'I was super shy and awkward and had no idea what huge stars I was working with.'
Subhash K Jha remembers his conversations with movie legend Manoj Kumar, who passed into the ages on April 4, 2025.
Buoyed by the retro-success of Sanam Teri Kasam, Rajkumar Santoshi's laugh riot is now returning to movie theatres in April.
'We wanted a girl who looked like a doll.'
'They were born stars the day they were selected for this film.'
'Expect an emotional dramatic film with action. Expect a world within the crime world.'
'If a survey were conducted, many people wouldn't understand the concept.' 'Thanks to Rangeen, a conversation has started.'
Jaya Bachchan, who was last seen in Karan Johar's Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani, gets ready to face the camera again.
'Ashram made people realise that Bobby Deol can play different characters.' 'It was the most watched show till date.'
'Whatever he has shot or directed and left with us over the last few decades have so much depth and emotion that we can cherish them for generations to come.'
'Tourism will get hit. Thousands of lives will suffer. Businesses will shut down.'
'Farhan wanted someone who was young unpredictable and compatible on screen with Ranveer Singh.'
'The sincerity and commitment to art is something you don't see much these days; it's more about the moolah.'
'After playing strong women like Kavita and Tulsi on television, it would be very difficult for audiences to accept me as a routine running-around-trees heroine.'
'My health is allowing me to work harder compared to the previous two years.' 'I'm grateful for that.'
'The behaviour, body language and attitude of a streetwalker were alien to me.'
'They were not sure that I was of Indian origin as their stereotypical image of an Indian was that of a dark-skinned dude.'
'I did not fall for the box office pressures.'
When Aishwarya celebrated her birthday in Dubai on November 1, the speculation regarding the Abhishek-Aishwarya marital rift ran even higher.
'The franchise can grow only if it evolves. And for it to evolve, it has to pass on to a younger hand.'
'I have achieved a sort of liberation as an actor and as a person after Khakee: The Bengal Chapter.'
'We have had several films on the caste system but they are all in different decades, when sensibilities were mature enough to comprehend.' 'Today, we are in a different zone of thought.'
'When Aamir Khan was being launched in Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, Director Mansoor Khan needed a young vibrant youth anthem, a song that described the uncertain adventures of the young, as they stepped into the real world.'
'As an actor I feel I have a strong relatability with the common Indian.' 'Madhav Mishra is not a character of cinema, he is a character from and of our society.'
'Casting the Bachchans NOT as father and son was the toughest and the easiest part.'
'I am not playing someone's mother or grandmother just because a big director is offering a role. Believe me, I have many got such offers but they don't persuade me.'
'My father's friends told him that your son has done a film in which he has copied your voice. That's how he saw a couple of scenes of mine in Andaz Apna Apna. He told me I shouldn't have done it.'
'Maybe I'm meant to do a few more good films, have some more nice times with family and friends, do some more charity.'
'One day, they will learn that certain lines are not to be crossed when it comes to family.'
'Let's see if Subham gets the audiences' funnybone and their terror-pulse.'
'The opportunity to live as the Serpent excited me.'
'I made this film in 2004 with Ajay Devgn, Bhoomika Chawla and Sameera Reddy. This is 2024 and everyone has moved on. So it's not just a disservice to me but to all concerned.'
'I always think I'm going to do maybe two films a year. But then I get these really good scripts and I get greedy.'
'Madhuriji and Vidyaji are expert dancers, but the chemistry they created on screen...'
'I am glad Aranyer Din Ratri is being shown at Cannes.' 'The film was better appreciated outside India even when released originally.'
'It's been 10 years since I started working in cinema but this year, I truly felt a sense of accomplishment.'
'Often, the actors and technicians would be rolling in laughter during the shooting. I remember our brilliant cinematographer laughed so hard, he fell off his trolley.'
'I expect it to be the highest grosser of Indian cinema.'
'I found a story that merged my two passions, history and law. I couldn't have found a better story for my debut film.'
