'The fun part of playing evil is that one gets to do all the things that one would normally never do.'
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Salute explores narratives of police brutality and unethical practices, power-hungry politicians who will stop at nothing and the helplessness of innocent victims of crime, observes Divya Nair.
'My biggest takeaway of the year was to value the present, to live every moment that has been gifted to us, rather than make plans for the future because no matter how much you plan, there is no guarantee about the future.'
'We don't want to lose out on its cult value by rushing into something just for the sake of making Part 3.'
Joginder Tuteja looks at the new shows on our plate.
There's a lot of action on the OTT front as well as in theatres.
'Acting is probably the most wonderful profession anyone can have because you make every film set with 200 people, so you make 200 new friends every four months, and you learn so many things from these new lives.'
In a new series, we look at the top 10 shows in the most popular genres.
'Previously, when people used to meet each other, without any hesitation, they used to hug each other or shake hands.' 'But no longer.'
'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.'
Monsters from hell, time loops and time travel, magical realms and bomb threats, things are pretty action-packed on OTT this week, observes Sukanya Verma.
'While men are brought up to be more vocal, women are taught to be more silent, resilient and self sacrificing. We have tried to explore this.'
OTT has been flooded with a number of film and Web series releases, and many of them are very entertaining.
Joginder Tuteja looks at Shah Rukh's 10 biggest recent hits.
'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.'
Namrata Thakker looks at Bigg Boss couples, who have been setting #RelationshipGoals.
The Stardust 50th Anniversary Honours awards saw the who's who of Bollywood on the red carpet.
'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!
'For the paraplegic young girl, I needed a fresh face, someone who did not have the baggage of doing such movies before, someone who the audience liked.'
'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.'
'Today, saving lives needs to take precedence.'
'But today I feel proud of my choices because it has given me longevity.'
The lockdown has seen some amazing shows finding their way to home screens.
With any luck, Bollywood will get back on its feet again and give us much to awe and amaze about.
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.
'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.'
Kabir Khan's '83 saw a grand premiere in Mumbai, attended by the film's star cast.
'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.'
'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.'
'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.
'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.'
While the topic of surrogacy is not common in Hindi movies, it has been done before.
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.
