Taapsee said she is honoured to play the role and has already started feeling the pressure of stepping in her shoes.
From moments that felt long time in the coming to swashbuckling statements that could be interpreted in more ways than one, there are some that fanned our nostalgia, some made our jaws drop (or stomachs churn), some hit too close home, still others left us with a lingering sense of guilt. Sukanya Verma picks cinematic imagery that stood out in 2023.
Joginder Tuteja compares the first six months of 2020 with the first six months in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
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'There are no heroes, saviour or destroyers in Bombay Begums. Every character is real and believable.'
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'These actors have come at the right time, when cinema is changing.'
'I don't have a family member in the industry and haven't been launched opposite a superstar. I don't have multiple film deals with any studio. It's difficult because I have to prove myself with every film.' Yet, Taapsee Pannu is one of the the busiest actresses in Bollywood.
'Bhupinderji was an amazing singer, a unique voice which had romance and nostalgia.' 'It was soothing, caressing, sentimental, soulful, all rolled into one.'
'The day I am bored with acting, I will shift to something.'
Happy birthday, Manish Malhotra! His friend wish him a happy 50th birthday.
The proceeds from the concert will go to the India COVID Response Fund.
'It is great that I am making this film after 20 years with my son.' 'People loved some 8 to 10 scenes in the original and we have got some of it in this film.'
'To this day, women, especially housewives, come up to me to tell me how much Arth matters to them.'
Joginder Tuteja looks at actors with the most movies in the pipeline.
There are so many patriotic songs that make us proud to be Indians.
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly at the movies!
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These characters have entertained us despite the fact that they do not have any name at all.
Countless screen pairs have come together but only few can lay claim to that extra something called chemistry.
Sukanya Verma lists the memorable use of trees in Hindi movies.
Vanraj Bhatia, the creator of unforgettable music, hated the fact that the 'New Wave' directors did not respect Hindi cinema's multi-song format.
We look at 52 of them, spread over 52 Fridays, in a two-part special. Here's the first part.
'I have a goal that one day, before audiences walk into a theatre, they will think that it's a Taapsee Pannu film and so, it will be worth their time and money.'
The actor, who passed away this morning, has given us many superb movies.
'Doing a biopic on Irom Sharmila is too big a responsibility. I have to analyse a lot of other things before I take that up. I don't want to face the backlash it will get if I do that role. This is the best time to be an actor.' Taapsee Pannu up, close and personal.
'We are not in the crore game, at least not me.' 'So when I do a film, I do it purely on its merit, where I think we will go ahead and make a fantastic film.'
'Bollywood runs on the idea of age.' 'The moment you're single, even if you're 40, you're still appealing, you're still young.' 'The moment you're married, even if you're 25, it's uh huh. She's not sexy anymore.'
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