Doesn't he know that the Indian audience has settled itself with a certain strain of mediocrity that lands up at the cinemas every Friday?
Siddhant Chaturvedi and Triptii Dimri put forward their never-seen-before intense side in Dhadak 2, which is deemed as the spiritual sequel to the Ishaan Khatter and Janhvi Kapoor-starrer 2018 film, Dhadak.
'So my question was, 'What is it that you are proud of? What have you achieved? What is your contribution?' 'He had no answer.'
'This is the age where if you Blinkit, you will get things in eight minutes.' 'But nothing will happen here in eight minutes. It takes at least eight years to do something.'
'A struggling actor once came to me and told me there's no work.' 'I said when there's no work, that's when you have a lot of work.' 'He said he didn't understand.' 'I explained that you have to keep reading, watching, writing, traveling.' 'It is like riyaaz for an actor.'
'It's taken me very long to get my foot into the door. But the kind of work or central roles that I want are still few.'
'There's deep-seated revenge and at the same time, longing.'
Is everyone ready for an encore to the horror comedy Stree?
Amazon Prime Video has announced a huge number of assorted Web series and movies, and the slate sure looks interesting.
'Here are 25 stories special to me for one reason too many,' says Sukanya Verma who scored 25 years writing about the movies last week.
There are rumours of the film being remade in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali and Hindi.
'We are wondering if this will ever get over, if there will be a light at the end of the tunnel.'
Shahid Kapoor packs in a lot of blood and gore in his new film, Bloody Daddy, directed by Ali Abbas Zafar (Tiger Zinda Hai, Gunday).
Joginder Tuteja lists those who are expected to score big with their Bollywood debuts in the months to come.
'The real change will happen when more powerful roles come to me.' 'I am looking forward to that change.'
Royal tragedies, loony vampires, nuclear disasters, scoop hunters becoming the story, all that and more on OTT this week.
'Film shooting is a long process, and it is important to have a good bonding with the person you are going to spend six to eight months of your life.' 'Baaki, film toh bann jaati hain.'
Like Ranbir Kapoor, we probably won't see Amitabh Bachchan in a movie this year.
Check out the photos of celebs at Sairat's success bash...
Amitabh plays a football coach in his next, and who better than Abhi to give Pa tips!
Rehabilitation of street kids, pet parenting, housing dreams, desert dramas and life changing magicians, Sukanya Verma suggests all this and more on OTT this week.
'For no other leader of India do so many people turn up for an event every year without invitation.'
Dhadak is a film that turns Nagraj Manjule's vision into naught, only so that a few more zeroes can be added to Karan Johar's bank account, says Sreehari Nair.
The song has been made for the Satyamev Jayate Water Cup 2.
Sukanya Verma gives us her picks for the Top 10 Actors of 2022, in no particular order.
A look at the starry arrivals.
Sukanya Verma lists her 15 favourite Hindi songs of 2022 in no particular order.
'I knew Sairat would make an impact because its theme of inter-caste relationship and marriage connects with our entire country. I won't pretend the success was unexpected.' Sairat director Nagraj Manjule basks in the film's success.
'The affection and love and blessings of the audience is all that matters.' 'That is most important for me, nothing else.'
'Two years since the film released, but everything is still Sairat, Sairat...'
'In a scene where they were asked to have tears in their eyes, one of them came up to me and said, 'How does one cry?'
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.
A look at the starry arrivals.
Quite a few superstars are bringing their big releases to the big screen this month.
Joginder Tuteja peeks into the Big B's date diary, and tells us what to expect from him next.
'I don't think I ever wanted to work with anyone, no Khans, nobody, except for Mr Amitabh Bachchan.'
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Rajasthan's royal architecture and striking landscapes are a hot favourite among tourists and film-makers. Its majestic beauty and history has coloured many a movies and their visuals to unforgettable effect.
I binged on various shows this year -- some for work, some for pleasure, few I couldn't spare time for, others I didn't have access to while some started out fabulously only to fizzle towards the end.
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