'I still remember I couldn't buy How To Learn Acting because I did not have sufficient money.' 'Later, when I searched for the book, I could never find it.'
'If banning Pakistani artists suits your peace of mind, do it.' 'I am more concerned about our soldiers who have lost their lives, and their families.' 'So my question is to those people, who are banning artists: What have they done for our soldiers and their families?'
'I looked at the smiles around and realised that each day that I smiled was amazing.' 'So I put into play something that I have been toying with for years.' 'I called it the Rich Universe.' 'You often hear people say "I wish I become a superstar and my life gets made".' 'I wondered how it would be if I said if I hug my father, it would be an amazing day, or if I hugged my mother and said how lucky I am.'
Soha Ali Khan pays rich tribute to National Award-winning director Anjan Das, who succumbed to liver cancer on June 2.
'The writer remains the most creative force in the process.' 'Producers need to be inventive in how they reward good writing.'
If Indian storytelling can deliver, it can make the entertainment industry an engine of economic growth and a substantial contributor to GDP, says Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
'There will be other innovations coming, but, at the moment, this combination of the mobile phone and the Internet is such a disruptive way to deliver content.'
From convincing film-makers to do shows for online, to having a slate with some of the best films and shows, Amazon Prime Video has come a long way since it came to India four years ago.
'Indian men like Indian women to be decent.' 'If I show everything, what's the point?'
'People with a lot of dreams and passion are paying a lot of money and making a film for two years. Then, one random person who might be a lawyer or a teacher or a social worker, comes and finds a character (in the film) kissing for too long and asks for it to be cut down. That doesn't sound right.' Filmmaker Pritam D Gupta talks about his long hard battle with CBFC.
'The power of love is the greatest power in the world.' 'Add a smile and you can conquer the world,' Bengali actor June Maliah, the Trinamool Congress's candidate for the Medinipur constituency, tells Swarupa Dutt/Rediff.com.
One of India's greatest actors -- someone who acted in 14 Satyajit Ray films -- doesn't get good movie roles anymore.
'The National Award is our nation's highest recognition, being recognised at the President's hand is our privilege, our honour and our dream.' 'The nation's sentiment got left out in the choices that were made yesterday...'
'Gone too soon, Astad, but I know whenever we meet in that world beyond, I will watch you dance.' Swarupa Dutt remembers a remarkable human being and a magnificent performer who left the world poorer when he passed into the ages on Thursday.
'I was born a lower middle-class person, am one today and will die as one,' Billboard's International Power Player Devraj Sanyal tells Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
'I regard her as Miss Universe, but not for the reason that most people do.' 'When she is talking to you, she makes you feel like you are the only one in this universe.'
The argument that the pandemic has given a boost to streaming video is fallacious. Only three OTTs saw a rise in viewership; the others fell.
The leading lady, of the serial Durgeshnandini on Sony Television, Rinku Ghosh became quite famous overnight with her portrayal of the village belle. Unfortunately, the serial did not do too well and ultimately stopped being telecasted. It seems Rinku has decided to bid adieu to the Hindi television industry and is concentrating a lot on Bhojpuri films these days.
'I am going to direct a film for him.' 'He thinks I will make a good film.' 'For me, that in itself is an award.'
Check out the impressive line-up at the International Film Festival of South Asia.
'We still look at films with A-listers.' 'There is change, but it's minor.' 'We still haven't learnt how to invest in stories.'
'Awards in India are not important because Indian awards don't increase or decrease your money nor do they have any influence in the kind of films you are offered.'
'To jump from Madras Cafe to Piku to PINK to October, it takes time...'
Isn't It Romantic is about a New York woman hit on the head during a mugging. The impact leaves her feeling that she is in a rom-com.
'The relationship between Victoria and Tagore was one of mutual admiration and respect.'
Film music flourished in the 1970s. Some old masters did some great work, but it was also the decade of new composers.
Irrfan Khan talks Piku and his next Hollywood film, the Tom Hanks starer Inferno.
'I am most happy about the memes of Thor and me; that was so cool!' 'I showed my wife one where my face was photoshopped on Thor's body.' 'She loves muscles -- she's always keeps telling me to get muscles.' 'I showed her the photo and told her that the muscle guy has been replaced by the artist.'
'... and committed.' 'Priyanka had so much happening in her personal life...' 'Once we started, Priyanka rose to it.'
Amitabh Bachchan is the most popular movie star on the platform.
'I had to shoot in a bikini in a jungle in Mauritius with two white tigers! I was balancing on a branch wearing stilettos and every moment I felt I would die.' But it's all in a day's work for Calendar Girl Satarupa Pyne.
Whether the Udta Punjab makers cave in remains to be seen but here's a list of the ones who did.
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Rituparno Ghosh's swansong Satyanweshi is a bit of a letdown, according to Indrani Roy.
Here are 10 things you need to know about veteran writer and activist Mahashweta Devi.
As Rose Valley resurfaces, Sudip Bandyopadhyay and Tapas Pal's arrests marks the end of the bonhomie between the TMC and BJP.
The South Asian International Film Festival celebrates 10 years of showcasing independent cinema.
'I have been a part of more than a dozen films as a cinematographer but this was the smoothest shoot of my life. There was not a single day, when I wondered how a particular shoot would be done.' Meet Running Shaadi director Amit Roy.
Moushumi Chatterjee on her co-stars and how they guided her throughout her career.
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