'I never allow myself to look anxiously over my shoulder at what my co-star is doing.'
'If my character is kissing her love, I am okay with that.' I wouldn't do unnecessarily a bold character for the popularity.'
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 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.'
'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.'
'Who decides what is jingoistic?' 'What is patriotic?' 'Who decides Lagaan is patriotic and Gadar is jingoistic?'
Joginder Tuteja takes a look at Bollywood's patriotic films, coming up.
'It will be very tough to create an audience for such films after the lockdown ends.'
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.
''The OTT platform has been taken over by dark dramas and thrillers.' 'So Baarish 2 is a enjoyable breeze.'
Movies are now releasing in multiple languages in theatres, and each one seems to have found an audience.
'In this age of OTT, where you are overdosed on content with violence, crime, sex and lust, this love story is refreshing,' notes Divya Nair.
'Each one of us is going through problems. My funda in life is, be nice.'
Joginder Tuteja looks at the forthcoming films, and also looks back at how successful this genre has been in the past.
'I'm a guy who tries to find humour in every situation, no matter how difficult and serious, without offending anyone.'
Joginder Tuteja looks back at his movies, and their success rate.
She's had as many as 15 theatrical releases, eight of which have been major hits.
'I narrated the story to many top actors, but for some reason, they couldn't connect with the character of a blind pianist.'
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.
'If you sit collar turned up and tell yourself, you are great, you will never evolve as an actor.'
Bachchan versus Bachchan... Dev Patel turns director...
Joginder Tuteja looks at Bollywood's new lot of actress-turned-producers.
Joginder Tuteja looks at Ajay Devgn's strong line-up, coming soon.
Stranger Things Season 4 is dedicatedly macabre and menacing, its deadly ambitions and volatile tempo keeps the mood edge-of-the-seat, applauds Sukanya Verma.
Tiger. Akshay. Ajay. Hrithik. Ajay again. Akshay again. Kartik...
There are as many as 10 theatre releases this month.
Nah, we're not taking about Amitabh Bachchan's favourite onscreen characters.
'You cannot drop to the ground, however many bullets hit you.' 'Because if you are weak, this is not the place for you.'
'The filmi keeda was always there.' 'I hope I can get even five percent of the love that audiences gave my mother.' 'But I'm here to make my own identity.'
'Mahesh Bhatt put his foot down during Ghulam and did not allow Aamir Khan to dictate a particular moment in my performance.' 'He just ignored Aamir's objection to something I did in a shot we had together.'
'The feeling that you can go out for a coffee, that feeling of freedom would be nice.'
'When you write off good artistes, it's easier for them to beat their drums about their own people.'
When misguided inspiration comes calling, even fine actors falter. Here's lookign at Bollywood instances when our top actors went slightly overboard with their performances.
With each of the characters Shoojit Sircar has worked with, a new world has been created. Joginder Tuteja takes a look at the different worlds he has created through his films.
'It feels good when you are able to share your experiences and learning with someone who is willing and happy to listen and accept.' 'More than moulding him, I gave with an open heart, and Ahan was very receptive.'
'Life is too short to be doing something that you do not love.'
'I became busy with my political career.' 'I am ready now to give some time to my acting career.'
'The idea is to sideline you, box you up in a smaller box, so you don't go out of that.' 'The bigger boxes are for their own people.'
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