As 2022 draws to a close, a lot of movies and Web series are readying for release.
'If you work hard, persevere and have patience, every setback becomes an opportunity.
Gems you can enjoy from the time he was at his handsome and magnetic best.
'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.'
How many of these films will actually go on to have the next installment? Let's check out.
'The only way to bring the audience back is to give them stories that come from the heart.'
Looking at Bollywood's Class of 2023 Directors.
Bambai Meri Jaan features horrific massacres and violence so brutal that it ought not to be seen on a home entertainment platform, warns Deepa Gahlot..
'This man could hypnotise you with his voice, his words have so much depth.'
Reliance Entertainment will release its pending films -- Rohit Shetty's Sooryavanshi and Kabir Khan's '83 -- only in theatres.
Prominent regional platforms are giving competition to mainstream players Amazon Prime Video, Netflix and Disney+Hotstar.
ZEE5 has launched a short film festival. Joginder Tuteja tells you what's on offer.
From Rs 191 billion in 2019, the world's largest film producing industry now stands at Rs 72 billion thanks to the pandemic.
If reliable sources are to be believed, S S Rajamouli's big-screen spectacle RRR may go to OTT after all, but with conditions.
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)
'I went to meet him and he asked me, "Are you Maharashtrian?" and I said yes.' 'He said you are absolutely different in Batla House, but when I meet you, there is this freshness about you.'
'That will happen and we shall overcome sooner than we expect.'
'I have never played a character like that before -- very non-glamourous and hard-hitting.'
Shahid Kapoor packs in a lot of blood and gore in his new film, Bloody Daddy, directed by Ali Abbas Zafar (Tiger Zinda Hai, Gunday).
'...it didn't make sense to me.' 'If the character was not adding (to the story), I wasn't interested.' 'The reason why I chose to act is because of the way it makes me feel when I'm acting, not for the fame and money.'
'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.'
Mammootty should sign up for an OTT series because he's too charismatic to let this be our last memory of the CBI diaries, suggests Divya Nair.
'There have been people who are the sons and the brothers of superstars, but they have not lasted more than one or two movies.'
Joginder Tuteja looks at the biggies coming our way this year.
Charlie Chopra and the Mystery of Solang Valley is fun in parts, discovers Deepa Gahlot.
'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.'
'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.'
'This world shows humanity in a fraudulent light.'
Priya Banerjee's fashion judgement for casuals is top of the line.
'While OTTs are a reality, big film producers will prefer a theatrical release before a digital one.'
'This movie is not a reminder of the disaster we went through. It's a reminder of how we survived it.'
'The reason is the subject and the way Anubhav sir (Sinha, director) has executed the idea. The film being black and white makes it even more special. It is very real in nature and has some of the finest actors of our country.'
Will these December theatre releases also bring in good cheer in keeping with the Christmas spirit?
Buoyed by Sooryavanshi's success, the Hindi film industry is banking on 25-30 big movies lined up with a collective cost tag of Rs 2,000 crore.
'Vishal told me he envisioned me while writing (the script), but I was not well.' 'He called me and said, 'Navindraji, hum aap ka dhyaan rakhenge set par.' 'That's how I got on board, and they really pampered me.'
'A large part of this episode has come from my own life, the backlash I faced and my journey after having publicly claimed my identity.'
'Unless you are a superstar, you will never have the kind of reach in theatres that the OTT platform provides.'
'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.'
'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.'
