'I never allow myself to look anxiously over my shoulder at what my co-star is doing.'
'But what the hell! Do it because it is brilliant.'
'It's time to change this system of randomly giving stars and the right to bad critics to run down our products.' 'Two films, even if both get three stars, are very different from each other.' 'I can understand if these stars indicated a level of enjoyment or engagement, but the current rating system is flawed because there are no parameters.'
'Stop showing off your star power because there is nothing called star power.' 'The power is only in the script.' 'If you are getting a good script, 'Chup chaap le lo!''
Bigg Boss OTT: Shamita returns as contestant, Divya-Pratik get into a ugly fight!
By the time they turned 40, Prithviraj Kapoor had done about 50 films, Raj Kapoor about 46 films and Rishi Kapoor about 80 films. As Ranbir Kapoor turns 40, Deepa Gahlot explores the Kapoors cinematic landscape to find out where the young actor stands in comparison to his great grandfather, grandfather and father.
'Today, saving lives needs to take precedence.'
'But today I feel proud of my choices because it has given me longevity.'
With any luck, Bollywood will get back on its feet again and give us much to awe and amaze about.
'I admire the discipline with which she trained for the action scenes.' 'I admire her for the dedication with which she managed to lose all the weight she had put on for Thalaivi, physically transforming herself before coming into this film.'
'Shah Rukh Khan often tells me that people are not old, their thinking turns old.' 'You can stay relevant as a person if you keep your thoughts new and updated.'
The lockdown has seen some amazing shows finding their way to home screens.
Kabir Khan's '83 saw a grand premiere in Mumbai, attended by the film's star cast.
'I probably will have to give up on taboo subjects for a while. but I can't give up on quirks.'
After losing two festive seasons to Covid-led restrictions, 2022 is seeing an uninhibited celebration of festivals. This is pushing up discretionary spend, which is attracting advertisers and brands, who are ready to capitalise on the momentum. The festive season has begun with Onam and Ganesh Chathurthi held earlier this month in Kerala and Maharashtra, respectively.
'There is a lot of money coming into the business, people are consuming a lot of content, there is no dearth of new films and shows coming out of India and being available worldwide.'
Shut Up Sona is about one woman refusing to be silenced, notes Deepa Gahlot.
'In my life, whatever I've planned has not really panned out within that time frame.'
While the topic of surrogacy is not common in Hindi movies, it has been done before.
Modern Love: Mumbai has a mostly good selection of stories, and unlike so many other OTT shows that seem to think profanity and sex depict modernity, this one can be watched with the family without any discomfort, observes Deepa Gahlot.
'I channelise my despair and anger into telling relevant stories and through them, taking on those who have made it a business to be intolerant.'
'I have been lucky to be at the right place at the right time, so my life and career have taken a trajectory as the flow goes.'
Ross and Rachel end their super long break. Kate Winslet solves Easttown's grimmest mystery. Huma Qureshi gets political in Bihar. All this and more on OTT this week notes Sukanya Verma.
While we may not even have heard of some of her flops (Miley Na Miley Hum, Waada Raha... I Promise, Rajjo), Joginder Tuteja looks at Kangana's biggest flops.
There are serious entrepreneurs with some innovative ideas, like the young women from Bangalore who run a business selling packaged flowers for poojas, or the enthusiastic duo who want to popularise Darjeeling tea, the couple who hope to revive traditional sari weaves, or the earnest young man who has created a smart watch for children that allows parents to track their kids and communicate with them, observes Deepa Gahlot.
2020 may have been a dampener for movie releases in theatres. But 2021 is expected to be better.
Joginder Tuteja looks at films that didn't do well in theatres but became popular on satellite television or on OTT.
Some exciting news shows, some gripping sequels coming up.
It's very easy to keep up with the children of Bollywood's leading heroes. But what about Bollywood's biggest villains?
'As long as violence has the right arc, it is very meaningful.'
With the film's leading man's death, the release plan for Dil Bechara has been revived in a big way.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the releases which did a minimum lifetime business of Rs 20 crore. Unfortunately, the list is not very long.
'The reason I have lasted so long is because I love my work very much.'
A look at the posthumous releases of leading Bollywood actors.
Isn't Ms Sen the best looking actress around?
'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.'
