As Heeramandi, set in 1920s Lahore, drops on Netflix on May 1, Sukanya Verma marvels at Bhansali's magnificent slices of history in 25 resplendent frames.
'People love watching good stories and as film-makers, it's on us to leave them with something they can take home.'
The season of festivities has kick-started and there is a flurry of movie releases in theatres.
'If there is an artiste somewhere in India or in the world who wants to express her art, I hoped that this award would inspire them, and add meaning to their journey.'
'In terms of ticket sales, Hindi is at 50-60 per cent while the South markets are at 80-90 per cent of pre-pandemic levels.' The patchy performance of Hindi, the largest segment of the business is the nub of what is bothering Indian cinema.
Barun Sobti has just completed 15 years of acting, and his new Web series, Rakshak India's Brave, has fetched him fresh laurels.
'I think because India is a bigger country and Bollywood is such a well-oiled machine, the star thing has become so much bigger than the actor thing.'
Yaariyan 2 evokes a tinge of nostalgia for the time when music (and lip sync songs) used to be the mainstay of a commercial film, notes Deepa Gahlot.
'I'm not jealous anymore. But sometimes I am, when I'm not part of that project.'
The New York Film Festival served an amazing plate of films. Aseem Chhabra picks the best ones.
Its success script: Investing more in local content ecosystem; growing its partnership footprint.
'Language has never been a barrier for me. I'm comfortable wherever the language takes me. I'm still hungry to do more.'
The Stardust 50th Anniversary Honours awards night saw Bollywood stars bring their fashion A-game to the red carpet.
'It is not easy to pull off a seven-part show because it is almost like making four films at once.'
'I was very keen to make another film and I was dying to say action and cut and get back into creating characters and creating worlds.' 'But I just didn't have a script I was happy with.' 'I was working every day on the writing and I was struggling with that.'
Kartik Aaryan turned 33 and will star in a war film, produced by Karan Johar and Ektaa R Kapoor.
'What's beautiful now about India is that we are discovering so much more about each other, our stories and micro culture.'
Stars arrive for the opening ceremony of the 54th edition of International Film Festival of India.
'Aren't you guys modern?' 'Aren't you guys up to date?'
'This film has changed me from within.'
'I have made a new rule: When I'm having my morning tea, a guy keeps the harmonium on my bed.' 'So while I'm writing what my plan for the day is, that harmonium is in front of me and I do riyaz of 40-50 minutes.'
'Almost every shoot, you have to re-mould yourself and your personality.'
Even though theatres saw new releases last week, they were simply no competition for Jawan.
Observing that it always felt pre-censorship was impermissible, the Supreme Court on Thursday wondered how there can be a pre-screening committee for web series, films or other programmes which are directly released on online platforms.
Joginder Tuteja lists 10 of the actor's movies that you can watch on the OTT platform in India to relive his magic.
While we await Shilpa's second innings in the movies, Joginder Tuteja looks at how well the top '90s actresses have done when they returned to acting.
The OTT boom has proved a boon for a lot of hibernating '90s beauties as they rediscover themselves in exciting new avatars.
'You should enjoy acting; you should have a passion for it. Only then should you go for it.'
Katrina attends the Red Sea Film Fest... Raai Laxmi enjoys a race... Amyra goes cycling...
It's been a good year at the box office. Still, there were some rude shocks as well.
'I will never look down upon television. But do I want to do it again? I don't think so.'
'The world needs Gandhi now more than any other time in history.'
'If you are a strong-minded, opinionated woman, scars are inevitable.'
'I'd rather do a great role in any language than do mediocre stuff in Hindi.'
'I have a problem with the term 'outsider'. 'Doctor ka beta doctor banta hain, par aap baki doctors ko outsider nahi na bulate.' 'I always wanted to be an actor, yaar.' 'While I was in the bank for eight years, I was training to be an actor in Delhi.'
The ongoing International Film Festival of India hosted a screening of Yami Gautam's latest film Lost.
There's a whole lot of entertainment coming your way on OTT this September.
With OTT gaining popularity, several stars will make their debut on digital platforms.
'We need to understand and respect wildlife behaviour.'
'It doesn't matter if you are from abroad or Indian, we are told that there's a prime time for a female actor.' 'It's time that people understand there is no certain age for women to thrive in.'
