Cinema halls have been ordered to shut down in many cities after the COVID-19 scare, so films are being screened only at a limited number of cinemas.
But how does one plan for a pandemic like the coronavirus, which arrives totally unannounced and results in practically a global shutdown?
The hits and misses of the week.
With any luck, Bollywood will get back on its feet again and give us much to awe and amaze about.
The hits and misses of the week.
Abhishek Yadav, design head at Spykar, tells you how to stay cool and comfy in the rains.
Sukanya Verma looks at the various baap-beti equations depicted on the screen.
Zara could rake in Rs 1,571 crore sales in 2019-2020. H&M, which came in five years later, grew its revenue to Rs 1,729 crore.
'All mothers are the same. Mine came out of the MAMI screening, crying.' 'Recently, a critic compared me to the best debut since Hrithik sir and she was so overwhelmed with that.' 'Someone said 'You are Bhagyashree's son and the innocence is the same.' 'Even if I can even touch the shadow of that in my entire career, I will be very happy.'
On Father's Day, June 20, Joginder Tuteja looks at onscreen fathers who have impressed over the years.
'Rubaru Roshni is a soul-stirring cinematic experience.'
'There will be two to three months of containment, and when there is normalcy, the risk is a relapse and a return to lockdowns.'
Some movies of 2021 excelled in content but yet, they did not do well.
'I have wanted to act since I was seven. I wasn't confident enough.' 'I thought I didn't have the face, the body and the figure because back then, it was all about the body.' 'Now, the industry is changing.' 'People are noticing talent.' 'It has become more than someone just having a good body.'
'Vishal sir said he would sign me only when I accept to gain 10 kilos.' 'No matter what, I was ready to accept if I was getting an opportunity to work with Vishal sir.'
'On a scale of one to 10, my confidence level is minus 1.'
Various events, award functions, interviews, shooting schedules have been called off in view of the novel coronavirus outbreak.
The charity fashion show was held to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Beti
It goes way beyond a fantastic team!
Netflix has unveiled a line-up of 15 original series as well as returning seasons of popular shows.
Bala creates a world so mad yet meticulous and unlike no other in Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota, raves Sukanya Verma.
'He's got such incredible resilience, such an incredible spirit that we were feeding off his strength rather than him feeding off ours.' 'Sometimes I look back and cannot figure out how the f*** we made this movie.'
'This is a horrible tragedy and is a huge loss for all the lives he touched.'
You will be exposed to much comedy, emotion and drama during the course of the show, but you will see only a jhalak of the dance.
There are many, many instances of this 'dark' approach. Sukanya Verma looks at a few.
'When it comes to work, he forgets his sleep, his food, everything.' 'He is too involved in the process and that gives him strength.'
Warm or warring, back home too Bollywood has depicted many, MANY faces of sisterly love.
The show premieres on Colors on July 11.
The sudden stop in economic activity led to a sharp decline in employment-intensive sectors like construction, manufacturing and trade, hotels, transport etc.
'Despite its noble attempts, tight editing, terrific sound design, good performances and a compelling story, Hotel Mumbai tells a big lie.'
'I am really grateful to God with respect to the films I get because choosing them are not a conscious effort.'
As the virus ravaged rural areas, the state BJP figured out it was impossible to underplay or escape its impact on its political plans.
Sreehari Nair could not put up with turgid and self-serious ones like Super Deluxe and Gully Boy. His list of favourite Indian movies of 2019 contains just five names.
Sukanya Verma recaps all the action at this year's MAMI.
Ahead of the assembly elections next year, the BJP has been wallowing in a welter of ideas that has resurrected the debate on populism versus pragmatism, as it has to pander to two important but incompatible constituencies, of the freebie consuming masses and Bengaluru's heavy hitters craving for even roads, pristine lakes and unbroken power supply, reports Radhika Ramaseshan.
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