'Even at 50, I will make mistakes, but I'm willing to get up and learn again.'
Even as we tip our hats to the best performances of 2023, there are quite a few that may have gone unnoticed.
Kareena in a Kalimpong murder mystery, Priyanka in a Hollywood rom-com, a South Korean style western and lots, lots more on OTT this week.
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.
'Any flight I take, the crew write personal notes to me, saying how good I was as Soudamini or Seema or Bulbul.'
'...is to crack the first project.' 'If you become popular from that, it's a win-win.'
The ongoing International Film Festival of India hosted a screening of Yami Gautam's latest film Lost.
Joginder Tuteja lists 10 of the actor's movies that you can watch on the OTT platform in India to relive his magic.
How did Bollywood spend the weekend? Lets find out.
There's a whole lot of entertainment coming your way on OTT this September.
Sonam Kapoor makes a fashion statement at Christian Dior's autumn-winter show in Paris, as the Paris Haute Couture Week kicks off.
'I am as charged as I was at the age of 21, giving my first shot, as I am today.'
'When you are new, you don't know how the industry works'. 'But when you know where you are headed, the possibilities of being conned or facing unpleasant instances is reduced.'
With OTT gaining popularity, several stars will make their debut on digital platforms.
'I've always been choosy because I'm not a one-size-fit-all actor.'
What's your take on these actors' fashion choices?
'No small artistic film can even hope to win, except, maybe, as random tokenism,' asserts Deepa Gahlot.
'I only challenge myself in every way possible and feel that an actor's job is to be universal.'
'Our viewers have grown up over the years.' 'Today, they want to see something which is sensible, a story rooted in logic rather than jingoism.'
2023 has seen some beautiful performances in films that released on OTT as well as in theatres.
Ritiesh Deshmukh's directorial debut Ved has done terrific business at the box office, and the Deshmukh family invited their friends over to celebrate.
'I'd rather do a great role in any language than do mediocre stuff in Hindi.'
Heeramandi, a passion project that took off after years in development and planning, mirrors Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film-making's finest and frustrating features, observes Sukanya Verma.
Meet the youngsters who rule India's social media.
'Salman is on television for the last 15 years.' 'Why don't you call Amitabh Bachchan a TV actor? He's been doing Kaun Banega Crorepati for 20 years.'
There is no plot, no central story line or theme. It appears Atlee felt if he put a Shah Rukh Khan (there are two of them actually!) on screen doing just about anything, the film would sell, sighs Nitin Sathe.
Tanuja Chandra directs her first Web series Hush Hush, starring an all-women cast of Soha Ali Khan, Karishma Tanna, Shahana Goswami, Kritika Kamra and Ayesha Jhulka.
Joginder Tuteja lists the movies and Web series coming up.
With OTT gaining popularity, quite a few stars will make their debut on digital platforms.
Film-makers seem to think a modern woman has to adopt the worst traits of men, observes Deepa Gahlot.
'When one is low, all you can do is buckle up and get up and prepare for the next challenge.'
The Vaccine War leans towards stoking nationalistic fervour, but that shouldn't stop you from watching a film that is solemn about the Indian scientific community's achievement, notes Mayur Sanap.
Home-grown fare, international discoveries, brand new seasons of hugely anticipated series, Sukanya Verma lists her top 10 OTT shows.
'Tamil, Telugu or Malayalam films are rooted in their culture.' 'Hindi films are not rooted.' 'English-speaking people are making Hindi films.'
Joginder Tuteja looks at the actresses, who waited patiently, and will now release their films in theatres this year.
It was a very good weekend for Salman Khan's latest release Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan as Rs 68 crore* were accumulated at the box office.
Whatever the fate of his movie may be at the box office, Akshay Kumar sure knows how to entertain his audiences.
'Family is the most important thing in a society.' 'That's why I am always thinking about family and society. I want it to be better.'
'And it always should be.' 'I believe nothing should come easily to anyone because then there is no thrill in it.'
Aseem Chhabra lists the best non-Hindi language films he watched in 2020, with the hope that they will have a wider reach in the new year.
