'Whatever you see of me on celluloid will be with the idea of wanting to push the envelope.'
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.
'When one is low, all you can do is buckle up and get up and prepare for the next challenge.'
'I only challenge myself in every way possible and feel that an actor's job is to be universal.'
Seven of Bollywood's big stars (Akshay Kumar, Ranveer Singh, Ajay Devgn, Varun Dhawan, Saif Ali Khan, John Abraham and Shahid Kapoor), who had 10 movies released with a collective budget of Rs 1,100 crore since December, could rustle up only around a third of that money at the box office.
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'Thanks to OTT, our work is now seen by all.' 'Every movie is getting recognition from not just India, but from all over the world.'
Ritiesh Deshmukh's directorial debut Ved has done terrific business at the box office, and the Deshmukh family invited their friends over to celebrate.
The Stardust 50th Anniversary Honours awards night saw Bollywood stars bring their fashion A-game to the red carpet.
'Suvinder Vicky in Kohrra. Manoj Bajpayee in Joram. Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub in Joram and Scoop. Gagan Dev Riar in Scam 2003. Sukant Goel in Kaala Paani.' 'The number of awards will not be enough for the kind of work that has happened this year.'
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Whatever the fate of his movie may be at the box office, Akshay Kumar sure knows how to entertain his audiences.
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It was an eventful weekend for Bollywood as the box office saw a different kind of trend, as compared to the traditional ways when collections keep going up from Friday to Sunday.
'I was very keen to make another film and I was dying to say action and cut and get back into creating characters and creating worlds.' 'But I just didn't have a script I was happy with.' 'I was working every day on the writing and I was struggling with that.'
'Kriti tells me to be candid and real, just the way I am at home. I've applied that in my first film just to take that nervousness out of me.'
At the end of eight episodes, the climax is bound to leave you with questions but it would be fair to say that the two-episode backstory and the characters seemed far more interesting than the six-episode drama and tension that led to it, observes Divya Nair.
'What's beautiful now about India is that we are discovering so much more about each other, our stories and micro culture.'
'There can be no bigger compliment than people walking away, carrying the film in their hearts, and thanking you for it.'
March is going to be an exciting month when it comes to Bollywood releases as it would be a good mix of theatrical and OTT arrivals.
'On the set, Ranveer and I got along really well. Ten days after the release, Ranveer messaged me and said, you have killed the scene! For someone like him to message me just says how supportive person he is of newcomers.'
Shahid makes his OTT debut with this Raj-DK show, where he plays a conman named Sunny.
'If you have only one hit out of 100 movies in a year, it is death for Bollywood.'
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.
'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.'
Hansal Mehta's Scoop won in two categories at the 2023 Busan Film Festival's Asia Contents Awards and Global OTT Awards.
'The world needs Gandhi now more than any other time in history.'
Days after attending his Kabir Singh co-star Kiara Advani's wedding in Rajasthan, Shahid Kapoor got back to work.
If in the current streaming age, audiences can watch the originals, why would they spend their money on second-hand content? Is it possible that mainstream Hindi filmmakers have lost the pulse of their audience, asks Deepa Gahlot.
"It's a lot of hard work to work with the two most handsome men in the industry, but someone's got to do it!" the gorgeous Sobhita Dhulipala says at the trailer launch of her new OTT show, The Night Manager.
It's been a good year at the box office. Still, there were some rude shocks as well.
With OTT gaining popularity, several stars will make their debut on digital platforms.
'In trying to dress up, girls forget to dress comfortably.' 'At the end of the day, you should be able to dance and enjoy.'
Joginder Tuteja looks at the actors, who waited patiently, and will now release their films in theatres this year.
'I will never look down upon television. But do I want to do it again? I don't think so.'
Priya Banerjee's fashion judgement for casuals is top of the line.
Satyaprem Ki Katha remains the first choice of theatre audiences even in its second week of release.
The season of festivities has kick-started and there is a flurry of movie releases in theatres.
'But hey, even lone wolves howl at the moon every now and then, right?'
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