It's a mixed plate in theatres this October, and OTT has a lot of interesting releases coming up as well.
'If sentiments of a certain section of society are hurt, we don't mind changing the name if that satisfies them.'
Varun was all but locked in to play Harshad Mehta by Paresh Rawal. But the script for the bio-pic was stuck. They finally had to scrap the idea.
'If I had met Harshad Mehta, I'm sure he would have convinced me into investing in the stock market and I'd have been game.'
The fourth Filmfare OTT awards saw some interesting winners as top shows like Scoop and Jubilee as well as movies like Darlings and Sirf Ek Banda Kaafi Hai scored big.
#CoupleGoals with Arjun and Malika... Kareena's ready for something new... Aahana gets some 'vitamin sea'...
Rediff.com Contributing Photographer Pradeep Bandekar sighted these stars on Monday.
'The challenging part was when I did not have a penny in my pocket and I was doing theatre.' 'I had to sometimes travel without a train ticket to go for rehearsals.' 'Those times were really hard on my family and me.' 'But my parents would say, "Never give up. Just keep following your dreams. Do what you dream about but when you do that, do that with great honesty and great commitment".'
'There were lots of people who told me not to go for a Gujarati serial after Scam.' 'But I went with my gut feeling.'
'I had got some offers from the South and most of them were negative roles.' 'I used to think that whatever I would play, the character would stay inside me and corrupt my value system.' 'So I was very scared of getting out of character, especially negative roles.'
Plans are on at Yash Raj Films to revive the franchise and also wake up the 'dead' character that Tiger played in the film.
Action, drama, romance, comedy -- there's something for every kind of audience on OTT this week.
'A struggling actor once came to me and told me there's no work.' 'I said when there's no work, that's when you have a lot of work.' 'He said he didn't understand.' 'I explained that you have to keep reading, watching, writing, traveling.' 'It is like riyaaz for an actor.'
'People don't know I've turned 27. They think I'm still nine.'
A special screening of the thriller Jalsa was held for cast and crew, and their families.
May offers a mix of original Web series and digital movie premieres on OTT.
The first edition of Filmfare OTT awards were held in Mumbai to honour Web series and films on digital platforms.
Couple power at Arpita Khan and Aayush Sharma's Eid party.
'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.'
A special screening of the week's release Roohi -- starring Rajkummar Rao, Janhvi Kapoor and Varun Sharma -- was held in Mumbai, and quite a few film folk arrived to watch it.
The HT Most Stylish Awards were held on July 15, and Bollywood's swish set made the red carpet look very, very, glamorous.
'These actors have come at the right time, when cinema is changing.'
There aren't many original Web series or movies announced for June, but quite a few Bollywood films will have their digital premieres.
Joginder Tuteja lists April's theatre releases.
'Sometimes things get stale in a relationship and people seek solace elsewhere.'
Check out the entertainment coming up on OTT in September.
Tentatively titled Scam 2003: The Curious Case of Abdul Karim Telgi, the show will be adapted from the book Reporter Ki Diary, authored by Sanjay Singh, who is credited with breaking the story back in time.
Khichdi needs a lot more masala, observes Deepa Gahlot.
The grand reception was held at the Great Eastern Home in Byculla, south central Mumbai.
Taapsee Pannu will play a cop for the first time in director Arshad Syed's Woh Ladki Hai Kahan.
February is a slow month when it comes to original Hindi content on OTT.
Bollywood loves number games. And not just the rat race kind. There's a slew of movies with numbers in their title.
Many films and shows go back in time to bring alive so many fading and forgotten memories.
Priyanka meets Keanu Reeves.. Pratik wraps up a shoot with Vidya... Rajkummar celebrates with Patralekhaa...
Shahid Kapoor packs in a lot of blood and gore in his new film, Bloody Daddy, directed by Ali Abbas Zafar (Tiger Zinda Hai, Gunday).
'The show's success has only gone on to reinforce my belief that the best way to tell a story is with honesty, love and conviction... easier said than done in our industry!'