As Yesudas turns 84 on January 10, Subhash K Jha salutes the legend.
'Ranbir likes to stay as far away from politics.'
'Sanjay Leela Bhansali wanted me to play Qudsia Begum with a glass of wine in one hand and a cigarette in the other. I told Sanjayji that I have never held a cigarette in my hand.'
'He can't remain upset for long, not with Sonakshi.'
'I don't know of any happy moment in my life which has helped me to grow, whereas pain has always been a means to evolve.'
'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.'
The two-part trend for blockbuster films was started by S S Rajamouli.
'I need to disconnect from the stress, smell the roses, chase the butterflies...'
'I apologised because sentiments were hurt.'
'I had got some offers from the South and most of them were negative roles.' 'I used to think that whatever I would play, the character would stay inside me and corrupt my value system.' 'So I was very scared of getting out of character, especially negative roles.'
'Let me say this very clearly: No one except Sunny could do this film.'
'I suppose all the excitement of the past few weeks caught up with me.'
'We have a feeling that a section of the entertainment industry has united to punish us for our success.'
Shah Rukh Khan will reportedly team up with his daughter Suhana for a film to be produced by his Pathaan Director Siddharth Anand.
'Manjummel Boys is way beyond my control now.'
'You can't make a film about politics and name real life politicians.'
'It's a struggle for everybody, even established people are struggling.'
'This creature that I play is so evil, he is way beyond my comprehension of wickedness.'
'When I gave the audition and landed the role of the villain Fani, I felt this is the only character which will establish me as an actor in Indian cinema.'
'It is a South Indian ritual to give an amount of your rewards to the Gods.'
'...something that should be discussed because it is a very important part of life.'
'I'm in awe of how secure he is, as an actor, performer and director.'
'I was always a reluctant actress. I still am.'
'We wish Bhakshak would create more public awareness about child abuse.'
Barun Sobti has just completed 15 years of acting, and his new Web series, Rakshak India's Brave, has fetched him fresh laurels.
'He told me he was very happy to see the realistic portrayal of the cockpit too.' 'His wife told me that I carried the same kind of personality as her husband in my performance.'
Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan is making his directorial debut with a Web series tentatively called Stardom.
Even as we tip our hats to the best performances of 2023, there are quite a few that may have gone unnoticed.
'Once in a while, I flirt with the idea of direction.' 'If I direct, it will be a human story that touches me.' 'I'm nervous of forcing myself into making a socially relevant film.'
'Puneet did his research and gave us a very basic idea on male prostitution. He said it is like any other job.'
'We shot about 20 or 30 days, I'd say at best 20 per cent. The big stuff is remaining.'
Alia's next is Sanjay Bhansali's Baiju Bawra where she doesn't have the author-backed role like she did in Gangubai Kathiawadi.
'God can you get work, but once you get it, you have to do it with honesty and put your 100 percent into it.'
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.
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?'
Justice Jamdar then said that the bench will grant relief to Bhamare in the two cases where his bail pleas had been rejected, while the police are restrained from arresting him in the fourth and the fifth cases.