"Advait Chandan is someone I am really close to. Sometimes, I feel that he's like my son. But sometimes, I feel that he wants to destroy me. You can call him my step son. He keeps creating problems. Luckily, a very few films of mine have failed, one of which is Advait's contribution.'
'I want to break the notion that models can't act.'
'When you try to do something that's not been tried before, nobody likes that.'
'...just be neutral about everything.' 'I will just take life as it comes.'
'When the girls said they want to play football, the mothers were encouraging.' 'It was the fathers who were against the idea.'
A look at the several varieties of Misal Pav you must try.
'...it was for a very, very big lead actor.' 'I looked at it and saw how beautiful she was. I was like, there's no chance I'm getting it.' 'I auditioned for it and as luck would have it, they were looking for someone like me.'
Sarfira seems to be scene-to-scene copy of the original, which begs the question: Why re-do a film if there's nothing new to add, asks Mayur Sanap.
Niharika N M knows a thing or two about making people take notice of her.
Rediff.com's Mayur Sanap asked the actor about her love for fashion, her idea of dating and more...
Presenting the most-viewed recipes this year.
'The more popular, the more work, the more money.'
And she looks scene-stealingly lovely in a golden lehenga.
Kalki Koechlin talks about fashion, juggling motherhood with work and more...
Mayur Sanap lists five films at MAMI 2024 that took his breath away.
This man, she says, makes her go weak in the knees.
A soupy, spicy, tasty soul-warmer to light up monsoon days.
It was a hit and miss for some but each one of them revelled in the opportunity to showcase their talent.
Visiting Varanasi for Dev Deepavali should be on your bucket list.
All We Imagine As Light remains heart-warmingly affecting because you know experiences like this are few and far between. Payal Kapadia's film-making voice must be cherished, asserts Mayur Sanap.
Rautu Ka Raaz is a dragged-out slow burner of a film that just fails to ignite, sighs Mayur Sanap.
'You have to be in good spirits to make other people happy'.
Thanks to these wacky characters and the actors playing them, Murder Mubarak may be genuinely funny, expects Mayur Sanap.
'Konkona just walked up, and both of us froze. She was tearing up, and I was like this is unbelievable.' 'We had Tannishtha Chatterjee, Divya Dutta, Rasika Dugal, Dia Mirza... women I've idolised.'
Hike through Meghalaya's newest tourist magnet.
Sweet and spicy, this chutney will add a chatpata addition to your lunch/dinner.
Watch her in hand-to-hand combat, wielding guns, firing weapons and breaking bones like a beast in some of the sleekly done one-take sequences. She also owns some emotionally-charged moments within the same dramatic beat, observes Mayur Sanap.
What makes Pushpa 2 float is Allu Arjun's magnetic performance. The actor really goes an extra mile to deliver the wildfire he promised, observes Mayur Sanap.
If you are planning a vacation, choose from these most clicked on destinations.
If you're a fan of the Transformer films already, you will be delighted with a hearty dose of nostalgia here but... Mayur Sanap adds a caveat.
Despite the mediocrity at large, these films had me in raptures for the emotions they evoked within as a cheering audience, critic and cinephile.
Baga and Gokarna make the list of the world's top 100 beaches.
'Mental and physical health is very important as far as new mothers are concerned. You cannot ignore it.'
'In my earlier films, I played meek, very innocent, kind of roles but Suhana (her character's name in the film) is not like that. She is not an abla naari (damsel in distress) and that was very exciting for me.'
There may be several varieties of kheema pav, but this is the closest any vegetarian version has come to the classic dish.
When it gets to its silly climax where the dots are finally joined, you can't help but see how cheap these thrills are, sighs Mayur Sanap.
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