'When a film goes beyond the specified level of audio standards, it starts affecting the psychological behaviour of the audience.'
I have never forgotten the lesson that Guruji served up with the tea that morning: Be kind encouraging and patient with fresh starters. Subhash K Jha mourns the passing of Pritish Nandy.
'After Pather Panchali, she became a housewife. She hated the spotlight. That was so strange and yet so admirable.'
'We first interacted during an event hosted by the OTT platform.'
'Akhil is a good boy and deserves every happiness.' 'Zainab is a lovely girl and I am so happy they have decided to spend their lives together.'
'At the airport, some people held me like a mother holds her child's cheeks. I have never experienced these kinds of things.'
'Mom trusted the wrong people, and let the wrong kind of elements get into our life.'
'Everybody was scared, especially with Rajesh Khanna playing a double role and playing my lover and my son.' 'It was quite a risky thing to do. That's why they made me look so old.'
'Huma has a separate track with Yash with a lot of action.'
'Four days before the shoot, I cut down my water intake to just one litre per day, eliminated salt and carbs, and focused solely on protein.' 'By the time we shot the scene, I was just waiting for it to be over, so I could finally drink water again!'
'I have never met anyone so knowledgeable and with so much conviction, so much humility about everything he knew.'
The sequel to J P Dutta's Border has its fair share of controversy surrounding it.
'If we find the right story for the sequel, why not?'
'More than the shooting dabbas which we take with us, it's about what's going in their school dabbas.'
'Each film is a lifetime's worth of experience and I've learnt so much from all of the films I've done.'
'We were asked to add a dialogue where the politician says she admires Mrs Gandhi.'
'Everyone wants me to do Naatu Naatu again.'
'He has always let us do our own thing but if we ever need anything, he is there with the best advice.'
'We rarely see films that comment on a failed man-woman relationship.'
'Prior to release, we heard only exemplary things about the film, so the failure came as a complete shock to my father.'
'Pre-wedding conflicts are common. We are all okay now. Whatever the stress has been sorted out.'
'I want to make it on my own. But could you tell me where to start?'
'Mr Bachchan has been paid much less, around Rs 35 crore to Rs 40 crore.'
'On the big screen, we focus on hope for your dreams whereas OTT is the bitter reality.'
'Modiji's team has consented to his appearance at the wedding. But it can't be more than a fleeting appearance.'
'I never gave any indication that Hrithik would do a film for the underworld.'
Lataji had once picked her favourites, albeit reluctantly, and told Subhash K Jha just why they were so close to her heart.
'These people got caught in Pakistan, and jailed for a year-and-a-half, their release was delayed due to various political factors that were happening during 2017, 2018 and 2019.'
'His understanding of human nature and emotions can never be matched by me.'
'I have done a one-hour film on soya bean with him!'
Shah Rukh Khan is all set to star with his daughter Suhana in a film to be directed by Sujoy Ghosh.
'There was panic among my friends and relatives since I was out of reach.' 'My son-in-law Govind drove down to my home to check on my wellbeing.' 'When I opened the door, he joked, "Bhoot Bhoot!"'
Sridevi's younger daughter Khushi and Aamir Khan's elder son Junaid are coming together for a film, to be directed Aamir's trusted director, the very talented Advait Chandan (Secret Superstar, Laal Singh Chaddha).
'I told him I would send the food to his hotel, he said, "No, I want to experience the hospitality".' 'He came and sat and I just kept staring.' 'He said, "Tu baith mere saath".' 'When I sat down with him we both looked up at the glass ceiling. And do you know what we saw?'
Aamir Khan and nephew Imran Khan will play cameo roles in Happy Patel.
'My mother, who was a simple woman, retorted, "Aur main Indira Gandhi bol rahi hoon".' 'We had a good laugh over that one, you and I.' On her second death anniversary, February 6, Subhash K Jha remembers his beloved Lata Didi.