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I once asked him why he hadn't written scripts for his sons Vineeth and Dhyan. 'I made some suggestions about their scripts, and they haven't discussed their scripts with me after that,' he said with his trademark laugh.
The video shows Dhanush running through dark alleys with a Molotov cocktail in his hand.
'We should focus on creating cinema which is entertaining, gives us solace, some message, reduces our tension and makes us think positively.'
'I have always broken my image every time I went on screen. I don't know what it means to be a Greek God but people used to call me one.'
Film and television folk enjoyed a red carpet weekend, where they even got recognised for their cine achievements.
Check out the films that bagged the National Award.
'Today, Shah Rukh is sitting so high up that it will have to be something really spectacular for him to jump up and say, "Hey, yes, let's make this film!".'
At Border Pillar 609 at Babliyan near Jaisalmer, the one thing that dominates the landscape is something entirely different, something central to our identity -- the Tiranga -- flying boldly above the blazing desert.
'Vishal Bhardwaj gave me Hamlet in Haider, which is one of the most intimidating roles for any actor in the world.' 'I'm grateful that he called me again after seven or eight years of us not working together.'
Bollywood makes way for regional cinema at the 65th National Awards.
Rimi Sen: 'Even today, Salman Khan or Shah Rukh Khan rule Bollywood but the heroines who started with them are now doing supporting roles, playing sisters or even mothers. A woman's lifespan in the film industry is very short.'
As the year draws to a close, Rediff's Senior Contributor Roshmila Bhattacharya takes a look at the hits and misses, the highs and lows, the newsmakers and the dealbreakers in alphabetical order.
'Once when he was on a flight, the plane hit an air-pocket.' 'The turbulence outside caused it to see-saw violently which caused a lot of panic inside. While his co-passengers were crying and praying for their lives, Salil kaku was writing a song in his head.'
SRK and Aamir Khan lose out to Prakash Raj, among others.
It's been an emotional night for many film folk across India, as they were honoured at the National Awards.
Chidananda S Naik's Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know... won the first prize and Mansi Maheshwari's animation film Bunnyhood won the third prize in the La Cinef competition in Cannes.
Shahid, 34, however, lost the Best Actor trophy to Kannada actor Sanchari Vijay.
Keerthy Suresh and Anthony Thattil share a lovely home in beautiful Kochi.
A look at what happened at the at the 57th National Awards
Film folk like Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Shilpa Shetty, Karan Johar, Vicky Kaushal and Pritam attend RSS' centenary celebrations in Mumbai.
Batters launched balls so high into the sky that they looked like rockets taking off from the centre square.
'The National Award is our nation's highest recognition, being recognised at the President's hand is our privilege, our honour and our dream.' 'The nation's sentiment got left out in the choices that were made yesterday...'
A look at pictures from the awards ceremony.
AVM Studios launched the careers of Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan.
Where Dhurandhar leaned into aggressive bloodlust through its acerbic storytelling, Ikkis moves in the opposite direction, asking us to see people beyond uniforms, slogans, or sides, observes Mayur Sanap.
Dharmendra remained one of the most loved stars of all time, even when his movies tapered off, and age caught up with him.
Another 24 filmmakers including Kundan Shah of "Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro" fame and Saeed Mirza and writer Arundhati Roy today returned their National Awards over "growing intolerance", voicing fears that the country's robust democracy might be "coming apart" in the current atmosphere.
Deepika Padukone turns 40 on January 5, and Namrata Thakker lists the 40 things we love about her.
Allu Arjun is the first Telugu actor to receive a National Award for Best Actor.
'Till late on the night before the National Awards ceremony, Smriti was in talks with the President's office, hoping to make the President change his mind.'
Fight on toward goals that keep receding, or exit with most objectives unmet. Trump is agitated, his poll numbers falling below the Plimsoll line, his base fractured between those who back the war and those who remember that he campaigned on ending them.
Here's a look at the winners of the 60th National Awards.
'The war scenes in which Indian soldiers fight fearlessly and the powerful dialogues are meant to make the audience proud of the loyalty and valour of Indian soldiers,' observes Deepa Gahlot.
Shaji N Karun on helming the Malayalam film Kutti Srank which won a National Film Award for Best Film.
The broader theme of the performance will be -- 'Swatantra Ka Mantra - Vande Mataram' and 'Samriddhi Ka Mantra - Viksit Bharat', officials said.
'They are as layered and complicated as life itself.' 'There is love, but there is also pain and fire.'
The latest updates from the Malayalam film industry.
Suresh Kalmadi brought several top-class events to India including the 2003 Afro Asian Games, the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games, the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
'On this happy occasion, I wish Sonam more work and another National Award.'
