'We did take after take, confusing and stressing her out, until she just threw up her hands and said she couldn't do it.' 'She was close to tears.' A fascinating excerpt from Adman Madman: Unapologetically Prahlad by Prahlad Kakar with Rupangi Sharma.
We remember some of Nitin Chandrakant Desai most influential works.
During a sale, many store windows invite the shopper with impossible-to-miss visuals announcing '50% Discount'. Only upon entering does the shopper realises that the one rack which fulfils this promise sells items she'd never purchase.
'Many people pointed fingers at me.' 'They would ask, "Why did you sing such a song? Why did you do this 'double-meaning' song?"' 'My mother also asked, "Yeh kya gaaya?"'
'I could have never imagined such a day would come and bring light and celebration of light.'
'I went to a school in Baroda, where if the boys harassed us, the teachers pulled the girls aside and said, "Oh, your skirts are too short".' 'They made us feel ashamed of having any sexual feelings or having bodies that were growing up to be a young women.'
'Movie-goers will thrive if you give them what they want.'
'We are open to directing a Khiladi 2.' 'And we would want to do it with Akshay who is still so fit, energetic and successful.'
Venugopal talk about his life as a matte painter and compositor and his work on Christopher Nolan's Oscar-winning film.
Disney-Star is positioning IPL as a "big-screen experience" where families and friends can come together over a game of cricket, much the way football is consumed in Europe and other parts of the world.
Mumbai based company The Rhythm & Hues Studio that did 25 per cent of visual effects work for The Golden Compass won the Oscar for best visual effects.
FrameFlow India Pvt Ltd, which provides visual effects and animation for films and advertising projects, said on Thursday it has bagged four orders for equal number of films from four Hollywood studios.
'It's amazing how many different kinds of patriotic songs we have in our country.'
If you have a sensitive vision and capture situations realistically, then photography is the career for you!
Sukanya Verma looks at the many ways fire enjoys a significant presence in our movies.
'Or because I am getting a s**tload of money.'
Malaika Arora gave fashionistas serious style goals on how to nail the silver look effortlessly.
'We should have original songs.' 'If we don't, there will not be anything to look back on.'
Spielberg was born with a camera in his eye. And this one movie, he'd been recording all his life, observes Sukanya Verma.
'I can snap my fingers and get 1,000 people overnight, but I can't guarantee that they will develop because there has been zero change in education in the country in the last nine years.'
Visual Effects Supervisor Samir Hoon talks about his new film, Eragon.
The World Photography Organisation has announced the overall winners of the prestigious Sony World Photography Awards 2022.
Anil Ambani-promoted multiplex chain may sell stake to the Mexico-headquartered global giant
Netflix has already released 8 and the rest 14 will be out over the next 18 months, starting with the Abhay Deol-starrer Chopstick this month.
Quite a few superstars are bringing their big releases to the big screen this month.
Alpha and Omega, whose key animation was done at Crest Animated Studio in Mumbai has found a place in the just announced 15 films Oscar eligibility list.
Just what do actors *do* the whole day?
The company's loss in the financial year 2013 was Rs 13.82 crore (Rs 138.2 million).
'Fashion will be more clean, minimal, utility-oriented.'
Ranbir Kapoor's superhero movie Brahmastra has been in the making for such a long time that even he is tired of the delay.
Tamil film Cuckoo is a heartwarming love story between two visually challenged individuals that keeps you totally engrossed with its brilliant performances, sensational music and stunning visuals, definitely a must watch, writes S Saraswathi.
Reliance's network includes the wide reach of IM Global,
Looking to introduce your child to films that will cultivate their taste and broaden their horizon? Sukanya Verma offers a list of movies that is as entertaining as it is enriching.
London has been spectacularly lit up as the Lumiere festival returns to the capital. The city's largest light festival, commissioned by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and produced by Artichoke, started on January 18 and will continue till January 21. Here are some of the highlights from the festival.
'We are all from middle class backgrounds...' 'We are not like those super privileged kids to whom the parents say "Jao beta. Studio khareed lo".'
'While they are a long way off from the box office muscle that the Khans enjoy, a host of young stars are entering the Rs 100 crore club that was earlier the reserve of the seniors. This year will see a lot of young stars in action.'
These videos are like butterflies in a case, says Sreehari Nair. They have neither aged badly nor grown over-familiar.