Shatranj Ke Khilari remains an accessible, yet deep period film.
'There are times in your life where you have to pause a little bit.' 'The kids are growing up, and I want to be with them.'
Rang Rasiya is not a consistent film, but one that tells a story of a pioneering artist and visionary, a story decidedly worth telling, says Raja Sen.
For the first time ever, Alia has scored a Rs 100 crore+ weekend opener, which takes her straight to the superstar league.
In 2020, Hindi cinema had a tough time staying on par with its southern counterparts.
Every single one of Parinda's magnificent frames is a masterclass in slick. Sukanya Verma tells us why.
Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite Indian films of 2021.
'Who wouldn't want to rub shoulders with the neighbouring country's premier's childhood confidante?' asks Kishore Singh.
'Mothers as characters may have the same problems as they had years ago.' 'But what's refreshing is how they are becoming more accepting towards the changes in society.'
'My producer earns, I earn. It's a win-win situation.'
'I told Shah Rukh I wanted to sign him for our film, Deewana.' 'He responded by saying that he had no dates.' 'I was shocked because he hadn't had a single release till then.'
Khiladi Kumar really knows how to place his bets on newbies...
Vidya Balan gets candid about playing legendary actress Geeta Bali on the big screen!
'Gratitude for the blessings of one's life is my greatest takeaway this year.'
How well did these actors play homosexuals? RATE THEM!
Which is *your* favourite AB film?
A year marked by more lows than highs for Hindi cinema, here's a recap of the best and worst in 2021.
'My mom said when she was in college, her classmates said they want to marry somebody like Vallavaraiyan Vanthiyathevan.' 'That's the kind of pressure I had the moment Mani sir said you have to play this part.'
Malavika Sangghvi gives us fascinating glimpses from Dilip Kumar's life.
On his birthday on June 25, Sukanya Verma celebrates some of Raghuvir Yadav's best roles on big screen and small.
'Everyone is watching Korean content.' 'Their films are a lot like our Indian films.' 'Their emotion, expressions, it's all very Indian.'
'I don't think 'oh, I have done 534 films' or 'I have 40 years of experience behind me.'
As new OTT release Bawaal tackles the lives of a terribly unhappy couple, and Satyaprem Ki Katha about a young wife with a tragic secret is a box-office success, here's pick of ten (out of a considerable number) of relatively recent films about troubled marriages.
Akshay Kumar plays the part with enthusiasm, like he was just waiting to get into the costume of a historical hero, observes Deepa Gahlot.
Masaan co-writer Varun Grover talks about the film.
In the proposed sequel to the 2012 film Oh My God, Pankaj Tripathi will play the lead while Akshay Kumar will reprise his cameo appearance as Lord Krishna.
Filmistaan actor Sharib Hashmi looks back at his struggles.
Trade pundits and quick think piece experts can speculate all they like, but what works at the box-office is a mystery as always.
Hindi cinema seems readier than society to focus on women. It is not just rape one is talking about, though an act of rape and its consequent injustice unfolds most narratives. Suddenly women are central not just as problematic but as possibility, as agency, as alternative, feels Shiv Visvanathan.
'My character was earlier called Dolly but it was such a tacky name. I asked Karan to change it to Sheena, which sounded cool,' Anaita Shroff Adajania tells Sonil Dedhia/ Rediff.com
In his afterword to the book, Pink: The Inside Story, Pink's writer-producer Shoojit Sircar explains why the movie was a turning point in his personal and professional life
'The success of KGF over Zero proves if the content is good, even if the film is dubbed, it will make no difference.'
Mani Ratnam is experimenting with a real-life historical in Ponniyin Selvan, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
Doctor G is outwardly all for women, but evidently has no interest in them, observes Sreehari Nair.
The boy from Kanpur kept his audiences in theatres, on television and lately on social media platforms engaged with vivid societal sketches, be it about travelling in Mumbai's famous locals or lampooning queues at wedding buffets.
On International Women's Day, Bollywood's women give us their take on the status of women in the industry, and in India.
'A lot of people in the West think that India has a very conservative culture, so we don't show much intimacy and sex in movies here. But I always say that, without sex, India won't have a population of over 1.2 billion people.'
'When we make such stories, that's when we see how tough it is.' 'Our grandmother may narrate a story of a rakshas, but to create that is like chewing peanuts made up of iron!'
'Guide will always have a special place in my heart.'
'Brahmastra is kind of a meeting place of modern India with a feeling of ancient Indian powers about it.'
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