If Netflix and the film's producers thought they would bring younger audiences to the master's works, many who might have aversion to decades-old black and white films, they have failed with the experiment, says Aseem Chhabra.
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'As soon as the plane touched down and we emerged, barricades came down and his fans rushed towards us.' 'Then, before my astonished eyes, they had lifted him up and he was being passed along over the heads of people.' 'It was an incredible sight!'
'Today, as a film personality, he is bigger than Dharma Productions.' 'But he is still warm and loyal to his friends from school, college and work.'
Here are the actors who can totally play Aladdin, Jasmine, Genie!
'Unlike the Shah Rukh Khan in Darr, Baazigar, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, there's an amazing child-like vulnerability and honesty in the Shah Rukh of Devdas.'
This Khan superstar told Gulshan Grover, 'Go ahead, become a star in Hollywood.'
'In my life, whatever I've planned has not really panned out within that time frame.'
The OTT glass is full again. Here's all the exciting new fare to watch over the week. Sukanya Verma offers a peek.
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Sikandar Kher's Nishikant Adhikari is a solitary poet by the corner, trying to remind us that the honest plans of honest people don't always come to respectable ends, observes Sreehari Nair.
'You can say I kind of fit into the everyman role that Chetan Bhagat writes about.' 'It's an amazing compliment for me. Rather than play the hero, it is more about playing the character.' Arjun Kapoor discusses his movies and more.
We celebrate Bhattsaab and his greatest gems.
Kunal Kohli's Lahore Confidential isn't a patch on his Fanaa, asserts Moumita Bhattacharjee.
Sonali's unrelenting spirit, Jai's unacceptable loss, Ijaazat's timeless melancholy, Neetu Singh's zing and not enough Sacred Games dominates Sukanya Verma's Super-Filmi Week.
Looking at the most touching Hindi movies inspired by true-life events.
War is as grand and consummate as love in Bollywood.
'The gold medal that slipped out of my hand at the Rome Olympics must come to us.'
'I was about 27 at that point in time, and I knew that if I didn't take this leap then, I wouldn't take the leap ever.'
Raja Sen picks the bad movies of the year so far.
'Working with Papa was the toughest,' confesses Varun Dhawan.
Even though the plot is predictable, Allu Arjun's swag makes this film an edge-of-the seat action-drama, observes Divya Nair.
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Joginder Tuteja points us to the busiest actresses down south.
'There are only two religions in this country: Films and cricket.' 'These two religions will unite all religions.' 'And that only happens in a cinema hall.'
'After watching Elvis Presley, Shammi Kapoor decided to pick the rock and roll star's style itself.' 'Dada was the kind of producer who took a leap of faith and gave Shammi Kapoor the freedom to display himself as crazy, mad, rough -- all the charms of Elvis Presley -- in his films.'
'We need more universal films like Dangal, Sultan or Padmavat that work across single screens and multiplexes.'
'I didn't expect much from him when he came on set.' 'But he was just jumping and flying around and I couldn't tell that this was his first action film!'
'Richard Corliss started loving Bollywood late in his career, but he gave everything he had in his power as a critic to promote India's Hindi cinema.'
'Raazi is being hailed for breaking the glass ceiling for Daughters of Bollywood Inc,' says Sunil Sethi.
'Parsis are brought up with a great sense of the importance of truth and speaking your mind.'
Richa Chadha will play southern sensation Shakeela in her next.
'We, the audience, listen to stories that have nothing to do with us and we cry, just from the truth of those stories.' 'And Anvita is one of those people who makes this happen.'
'It's all that pain that makes you the artist you are.'
An icon of grace and beauty, the charismatic heroine of outstanding films, Suchitra Sen will forever remain the brightest star on the horizon.
Sukanya Verma presents a DDLJ special quiz to test your knowledge about one of Hindi cinema's most successful films of all time.
We celebrate Akshay's birthday by looking back at his top 20 blockbusters over the years.
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