'I can't wait for the day when the market value of an actress is not judged by the heroes or the superstars she's acted with.'
Salute explores narratives of police brutality and unethical practices, power-hungry politicians who will stop at nothing and the helplessness of innocent victims of crime, observes Divya Nair.
'The reason I have lasted so long is because I love my work very much.'
Nobody else needs to boycott Bollywood, they are doing a pretty good job of digging up their own foundation, notes Deepa Gahlot.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the new shows on our plate.
'A very emotional connect has happened.'
The advance bookings of Brahmastra are looking very good.
'... I didn't have an Instagram account!' 'I was told that the actor who's being considered in my place has a lot of followers, and that will help the producers.'
Intelligent tools are being deployed to detect content pirated from OTT platforms.
The red carpet for the Indian Television Academy awards 2022 was rolled out on March 6, and stars from the film and television world glittered on it.
Seventy-three movies released in 2021, of which 32 were theatrical releases. These films generated Rs 550 crore at the box office.
'A young film-maker like me doesn't have the luxury of first choices.'
Rediff.com Contributing Photographer Pradeep Bandekar spotted these stars over the weekend.
'The digital release is part of cinema's ongoing process of evolution.' 'One shouldn't avoid change. I wouldn't.'
Joginder Tuteja looks at his biggest hits, and where you can watch them.
A week before the launch of the 10th season of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, its makers threw a grand party for the contestants and star judges.
The success of south films like KGF: Chapter 2, RRR and Pushpa: The Rise has resulted in audiences getting more and more receptive towards watching stars from this industry in Hindi films.
'This is a blip in the 100-year history of cinema.'
'Earlier, it was four songs and four fights, and some story. That was enough.' 'Maybe we are in a box then and the audiences were not prepared for anything new.' 'Now we have got bigger scope.'
That win gave us something no other victory ever would: It gave a young nation hope. It gave us the will to dream, notes Abhishek Mande Bhot.
Upacharapoorvam Gunda Jayan is a good respite from the dark, violent films we have seen in recent times, observes Divya Nair.
'Because of what she has done to every one of her films, they are untouchable.'
Movies are now releasing in multiple languages in theatres, and each one seems to have found an audience.
'Unless you are a superstar, you will never have the kind of reach in theatres that the OTT platform provides.'
Death On The Nile doesn't have a tense narrative that would have made it an edge-of-the-seat affair, observes Joginder Tuteja.
An American film A Call To Spy has beaten Ketan Mehta to the finishing line.
'My mother (Yogita Bali) tells me you were camera ready as soon as you came out of my womb.'
Intensity, blood and gore are going to be key here.
'I probably will have to give up on taboo subjects for a while. but I can't give up on quirks.'
Amazon Prime has reportedly bought the film's exclusive premiere rights at a whopping Rs 30 crore.
'Fawad wants to take my place as president of the bank in a fictional country.' 'That way I got to tell one of the most talented actors in Pakistan what to do all the time.' 'I enjoyed that.'
'He is bigger in person.'
The stars Rediff.com Contributing Photographer Pradeep Bandekar sighted over the weekend.
'I don't think I ever wanted to work with anyone, no Khans, nobody, except for Mr Amitabh Bachchan.'
A love triangle between reality and imagination? A courtroom turned into a reality television? Animation, satire or science-fiction? What would you like to watch on OTT this week?
There are all sorts of genres on OTT, ready to cater to all of one's moods.
After Dhaakad failed at the box office, some social media accounts claimed that Kangana Ranaut hasn't had a single success since Queen. True or False? Find out for yourself in this box office ledger.
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.
With any luck, Bollywood will get back on its feet again and give us much to awe and amaze about.
OTT has been flooded with a number of film and Web series releases, and many of them are very entertaining.
