'When you are starting your journey, people say that's the hardest part.' 'But I feel that when you get a taste of success, when you get a taste of things working out for you, it is harder.'
Baby Yoda's latest adventures, spirits of all shapes and sizes, NRIs in vendetta mode, catch all this and more on OTT in Sukanya Verma's weekly recommendations.
IT engineer Amrit N Shetty's novel Love over Coffee has been published by Penguin Books India. Here he speaks about why he cannot leave his job even though writing continues to remain his passion.
'Akbar was a challenge any actor would love to take up.'
'These are cautionary tales, warning you to grow up fast, to be aware of the world around you and make sure that there are no wolves hiding in the shadows.'
In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.
'Other designers take empty suitcases and go shopping for the actors's clothes in New York.' 'To me, this is bankruptcy of imagination.'
Here's celebrating the nicest pitaajis on screen!
'He wrote a letter to his parents every night, and read the Gita every morning before going about his work.'
Sukanya Verma lists the memorable use of trees in Hindi movies.
As Dilip Kumar passes away in the ages, Sukanya Verma feels a deep gratitude for the enormous legacy he's left behind.
There is a certain wackiness to the narrative and the absurd characters that makes Jackson Durai a tolerable watch, says S Saraswathi.
Films that amazed Aseem Chhabra at the El Gouna Film Festival in Egypt.
A year marked by more lows than highs for Hindi cinema, here's a recap of the best and worst in 2021.
Ready to plan your week's binging schedule on the OTT? Sukanya Verma offers a menu full of curious offerings.
'It feels good when you are able to share your experiences and learning with someone who is willing and happy to listen and accept.' 'More than moulding him, I gave with an open heart, and Ahan was very receptive.'
Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite Indian films of 2021.
Massu Engira Masilamani is yet another trademark Venkat Prabhu entertainer.
'Katrina gives a lot of inputs, like the colours that suit her skin tone.'
Watch it if you like horror films, writes Srikanth Srinivasa.
Take a look at the releases and vote!
Tributes pour in for Patrick Swayze from his former co-stars and colleagues.
Children's Film Society of India intends to take the adventures of Goopi Gawaiiya Bagha Bajaiiwa to today's tech-savvy generation, with an animated version in Hindi.
'Another friend told me that the Russians had come to their homes, killed their neighbours and raped his neighbour's wife, and they killed even children in Bucha.'
'I want to have a long lasting and impactful presence as an artist on the screen and keep surprising myself.'
Bhoothnath Returns has a few laughs but it ignores the basics, rants Raja Sen.
Director Farhan Akhtar does not think so.
'When I sign a film, I know exactly what I am supposed to do. No one tells me I have 10 kissing scenes and five lovemaking scenes. Alone is the boldest film I have ever done.' Bipasha Basu, who celebrates her birthday today, discusses her upcoming film.
'I don't remember (watching) a good horror Hindi movie in a long time. I like films like Bhoot, Raaz and the first 1920. I wouldn't even include the second 1920 in this.' Meera Chopra is all set for 1920 London.
Undeterred by the pandemic, Deep Narayan Nayak, a school teacher in a village in Bengal, changes countless lives for the better. Payal Singh Mohanka reports on this Extraordinary Indian.
Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2020.
This April Fool's Day you can play your retro Pac-Man game on Google Maps, says Ashish Narsale.
To the end, though, she embodied an elegance and way of life that, like the princes, belongs to another era. Nor would the ninety-year-old romantic have been daunted by her own demise, something she must have become aware of during her last outing in London when, critically ill, she chose to return to Jaipur where she hoped to breathe her last. From here, the ride into the clouds with Jai would seem to her at least a fairytale possibility.
'If you are a virgin after a certain age, people will bully, mock and pity you.'
'This outbreak has really brought out the best in many people.'
Samir Soni talks about his infant daughter, and his latest TV show, Ringa Ringa Roses.
Sukanya Verma offers some amazing opening scenes in Hindi films that fuels an excitement for what happens next.
As means of transport or metaphor, the romance of trains is unmistakable in Hindi cinema.
Arshad Warsi on working in Golmaal Again, gearing up for the third part in Munnabhai series and more...