Tumbbad got the best collections at the box office last weekend.
Superboys of Malegaon is a delight to watch, raves Deepa Gahlot.
'I promise you, you've never seen her do anything like this.' 'It is a complete reinvention of Janhvi Kapoor.'
Fans can't seem to get enough of Darshan's new film.
'There are many new elements in the film, like spacecraft, the alien,' Ravi K Chandran on Rakesh Roshan's Koi Mil Gaya.
With so many releases in 2023, not all got their due. Subhash K Jha picks his underrated films of the year.
The film is directed by Tamil director Vishnuvardhan who makes his debut in Telugu
'It reached a point where I think I self-imploded. I was not a happy person. And the fire within me diminished.'
Rajkumar Gupta's hammy treatment and bombastic score strips the realism to turn Raid 2 into another hail the hero exercise, observes Sukanya Verma.
Tovino Thomas' big budget action entertainer is a middling, tonally inconsistent watch that keeps you hooked, observes Arjun Menon.
'That's how big this taboo is.' 'It would be difficult for them to understand what I am trying to show with Jaggi.'
L2: Empuraan is an ambitious sequel that is bigger, bolder and timid in equal measure, observes Arjun Menon.
As Mahesh Bhatt turns 75 on September 20, Subhash K Jha calls him the 'eternal seeker of truth in cinema and in life'.
'The film-literate public in Kerala are not happy watching run-of-the-mill movies.'
Paranormal Activity, which stands at number five on the American and Canadian box office charts, may be arguably the biggest success of the decade.
Citadel: Honey Bunny will stream from November 7 on Amazon Prime Video.
'I have no family (in the industry), no network, no mentor.' 'Still, I'm consistently working since 20 years and now I have a National Award.' 'It may take time, but if you're consistently at it, nothing can stop you.'
'When the girls said they want to play football, the mothers were encouraging.' 'It was the fathers who were against the idea.'
'The formula now is even if there is no profit there should be break-even.' 'We green-light a film only if we can see break-even in it.'
Bromance is a fun film that doesn't take itself too seriously, observes Arjun Menon.
'In terms of ticket sales, Hindi is at 50-60 per cent while the South markets are at 80-90 per cent of pre-pandemic levels.' The patchy performance of Hindi, the largest segment of the business is the nub of what is bothering Indian cinema.
'When there is a money crunch in the industry, actors like us are the ones who face budget cuts. Not the big actors.'
Dinesh Raheja tips his hat to his favourite Raj Kapoor movie, as we continue celebrating the legend's birth centenary.
'Everyone knows the money the stars are asking for is absurd.'
'When I gave the audition and landed the role of the villain Fani, I felt this is the only character which will establish me as an actor in Indian cinema.'
These are the big budget films that have been designed either as a spectacle or just for the masses, hence warranting a large segment of audiences coming together to enjoy the experience in theatres.
'People have got into the habit of sitting at home (and watching films).' 'They don't want to watch movies in theatres because they do not want to waste as much as Rs 1,000 on tickets.' 'They feel there is no point in watching a film on the big screen because it will anyway come on OTT in a month's time.'
Can Vijay's strategy. vision outshine other TN parties?
It is by no means a perfect list and I might have missed out some important films but these are films that have entertained me, taught me how to be compassionate, to view the world, and understand people, their histories, behaviors and customs.
While super hits like Jawaan are missing this year, it has been filled with a range of medium-range hits such as Crew, Teri Baaton Ne Uljhaa Diya and Guntur Kaaram, observes Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
'We have loved Braveheart, Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones and Apocalypto.' 'The thought was 'When are we going to do such films?''
'The chances of The Shameless passing through the censorship board in India are slim to none.'
Here's our list of the worst Telugu films of 2011.
'Nobody likes preachy stories. When you lace it with humour, it works.'
If reliable sources are to be believed, S S Rajamouli's big-screen spectacle RRR may go to OTT after all, but with conditions.
'When I am working on a series, be it Paatal Lok on Amazon Prime or Kohrra on Netflix, I never take it for granted that we will be back with another season.' 'It's only at the end of the season that I ask myself if I still have it in me to take the story further and if I would like to meet the characters again.' 'If the answer is yes, then I find ways to make the journey exciting for myself, like taking Inspector Haathiram Chaudhary to Nagaland.'
Joginder Tuteja takes a look at 10 small-scale films which made big bucks.
'Ranbir Kapoor has only one film as does Salman Khan.' 'Hrithik Roshan only has War 2.' 'Ranveer Singh has no film on floors today.'
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