'(Mahesh) Bhattsaab had wisely recommended him for the lead role, but I was young and stubborn then, and would instinctively push back against a producer's suggestion. I insisted on casting Shiney Ahuja as Daya Shankar. While he was excellent, in retrospect, I realise Irrfan would have taken the character to a different level altogether.'
''Shoojitda's prep was unique and a nice, refreshing change for me.' 'In the three to four months of preparation that we did, I think we only read two scenes.' 'We spent two, three months where he would just talk to me about life, philosophy, spirituality, and a lot of things, which I slowly realised was him trying to get into my head and understand the kind of person I was.'
'That day, I remember I said, can I hug you? And I gave him a big, tight hug.'
Aaliyah and Shane will tie the knot on December 11 at the Bombay Club, Mahalakshmi Race Course, south Mumbai.
Abhishek Bachchan conveys the numerous chapters and challenges his mind, body and soul go through with a never-before candour, observes Sukanya Verma.
Despite the mediocrity at large, these films had me in raptures for the emotions they evoked within as a cheering audience, critic and cinephile.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Just when it seemed that Bollywood had recovered with multiple big hits in 2023, it all came down in 2024 with a flurry of flops, disasters and mega disasters.
It was a hit and miss for some but each one of them revelled in the opportunity to showcase their talent.
'I don't think Waheeda had the confidence that I could pull it off, so she said no.'
'I have been exceptionally lucky with my actors, whether it was Sushmita in Aarya or Kartik Aaryan in Dhamaka.'
Bollywood is making beautiful pictures in different parts of the world.
'Payal's condition has shattered Moushumi and her husband.'
"Koozhangal" had won the top honour, the Tiger Award for best film, at the 50th International Film Festival Rotterdam.
Let's take a look at the celebs who attended the Viacom 18 5th anniversary party...
Kangana Ranaut still reigns supreme!
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Varun Dhawan and Shradhha Kapoor have scored big at the box office!
Piku, on the other hand, is a big hit.
'We still look at films with A-listers.' 'There is change, but it's minor.' 'We still haven't learnt how to invest in stories.'
Bollywood's original box office queen Vidya Balan cannot seem to get it right again.
A look at the hits and misses of the week.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict for the week.
Piku beats Kuch Kuch Locha Hai at the box office.
Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho fails to impress at the box office.
Aseem Chhabra picks the finest Indian films in the 2010-2019 decade.
Piku should hopefully be some good shit, says Raja Sen.
Here's the second part of guide to a year that will soon become history.
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 movies have explored different shades of the landlord-tenant relationship in passing or purposefully.
Sukanya Verma salutes the late actor's spectacular cinematic legacy.
'I had never in my wildest dreams imagined that this could happen to me.'
Sukanya Verma looks at Bollywood's various terrace moments.
Raja Sen looks back at the good things that happened in Bollywood in the first half of 2015.
Moushumi Chatterjee on her co-stars and how they guided her throughout her career.
'Why do we feel our parents are not human? That our mother is not a woman?'
