Karan Johar's Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani features Jaya Bachchan in a pivotal role.
He is being paid between Rs 200 million and Rs 220 million for the one-off show.
Subhash K Jha picks his favourite films of 2023 from south India.
Salman Khan has roped in the talented Tigmanshu Dhulia to write and direct the fourth installment of the Dabangg franchise.
'Boman should not miss the opportunity of being a part of such a beautiful film with Sooraj Barjatya.'
'It's very important to have co-stars who are on the same page.'
Alia, we hear, has no more than 15 minutes of playing time in RRR.
As Mahesh Bhatt turns 75 on September 20, Subhash K Jha calls him the 'eternal seeker of truth in cinema and in life'.
'Imran is at heart a film-maker. He is trying to find himself as a film-maker.'
'Almost every shoot, you have to re-mould yourself and your personality.'
Aanand L Rai gets ready to make pulp fiction, Bollywood style, in his jasoosi kahaani called Dilurba Haseena, starring Taapsee Pannu and Vikrant Massey.
'Who do you think directs most of the films that he has done in the last four-five years?'
Jaya Bachchan plays a negative role for the first time in her career in Karan Johar's Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani.
'Diwali is such a happy festival that we have celebrated over the years.'
With so many releases in 2023, not all got their due. Subhash K Jha picks his underrated films of the year.
'I play a motivated, single dad, sort of like a Jeff Bezos, whose life changes when he ends up at the North Pole.'
The superstar will not be shooting for the next two-three months as he has been advised bed rest.
'In Raktobeej, I had a lot of physical action to do, so that was a new challenge.' 'We didn't want the action scenes to be over-the-top.' 'We wanted to make the action raw and real.'
'It is only recently that a lot of warmth has slid into our relationship.'
'It's not easy to stand in front of Mike Tyson. I want to look convincing.'
Huma Qureshi was paid more for her special number in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Gangubai Kathiawadi than she has been paid so far for her full-fledged lead roles.
'I was sure Amar Akbar Anthony would flop.'
Singham 3 will be his most politically sensitive film and he can't afford to get it wrong.
A change of producer meant Bachchan Jr was out and Kapoor Jr was in.
'The only way to bring the audience back is to give them stories that come from the heart.'
'Vijay was adamant. He wanted the first poster to be eyecatching. Vijay wants to make a splash with his Bollywood debut.'
'Nambi Sir is a God-fearing devout man. If he is shown in his puja room, what is the problem with that?'
Jee Le Zara needs three A-listers actors to go with the three female superstars, Priyanka Chopra, Katrina Kaif and Alia Bhatt, in the film.
'We knew we would miss her, but we never knew it would be so hard.'
'I would like to feel that he had a special place in his heart for me as I do in my heart to this day.'
'He wanted to live long enough to see his daughter settled in life. But God had other plans.'
If all had gone well, Ranveer Singh would have been working with Meghna Gulzar next, now that she has completed her film Chhapaak with his wife Deepika Padukone.
'It's great to be treated as one of their own in Andhra Pradesh.'
'Krishna and his brother Hanumantha Rao were the producers of the majority of my Hindi remakes of their Telugu films.'
'Akshay Kumar may not like what's being done to Mission Cinderella. But he has no control over its final shape and format.'
Although Ajay Devgn and Alia Bhatt have brief roles in S S Rajamouli's RRR, they have been paid their market price.
Twenty five years after they created magic in Khamoshi: The Musical, Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Manisha Koirala reunite in the director's costume drama Heeramandi.
Varun Dhawan cancelled his promotional activities for JugJugg Jeeyo for a few days to be with his father.
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