It will be a start-to-finish quickie and feature the multi-faceted Dulquer in a role never seen before.
'I wanted to go for the heart, and at the same time, open the audience's mind.'
'...Shyam had not given me the roles he did.'
After a character and film like this, at least for a while, everything else Vicky Kaushal does will look bland, asserts Deepa Gahlot.
'Govinda was a legend in his own right, with a style no one can copy.'
'Whenever we did any scenes together, whatever we did in the film, he never said, "Let's do another take or let's move on".' 'He always asked me, "Parmeet, is it okay?" Till I gave my best, he kept going on.'
In a special series, we will put YOU to the test everyday!
Veteran actor and politician Raj Babbar, who shares a very close personal and professional relationship with the Chopra family, remembers the late Ravi Chopra.
'I crave to do a film about lost kingdoms, kings in exiles and ethereal princesses.'
'Nawaz's character was created around Vikram Betaal.' 'Betaal was a little more gimmicky, funny; he would laugh at you, tease you.' 'That's why I made Nawaz very quirky.'
Guru Dutt took an overdose of pills twice, once even swallowing opium, calling out for Geeta Dutt even when he was not fully conscious. One suicide attempt, according to sister Lalita Lajmi, was definitely deliberate with Guru Dutt leaving a letter for brother Atma Ram asking him to take care of the production company, his wife and the kids. But she always wondered if the third attempt was actually suicide since there were no calls and no letters.
'My family are the mainstream audience and think I am wasting my time. Until I make a Rs 100 crore film, they won't be convinced.'
Inspector Zende had the potential to be genuinely entertaining. Instead, it settles for formulaic fun, observes Mayur Sanap.
'The politics of divisiveness won't work.' 'The janta is too clever not to see through it.'
'It's a tremendous accomplishment to have a father like Amitabh Bachchan and still be so sorted, to not taste the kind of success that he should have and yet be so balanced.'
'Everyone knows the money the stars are asking for is absurd.'
Angry young men (and old) dominate the OTT this week. Take your pick.
Veteran filmmaker Chandra Barot, best known for directing the 1978 Amitabh Bachchan-starrer 'Don', passed away on Sunday due to cardiac arrest at a hospital in Mumbai. He was 86.
'This is where I grew up. The only business I know is cinema.'
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.
'He was a tremendous artist of a very high order, gone too soon. He not only reshaped the visual language of Indian Cinema through his cinematography in Aravindan's films, Shaji sir gave us all a sense of direction through his mainstream work as a cameraman.'
'If I got more work, I would do even more! Recently, I did the Tanishq ad.' 'I keep working because I am fit. I love acting, that is my relaxation.'
'He is the action hero born from our streets.'
Calendar 2022 will go down as a year when the real star was the Next Big Idea.
Manoj Kumar's musical imprints are as deep as his cinematic ones.
'Social media managers, bouncers, their catering department people... they tell the actor whether he should do a film or not.'
'I'd like to do films in as many languages as possible.'
Like the stars, cast magic with blue and purple iridescent eye shadow.
'I wouldn't change a single shot even if I could, the film is just perfect even with a supposedly flawed script!' Celebrating Sholay's 50th anniversary on August 15 with a special series, where contemporary film folk analyse the cult classic.
'I felt insulted, very hurt, that Indian cinema meant only Hindi cinema.'
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movie legend who turns 70 on October 10.
'Story-telling is at the core of everything I do.'
Around 200 people were inside when a Hindi film was playing at the time, according to police.
The 23rd Indian Television Academy awards brightened the weekend for some film folk who took home awards for their work this year.
'He is a phenomenal guy.' 'The clarity with which he does his work and the way he wants to present it to the rest of India, I'm amazed at it.'
'The second half of 2022 definitely looks stronger for Bollywood.'
'It's been seven years since I did a movie. Now, I'm back.'
'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 pain of not having a home is bearable, but the pain of having one -- and not finding peace in it -- is far worse.'
