'It was my job to read out their lines to the actors and make sure they spoke them with the right diction, accent and pronunciation. If you look at my photographs from the Sadma set, you will always find me with a file in hand, even when I am in my costume. While Kamal and Sridevi were diligent about their Hindi dialogue, Silk Smitha, while always respectful, was not too interested in her lines or my instructions.'
Chiranjeevi, N Chandrababu Naidu and Prakash Raj called on former Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao who underwent left hip replacement surgery after he fell in his farmhouse in Erravalli on December 7, at the Yashoda Hospital in Hyderabad on Monday, December 11, 2023
'If people think that films that are happy or light, or comedy or romance are not substantial, that's not true.' 'I was really happy when this award was given for Thiruchitrambalam because it highlights that.'
Both Chandrababu Naidu and Pawan Kalyan assured voters that they would bring jobs and industrial development to the state. Their alliance batted for a welfare-plus-development model.
There's nothing in Chatrapathi that you haven't already seen before, complains Mayur Sanap.
Sandeep Gunnam on directing his first venture Kurradu.
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'We believe these five days should get roughly about 5 to 5.5 million people or more into the cinemas.'
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Hours before the ceremony, Saini visited the Valmiki Bhawan and offered prayers at a gurdwara and the Mansa Devi temple in Panchkula.
A look at the Telugu films that created expectations but turned out to be major disappointments.
From Vijay Devarakonda to Kung Fu Panda, Sukanya Verma lists everything you can watch on OTT this week.
Like Mr And Mrs Mahi, which captures the triumph of spirit of a husband and wife, there are quite a few instances of directors opting for a Mr and Mrs brand of title to describe the essence of their story.
"Just three months more," says mom-to-be Deepika Padukone in a witty reply when asked if she is still in her character of a pregnant woman from her coming film Kalki 2898 AD.
It's the second fastest of the year to achieve this feat as it managed to go past the Rs 100 crore mark -- in just nine days.
Raashi Khanna has been signed alongside Shahid Kapoor for his OTT debut.
After hearing the narration, I couldn't say no to the film, says Karthi.
It's a big week for Aamir Khan. After a gap of four years, he will be seen in the theatres once again.
From a conqueror's epic journey to a school kid's nocturnal adventures, fasten your seatbelts as OTT takes you to multiple destinations this week.
Prabhas may be the face of Kalki 2898 AD's heroics but the real bang for your buck is delivered in Amitabh Bachchan's indefatigable energy providing Kalki's biggest wolf-whistle moments, applauds Sukanya Verma.
The film attracted lot of attention even before its release mainly because it was expected that Dasari would use Mesthri as a platform to attack Telugu film industry's leading star Chiranjeevi who is testing his strength in the political waters of Andhra Pradesh. Mesthri is directed by Suresh Krishna who had earlier directed Chiranjeevi's film Daddy.
Talk a look at the top Telugu films of 2011.
Sukanya Verma looks at how the 33 year old has fared in her decade-long career.
Coming of age dramas, mind twisting thrillers, slice-of-rural life, here's everything you can watch on OTT this week.
Joginder Tuteja lists April's theatre releases.
Bollywood turns up to watch Laal Singh Chaddha.
After making her presence felt in the South film industry, Shalini Pandey is now set to make her big Bollywood debut in Jayeshbhai Jordaar alongside Ranveer Singh.
From tennis love to Tudor queens, Sukanya Verma lists everything you can catch on OTT this week.
Ananya drops a picture... Huma gets clicked by Akshay... Divyanka votes...
Actress Anjali adds a lot of oomph to the upcoming Telugu film, Singham 2, tittled Yamudu II.
Bollywood actor Aditya Pancholi will be seen playing the villian in Telugu film Shadow.
'The fun part of playing evil is that one gets to do all the things that one would normally never do.'
Also in Hyderabad, fans of actor Prabhas, who plays Lord Ram in Adipurush, beat up a moviegoer outside a theatre for criticising the movie.
'In 2009, I was trying to discover myself as an actor, and that's when the journey started. I'm 41 years old and have been associated with this film for 16 years.'
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Saloni Aswani on her full-fledged role in the director's latest Telugu film Maryada Ramanna.
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