in a month's time.'
'When you miss India, you'll hear it before you see it. That's really where the idea started.' 'If you ever go to your terrace at night in India, you'll hear sounds from everywhere.' 'That feeling of hearing home in your head when you're far away... that's the soul of the show.'
If there is a minus, it could be that the leads lack spark; so much of the story revolves around too many characters that their tale is sidelined at times.
July has interesting OTT entertainment awaiting you.
Don't miss this edge-of-the-seat thriller about a plane hijacking.
Gang Of Ghosts is one of those films that falls in the category of a bad remake, says Sonil Dedhia.
Vir Das' comedy amuses even those who didn't expect to be amused in the first place, discovers Utkarsh Mishra.
'It is daunting, for sure, because you're rowing upstream.'
James Cameron has proved once again that he's one of the best directors there is.
'They are clueless about the man on the currency notes.' 'They have been fed with WhatsApp forwards, so either Gandhi is vilified or deified. There's nothing in between.'
If you're in the mood for meaningful cinema, watch Mohandas. After all, it's time we discover the 'other' India.
Olave Jeevana Lekkachara is a well performed and well directed Kannada film.
MUSO is more than a museum; it is a vibrant, innovative playground that fosters curiosity.
There's really no reason why one should not watch The Big C, says Paloma Sharma.
While James Cameron's Avatar is expected to be one of the biggest hits of the year, one should not be surprised if Princess And The Frog is close behind it.
Tough times don't last, but tough people -- and smart financial strategies - do, says Ramalingam Kalirajan
