The top court also took note of the fact that the complaint in the case was filed in August, eight years after the alleged incident took place in 2016.
'If you thought Allu Arjun was a sensation in the first Pushpa film, wait till you see what he has done this time.'
'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.'
'Everything in life is about timing.' 'I came to films when the disco craze had started.' Everything just fell into place: The shorts, the slimness, the songs, and my combination with Usha Uthup and Bappi Lahiri.'
'When The Mehta Boys was offered to me, I wasn't very sure.' 'I was doing Bambai Meri Jaan and Khakee at that point. I felt I should do something bigger.' 'I felt a soft film is not what I would want to do.'
'Some say the destination is important, but I would say journey, destination and company.'
The much-awaited report of the Justice Hema Committee, the government-appointed panel in 2019 that studied issues faced by women in the Malayalam film industry, comprises explosive accounts of harassment, exploitation, and ill-treatment being faced by women.
'The media is portraying the Malayalam film industry as the worst place, but that's not true.'
'There are certain characters that, when you get the opportunity to play them, you feel scared, wondering if you will be able to do justice to them.' 'That fear comes from knowing how deeply sentiments and faith are attached to such roles.'
'My father is a businessman and he has gone through a lot of ups and down.' 'When I see him have the money and then lose it all, but keep trying at this age, I feel if he can do it, then why cannot I?' 'That has been my biggest motivating factor.'
The Malayalam film industry suffered a loss of Rs 650 crore to Rs 700 crore in 2024.
'It didn't work at the box office. It was a very ridiculed film. But it kind of prepared me very early on about what this industry is like, what it's like to be an actor -- the highs and lows.'
'I had sought help but did not receive any support. Nobody was there.'
In a shocking revelation that has left the film industry in disbelief, Vikrant Massey has announced that he will retire from acting after 2025.
Actor Mamta Kulkarni has renounced the worldly life at the Maha Kumbh and will be consecrated as a Hindu nun under the Kinnar Akhara. She performed her own 'Pind Daan' and will be consecrated as 'mahamandaleshwar'.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
'Joined fellow NDA MPs at a screening of The Sabarmati Report. I commend the makers of the film for their effort.'
Quite a few film folk and politicians attended the funeral of veteran actor Atul Parchure, who died on October 14 after a long battle with cancer. He was 57.
'Failure teach you far more than your successes do you.' 'Like they say, success has many fathers and failure is a bastard.'
The Kerala High Court granted anticipatory bail to veteran actor-cum-director Balachandra Menon in a case accusing him of outraging the modesty of a female actor in 2007 during a film shoot. The court said that men too have "pride and dignity" and not just women. The case was lodged in September this year after the release of the Justice Hema Committee report, which was constituted by the Kerala government after the 2017 actress assault case.
South Indian actress Radhika Sarathkumar on Saturday made a startling claim that objectionable videos of female actors were recorded with hidden cameras inside caravans on the shooting set of a Malayalam film and she had personally witnessed male actors watching it on their mobile phones.
Shah Rukh Khan was mobbed by a throng of enthusiastic fans at Mumbai airport early Thursday morning as he departed for Abu Dhabi to host the IIFA Awards.
Gauri wasn't very happy about living the Bombay life. With no friends in the city, she wanted her husband's films to flop so they could go back home, to Delhi.
'Mom trusted the wrong people, and let the wrong kind of elements get into our life.'
'I prefer to remain grounded, constantly aware of my imperfections and my duty to improve.' 'Hence, after considerable reflection, I feel compelled to respectfully decline all such titles or prefixes.'
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'When a child is born, he is born crying, and he grows up looking for laughter.' 'So comedy films should be made more, as people want to watch comedy films.'
'This is about history and history is important.' 'It is the history of my ancestors, my parents, my grandfather, my chacha...'
The actor-politician however, said they should not try to destroy such a huge industry like cinema.
A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma issued notices to the Kerala government and the victim in the case and sought their replies within two weeks.
Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has criticized Telugu actor Allu Arjun for attending the screening of 'Pushpa-2' despite police permission being denied. Reddy alleges that the actor continued to be present at the cinema hall even after a woman died in a stampede and criticized film personalities for showing more empathy to Allu Arjun after his arrest than to the injured boy involved in the incident. The CM also assured that there will be no special privileges for those involved in such incidents.
'The core group from Pune, which bought arms, trained people, carried out intelligence gathering and participated in all the stages of the battle, consisted of RSS volunteers.' 'The Pune group raised resources with the help of three stalwarts from the film industry.' 'The stalwarts were Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammad Rafi and C Ramchandra.'
'A struggling actor once came to me and told me there's no work.' 'I said when there's no work, that's when you have a lot of work.' 'He said he didn't understand.' 'I explained that you have to keep reading, watching, writing, traveling.' 'It is like riyaaz for an actor.'
Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairy Tale ends up being a flashy, aspirational celebrity lifestyle doc that is aimed for an evening of popcorn-fueled fan tribute entertainment, observes Arjun Menon.
'Silence is the convention. Silence is appreciated. Silence is practical and silence is rewarded.' 'This is how sexual harassment in showbiz is normalised.'
Malaika and Amrita Arora's friends from the film industry came together to offer their condolences, as their father Anil Mehta was laid to rest at the Santa Cruz Hindu Crematorium centre in Mumbai on September 12.
'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.'
'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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