'I try to spread positivity in whatever way I can.'
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.
Joginder Tuteja looks at Bollywood's new lot of actress-turned-producers.
'One of the three directors from The Family Man -- Suparn Verma -- is my real life Chellam Sir.' 'He is somebody who has the answers to everything, so I call him anytime.'
Sukanya Verma plans your OTT menu this week.
'I'm probably the actor who should have the Guinness Record for the maximum obituaries written for his career.'
'Pooja Bhatt is definitely going to lift that trophy.'
Last weekend seemed to be dedicated to awards for style and talent.
Kuttey, on the other hand, did not open well.
'It is definitely not for someone who is sensitive or would want to pick up things and get affected by it.'
''I don't revisit any of my work once it's complete because I'm very self-critical.' 'I will probably exclaim, "Oh God, such bad acting!"'
10 recipes our readers savoured this year.
'She is associated with our growing up years.' 'When I first met her, it was a little awkward for a couple of days as she is a really popular actor of the '90s.'
'There are people who loved the show and people who have been shocked by it.'
'To begin a film, to complete a film, to feel that you give everything you had, and to feel satisfied is a priceless feeling.' 'That's the feeling I am searching for now.'
As Laal Singh Chaddha, the official remake of Forrest Gump, awaits release, we look at other remakes and how they have fared at the box-office.
The actor, who essayed the character of Kapil Dev with aplomb in the film '83, was his fun, OTT self in the stands.
Saluting the people who saved scores of life, YRF announced this project on the same day that the tragedy struck Bhopal 37 years back.
Even as our tier-2 and tier-3 cities become increasingly well-mapped, and well-documented through myriad tech-driven data, the Indian film-maker's dominantly urban gaze turns to regions not crowded by data, area codes, or directions, observes Debarghya Sanyal.
'In a family, your mother-in-law or sister-in-law are your core team.' 'If they don't support you, it becomes very difficult.'
The Overseas collection for Laal Singh Chaddha is better than that of India.
Ranveer cheers Arsenal... Regina explores Sri Lanka... Akshay takes the train...
'So let's have fun with it. Let's do something that nobody is expecting.'
Neeyat is not only sluggish, it also creates zero interest in the characters. It could, perhaps, be watched on OTT, where it is inevitably headed, feels Deepa Gahlot.
Get your lowdown on what's going on in the world of Bollywood with Subhash K Jha.
'I don't think 'oh, I have done 534 films' or 'I have 40 years of experience behind me.'
Even Akshay Kumar's Laxmii and Varun Dhawan's Coolie No 1 were not paid as much as Kartik Aaryan's Dhamaka for their OTT rights.
With an endless number of star kid debuts in the offing, we thought of looking at how this decade's brigade compares to their mums, dads, uncles or siblings.
'I probably will have to give up on taboo subjects for a while. but I can't give up on quirks.'
'People are talking about my character and about my performance. That is overwhelming for me.'
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.
'Nobody told me upfront that you are a Marathi girl so we will not cast you.' 'I questioned myself: 'Am I not good enough?' 'Am I not good-looking to be in this industry?''
How films under the YRF banner have fared at the box office in the last five years.
As many as six major films are set to arrive in theatres even as OTT continues to thrill us with new content.
