'At the end of the day, this is Bachchan's film.' 'Despite the distracting makeup, his famous baritone and indisputable flair for dedicated inanity lend Mirza an air of significance,' observes Sukanya Verma.
The film will release in November this year.
Gulabo Sitabo will release on April 24, 2020.
This is the first time that Amitabh Bachchan and Ayushmann Khurana share screen space, and that's good reason for us to be excited about Gulabo Sitabo.
'It is the biggest release for me.'
Gulabo Sitabo was made with a budget of Rs 40 crore to Rs 45 crore. Amazon Prime bought the streaming rights for Rs 60 crore to Rs 65 crore, helping the producers make over Rs 20 crore.
'It's a performance that puts the Bachchan hysteria to shame,' observes Sreehari Nair.
Amazon Prime has reportedly bought the film's exclusive premiere rights at a whopping Rs 30 crore.
This is the magic of Sircar's filmmaking -- National Award winners, many of them -- that makes every new work of his an eagerly-awaited affair.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
The 66th Vimal Elaichi Filmfare Awards were held in Mumbai on March 27.
She has been capturing the attention of fashion enthusiasts with her free-spirited wardrobe.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
'The digital release is part of cinema's ongoing process of evolution.' 'One shouldn't avoid change. I wouldn't.'
Gulabo Sitabo is currently being shot in Lucknow.
'There were initial hiccups with Ayushmann as Mr Bachchan has an aura; he isn't called a legend for anything.'
With each of the characters Shoojit Sircar has worked with, a new world has been created. Joginder Tuteja takes a look at the different worlds he has created through his films.
Amitabh Bachchan, Ayushmann Khurrana and Shoojit Sircar announced the trailer launch of Gulbao Sitabo, their new film, in a unique way.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
Joginder Tuteja lists the movies you can watch on OTT platforms soon.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the numerous times Mr Bachchan has played an older man.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the new release schedule for male actors for the next year.
The merger of the big screen experience with the OTT platform seems to be getting surer than ever.
Neha Dhupia was among the many film folk who took up Amitabh Bachchan's tongue-twister challenge.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
Ayushmann Khurrana and Anubhav Sinha will make another political thriller.
With the film's leading man's death, the release plan for Dil Bechara has been revived in a big way.
Like Ranbir Kapoor, we probably won't see Amitabh Bachchan in a movie this year.
Prime was the first to grab streaming rights for seven titles for an estimated Rs 300 crore.
Subhash K Jha looks back at 2020, and lists the films that left him underwhelmed.
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has shared that he has a 'medical condition' for which he needs to undergo a surgery.
Amitabh Bachchan has come up with a tongue-twister challenge to promote Gulabo Sitabo.
These movies may or may not have got critical acclaim, but when it comes to sheer eyeballs, these films did their job rather well.
Amitabh Bachchan completes 50 years in Hindi cinema on November 7 and remains one of the busiest actors till today.
Shoojit Sircar picks two Oscar-winning, slice-of-life films which say a lot with the minimum of fuss.
'I felt as excited and nervous shooting it as I did my first film, my mentor and guru J P Dutta saab's Refugee 20 years ago.'
Jallikattu, the Malayalam feature film directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery, has been selected as India's official entry for the Oscars.
In spite of its flaws, I enjoyed reading the book, says Vanita Kohli-Khandekar. Simply for the joy of digging into the life, in pictures and words, of one of the most enduring stars of Indian cinema.
'It will be very tough to create an audience for such films after the lockdown ends.'