'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.
As many as six major films are set to arrive in theatres even as OTT continues to thrill us with new content.
Does Manmarziyaan feature in your list?
16 years after The Warrior, Asif Kapadia and Irrfan Khan will team up once again for the cinematic adaptation of Mohsin Hamid's Moth Smoke.
It goes way beyond a fantastic team!
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.
Director Krish (Krish Jagarlamudi) makes his Hindi debut with Akshay Kumar starrer Gabbar Is Back.
'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.'
Dilip Kumar 'got annoyed and was about to leave the stage before things were brought under control'.
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.
Entertainment may be its raison d'etre but the tears brought about by cinema are no less significant.
'Our hero is strong and you must have seen the mother, she is stronger.' 'And Mike Tyson is the strongest!'
'Somewhere, I have to be true to myself. At this point in life, I am more interested in human drama.'
Sukanya Verma looks at all the movies he's made so far. Tell us your favourite in the poll.
Will Laal Singh Chaddha do justice to its Hollywood original's cult status, wonders Namrata Thakker.
I remember a showbiz wedding during which guests had to sit through several painstakingly rehearsed but awkward dances performed by the bride's and groom's relatives. When Karan rolled his eyes, I smiled and said to him, 'You started it, now you suffer it.' An enchanting excerpt from Anupama Chopra's A Place In My Heart.
The best films are not necessarily the most successful -- that would be another list altogether -- although sometimes quality and commerce do converge.
'Never in the history of Indian cinema did we have a distribution system for 240 countries, but we have it now.' 'And if we still keep catering to the B and C-tiers of our country, and not the whole world, then we are really being losers.' 'The visionaries of the industry must pull up their socks and say that now we will create for the world.'
'There are people who loved the show and people who have been shocked by it.'
'There will be artists and megastars and celluloid masters in Indian Cinema but there will never be another AMITABH BACHCHAN.'
There's much more than talent to Rajkummar Rao.
Here is a look at some of Aseem Chhabra's favourite memories of 2020 in Hindi cinema, performances by well-known and new actors, special moments in films and shows.
'I've come across fans with my name tattooed on their arms.' 'The craziest fan was this guy who came all the way from Andhra to Mumbai to meet me and slept on the road for a couple of nights before he got what he wanted.'
'I don't know whether this curse will be lifted or not. It's in the hands of the audience.'
'I just want to keep on working till they have to shoot me down.'
The Rs 19,100 crore 'Indian film industry' is more than its monikers for three simple reasons, feels Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
'Before going to Kashmir, we were apprehensive because of what we had heard.' 'But what we saw when we reached Kashmir was altogether different.'
Joginder Tuteja looks at 10 flawed characters through the years -- and we're not talking villains here -- and how successful they have been at the box office.
Aseem Chhabra picks the finest Indian films in the 2010-2019 decade.
The latest Bollywood updates.
'When we finished the narration, we expected Shah Rukhbhai to say the usual, 'I'll think about it and let you know in two days.' But he jumped up and said, 'I'm doing the film.'
Twitter India launched a new emoji and asked everyone to list their favourite 1990s movie and tag their friends to continue the chain. Bollywood responded right away!
'Life is unpredictable and it's not like once you have fallen in love with someone, you can't fall out, right?'
'We didn't know where the story was going. But I knew I was telling the story of an extremely lonely journalist.'
Subhash K Jha lists interesting Dulquer movies to watch on his birthday on July 28.
'I knew that I want to do a film about sexuality and sex, without playing safe.' 'I knew in India, that was going to be really difficult. I was taking up a big battle.'
Countless screen pairs have come together but only few can lay claim to that extra something called chemistry.
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