Yet another success party and most of the industry turns up!
'We were working on a scene just last month. He left so early. This is not fair God. It's a difficult time. Farewell Amit.'
Ghoomketu's distracted, disjointed, narrative acquires the tone of a dream whose quirk stems from naivete, not narcotics, complains Sukanya Verma.
'Khaali Peeli has the wits of a kindergarten school play,' sighs Sukanya Verma.
Sandeep Modi's Chumbak spins a magical web around you, says Prasanna D Zore.
A far cry from his playing-to-the-gallery comedian, Kapil Sharma emerges as a heartfelt picture of aspiration and annoyance, feels Sukanya Verma.
Sukanya Verma lists her 15 favourite Hindi songs of 2022 in no particular order.
'Suddenly the audience pool feels bigger, like everyone is watching everything now.' 'It's no longer limited in terms of boundaries, like a state or a language.' 'Whether it's a series, a movie or even a Korean film, the audience has access to all of it.' 'Slowly, the boundaries are blurring, so that's great for actors.'
'Life was a canvas and Pradeep Sarkar painted with full intensity -- be it an ad film or a feature film.'
'It's amazing how many different kinds of patriotic songs we have in our country.'
'I guess things happen when they have to happen.' 'And the film got delayed by COVID a little bit. But yeah, it's been a decade which I do not regret.' 'I feel like I have grown so much, as an artist, as well as just a human being.' 'So much life experience to channel into films that I think is an advantage almost.'
'We can't live in a delusional world of just I, me, myself.'
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu presented the National Film Awards to the year's winners with actors Vicky Kaushal, Ayushmann Khurrana and Keerthy Suresh receiving top honours.
It's like Agatha Christie walked into Roman Polanski's Chinatown conversing in Vishal Bhardwaj with a smattering of Brian De Palma for razzle-dazzle -- the upshot is mesmeric, raves Sukanya Verma.
Celebrating Aamir Khan and his 55 popular songs on his 55th birthday
Lovingly made, heartfelt stories that speak the truths about our lives.
'Out of three women in India, one is assaulted.' 'This is a state of emergency that needs to be addressed.'
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
On his 40th birthday on September 28, Sukanya Verma draws up a playlist of 40 riveting Ranbir songs.
'I would never celebrate the success of my songs, be it with Baar Baar Dekho or Dear Zindagi. With Jahan Tu Chala, I made it a point to enjoy its success.'
The movies that impressed, puzzled and stunned Sukanya Verma at MAMI this year.
'We used to have beautifully crafted, witty and touching duets which taught the genders how to speak and romance each other.' 'Where else would we get the genius of Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle from?'
Aseem Chhabra looks at the year's best Non-Hindi Indian movies.
How many of the 319 films Aseem Chhabra watched in 2018 have you seen?