'I admire the discipline with which she trained for the action scenes.' 'I admire her for the dedication with which she managed to lose all the weight she had put on for Thalaivi, physically transforming herself before coming into this film.'
IMAGES from Day 5 of the Wimbledon Championships at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on Friday.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the new shows on our plate.
It's such a misconception that actresses -- any woman for that matter -- are on a downwards slope when they hit 40.
'This has been both challenging and inspiring for me.'
'There's this one scene in Gulmohar that belongs to Manojji and everyone was excited for him.' 'The evening before we were to shoot it, everyone, from Sharmilaji to the junior most actor, wished him luck.'
'He was suddenly nervous.'
'The next day, 14 actors, from Sharmilaji and Amol Palekar to Suraj Sharma, all watched him perform.' 'It was like being back in film school.'
'But today I feel proud of my choices because it has given me longevity.'
The last two months of the year have plenty of entertainment to offer.
Joginder Tuteja lists November's theatre releases so that you can plan your weekends well.
'We all need the blessings of the gods at a time when we are just breathing free again after the pandemic.'
Bigg Boss 15 is going to be one hell of a roller coaster ride.
'Ups and downs keep happening, you have to fight through them.'
'She is not only concerned about her own performance or how she is looking, but also about others.'
'She gives me constructive criticism and makes my work even better.'
'There are times when you give an audition and it doesn't even reach the director.' 'In such a scenario, what can I do? 'More than nepotism, it's about favouritism.'
'I was getting paid great money.' 'I was a part of some wonderful films, which I loved making, but I was becoming very complacent with my approach to my work.' 'And I did not want that.'
'After 10 days, Balki, Sunny Deol and Pooja Bhatt liked what I did, and the tension eased.' 'I started calming down a little bit. but nobody knew that in my head a tandav was going on.'
Subhash K Jha lists three most eagerly anticipated projects of the monsoon season.
2020 may have been a dampener for movie releases in theatres. But 2021 is expected to be better.
With the film's leading man's death, the release plan for Dil Bechara has been revived in a big way.
'City Of Dreams ended the shameless self-promotion that my films had to be necessarily subjected to.'
'Hot is more of a mindset. If you think you're hot, you are hot!'
'Today, a four-year-old child knows how to go on YouTube and see everything.' 'What are you going to control and what are you going to tell them? Nothing.' 'This is the generation we are living in.'
Bandon Mein Tha Dum is about a team that hits rock-bottom, loses key players, has its global reputation shrink overnight, but despite all the setbacks, pulls off one of the greatest comeback victories in the history of international cricket, applauds Shailesh Karkera.
'I never allow myself to look anxiously over my shoulder at what my co-star is doing.'
'The young generation doesn't want to work with old hats like me.' 'They don't understand that we are brighter and wiser because of our experience.' 'We can take them on the right path, but they should keep their ears open.'
'If my character is kissing her love, I am okay with that.' I wouldn't do unnecessarily a bold character for the popularity.'
'Who decides what is jingoistic?' 'What is patriotic?' 'Who decides Lagaan is patriotic and Gadar is jingoistic?'
'I haven't done TV in quite some time now but I have faced this bias.' 'It's not that I feel unwelcome.' 'It's just that when it comes to certain things, I get shortlisted and they tell me that my test was really good but the producer wants a film face.'
Joginder Tuteja takes a look at Bollywood's patriotic films, coming up.
'I'm a guy who tries to find humour in every situation, no matter how difficult and serious, without offending anyone.'
Movies are now releasing in multiple languages in theatres, and each one seems to have found an audience.
'It will be very tough to create an audience for such films after the lockdown ends.'
'Each one of us is going through problems. My funda in life is, be nice.'
The second edition of the Critics Choice Shorts and Series Awards honoured short films and Web series, and was held on a grand scale at the Taj Hotel in Santa Cruz, north west Mumbai.
Joginder Tuteja lists more never-seen-before jodis coming up in the movies.
By the time they turned 40, Prithviraj Kapoor had done about 50 films, Raj Kapoor about 46 films and Rishi Kapoor about 80 films. As Ranbir Kapoor turns 40, Deepa Gahlot explores the Kapoors cinematic landscape to find out where the young actor stands in comparison to his great grandfather, grandfather and father.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the forthcoming films, and also looks back at how successful this genre has been in the past.
''The OTT platform has been taken over by dark dramas and thrillers.' 'So Baarish 2 is a enjoyable breeze.'
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