'A lot of what you see on screen, particularly the night of the massacre, is pretty close to what really happened as it is based on survivor stories.'
There are hundreds of fan clubs -- in Jalgaon, Beed, Chennai, Kolkata, Akola, Yavatmal, Bengaluru, Sitamarhi, New York, Canada, Nigeria etc. Every Indian city/town or a major country has a fan club for the man whose fan base has been estimated at 3.5 billion by Time Magazine.
In the second part of this four-part special, Joginder Tuteja lists the new releases of 2021.
Jhulan inspired many women to take up sport, says Virat Kohli
'As long as violence has the right arc, it is very meaningful.'
Joginder Tuteja looks at some of the fresh faces who may have to wait another year to make their debut.
About Rs 35 crore (Rs 350 million) was required over the second weekend to register good numbers. But the film did even better and registered Rs 40 crore (Rs 400 million), resulting in an estimated Rs 213 crore (Rs 2.13 billion)
Given that this is a Prakash Jha film, drama does knock on the door, observes Joginder Tuteja.
The authority has received over 10 lakh (1 million) petitions.
Get your lowdown on what's going on in the world of Bollywood with Subhash K Jha.
'I hope more shows highlight the unsung heroes of our rich history.' 'As for bringing the trophy home, a man can hope, but truly I am just excited to be there.'
Joginder Tuteja looks at Shah Rukh's 10 biggest recent hits.
'If you work hard, persevere and have patience, every setback becomes an opportunity.
The last two months of the year have plenty of entertainment to offer.
Yet again, it's a south dubbed film and a Hollywood release which are bringing on some business at the box office while Bollywood is struggling.
'We didn't realise what a tsunami The Kashmir Files was going to be.'
With Indoo Ki Jawaani releasing on the OTT platform, Kiara Advani has started promoting her film.
Penguin falters because it starts losing steam at the most crucial juncture -- the last 20 minutes, notes Joginder Tuteja.
Joginder Tuteja looks at upcoming movies featuring stars in uniform.
Will Vijay will go the most successful MGR/Jayalalithaa way, or that of Vijayakanth, Seeman or Kamalahaasan, or will he end up as another Rajinikanth who cries wolf at the last minute and quits the scene even before it all had really begun, asks N Sathiya Moorthy.
Joginder Tuteja looks at films that didn't do well in theatres but became popular on satellite television or on OTT.
Some exciting news shows, some gripping sequels coming up.
'They have so much to battle every hour but they still have a smile on their faces. At times, they stumble and fall but they get up and continue their struggle. Their resilience is what I love about them. That's what inspires me as an actor to keep moving. They don't stop. Neither do I.'
'Suvinder Vicky in Kohrra. Manoj Bajpayee in Joram. Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub in Joram and Scoop. Gagan Dev Riar in Scam 2003. Sukant Goel in Kaala Paani.' 'The number of awards will not be enough for the kind of work that has happened this year.'
It's raining movies and Web series on the Amazon Prime Video platform!
'The nervousness is to deliver and if we do well, the nervousness will be, what do we do from here.'
'Today, saving lives needs to take precedence.'
Joginder Tuteja looks at the releases which did a minimum lifetime business of Rs 20 crore. Unfortunately, the list is not very long.
Cherry blossoms in Sri Lanka, Hanuman speaking Bombaiya, the mythical Sone Ki Lanka looking darkly Gothic, Raavan looking like a Bollywood dude... this is not modernisation. This is a travesty, asserts Deepa Gahlot.
'I preferred theatre rather than going to production houses and giving photographs. I didn't have that kind of temperament. I didn't think I was unfortunate as I have struggled so much. I feel whatever happened was for my good.'
After making her presence felt in the South film industry, Shalini Pandey is now set to make her big Bollywood debut in Jayeshbhai Jordaar alongside Ranveer Singh.
'But what the hell! Do it because it is brilliant.'
'Previously, when people used to meet each other, without any hesitation, they used to hug each other or shake hands.' 'But no longer.'
'Social media has the ability of reconnecting you with loved ones that you may have lost touch with, of reuniting families after decades of separation.'
'We have to scale down our theatre's seating capacity by tweaking the arrangement of seats.' 'We have to stop screening back-to-back shows to ensure that people do not bump into one another.'
'My career is made on independent films, and maybe the occasional mainstream film, which was trying to do something different.'
It was a dull weekend for Hindi film releases, as only Rs 20 crore came between the new and existing releases.
Gems you can enjoy from the time he was at his handsome and magnetic best.
