'The best thing about John is that he's tall! So you will never be told, 'Aisha, you are too tall'.' 'Not once did John make me feel it was my first film.' 'The chemistry in the song Tere Jaisa is phenomenal.'
'Sushant Singh Rajput, a bright young lad who had a life beyond films, was probably too good for Bollywood.' 'To blame his death by suicide on a gang of Bollywood bullies is stretching the point too far,' argues Saibal Chatterjee.
The hits and misses of the week.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the weekly verdict.
Who do you think can be cast in the desi version of Harry Potter?
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'These days you are the main inspiration for a lot of young film-makers. They are mimicking your films.'
Bollywood has given us quite a few suspense tales before, and many of them have done well at the box office.
The hits and misses of the week.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the weekly box office verdict.
Neeraj Pandey's Aiyaary is the sort of spy fantasy story that drunks narrate in bars, says Sreehari Nair.
Sonchiriya is that rare Bollywood film, one that soars wildly above others in its genre, notes Ritwik Sharma.
'There is a lot of money coming into the business, people are consuming a lot of content, there is no dearth of new films and shows coming out of India and being available worldwide.'
'There are times when you give an audition and it doesn't even reach the director.' 'In such a scenario, what can I do? 'More than nepotism, it's about favouritism.'
Ringing in the new year in style!
The hits and misses of the week.
Where a few film-makers are sensitive in their treatment as noted in the depiction of lesbian love in Hindi movies, a significant number is prone to poking fun for cheap laughs.
The box office collections of these V-Day releases give us some truths!
'Sushant was our first choice for Lakhna.' 'Apart from looking desi, I wanted an actor who had a lot of physical energy.' 'Sushant came on board very quickly because he really liked the story.'
Satyagraha attempts to speak about important issues but ends up over-simplifying them.
'Love Sonia is a motion picture with the ambitions of a novel.' 'When I walked out of Love Sonia this Monday night, I walked out with a hushed audience that seemed too overcome by the raw power of the film to even pause for applause,' notes Sreehari Nair.
PZ's played a newlywed many times on screen!
'Rajesh Pillai was a child at heart, crying at the sight of an injection syringe or making a fuss over the number of pills he was made to pop.'
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
What does the box office of Akshay Kumar and Hrithik Roshan's film have to say?
Meet Bollywood's finest casting director Mukesh Chhabra.
'People are already talking about what my character will do in Mirzapur season three.'
Sonchiriya is an entire mood within a movie, feels Sukanya Verma.
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'Isn't 11.3 million Instagram followers and 1.9 million Twitter followers enough to make you feel wanted and loved as a successful star?' 'Can a huge bank balance, a fleet of fancy cars, and a big house assure you happiness and contentment in life?' 'For Sushant, it did not.'
Sukanya Verma offers some amazing opening scenes in Hindi films that fuels an excitement for what happens next.
