The recent months have been tough for everyone, but Bollywood has been taking time to celebrate.
'Everyone knows the money the stars are asking for is absurd.'
The top 10 films of the year may not be great by themselves but they stand out amidst the other OTT releases.
The Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards were held at Mumbai's Taj Lands End hotel on February 20.
Things are heating up in the OTT space this June, especially with Jio Cinema going full throttle with their release plans.
'For the paraplegic young girl, I needed a fresh face, someone who did not have the baggage of doing such movies before, someone who the audience liked.'
'I rammed so hard in the grills that I couldn't move my arm. I had to be taken in for an X-Ray -- everything turned out fine! -- but right after that was my action bit with Raghav Juyal. So it was quite an experience.'
The second edition of the Critics Choice Shorts and Series Awards honoured short films and Web series, and was held on a grand scale at the Taj Hotel in Santa Cruz, north west Mumbai.
Joginder Tuteja lets us know what to expect.
Pankaj Tripathi anchored the first two seasons with his performance. Here, he is made to sit it out for most of the show, and none of the actors, except for a fiery Ali Fazal, have the charisma to hold the viewer's attention, observes Deepa Gahlot.
Royal tragedies, loony vampires, nuclear disasters, scoop hunters becoming the story, all that and more on OTT this week.
Love Hostel stays focused on the murky present and revelling in its increasingly dark outcome. Despite the reach of social media and technology, this isn't the cushy, liberal India of mainstream culture. It's a lawless, ruthless, endless minefield where uncertainty and bigotry go hand in hand and patriarchy is a foregone conclusion, observes Sukanya Verma.
The consistently heavy downpour of films, shows, events, videos and whatnot is causing economic disruption.
So which film will *you* watch at a theatre near you?
>'The women, warts and all, are fascinating and frustrating for their flaws.' 'As much director Alankrita Shrivastava wants them to chart their course on their own terms, she pauses much too frequently to throw in a little pity party,' observes Sukanya Verma.
The actor was at his filmi best as he presented Kunal Rawal's collection.
'It will be very tough to create an audience for such films after the lockdown ends.'
Bollywood stars celebrate Valentine's Day with loved-up pictures and messages.
Watch why Deepika got emotional after watching the trailer of Chhapaak while talking to the press.
'At the age of 25, there are still no work offers coming your way, so how do you move ahead in life?'
The winners of the Filmfare Glamour and Style awards!
Aseem Chhabra lists his favorite 2023 films -- a healthy blend of Bollywood, Hindi indies and some of the best work that is being done in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Bengali cinema.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the new shows on our plate.
"CBFC is part of the government, the responsibility of which is not only limited to issuing certificates to the films but also to preserve the culture and tradition of the country. CBFC is needed so that right kind of films are exhibited in public.
Taapsee Pannu finds herself doing that in Haseen Dillruba where she is married to Vikrant Massey but finds love and lust in Harshvardhan Rane.
Grim police procedurals, dark superheroes, ghostly encounters, things get pretty intense on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma offers some suggestions.
With quite a few characters joining the cast, it would be interesting to see how the story unravels in season two, notes Namrata Thakker.
Take a look at the arrivals.
Some of her best films are not available on streaming platforms, but Deepa Gahlot looks at her Hindi cinema oeuvre on OTT.
'My main ambition is to be on the sets everyday for the rest of my life.'
14 Phere delivers on the feel-good factor, but if you are looking for ground-breaking humour, it will fail to work its way into your hearts, notes Anita Aikara.
This July, Bollywood stars Akshaye Khanna, Taapsee Pannu, Farhan Akhtar, Jimmy Sheirgill, Shilpa Shetty and Paresh Rawal will be seen on OTT screens.
Broken But Beautiful 3 is a typical ALT Balaji show which delves into new age relationships, observes Prateek Sur.
Joginder Tuteja looks back at Bollywood's wedding movies to see how well they have done in the past.
Jim says he was charged as an actor and at the same time a bit anxious about playing a terrorist in his first film.
Beg, borrow, steal or adopt, fake parents share a history of coming to the hero or heroine's rescue ensuing in much mirth and masala.
At its core, Criminal Justice is a tale of small miscalculations leading to grave consequences, feels Sreehari Nair.
'Love, sex aur dhokha. Now that's a lethal combination, isn't it? Ever since one can remember, Bollywood has used this formula in different shapes and formats.
