'In him resides a fierce lion of an actor who would have made Stanislavsky proud.' 'With Rocky he started with his body, his hair, his clothes; then his walk, his language, the constant listening to Punjabi hip hop and before long we couldn't differentiate between Ranveer and Rocky.'
Chetan Sharma's position as chairman of national selection committee has become untenable after his alleged outburst during a sting operation by a TV news channel.
Netflix, who were scheduled to stream Gangubai Kathiawadi a month after its theatrical release, has been 'requested' to postpone their streaming plans by at least a month, to allow the film to grow in the cinemas.
Ranveer is loud, but not shrill, notes Subhash K Jha. As in singing, in acting holding your pitch in the higher notes is a Himalayan task. Ranveer resides on the highest notes of the musical mountain and still manages to be coherent, fluent and persuasive.
Dussehra festivities returned to their usual grandeur after two years of muted celebrations as Covid fears subsided and people came out in their millions to watch the burning of Ravana effigies across the country on Wednesday to mark the victory of good over evil.
'Gangubai required Alia to change her body language, voice, even the look in her eyes.' 'I threw the challenge at her and she was more than up to it.'
Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali's films are known to be larger than life. Right from the sets to the colurs the director gives a personal touch to his movies. Here is a look of some of his singnature creations.
Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali's films are known to be larger than life. Right from the sets to the colurs the director gives a personal touch to his movies. Here is a look of some of his singnature creations.
Gangubai Kathiawadi dominated the 68th Filmfare awards, held on April 27 in Mumbai, as it picked up 10 awards including Best Film, Best Director for Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Best Actress for Alia Bhatt.
The Badshah of Bollywood, the Raja of Romance, the Star Who Shines Brighter than any Hollywood star, is 57 today, November 2.
While we still recover from her glitzy allure as a 10th century royal in all her Chola era bedecked glory, Sukanya Verma looks at the many times she made our jaws drop as silver screen's undisputed jewel queen.
USA Vice President Kamala Harris and Chinese President Xi Jinping met at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Thailand.
Alia Bhatt has, in her words, been working 'like a mad woman' to complete all her assignments.
Alia Bhatt made stunning pictures as she took the stage at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival, where her latest film Gangubai Kathiawadi was premiered.
The Kerala Story is among a long list of films that invited bans and censorship.
'I will study at a private English medium school and become an IAS officer, my aim is clear.'
Joginder Tuteja looks at contemporary actors who have done well in their kingly acts.
A sumptuous meal of Dal, Bati, Churma or Jodhpuri Kabuli pulao, followed by a lip-smacking dessert of Bikaneri ghevar or Jodhpuri mawa kachauri.
Apparently, Deepika will now produce a bio-pic on the life of her father, the badminton champion, Prakash Padukone.
Rajasthan's royal architecture and striking landscapes are a hot favourite among tourists and film-makers. Its majestic beauty and history has coloured many a movies and their visuals to unforgettable effect.
Alia has pushed herself harder on this one than on any other project to date.'
'Who do you think directs most of the films that he has done in the last four-five years?'
'The magic of Roja can never be replicated because how can you recapture the carefree innocence of childhood?'
Akshay promotes Raksha Bandhan... Suhana-Agastya on a dinner date... Alia promotes Darlings...
Despite their movie-making styles and currently 'versus' status, directors Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Farah Khan, actually, have a lot in common.
'I never got respect as an actress.' 'But when I became a director and worked with actresses like Cate Blanchett and Jessica Chastain, I felt such pride of being an actress.'
More than six years after Dangal, there is finally a worthy follow-up Hindi film, which has not just gone past the lifetime score of the Aamir Khan starrer but also emerged as the biggest Hindi film of all time (including dubbed blockbusters too).
Where the larger-than-life villain hogged the show by hurting the hero or throwing hurdles in his path, the role of his female counterpart has evolved from seductive sidekick to she-devil.
Subsidies have been stopped for several manufacturers that are under investigation for alleged violations of local-sourcing rules.
'You can see the influence of Charulata in the way I've projected Aishwarya in Devdas.'
The title of Akshay Kumar's horror comedy was changed from Laxmmi Bomb to Laxmii only a few days before its release on November 9. But this has happened many times before.
Has Ajay bought a Rolls Royce? Kangana launches a reality show... Allu Arjun pays tribute to Puneeth Rajkumar...
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.
Deepika Padukone is set to begin her next with Hrithik Roshan, one waits to see if this would be a start of a new innings with her latest co-star.
As he completes 10 years in the industry and patiently waits for the release of his next biggie, '83, Joginder Tuteja looks at his biggest hits so far.
'I've spoken to Gangubai's soul.' 'I've had long conversations with her in my mind.' 'I understood her suffering, anger, joys and sorrow.' 'I had to connect to the soul of this amazing woman.' 'I think I did.'
The grand old man of Indian hospitality industry, Captain C P Krishnan Nair on Thursday stepped down as the Chairman of Hotel Leelaventure, the company he founded in 1981.
Indian author Perumal Murugan's Tamil novel Pyre is among 13 books from across Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America to make it to the longlist of the International Booker Prize 2023, announced by the Booker Prize Foundation in London on Tuesday.
For reasons that are not known clearly the two actors have shared cold vibes for years, notes Subhash K Jha.
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