Some were brilliant while in others, the performances made them a great watch.
Sukanya Verma presents an appreciation post for the cast of this must-watch movie.
Take a look at the celeb arrivals.
'I haven't done TV in quite some time now but I have faced this bias.' 'It's not that I feel unwelcome.' 'It's just that when it comes to certain things, I get shortlisted and they tell me that my test was really good but the producer wants a film face.'
A look at this week's hits and misses.
Filmmakers Farhan Akhtar, Anurag Kashyap and Aditi Rao Hydari were among the prominent faces from the Hindi film industry to join the public protesting against the Citizenship Act at Mumbai's August Kranti Maidan on Thursday. The gathering included workers of political parties, students and also a smattering of Bollywood personalities, who made out a strong case against the Act and the National Register of Citizens.
Sam Bahadur is a mechanical summary of his life, ticking off one chapter after another without bothering to pause or ponder over their significance and influences, observes Sukanya Verma.
Many films and shows go back in time to bring alive so many fading and forgotten memories.
The hits and misses of the week.
It's raining movies and Web series on the Amazon Prime Video platform!
The hits and misses of the week.
Salman Khan's big Eid release Tubelight is also a major loser.
Salman Khan's much awaited Eid release Tubelight turned out to be a damp squib at the box office. Distributors stand to lose on their investments.
Huma Qureshi, Taapsee Pannu, Pulkit Samrat, Renuka Shahane, Bijoy Nambiar are among several Bollywood personalities to express concern over huge electricity bills.
A look at this week's hits and misses.
A look at this week's hits and misses.
A look at this week's hits and misses.
'This time he spreads more than his arms. He finds wings,' declares Sukanya Verma.
Deepa Gahlot picks 10 Web series that was worth the viewer's while.
Sukanya Verma looks at 12 times the superstar offered food for thought on subjects as varied as nation building, team spirit and the stupidity of big fat Indian weddings while wolfing down a meal.
8 instances when Indian movies and Web shows were neck deep in trouble!
On Saturday, Ghosh took to Twitter and wrote that the Gangs of Wasseypur director was sexually inappropriate towards her. The 30-year-old actor tagged Prime Minister Narendra Modi in her tweet, requesting him to take action against Kashyap.
The boy from Kanpur kept his audiences in theatres, on television and lately on social media platforms engaged with vivid societal sketches, be it about travelling in Mumbai's famous locals or lampooning queues at wedding buffets.
'I find drawing inspiration for characters from real life very limiting.'
Alkazi, who was the longest serving director of the National School of Drama and mentored generations of actors, produced plays such as Girish Karnad's Tughlaq and Dharamvir Bharati's Andha Yug.
The best films are not necessarily the most successful -- that would be another list altogether -- although sometimes quality and commerce do converge.
'How can you blame poor Kabir Khan for the Tubelight fiasco?' 'We know that his Job Description expects him to work below full capacity, to sell his soul, and we know his SOP-sheet has the title: Design the next Salman Khan Project.' Sreehari Nair sees through Kabir Khan's cunning.
'Kangana thought some extra action scenes were needed and I concurred with her.' 'The film looks so much more spectacular with those war scenes.'
'What I directed was pure gold. Kangana turned it into silver.'
A special word for Ayushmann: Hey Mogambo, your acting rocks!
Alas, not enough to be dazzled by the boring, bogus naivet of Tubelight, Sukanya Verma.
