'The dialogues and language used in this movie are indecent. In Tulasidas' Ramayana, Lord Ram was portrayed as 'Maryada Purushottam' and decent language was used. In Adipurush, dialogues of characters are of very low level'
After acting in a period devotional film Pandurangadu, Nandamuri Balakrishna (Balayya)'s big-budget commercial Telugu film Simha, produced by Parachuri Kiriti (under United movies banner) and directed by Boyapati Srinu is releasing on April 30.
The actor will appear in 12 different get-ups in his upcoming film.
The film will star Nymphomaniac actor Stacy Martin.
What is noticeable in both movies is the willingness with which both the ageing stars -- Kamal is 68 and Rajini, four years older at 72 with a kidney transplant that he has not shied away from acknowledging -- have learnt to respect their age and bodies, notes N Sathiya Moorthy.
A look at Ek Niranjan which also stars Prabhas.
Kannada cinema's action hero, Vijay gets candid about his latest release.
The new film directed by David Yates is even darker than the previous installments but it is also has plenty of teen romance.
The latest updates from the Tamil film industry.
'There's this presence, a sense of patrolling and surveillance. And it's not coming from a place of safety.' 'It's coming from a place of 'You don't belong here'.' 'It's a malevolent force, the society at large is observing them.'
'I have started a series called Unsung Warriors.' 'This time, the film is about Tanhaji. The next film will be on someone from Rajasthan or maybe Punjab.' 'I don't want to pick a warrior that everyone knows about.'
'My film will not only be a reminder for all of us who have gone through these hellish two years, but also a reference point for future generations and for the four-five year olds who would have forgotten everything by the time they grow up.'
'That will happen and we shall overcome sooner than we expect.'
Mutliplexes want the gap between a film's release in theatres and on OTT to be doubled from 4 to 8 weeks.
'This is the first time when you see the story of the Azad Hind Fauj through the eyes of the soldiers.'
Seven of Bollywood's big stars (Akshay Kumar, Ranveer Singh, Ajay Devgn, Varun Dhawan, Saif Ali Khan, John Abraham and Shahid Kapoor), who had 10 movies released with a collective budget of Rs 1,100 crore since December, could rustle up only around a third of that money at the box office.
Tim Burton, who is the head of jury at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival, said he and the nine other members will look at the competing films with openness and compassion.
Brilliant movies from China, Ethiopia, Austria and India line up for Mumbai.
'He listens to you and he will do exactly what you tell him to do.'
There is little doubt that Sanjay Dutt is much changed from the man he was in the early 1990s. Then, it was whispered throughout the film studios of Bombay -- as it then was -- that he was unreliable, even dangerous. When he was arrested for the possession of illegal arms in the same week as his big-budget movie Khalnaayak (Villain) was released, more than a few people raised their eyebrows at the coincidence.
'Working with Kamal Haasan was a different experience because of his knowledge and the experience he brings to the table. Everybody says he is an encyclopedia and he is one, indeed.' Sound designer Kunal Rajan discusses Kamal Haasan, and their latest film together Uttama Villain.
But why is everyone getting so het up over what, after all, is a mere film? If you don't like it, don't watch it. Why create a public spectacle over it? asks Virendra Kapoor.
'Virat is the captain of the Indian side and Anushka is an A-list Bollywood actor. Something like this has not happened before.'
The actor will start shooting for the film by T-Series later in August. Anees Bazmee is the director of the big-budget movie.
Meet the Bhandari brothers, who scored a critical and commercial hit with their debut film while the biggest movie of the year was dominating the box office across the country.
'I don't think 'oh, I have done 534 films' or 'I have 40 years of experience behind me.'
Blue Velvet might just be the director's next, if he manages to lock the script.
Ludo, Indu K Jawani, Chehre...Coming Attractions streaming near you.
'I have been lucky to be at the right place at the right time, so my life and career have taken a trajectory as the flow goes.'
If in the current streaming age, audiences can watch the originals, why would they spend their money on second-hand content? Is it possible that mainstream Hindi filmmakers have lost the pulse of their audience, asks Deepa Gahlot.
'To essay Chhatrapati Shivaji is a huge responsibility. I can't tell you how great and proud I feel.'
Everybody knows he's a master of sublime, but Mani Ratnam's brilliance in escalating drama delivers a goosebumps-inducing impact when bolstered by A R Rahman's musical gravitas,