Contracted and domestic Indian players are not allowed to participate in any other T20 leagues except the IPL, and it remains a contentious issue.
An agitation was also held against the movie at another multiplex in the north Maharashtra city by the Nationalist Youth Congress.
As the curtain come down on 2022, Roshmila Bhattacharya flashbacks to some of the year's newsmakers and events.
Two seconds of Kajol and Shah Rukh Khan in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai pack in more chemistry than two hours and 44 minutes of Ranbir and Shraddha's romance in Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar, feels Sukanya Verma.
Sukanya Verma gives us her picks for the Top 10 Actors of 2022, in no particular order.
'While men are brought up to be more vocal, women are taught to be more silent, resilient and self sacrificing. We have tried to explore this.'
Through his films, National award winning director T V Chandran has handled many relevant social issues, like few others do.
'There are people who loved the show and people who have been shocked by it.'
'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 best films are not necessarily the most successful -- that would be another list altogether -- although sometimes quality and commerce do converge.
'When I got married and moved to the US, I found it liberating in a way that I understood myself, who I am as a person and how I process things.'
Vellore is one of the two seats that the DMK alliance won by the narrowest of margins in 2019. For the DMK's vote-score to be so low in a constituency with a substantial Muslim population has not missed the BJP strategists' eyes, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
The leading ladies of fashion proudly flaunt their baby bumps.
'You can see the influence of Charulata in the way I've projected Aishwarya in Devdas.'
B R Chopra was a reformist film-maker, way ahead of his times, says Subhash K Jha.
'I was all of 4 years old when I saw my first stampede. #dilipkumar walked into a wedding reception.. there was hysteria.. women thronged to see him, the bridal couples stage broke!! Such was the magic!'
'That he found it worth his while to repeat me within a year said something about my abilities as actor.'
'Hot is more of a mindset. If you think you're hot, you are hot!'
'... I didn't have an Instagram account!' 'I was told that the actor who's being considered in my place has a lot of followers, and that will help the producers.'
Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite Indian films of 2021.
200: Halla Ho's filmi treatment of events diminishes the impact of a fiery reality, says Sukanya Verma.
'My mom said when she was in college, her classmates said they want to marry somebody like Vallavaraiyan Vanthiyathevan.' 'That's the kind of pressure I had the moment Mani sir said you have to play this part.'
'Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga is a step backward for the portrayal of female camaraderie in our movies,' argues Sreehari Nair.
While the sympathy vote for Sushant Singh Rajput's tragic demise must have played an important part in tilting the scales in Chhichhore's favour, the qualitative difference between the two films is so high that it could not have been a close shave, argues Subhash K Jha.
'Nayanthara's Koko is so different from Janhvi's Jerry. Janhvi is a newcomer, just four films old.'
The word 'Fashionista' is used dismissively to ridicule Sonam's other abilities, as though being fashionable (along with being beautiful) discounts her from any chance of being a competent actor, argues Subhash K Jha.
If he tenders an apology, we are going to think over it, said Madhya Pradesh HM Narottam Mishra.
Trade pundits and quick think piece experts can speculate all they like, but what works at the box-office is a mystery as always.
The suave actor of the world, sometimes called the last of the Mohicans and familiar to students of cinema anywhere in the globe, acted in 14 Ray films and over 300 others, gracefully transitioning into commercial cinema in a variety of roles.
'For us, values and morals acquire the highest place in our lives.'
'There are girls out there who are gonna feel self accepting through this film because she's someone who just wants to live her own life. She's not a particularly selfish person, or reckless, but well thought.'
Over 50 employees of the company whose office was located on the first floor were rescued while 27 bodies have been found.
'If you are mature and haven't done terrible things to each other, love doesn't have to go away.'
Vakeel Saab is an out-and-out Pawan Kalyan show, where he makes his point sometimes with a pen and at times with a punch, observes Joginder Tuteja.
'I feel eyebrows change the expressions on a face.'
Akshay Kumar plays the part with enthusiasm, like he was just waiting to get into the costume of a historical hero, observes Deepa Gahlot.
Action Jackson is a drinking game of a film, one well over the so-bad-it's-good line, its main merit being that it holds some genuine surprises -- and makes sure its hero looks like a jackass, says Raja Sen.
'I consider everyone my competition.'
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