Bollywood takes the glamorous route to MAMI!
Budhia Singh: Born To Run is not so much a film as it is a passionate appeal to remind and regain an opportunity for Odisha's erstwhile Wonder Boy, now a forgotten teenager, writes Sukanya Verma.
Taapsee is super. But that's not to say that the rest of the cast isn't tremendous, says Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.
Priyanka Chopra parties in Hollywood, while her Mary Kom team has bash back home.
Filmmaker Hansal Mehta's apprehensions about his new film Aligarh have left Censor chief fuming in defence.
District authorities categorically denied having imposed any "ban" on the controversial film Aligarh, based on the life of a gay AMU professor.
'For me personally, there was nothing till Aranyak made me say, 'This is it!''
'I wouldn't say it's difficult to enter the film industry because Hindi films have evolved, and newcomers are always welcome.'
The hits and misses of the week.
'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.'
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the weekly verdict.
Who do you think can be cast in the desi version of Harry Potter?
'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 top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
The hits and misses of the week.
Bollywood has given us quite a few suspense tales before, and many of them have done well at the box office.
'These days you are the main inspiration for a lot of young film-makers. They are mimicking your films.'
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.
The hits and misses of the week.
Ringing in the new year in style!
Satyagraha attempts to speak about important issues but ends up over-simplifying them.
The box office collections of these V-Day releases give us some truths!
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.
'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.'
'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.'
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.'
'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.
'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.'
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?
