On the actress' fourth death anniversary, Subhash K Jha selects his favourites.
'Ranbir is only working for the film. He's never working for himself.'
'I met him in September, just days before he was hospitalised for Covid, for a documentary that his daughter was making.' 'He was in the pink of health, conversing with everyone the whole day.'
'The amount of warmth I received from Aamir Sir during the shooting of Laal Singh Chaddha is very difficult to describe in words.'
'With the media and social media pulling them down every second day, there are no heroes left.' 'What we have are actors and we want to see them play characters which are real, human and identifiable.'
Serious Men is one of the sharpest movies of Sudhir Mishra's career, observes Sukanya Verma.
Jim Sarb and Ishwak Singh are a force to reckon with and deliver a soaring tribute to the two pillars of India's science world in Rocket Boys, applauds Sukanya Verma.
'I will always remember him for his innocent smile, twinkling eyes, and kind words.'
Zombies, high society, avenging monkeys, reincarnation, twins, meteor strikes, you'll be spoiled for choice on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma makes her recommendations:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote a blog dedicated to his mother as she entered the 100th year of her life on Saturday, highlighting her sacrifices and various aspects of her life which 'shaped' his mind, personality, and self-confidence.
Mithya fumbles to make headway towards truth or dare, observes Sukanya Verma.
When we were busy looking at the central performers, these scene-stealers came along and swept the show away.
Sikandar Kher's Nishikant Adhikari is a solitary poet by the corner, trying to remind us that the honest plans of honest people don't always come to respectable ends, observes Sreehari Nair.
Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan had brief roles, almost guest appearances, which they did for Director Hrishikesh Mukherjee's sake, reveals Subhash K Jha.
Guilty Minds has too much going on to wolf down it all in one big binge watch session, notes Sukanya Verma.
The Great Indian Kitchen is one of the most powerful films Divya Nair has watched in recent times. One that will unsettle you long after you've watched it. And that's why everyone -- married or single, man or woman -- must watch it.
Shabana Azmi regards Basu Chatterjee as the true father of Middle Of The Road cinema.
'You can't call this a pure Western. This has got love, passion, violence, suspense.' 'This is a film of today.'
'If you are dark, you can't be a hero.' 'If you have curly hair, you can't be a hero.' 'If you were muscular, you had to become a fighter.' 'Today if you are muscular, you can be a hero.' 'Salman Khan made being muscular fashionable.'
'My fear was put to rest with the belief that Sanjay sir had in me.' 'He told me, 'If you want to fly, just jump off the mountain with me and we'll do this together'.'
We've seen the cool grandmas, and now it's time to see the hatke filmi grandfathers.
Yatri Kripya Dhyan De is absolutely thrilling, applauds Namrata Thakker.
Forensic emerges as one of the dumbest movies of the year so far, complains Sukanya Verma.
If at all the series can be criticised, it would be for its all-Brahmin characters and keeping out the caste problems, the misogyny and the backwardness and ugliness of rural India, points out Deepa Gahlot.
'It is a male-dominated show, but that does not mean that the female characters do not stand out.'
This isn't a compilation of his best films, biggest blockbusters or important milestones but moments that swept Sukanya Verma off the floor, blew her heart into smithereens, regaled her with their sheer silliness, made her laugh till her sides hurt and look at phenke hue paise in disdain.
Smriti Mandhana isn't actually known to be the most prolific T20 player -- her career T20 International average of 27.32 is middling at best. There have been failures too, but her ability to analyse and assess them honestly is a rarity in modern sport.
'Was Salman Khan the only reason for the success of a film?'
'This man changed the mindset of a generation.'
The Gone Game Season 2 is a lesson in how not to mess up the memory of a good show with pointless extensions, asserts Deepa Gahlot.
Kuttey's muddled momentum cannot cover up the trail of loopholes it leaves behind, observes Sukanya Verma.
In a career of eight years, the actor -- who turned 33 on May 16 -- already has an impressive oeuvre.
'If you don't have children, that's also a problem.' 'There's no right way to live because everybody has an opinion about your personal life, and how you should live.' 'You have to listen to them, unless you can pick a fight with everyone.'
With solid actors headlining the cast and supporting actors lending good support, The Broken News is a good weekend binge watch, observes Namrata Thakker.
'I am glad people are talking about Atrangi Re, good or bad. I'd be worried if they had nothing to say.'
Spin's rather old-fashioned and vanilla depiction of the Indian American way is a bit of a bummer, feels Sukanya Verma.
'Ranveer Singh is very lively on the sets. You don't feel the pressure when he's there.'
'People are already talking about what my character will do in Mirzapur season three.'
'I have wanted to act since I was seven. I wasn't confident enough.' 'I thought I didn't have the face, the body and the figure because back then, it was all about the body.' 'Now, the industry is changing.' 'People are noticing talent.' 'It has become more than someone just having a good body.'
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