'The most striking comment Yasser Usman makes -- not only about Sanjay Dutt, but also our contemporary society -- is about the transformation that he goes through: From being a man who claimed Muslim blood to one who is a devotee of Hindu gods,' notes Uttaran Das Gupta.
In Yogi Adityanath's Uttar Pradesh wayward Romeos would all be in the lock-up, says Sunil Sethi.
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Did you know that Clark Gable nearly didn't say 'Frankly, my dear I don't give a damn' in Gone With The Wind? Or the film's India connections?
'I don't get involved in my movie characters. That's fake. Let's be practical. We get a nice air-conditioned vanity van to sit in, which has lovely fruits and dry fruits. We get to work with lovely ladies. So it is not taxing at all!' Akshay Kumar gets candid.
'They will talk about secularism, but communalism -- they just won't say there exists such a beast.' 'It's harmful for society to brush it under the carpet.' 'If we talk about secularism, we must talk about communalism.'
'When Sultan released, I got greedy. I decided to make another film with Salman because he gets me a lot of box office.'
'There is need to invent another enemy.' 'If you can add Maoists to Muslims, the tukde-tukde thread will tie in nicely.' 'You might even have a 'nation in grave danger' story by the summer of 2019,' notes Shekhar Gupta.
'I have played 54 characters till now, and there was always some reference point, but in Raabta, there was none.'
'Mulk questions the very principle, of good-Muslim exceptionalism.' 'That, of course, we adore Abdul Hamid, A P J Abdul Kalam and Bismillah Khan and if only more Muslims were like them.' 'Anubhav Sinha sticks his neck out to say that these are no exceptions.' 'Most Muslims are like them. It is the terrorists who are exceptions,' says Shekhar Gupta.
Chaayos, Chai Point target the millennial. Tea retail brands are personalising the brew and the experience; hoping to carve a distinct identity for their labels.
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Director Ezhil attempts to infuse a dose of humour into a tale of enemity.
'Kaashmora was is enjoyable and lighter while Baahubali was serious drama. Karthi gears up for his next release.
'I am not a supporter of complete freedom of speech or expression on any social platform, but we must have the right to choose as adults in a personal space.'
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Sreehari Nair presents his Top 20 movies of the decade.
'Nowadays, every week there is a comparison.' 'This week someone is on top, next week someone else.' 'For me, the love that I got made my legs strong, not my head.'
Bollywood is looking at Delhi with a new pair of eyes.
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Aseem Chhabra gives us the top films that enriched his year.
'End of the day, my thing is, entertainment, entertainment, entertainment.'
'No civilised nation can thrive if it is possessed with the spirit of Hindutva.'
Here are Aseem Chhabra's picks -- 'films that mattered to me, entertained me and will stay with me through the year.'
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One mega success and the industry would be knocking on his door, camps be damned.
'I don't compete with anyone but myself.' Sonam Kapoor speaks her mind.
'The Ek Do Teen song was shot for many days.' 'Listening to it so many times during the shoot, we knew it would be a big hit.' 'When Tezaab was released, Madhuri had gone to the US for a holiday.' 'When she returned to Mumbai, there was a large crowd waiting for her at the airport, calling out 'Mohini, Mohini,' her character from Tezaab.' 'That day Madhuri had arrived in the real sense.'
Kamal Haasan's unrivalled make up skills, Jack Nicholson's haunting imagery, Asha Parekh's life as a Hit Girl and the surprise package of Beauty and the Beast, it's all there in Sukanya Verma's super filmi week.
'Nikkhil Advani's POW shows a director's deft touch and is a promising start of a great story, top notch acting talent and great behind the scenes production team,' says film director Suparn Verma.
Lieutenant Colonel Desmond Hayde was awarded the Mahavir Chakra, the second highest honour in battle, for winning an epic battle in Pakistan. In a brilliant and gruesome assault, what he and his men achieved that September 50 years ago had never been seen before.
Mumbai's famous dabbawalas are reinventing themselves to meet the challenge posed by food delivery portals.
The 84-year-old Dadasaheb Phalke Award winner has given some of the best talents to Indian cinema.
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'The desire to force others to act according to the way we want the world to be is strong in our parts. This is particularly so because we have not fully internalised the idea of individual liberties. The fact is that our moralism will get us into trouble,' says Aakar Patel.
How many of these have aged well?
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