'The Dhamaal director wanted an innocent guy who's still like a child. He hinted that my voice was very strong.' 'I worked it out: I got this dungarees look, made him slouch, got rid of the bass in my voice, and added a lisp to make him cuter.' 'These are things an actor does because you want to bring something to the table.'
The visuals in Mayasabha are overwhelming, the treatment is heavy-handed, and the performances overdone, observes Deepa Gahlot.
Sharmin Segal is described as a "combination of Divya Bharti and Preity Zinta" while Mizaan Jaaferi is said to convey the "reckless passion" of Shah Rukh Khan and the "bridled intensity" of Ajay Devgn.
This time, it's a case of pyaar vs parivaar where Ajay's character tries to win over his girlfriend's parents, played by R Madhavan and Gautami Kapoor.
'Had I been launched as a leading actor, it would probably have worked better.' 'Prabhu Devaa came eight years after me. Maybe if a filmmaker had thought of a film for me like the ones he got, my career would have been a different trajectory.'
It's been a while since Hindi cinema had a zany, well-written comedy, applauds Deepa Gahlot.
'The chemistry came very naturally; we didn't have to try too hard. It was there already and it just flowed. It was effortless.'
Do You Wanna Partner is frothy and funny without being loud or crude, which is something so many Indian comedies cannot manage, observes Deepa Gahlot.
So many exciting titles to look forward from the first edition of Amazon MX Player's StreamNext.
Do you think she is ready to step into Bollywood?
Aamir Khan wants everyone to watch son Junaid's big screen debut film, Loveyapa, and has been hosting multiple screenings for his friends and colleagues.
From timeless necklaces to contemporary earrings, emeralds are transforming jewellery.
Jaaved Jaaferi's only beti showcases a stunning array of eclectic ensembles.
Kriti Sanon and Shahid Kapoor took their new film Teri Baton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya to the sets of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 11 and the show looked even more good looking than usual.
February is the month of Valentine's Day and expectedly, there are quite a few romantic films coming up.
Randeep Hooda and Lin Laishram made a handsome couple at their wedding reception in Mumbai, where they invited their friends from the film industry.
Bollywood kept its date with the Ambanis when folks arrived at the launch of Isha Ambani's Jio World Plaza, Mumbai's latest retail destination.
The same bunch of people, doing the same things does not make for a satisfying sequel; the added subplots are hastily tacked on, and make no difference to the flow of the series.
What the photographers miss, the stars make sure to post themselves.
Quite a few film folk attended the prayer meet for restaurateur Kishor Bajaj on March 22.
Will it bring fresh recognition for Jaaved Jaaferi's acting skills?
The Kardashians serve as a blueprint for The Tribe's own journey, observes Shristi Sahoo.
Escaype Live will chronicle the 'realities of social media in today's times'.
While Bollywood could not attend Kiara Advani and Sidharth Malhotra's destination wedding in Rajasthan, they did line-up for another union in aamchi Mumbai.
Jagdeep was laid to rest around 2:30 pm at a cemetery in Byculla, south central Mumbai, on Thursday.
At a prayer meet on Monday, film folk paid homage to the lady who personified effervescence in every episode of her long running Doordarshan talk show, Phool Khile Hain Gulshan Gulshan, which ran from 1972 to 1993.
'Social media became a place to lash out in the pandemic.'
Subhash Ghai rang in his 78th birthday with a star-studded party in Mumbai.
Like every year, Producer Ramesh Taurani threw a grand Diwali Bash for his friends in the film industry.
'My father could have gotten more due. He was capable of much more.' 'But he was always thankful.'
'My father could have gotten more due. He was capable of much more.' 'But he was always thankful.'
Bollywood folk attended U2's first-ever concert in India at the D Y Patil stadium in Navi Mumbai on Sunday, December 15.
Bala co-stars Bhumi Pednekar and Yami Gautam and is directed by Amar Kaushik who made Stree last year.
Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Ajay Devgn were all involved in the inaugural shot.
Director Anubhav Sinha hosted a special screening of Thhapad, starring Taapsee Pannu and Pavail Gulati, in Mumbai, and quite a few film folk queued up to watch it.
Aditya Roy Kapoor is in action mode.
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