'I had always felt he was on par with international musicians.' 'Everybody realised his worth as a musician only after he left us.'
'Awards in India are not important because Indian awards don't increase or decrease your money nor do they have any influence in the kind of films you are offered.'
Biju Menon tells Divya Nair/Rediff.com how he transformed himself to play a 73 year old character, one of his most challenging and satisfying roles as an actor.
Sreehari Nair presents his Top 20 movies of the decade.
'It's almost more than 6 years now that I lost my love and passion, which is cricket.' 'So it is high time that I make a bright career this year in the entertainment industry.'
'I was tense the night before the shoot; I developed cold feet. However, when I got up in the morning, I was confident and looking forward to playing Sandhya.' Niharika Konidela gets candid about her first film, Ok Manasu.
Malayalam star Prithviraj talks about the changing times in Malayalam cinema.
Sumedha Raikar-Mhatre examines the Marathi film industry, which annually produces around 190 dissimilar films that requires an investment of Rs 400 crores.
'I was a very late child of my father. I was suddenly a little toy, who appeared from nowhere. Everybody experimented.' 'I don't know why I took up dancing. I think I wanted to find one more excuse to drop out from school.' Kamal Haasan gives us beautiful nuggets from his life.
'Success is not easily gained. Even if it is, it's very hard to sustain it.'
Abhirami is still to recover from the fact that she has been selected for Kamal Haasan's Sandhiyar.
Watch Vellithirai for some good old cat-and-mouse games in the movie industry with well-timed punches. The magic of the silver screen rarely disappoints.
Take a bow, Nayanthara, Radhika Prasidhha, Aishwarya Rajesh, Jyothika, Nithya Menen.
Who's the hottest pick from this lot? YOU tell us!
This year's Padma awards took place at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi on Monday. Mohanlal Viswanathan, Prabhu Deva and Shankar Mahadevan have been conferred with honours. Take a look.
Poi Solla Porom's music is a peppy, enthusiastic and just plain feel-good if unoriginal offering. Perhaps the picturisation will add some zest to the general musical ambience.
'The world will remember Kalpana through the characters that showed her brilliance as an actor.'
The latest updates from the Tamil industry.
'If questioning and dethroning hierarchies is your primary motive, why not put an end to the practice of announcing your shining star, your box office draw, in big flaming letters and mentioning everyone else's name in small font at the bottom of the screen?' asks Sreehari Nair.
'Once an ad, or a brand, has taken a stance, it should have the guts to stick to it.' 'You can't put out an ad and then issue an apology.'
'To jump from Madras Cafe to Piku to PINK to October, it takes time...'
Popular Malayalam actor Dileep was arrested on the charge of being a key conspirator.
'I looked at the smiles around and realised that each day that I smiled was amazing.' 'So I put into play something that I have been toying with for years.' 'I called it the Rich Universe.' 'You often hear people say "I wish I become a superstar and my life gets made".' 'I wondered how it would be if I said if I hug my father, it would be an amazing day, or if I hugged my mother and said how lucky I am.'
'#MeToo is a giant stride towards protesting sexual/verbal assault.' 'It is very important for us, as a society, to 'listen', to introspect and to understand that this is part of 'change' towards a safer society.' 'Hushing it up will only encourage the perpetrators who will begin to feel that they are invincible.'
'My father became a very popular villain and in some films, was paid more than the hero. He was a very simple person. All he needed was six pairs of white shirts and trousers for the whole year, one or two packets of Dunhill cigarettes a day and books.' Shehzaad Khan on his famous father Ajit.
Actor Vishal tells Subhash K Jha what made him take the political plunge.
Here's looking at some more top earners from the movies.
Folk artist from Chhattisgarh Teejan Bai, Guelleh, Naik and theatre actor from Maharashtra Balwant Moreshwar Purandare will be honoured with Padma Vibushan.
Actress karthika Nair talks about her new Telugu film.
'In my personal life, I honestly find it very difficult to express my anger.' 'And then, when you are a public figure, you feel watched that much more and then you are all the more careful.' 'Begum Jaan, therefore, was the answer to my angst.'
'Her short black choli with a deep cut-out back and multi-coloured pom-poms became quite a sensation. It was clearly meant to draw your attention to Kareena's perfect figure.'
As the legendary actor turns 60 today, we look at his finest performances in the last six decades.
'I want people to get into the habit of paying money to see Marathi films. Otherwise, how will Marathi cinema earn revenue like Rs 100 crore?' Shreyas Talpade asks Prasanna D Zore/ Rediff.com
Priyanka Chopra's mother Madhu opens up about her famous daughter.
The state police is yet to confirm if the recent suicides are linked to the cyber game.
Ivide tries to tackle a lot of things but ends up satisfying none.
And you thought Bollywood was just about making movies!
