'For the longest time, he was not an activist.' 'He was just trying to build his own self-identity, self-respect and ambition.'
Anupam Kher invited his friends and colleagues from the film industry for the special screening of his second directorial, Tanvi The Great, in Mumbai.
Marathi film folk were honoured at the Filmfare Awards Marathi 2025.
Glimpses from the 58th and 59th Maharashtra State Film Awards held simultaneously in Mumbai this week.
Film folk have come out in large numbers to cast their vote during the Maharashtra assembly elections.
'Bahut mazaa aaya tha doing Agneepath. When you are working with good actors, it enriches your acting.' 'Amitabhji and I had done Shahenshah before, but that was a fun film.'
'It hasn't wrinkled because truth doesn't wrinkle. It's like fire; it burns every time you touch it.'
'If someone were to ask you if you want to die tomorrow, no matter what problems you are grappling with, you would be hesitant, right?'
Quite a few film folk and politicians attended the funeral of veteran actor Atul Parchure, who died on October 14 after a long battle with cancer. He was 57.
Spearheading the ensemble cast of the Marathi film Baipan Bhari Deva, Rohini Hattangadi has hit a 50 at the box office and that too in just 17 days!
While super hits like Jawaan are missing this year, it has been filled with a range of medium-range hits such as Crew, Teri Baaton Ne Uljhaa Diya and Guntur Kaaram, observes Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
'In the audience's mind there is no urgency to go see a film in the theatre.' 'If you pay for social media buzz it does not convert into bums on seats.'
Joginder Tuteja lists April's theatre releases.
A special screening of the thriller Jalsa was held for cast and crew, and their families.
Glimpses of how the stars are promoting Radhe Shyam, Bachchhan Paandey, Jalsa.
'I was quite taken in by the adept handling of a simple (yet complicated!) subject and had my share of laughs and tears by the time the curtain fell,' observes Nitin Sathe after watching the superhit Baipan Bhari Deva.
What were Bollywood stars up to over the Christmas weekend?
'I'm very proud of what family I come from, but I feel it must always be an afterthought... 10 years of my work will get nullified when people say "Yeh toh genes main hai".'
'You write stories about the world you live in.' 'The day I try to write a film with agendas in mind, I will be a fake.'
Producer Raj Kumar Barjatya passed away on Thursday.
A tribute to the unsung heroes.
The two superstars will share the screen for the first time in Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu.
'I have turned my back on film direction. That is a closed chapter. But I will continue to make films because I feel that there is a need in the Indian audience to watch movies of both kinds -- the escapist films that comfort them and also the movies that jolt and trouble them.' Mahesh Bhatt discusses one of his best directed films, Saaransh.
'I regretted not winning the Filmfare award for Best Actress for Saaransh. I remember Shabana Azmi had two nominations that year, for Bhavna and Sparsh. I was nominated for Saaransh and Smita Patil was nominated for Aaj Ki Awaaz. When I heard that Shabana won it for Bhavna, I was shocked. I wouldn't have minded if she had got it for Sparsh.' Rohini Hattangadi looks back in time.
The film has some power-packed performances and startlingly perfect casting.
Rohini Hattangady, Alok Nath, Bhanu Athaiya look back at the making of the epic.
Rohini Hattangady, who starred in films like Gandhi, Saraansh, Arth, Agneepath, Shahenshah and Munnabhai MBBS, talks about her long career in the movies.
The most prestigious awards in cinema are announced as Girish Kulkarni wins the National Award for Best Actor as Byari and Deool win the Best Feature film award.
Take part in our daily Bollywood quiz, and see how well you know Hindi cinema!
Salman Khan is so neck deep in his formulaic rut that the only way he knows out is to dole out some more of the bunk. Except now, the swagger has traded places with desperation, notes Sukanya Verma.
'In the whole of my career, some ten-twenty characters might have really satisfied me.'
Sukanya Verma revisits Chaalbaaz where Sridevi was such a pleasure to watch, twice over!
Joginder Tuteja lists the Web series coming your way in March.
Where the larger-than-life villain hogged the show by hurting the hero or throwing hurdles in his path, the role of his female counterpart has evolved from seductive sidekick to she-devil.
'Top actors like Ben Kingsley, who played Gandhiji, had already raised the bar.' 'I hoped that Rajkumar Santoshi would be satisfied with my acting.'
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