'Nimble humour, shuddh desi zingers, refreshing flippancy and a lively blend of small-town quirk and orthodoxy.' Sukanya Verma applauds Bala.
'Kangana is such a stylo, she knows what will look good on her.'
Paatal Lok is definitely a must watch show. The credit for its success goes to the writers who enthralled us with their unique characters, but also to the wonderful band of actors who grabbed the opportunity to showcase their frightening raw talent, notes Aseem Chhabra.
20 defence ministry reforms 'is a reflection of the resolve of the government to make the defence sector stronger and more efficient.'
'I knew that since I would be designing for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film, the aesthetics would have to be correct.' 'He doesn't show poverty in his films.' 'He won't show someone standing on the streets in phate hue kapde.'
Here's giving these actors a standing ovation!
Joginder Tuteja looks at the lesser known films of these stars.
All those sizzling and sensational moves inspired Sukanya Verma to draw a list of 10 of Bollywood's hottest dancers right now.
There are 11 actors, who are among Bollywood's busiest, working on multiple films simultaneously. Just who are they?
'I try to do my own stunts as much as possible.' 'I tried this stunt for Saaho and my foot got stuck. My other leg was stretched in the air.' 'If it had stretched two more inches, there could have been a tear.' 'I was limping for a while, but thankfully, because I have been physically training for Saina, my body is warm all the time.'
'What you do today defines what you are going to be tomorrow.'
After a miserable two years of flopping films and stagnant revenues, what has changed for the film industry?
'We're 26 and every time we write a song, we try to see how we can relate it to our life's experiences or that of our friends.'
Sukanya Verma lists the 2018 films that impressive her.
'My filmography is filled with films that are unique, out-of-the-box and quirky. These films are taboo-breaking but still consumable by the masses.'
'The very fact that a girl from Haryana is now living life on her own terms... that's the biggest achievement in my life.'
Did you know that women can avail for a loan of upto Rs 20 crores to set up a manufacturing business?
'I am not someone special.' 'I don't want to be shortlisted for a role just because I belong to the family I do.'
Isn't It Romantic is about a New York woman hit on the head during a mugging. The impact leaves her feeling that she is in a rom-com.
'But it is also an industry that is very accepting when they see talent and hard work.'
You'll come out laughing till your sides hurt, promises Sukanya Verma.
'If I had become father at a younger age, I would probably have been casual about it.'
'The idea is to sideline you, box you up in a smaller box, so you don't go out of that.' 'The bigger boxes are for their own people.'
Sreehari Nair is *not* impressed by this lot of films at all.
'The writer remains the most creative force in the process.' 'Producers need to be inventive in how they reward good writing.'
'When you love someone, you have to love him, without looking at his past. Everyone has a past.'
In this film the Ka -- as in the Ka-poors, who act in the film -- are okay, it is the Ki -- as in Bal-Ki, who directs it -- who stumbles rather badly, feels Raja Sen.
'The most difficult thing in the world is to convince someone to put Rs 20 crore on your movie script.'
'The idea is to celebrate your imperfections because God has made us all the same, right?'
Trailers are key to the way an audience perceives a movie and hence a big part of the lifecycle of a movie.
'If somebody says a certain superstar's film is not good, I would not go to watch it.' 'But if the word-of-mouth is good, I don't miss a film.' 'When Badhaai Ho released, we immediately ran to theatres to watch it.'
'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!'
'They are out there, singing about their socio-economic status, their family structures, their politics, the way the system treated them, what they would like to change... and the beauty is that they are positive.' 'They are not bitter or cynical.'
Gajraj Rao's performance in Badhaai Ho is the finest by an actor in a Hindi film this year, applauds Sreehari Nair.
...But a comedy about Class Wars. Sreehari Nair tells us why.
'I hate people who do such things.' 'The person who bullied me should be ashamed because he tortured other people too.'
