'I have been trying to make a movie for seven years. I got a chance only now.' 'I have taken my script to every office from Dharma to Tips to Eros.' 'I have narrated my script to every actor possible. Nobody believed me.' 'Because of OTT, people like me are finally getting a chance to make something.'
When the post-pandemic audience wants large-scale entertainers, Anubhav Sinha has the courage to make a film that determinedly veers away from escapism, applauds Deepa Gahlot.
Sukanya Verma curates an impressive list.
'For me, success is saying 'no' when you want to say no.'
Meet all the interesting couples on a grand evening.
R Madhavan soaks in the fun as well.
The films that fared badly at the box office.
India's Most Wanted hosts yet another screening.
'The Maoists want the tribals to boycott the election while the police think the election is a farce and do not want to risk going deeper in the conflict zone.' 'Newton (played with sincerity and deep felt passion by Rajkummar Rao) wants to make sure that the locals cast their vote, a right given to them by the Constitution.'
'Two actors don't necessarily have to get along to create chemistry.'
As news of Sidharth Shukla's shocking death spread, his friends from the television and film industry arrived at Mumbai's Cooper Hospital, where Shukla's body was taken, to pay their last respects.
Bollywood celebrities like Prasoon Joshi, Bhushan Kumar, Ritesh Sidhwani, Anu Malik, Abhishek Kapoor, Kunal Kohli, Vipul Shah, Urvashi Rautela, Kailash Kher, Ranvir Shorey, and Anil Sharma were among the Bollywood personalities who attended a special meeting with Union minister Piyush Goyal and Bharatiya Janata Party vice-president Bijayant Panda on Sunday as part of central government's Citizenship Amendment Act outreach programme. The dinner was organised at a five-star hotel in Mumbai and was an invitation-only affair.
The White Tiger makes a stinging commentary on New India's half-baked vision, but Ramin Bahrani isn't telling a Slumdog fairy tale here, observes Sukanya Verma.
'Forget about sharing 50%, Vijan has not given Raj and DK a single penny of the profits.'
Sukanya Verma gives us her picks for the Top 10 Actors of 2022, in no particular order.
...Because the students have made our industry worthy, Salman Khan explains.
Will these December theatre releases also bring in good cheer in keeping with the Christmas spirit?
The parties never end in Bollywood!
Six young Indian designers showcased their stylish ideas and vision to make India a fashion destination.
As much as Rs 4,300 crore was generated by 2019 movie releases. But 2020 is all set to be bigger and better!
Quite a few Hindi films have taken up issues related with sex, and managed to shine the torch on some pertinent issues.
Take a look at the other celebs at the screening.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Fanney Khan is in the same space as Tumhari Sulu and Secret Superstar, where starry-eyed aspiration and gullible hearts of gold go but nowhere as grounded in reality, feels Sukanya Verma.
Rohit Shetty's Sooryavanshi has set the stage for many more cop movies.
Take a look at the arrivals.
Behen Hogi Teri filmmaker Tony D'Souza out on bail. Pahlaj Nihalani says no messing around with religious sentiments.
'That's the magic of the movie theatre.'
'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.'
Just what do actors *do* the whole day?
'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!'
Bollywood just needs a reason to party!
'Not many films have a reference to a creature who talks, emotes, acts in a film. And Munjya is doing all of it.
Here's looking at the winners.
PeeCee returns to Mumbai and headlines the Zee Cine Awards.
Looking at the star arrivals for the Filmfare pre-awards party.
'Sushant Singh Rajput, a bright young lad who had a life beyond films, was probably too good for Bollywood.' 'To blame his death by suicide on a gang of Bollywood bullies is stretching the point too far,' argues Saibal Chatterjee.
As a self-confessed scaredy-cat, I have to say I was dreadfully exhausted by the end and noting the sloppy visual effects and continuity glitches in Janhvi's ghostly makeup.
