'When you try to do something that's not been tried before, nobody likes that.'
With a promising team at the helm and stellar cast steering the action, Ulajh may be that action-packed political drama that we have been missing in Bollywood of late, hopes Mayur Sanap.
Film stars from Hindi cinema as well as the south came together on a common platform, where they were honoured for their work.
After delivering the biggest hit of her career with Animal, Rashmika Mandanna finds herself on this year's Forbes 30 Under 30 achievers list.
While Satya's pleasures are palpable -- among them the poetry of the coarse language, the mercifully rough-hewn texture, the oh-so-familiar underdog story -- these pleasures hit you at a completely different speed. The movie is charged with a sense of discovery, and every shot is a cornucopia of details existing independent of the main story. It's touching, notes Sreehari Nair.
'One person says let us move ahead, the other doesn't want to.'
'Everyone knows the money the stars are asking for is absurd.'
As Yesudas turns 84 on January 10, Subhash K Jha salutes the legend.
'Govinda was a legend in his own right, with a style no one can copy.'
Sukanya Verma raises a toast to the top female performers of 2024.
Good, bad, evil, we saw a gamut of emotions on display in their most stirring form as actors reiterated their worth.
'Those movie stars are asking for Rs 35 crore and are opening to Rs 3.5 crore.' 'How's that math working?'
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
'Here is a man who's always pushing the envelope regardless of the repercussions.' 'That's the frenzy of a genius at work.'
The year saw some standout performances from lesser known actors.
'Since childhood, I have enjoyed playing with children. Even when I did films early in my career, I would make sure that whatever content I am putting out, kids should be able to watch these films.'
'He treated stars and assistants with the same unfailing courtesy.'
Angry Young Men gloats in Salim-Javed's well-known attributes yet never gains access into the process or passion behind one of Indian cinema's greatest chemistries at work, observes Sukanya Verma.
Dinesh Raheja views Raj Kapoor's cinema through his women, while celebrating his birth centenary on December 14.
'What is Balaji without Ekta (Kapoor), what is Dharma without Karan (Johar?)'
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
Shailendra's songs were attuned to Raj Kapoor's explorations of the themes and dreams of the Everyman.
'We have loved Braveheart, Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones and Apocalypto.' 'The thought was 'When are we going to do such films?''
No Laxmikant Pyarelal. No R D Burman. No A R Rahman. Lyricist Amit Khanna's unusual list of 10 great film songs.
Salman Khan's monster hit Dabangg set new standards at the box office.
'He is the action hero born from our streets.'
'I promise you, you've never seen her do anything like this.' 'It is a complete reinvention of Janhvi Kapoor.'
IIFA Awards, the three-day award gala, returns to Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, for the third consecutive year and will be held from September 27 to 29.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
Angry young men (and old) dominate the OTT this week. Take your pick.
It's iconic dialogues that float our Bollywood boat.
'Sometimes things get stale in a relationship and people seek solace elsewhere.'
'Varun was so exhilarated with the intense physical action sequences.' 'Samantha is very agile.' 'I don't know how they did it. It's really hard.'
Zeenat Aman had scored more hit songs than any of her contemporaries. This can be attributed partly to happenstance and partly to the fact that her forte for high glamour could be showcased most winningly in a crowd-pleasing number, observes Dinesh Raheja.
'The politics of divisiveness won't work.' 'The janta is too clever not to see through it.'
'The kind of things they were writing, 'Oh, what is this, she's overacting at her wedding.' 'Why is she not covering her head?' 'The kind of liberty people take to comment on what I should be doing in my personal life is not something I'm okay with.'
'When Bad Newz was given to me to direct, the first thing I did was go back to my childhood.' 'It's an ode to Hindi cinema.'
Sometimes Bollywood decides to get daring. Here's a look at some specifically bold moments.
His cinema of compassion inspired me, gave me tools to develop empathy for others. But it also made me understand that serious, socially committed cinema with deeply engaging narratives and great performances is an art form to admire, appreciate and explore. Aseem Chhabra remembers Shyam Benegal, who passed into the ages on Monday evening.
Vicky Kaushal does not mince his words when he interacts with the media. But when he was asked about rumours of his wife Katrina Kaif's pregnancy, it left the actor blushing.
