An American film A Call To Spy has beaten Ketan Mehta to the finishing line.
Earlier, the late Rishi Kapoor had been roped in to play the father while Ranbir Kapoor -- who shares his birthday with Abhinav -- was to play Bindra.
'Gratitude for the blessings of one's life is my greatest takeaway this year.'
''We are moving through a challenging period, especially bringing the crowd back to cinemas.'
Broadcasting and digital companies are ready to join the country's biggest ever auction of sports rights next year.
It is going to be an exciting month on the OTT platform in June, as there is a lot of variety in store.
'If you have only one hit out of 100 movies in a year, it is death for Bollywood.'
What are the most popular Bollywood films on OTT?
She's sassy, she's fierce and she will definitely spice things up inside the BB house.
If the television remote clicks on Stories On The Next Page, it's perhaps worth a look. But it does not merit active seeking in the hunt for watchable content, observes Deepa Gahlot.
Had he not taken his final curtain call on April 23, 1992, Satyajit Ray would still, undoubtedly, have been making movies.
It's addictive. It's entertaining. It's gorgeous. Once bitten by the K-drama bug, there's no going back.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the Bollywood debutantes on streaming platforms.
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed further proceedings before the high courts in matters involving challenges to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021 or Cable TV Networks (Amendment) Rules 2021.
'He is the guy you wouldn't want to invite to your parties, and he constantly embarrasses his wife.'
The major fallout is the complete obliteration of religion and politics from Indian cinema, notes Subhash K Jha.
'We have to scale down our theatre's seating capacity by tweaking the arrangement of seats.' 'We have to stop screening back-to-back shows to ensure that people do not bump into one another.'
'I was almost forgotten after Filmistaan as nothing substantial, or should I say, successful in terms of box office, came my way.'
'A producer is chartering a flight to take us to London to shoot. I am playing the lead in a Hollywood production which got postponed due to COVID-19.'
Their number is dwindling, but single-screens believe they have a place in the entertainment space
'Whenever I am on that set, I feel excited.' 'But I have to turn that switch off because if I keep feeling like a fan girl, I am not going to do my job properly.' 'It is very tough for someone whose introduction to Hindi movies happened through someone like him.'
'I have been lucky to be at the right place at the right time, so my life and career have taken a trajectory as the flow goes.'
The Information and Broadcasting Ministry on Saturday clarified that the provision in the new digital media guidelines to block internet content in a case of emergency nature has been around as a rule since 2009 and was not recently introduced.
Sukanya Verma reminds us why we love going to the movies.
'Succession is a great show that inspires me to push the boundaries of creativity.'
The last two months of the year have plenty of entertainment to offer.
The government on Friday tweaked IT rules to pave the way for setting up of grievance appellate panels, which will settle issues that users may have against the way social media platforms initially addressed their complaints regarding content and other matters.
Content streaming platform Netflix on Tuesday said it is slashing its monthly subscription rates by up to 60 per cent in India, as it looks to woo viewers amid growing competition in the OTT space in the country. Under the new rates that roll out from Tuesday, Netflix's Mobile will now be available at Rs 149 a month (from Rs 199 earlier), while the Basic plan will be priced at Rs 199 a month, instead of Rs 499. The Standard plan will be charged at Rs 499 per month, while Premium will be available at Rs 649 a month.
'I have never played a character like that before -- very non-glamourous and hard-hitting.'
'Salman was unique back then. He was a fun-loving guy, who was always in a nice mood.' 'Aamir was a thinking guy. He would analyse everything. He would think about what he had to do on screen.' 'Akshay was so much fun but he was so hard working and punctual.'
'While men are brought up to be more vocal, women are taught to be more silent, resilient and self sacrificing. We have tried to explore this.'
Some exciting news shows, some gripping sequels coming up.
'People are talking about my character and about my performance. That is overwhelming for me.'
Joginder Tuteja lists the Web series and films coming up this month.
The boy from Kanpur kept his audiences in theatres, on television and lately on social media platforms engaged with vivid societal sketches, be it about travelling in Mumbai's famous locals or lampooning queues at wedding buffets.
With no theatrical releases in the pipeline, the OTT platform is the go-to place for new film and Web show releases.
'This pandemic has made me so much more aware about the situations of others.'
'And it always should be.' 'I believe nothing should come easily to anyone because then there is no thrill in it.'