'It was so nice to see that someone of her stature, where she came from and whose family she was married into and how she held herself in spite of everything that was thrown at her.'
When the temperatures start soaring, it's the perfect excuse for our celebs to go on a summer holiday.
Super heroes, super cops, super fun. Sukanya Verma tells us it's all there on OTT this week.
After making you uncomfortable, the series ends abruptly, leaving you with a bitter aftertaste of a self-absorbed world that is too eager to move on, notes Divya Nair.
Though he is yet to sign on the dotted line, Varun Dhawan is in talks with Amazon Prime Video for a role in the Indian spin-off of their global espionage series, Citadel.
'In Bangladesh, I have played so many dynamic characters, be it a freedom fighter, a circus trapeze artist, sex worker, and many more.'
Hunter Tootega Nahi, Todega is bizarre, unintentionally funny, discovers Deepa Gahlot.
'If you work hard, persevere and have patience, every setback becomes an opportunity.
'Till a cheque comes into my account, I don't feel like a professional actor.'
'At a time when there's a lot of conversation happening around how AI has made art directors and production designers jobless, we will simply say that if your work speaks for you, you will never be out of work.'
The closing ceremony of the 10th edition of the Jagran Film Festival was a glamorous affair in Mumbai.
'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.'
It is not the first time the history of the Godrej family is being written. In its centenary year in 1997, film journalist and former editor of Filmfare and Screen B K Karanjia had, at the behest of the industrial family, penned a voluminous two-part history, tracing their trials and tribulations since 1897. So, what made the family want to tell its story again 25 years later? And not through another book, but through a completely different medium?
'If someone were to ask you if you want to die tomorrow, no matter what problems you are grappling with, you would be hesitant, right?'
Gandhi Before India and Gandhi -- The Years That Changed The World, historian Ramachandra Guha's acclaimed books on the Mahatma, are headed for the OTT universe.
It's like any other OTT gangster show with a lot of action, drama, revenge and cuss words.
Joginder Tuteja takes a look at the films, and the ladies he will be romancing in them.
'I'm probably the actor who should have the Guinness Record for the maximum obituaries written for his career.'
Parineeti Chopra plays the Olympic bronze medallist in the film directed by Amole Gupte.
Joginder Tuteja looks at his biggest hits, and where you can watch them.
It is possible that today's kids would find Gutar Gu too vanilla but it might have greater nostalgia-inducing appeal for older viewers, observes Deepa Gahlot.
'...And so many people are trying to find a way out of it.'
'We cannot test the patience of the audience anymore because everything is on your mobile.' 'Not just OTT, it's also Instagram, social media...'
This week on OTT is only about three things -- entertainment, entertainment, entertainment.
Spy dramas, social comedies, star-studded delights, new seasons of beloved series -- Sukanya Verma lists a fun, fun weekend for you on OTT.
'People go through lifetimes without speaking about what they've gone through as kids.' 'And that colours their entire lives, their choices, their bosses, their friends, their lovers, the way they are with their children.'
Joginder Tuteja looks at August's OTT releases.
''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!"'
With solid actors headlining the cast and supporting actors lending good support, The Broken News is a good weekend binge watch, observes Namrata Thakker.
'There are people who loved the show and people who have been shocked by it.'
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.
'I didn't know TV artistes have so much of struggle. I had no clue.' 'I thought an actor is an actor because that's what I've seen in the West.' 'But because of the TV tag, I had to struggle, and that was like an eye opener for me.'
Romance, horror, adventure, animation, sushi, Sukanya Verma gives us her OTT recommendations for the week.
There's tons of revenge and retaliation themed movies and shows on the OTT scene this week. Sukanya Verma suggests everything you can catch on OTT this week.
CAT is worth a watch, recommends Deepa Gahlot.
'Gullak feels like your story or the story of someone you know.' 'The stories are heart-warming, joyful. You laugh at them.' 'It's like a drug that gives you happiness.'
Will these December theatre releases also bring in good cheer in keeping with the Christmas spirit?
Sukanya Verma feels there's much to look forward on OTT this week.
'So let's have fun with it. Let's do something that nobody is expecting.'
