'Rajkumar Hirani could have gone for the jugular but has chosen instead to play to the gallery,' says J Jagannath.
The former president of Marvel Comics invented Chakra: The Invincible in 2011 which was his first Indian comic book creation.
After 26 years, Aditya Chopra is set to direct DDLJ again and it will mark his debut as a director on Broadway.
'I wasn't getting the roles I wanted to play and the respect I thought I deserved as a senior actor, so I cut myself off from the industry for a while and moved to the US.'
The biggest let down of Ishq Forever is the story, writes Namrata Thakker.
'All my life, I have made expensive films. This time, I want to make the least expensive film ever made in Bollywood.' 'It's an honest attempt to climb Mount Everest without knowing if I will reach the peak.'
The question 'Who was/were behind Aditha Karikalan's killing?' will continue to remain a historic mystery despite Mani Ratnam setting out to unravel it in his own way, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
'A well made masala film will never go out of fashion. Pushpa proved it yet again.'
He's reportedly keen to do the Hindi version of Gowtham Tinnanuri's Telugu hit, Jersey.
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Monsoon is here, and time to bring out the chhatris.
A list of watchable Hindi legal shows and films on OTT, in order of release.
'They are waiting for the kind of experience they had in the film, the kind of emotion they felt in the film.'
Vihir is a balm for our troubled souls, says Aseem Chhabra. It is a like a book on life lessons -- joy, laughter and tragedy are all part of our existence.
Using snatches of a cult favourite or evergreen classic in its original form for action, comedy or romance can transform the entire vibe of a scene.
'Even after Awaara Hoon and Mera Joota Hai Japani, between 1946 to 1963, there were plenty of upheavals in his career. My parents had moved into two rooms of a chawl, with an attached bathroom, by then, but life was hard, and often there was no food at home.'
Today, Anirudh Ravichander's name on a film's poster is enough to pull in audiences, notes Arjun Menon.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the most successful teachers in Hindi movies.
The memorable portrayal of a pathan 'Sher Khan' by actor Pran in Bollywood movie 'Zanjeer' on Friday found its way into diplomacy as Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned it to underscore how Indians view Afghans as true and magnanimous friends.
'These are cautionary tales, warning you to grow up fast, to be aware of the world around you and make sure that there are no wolves hiding in the shadows.'
Zwigato urges viewers to think critically about the kind of unethical behaviour that food delivery workers have to put up with on a daily basis because of insensitive customers, observes Chintan Girish Modi.
'Movie-goers will thrive if you give them what they want.'
At a time when human contact seems is at its lowest, two people meeting for the first time oblivious to their romantic future together is alluring than ever.
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Sukanya Verma takes us inside 10 of her all-time favourite movie homes.
Medieval heroes, cursed heroes, monsters, scamsters, there's no dearth of action on OTT this week, Sukanya Verma tells us.
'Not everything in my life is Baahubalian size.'
'Sriram Raghavan is mainstream Hindi cinema's greatest gift to us,' declares Sreehari Nair after watching the director's latest movie caper.
'If sentiments of a certain section of society are hurt, we don't mind changing the name if that satisfies them.'
Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2021.
'I'm trying to move away from what I've done before, not because I'm not happy with what it was, but because I have already done that.'
With some variations, all regional political formations, whether in power presently or out of it, share some common features: Tight family control of the political apparatus, key members in elected or appointed positions, obvious wealth but not quite known sources of income, and family factionalism, sometimes open and bitter, notes Shreekant Sambrani.
Marathi film Sairat will stay with you for a really long time, raves Divya Nair.
As many as six major films are set to arrive in theatres even as OTT continues to thrill us with new content.
Milan Talkies cannot decide what kind of a movie it wants to be, feels Sukanya Verma.
Mukesh was most emotionally bonded to this tune, so all we will do is look at his songs engaging with this raag in films. In his fascinating book, Windows To The Soul: And Other Essays on Music, Manek Premchand reveals something we don't much know about the legendary singer, who was born 100 years ago on July 22.
'We are open to directing a Khiladi 2.' 'And we would want to do it with Akshay who is still so fit, energetic and successful.'
Entertainment may be its raison d'etre but the tears brought about by cinema are no less significant.
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