'He is the guy you wouldn't want to invite to your parties, and he constantly embarrasses his wife.'
We continue celebrating Akshay Kumar's birthday, with a list of his 20 biggest blockbusters over the years.
Dulquer wishes his mum... Mahesh Babu spends time with Sitara... Sushmita catches up with Salman...
'Life is too short to be doing something that you do not love.'
'When I look at my journey in Bollywood, I realise that all of those things were small pieces towards a larger sort of plan, which just had to fall in place the way it did.'
'But today I feel proud of my choices because it has given me longevity.'
'Where are the funny writers on Indian television and OTT platforms?' 'Where are the sitcoms?' asks Vanita Kohli Khandekar.
Mediums may change, formats may alter but one thing remains constant -- audience making their likes and dislikes abundantly clear.
From Parineeta to Shakuntala Devi, Vidya Balan has had a successful 15-year journey in the Hindi film industry.
The government on Friday tweaked IT rules to pave the way for setting up of grievance appellate panels, which will settle issues that users may have against the way social media platforms initially addressed their complaints regarding content and other matters.
'I have been hearing this for the last four generations, that this is the last generation of superstars.' 'We will not leave it for the younger generation to take it easily.' 'We will not hand it over to them.'
'Within just a day, they had binge-watched the entire season 2 and now they are asking for season 3!'
'During the climactic match, I heard people sobbing.' 'I've not had this experience before, not even in Bajrangi Bhaijaan.'
'What matters to me is that the film is reaching out and touching hearts.' 'An 85-year old man and his 75-year wife, who had never stepped into a cinema, went to see The Kashmir Files.' 'That is my real achievement.'
'Around the same time, I watched Rock On!! where those guys have that midlife crisis.' 'They are busy with their corporate jobs and then they want to start singing again.' 'Seeing that, I got a boost.' 'I felt if I don't give acting a full chance again, I will regret it.' 'So I decided to quit my job and pursue acting full time.'
RRR isn't the "spectacle" it is made out to be, argues Sreehari Nair.
'Who decides what is jingoistic?' 'What is patriotic?' 'Who decides Lagaan is patriotic and Gadar is jingoistic?'
Sukanya Verma lists her five BEST and WORST Bollywood movies of 2019.
Joginder Tuteja looks at some of the biggest spy thrillers, and where you can watch them.
'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.'
Does the Galaxy M20 have the features and performance needed to take its competitors?
'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.
Joginder Tuteja looks back at his movies, and their success rate.
Bachchan versus Bachchan... Dev Patel turns director...
'Huma is one of those actors who makes acting seem effortless.' 'But that happens because she has put in a certain amount of preparation.' 'She has a certain confidence that allows her to let go.'
On paper, the Thomson Oath Pro 55 smart TV seems to offer good value for money. But does it?
'My entire house turn their backs on me when a cricket match is happening.' 'The minute I look at the TV screen, an Indian player gets out.' 'So if I do enter the room, I have to sit with my back to the TV.'
'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.'
Joginder Tuteja looks back at how Hindi movies have done during this festive season in the last decade.
Joginder Tuteja goes back in time to see the biggest June releases of the last 10 years.
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.
A DoT panel has backed net neutrality and made some recommendations to push the cause
'When you write off good artistes, it's easier for them to beat their drums about their own people.'
'I used to go to Sanjay Dutt, give him the scene, and then act it out.' 'He would say, 'Arrey, Girishbhai kar lunga'.' 'But I would insist: 'Nahin, main karke dikhane chahta hoon'.' He said this was the first time in his career that someone was acting out the scene for him!'
Joginder Tuteja lists the sequels coming up.
'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.'
Disney-Star generated advertising revenue of over Rs 27 billion for IPL 2020.
First it was called content-led commerce. Then it came to be known as influencer-led commerce. And its latest iteration is creator economy. This evolution of the terminology for online personas impacting buying decisions -- through blogs, memes, bite-sized videos, and podcasts -- has happened over the past five to seven years.
