'She could barely stand on her feet, but she summoned Composer Mayuresh Pai and told him she wanted to do some handpicked Ram bhajans, shlokas and chants for the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.'
'It is a South Indian ritual to give an amount of your rewards to the Gods.'
'I remember AK came on set one day; one of his films had released the previous day and was not doing well. He was very attached to that film.' 'I felt he was low and that affected me.'
'We wish Bhakshak would create more public awareness about child abuse.'
Shreekant Sambrani tells himself over and over again, don't lose heart in these dire times, there is asha (hope) still, in the divine voice of Asha Bhosle.
'Let me say this very clearly: No one except Sunny could do this film.'
Film folk arrived to watch singer Guru Randhawa make his acting debut in a feature film called Kuch Khattaa Ho Jaay in the film's special screening.
'I was always a reluctant actress. I still am.'
'I apologised because sentiments were hurt.'
'...but the incredible person you were.' 'I am deeply thankful for having known you, for the love and the challenges we shared.' On Parveen Babi's 70th birth anniversary on April 4, Mahesh Bhatt pays tribute to the woman who held a special place in his life.
Even as we tip our hats to the best performances of 2023, there are quite a few that may have gone unnoticed.
'It went from me being scared and intimidated by him to me being very aggressive and passionate.'
'You can't make a film about politics and name real life politicians.'
'Outside the house, he was this iconic deified figure.' 'Inside, he was a sorted-out, genial householder, always ready to lend a patient ear to our problems.'
Shah Rukh Khan will reportedly team up with his daughter Suhana for a film to be produced by his Pathaan Director Siddharth Anand.
'He is a phenomenal guy.' 'The clarity with which he does his work and the way he wants to present it to the rest of India, I'm amazed at it.'
'We have a feeling that a section of the entertainment industry has united to punish us for our success.'
'All the action you will see is primarily live... Akshay sir and I running through fire, through bomb blasts, using actual weaponry... all the action scenes are real.'
'Ekta has evolved to the extent that she understands the fight to keep the cinemas alive, to keep collective viewing alive.'
Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan is making his directorial debut with a Web series tentatively called Stardom.
'We are just waiting for the right script.'
Alia's next is Sanjay Bhansali's Baiju Bawra where she doesn't have the author-backed role like she did in Gangubai Kathiawadi.
'I have had my share of unpleasant situations being a woman, like so many other actors have gone through.' 'I took it in my stride because I knew it happens.' 'What saved me was what my mother used to say: Education.'
'Getting married is not a huge priority in my life right now. Nor has it ever been on my bucket list.
'Playing Murlikant Petkar changed my life.'
Ever since its release, Adipurush has been subjected to much trolling, and one wonders how it would have been if it had been stretched into two parts.
'Sam is not playing Priyanka's character, so why would Sam mimic Priyanka's behaviour?'
'Everybody goes through tumultuous times. I've been lucky and my journey has been excellent.' 'I can't complain because I've had everything and God has been kind.'
'I can't wait to see Farhan direct again. We are a collaborating on a project. Hopefully, it would live up to the audiences' and my expectations of Farhan.'
'I don't know where this acting keeda came into her. One day she just announced she was going to be an actor. And that was it.'
'I'm already grateful for whatever's happened in my life and I'll continue to be grateful for whatever life holds for me in the future.'
'Madhubala stipulated in her contracts that she wanted only me to do her playback singing.'
He declined the offer, and the role was eventually done by Sanjay Dutt.
'It was a simple procedure, no bleeding, no wounds.'
'I rammed so hard in the grills that I couldn't move my arm. I had to be taken in for an X-Ray -- everything turned out fine! -- but right after that was my action bit with Raghav Juyal. So it was quite an experience.'
Audiences have not seen a hero like Agastya since Rishi Kapoor in Bobby.'
'He cannot avoid the urgently needed medical attention any longer.'
There has been a lot of talk lately on a sequel to S S Rajamouli's international blockbuster, RRR.
'This is the moment when India is shining all over.'