'Dev for me embodied all that kind of charm, optimism, energy, vulnerability, awkwardness and yet strength.' 'He's in every scene for two hours.' 'He has to play drama, melodrama, romance, pathos, comedy.' 'It was a relief when he said yes.'
And yet, Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Rohit Shetty share so much in common!
In the wake of lukewarm response to his last two films Lingaa and Kochadaiyaan, T E Narasimhan and Urvi Malvania examine ways in which Rajinikanth can reclaim past glory.
Joginder Tuteja lists the actors, who are yet to announce their next ventures.
We bring you *that story*, and a lot more, in this fascinating excerpt from Roshmila Bhattacharya's Matinee Men: A Journey Through Bollywood.
Theeran Adhikaram Ondru is a riveting film, says A Ganesh Nadar.
Rekka or Remo? Which film are you looking forward to this weekend?
'Now with many itchy-fingered ex-bosses being raked through the mud, their marriages ruined, their careers trashed, their finances hit, the inclination of many male hiring managers will be to hire fewer women,' believes Rajeev Srinivasan.
Here's what the stunning actress did in Rediff.
Salman has just launched Pranutan Bahl and Zaheer Iqbal in Notebook. Urvi Parikh looks at other talents who have bloomed under his care.
A lowdown on all the goings-on in the Malayalam film industry.
'Bharat is a Salman Khan film, where the main course is Salman Khan.' 'I am the aachar or papad in it.' 'It's on the table, so if you are fond of papad, then please have it with the main course.'
Simmba is a dhamaka from the start till the end.
Dear Zindagi's high on sublime Alia, splendid SRK!
Sukanya Verma looks at the debutants of that year and how they've fared since.
Siddhartha many customers who grew up on coffee and conversations at his cafes mourned his death and disagreed that he had failed. Some said it was the place they first thought of their 'big idea'.
We may not have seen a Mallika Sherawat movie in a while now, but she has given us some good films in her 13-year film career.
It would have helped Raees' creative -- not box office -- cause to have the courage of its conviction and not turn Raees into the story of a whimpering, sanskari gangster, feels Prasanna D Zore.
Favourite movie homes, comparing Amitabh-Shashi's beds in Kabhi Kabhie and discovering the truth about Salman Khan's 1990s chartbuster... All in Sukanya Verma's Super Filmi Week.
Ash's comeback film and all that Jazz(baa)!
Let's lighten up the January-end blues with a fun poll.
Before Kill Dil, Govinda featured in these awful movies.
'Even when he moves beyond his traditional repertoire, he sticks to a template that does not take him too far from the viewer's gentler emotions,' notes Vikram Johri.
What's in store for Ash and Jazbaa?
When TV stars take on the big screen...
'As the film progresses, you tire of the been-there seen-that spectacle.' 'You want a story. You want good dialogue, not the corny words you are hearing.' 'You want an emotional connect. You want a tighter film.' 'Sadly, with Padmaavat, that's not what you get,' says Savera R Someshwar.
At best, a serviceable buffoon with a flair for repartee, Kapil Sharma is awfully limited in his humour and screen presence to perk up this half-decent premise, feels Sukanya Verma.
'Fan has become the highest opening-day grosser for the year so far.'
The latest updates from the Tamil film industry.
'I am not someone special.' 'I don't want to be shortlisted for a role just because I belong to the family I do.'
Indian coffee shops market over the next four-five years will grow between 6 and 18 per cent CAGR, all due to the growing coffee culture among the youth, increasing urbanisation, rising disposable income levels and changing eating and drinking preferences, says Atanu Biswas.
An opinion is steadily gaining ground in Muslim countries in India's 'extended neighbourhood' that the Modi government is adopting State policies that are decidedly 'anti-Muslim', warns Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Abhinay Deo's film never runs short of bite and sting, says Prasanna D Zore.
Director Arun Kumar scripts an entertaining tale packed with refreshing characters and great music, writes S Saraswathi.
Krish's relationship with his family, particularly his mother, is better explored than his relationship with Ananya, which results in 2 States being more of a deep and meaningful family drama than a romance, notes Paloma Sharma.
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