Dhanush, Mahesh Babu, Sushmita Sen, Bhumi Pednekar, it's a star studded show on OTT this week.
As a uniquely multi-hyphenated writer-director-lyricist-author, Gulzar has built a reputation across multiple spheres of film-making and literary creative endeavours. Dinesh Raheja salutes the Master who turns 90 on Sunday.
Many of our leading men and women are also all for dramatic physical transformation for the sake of artistic authenticity.
'Now I have understood that an actor needs to switch on and off between action and cut.' 'I take my characters only from the vanity van to vanity van.' 'When I put on the makeup and wear the costume, I'm in character.' 'The minute I remove the makeup and take off my costume, I am out of it.'
Real life couple Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D'Souza's romantic drama took off in full speed, evident from the Rs 2.25 crore that it collected on the very first day.
There's a spate of book-to-screen adaptations dominating OTT streaming this week. Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations.
Mithun Chakraborty started from scratch in bit roles and had no Godfather backing him. Yet, remarkably, his career now straddles six decades and he continues to win acclaim, observes Dinesh Raheja.
'Ageism is something we have to contend with and I am glad the opportunities that are coming my way today in so many ways have fixed this problem.'
Understated or elegant, flirty or playful -- whatever your style, these designers have a tip for you.
Aseem Chhabra's Top 10 Films/ Series from TIFF 2024 includes films that he watched for the first time in Toronto. The films were impressive due to their rigor, passion, unique storytelling style and sometimes exploring the vulnerable sides of big name stars.
'Last 5 days of shooting left for #BajrangiBhaijaan,' director Kabir Khan tweeted.
Malayalee From India is trapped within its self-serving corniness and refuses to break free in the process, observes Arjun Menon.
Joginder Tuteja lists 10 romantic movies playing on OTT that you can watch with your date.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the Top 10 movies of 2000.
'When you're attempting a genre such as action with two big action heroes, your film needs to look and feel a certain way, which was very difficult to achieve.'
Perfect occasion to list 30 real-life educators whose unique methods, unwavering dedication or scholarly persona impressed us.
Perfect occasion to list 30 real-life educators whose unique methods, unwavering dedication or scholarly persona impressed us.
Angry Young Men gloats in Salim-Javed's well-known attributes yet never gains access into the process or passion behind one of Indian cinema's greatest chemistries at work, observes Sukanya Verma.
Rehana Sultan was all set to be a path-breaker. The time was right. Hindi cinema had emerged from the 1960s musicals era. But somehow, leading film-makers of the time did not believe Rehana had that cachet. It was Zeenat Aman who ended up being the definitive taboo-trasher of the era. Dinesh Raheja salutes the trendsetter of the 1970s, Rehana Sultan.
2020 will see new jodis on screen. While Ranbir Kapoor romances girlfriend Alia Bhatt, Ananya Panday will be seen alongside Ishaan Khatter.
'I think because India is a bigger country and Bollywood is such a well-oiled machine, the star thing has become so much bigger than the actor thing.'
Call Me Bae is a spirited new addition in guilty pleasures for the fashion-loving, rom-com starved soul, applauds Sukanya Verma.
The ethereal Hema Malini turns 75 on October 16, and gives us yet another reason to celebrate her.
'Our producer Adi Chopra really wanted a proper kiss in the film... ' 'But Rani was not comfortable. She said, yes, but was so awkward and conscious!'
A spread of eclectic entertainment on OTT for you.
Action, drama, thriller and rom-coms, this week has a lot of entertainment coming up on OTT as well as in theatres.
Atlee gives temporary relief from reality, by blinding us into a make-believe world where the perfect family hero and messiah makes the world a safer and equal place for all, explains Divya Nair.
From intergalactic superheroes to the ills of smoking and body shaming, OTT is brimming with action this week.
You'll wish weekends lasted as long as weeks after looking at Sukanya Verma's long, long list of recommendations on OTT this week.
Heeramandi, a passion project that took off after years in development and planning, mirrors Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film-making's finest and frustrating features, observes Sukanya Verma.
Everything about Radhe Shyam is such a boring waste of time that you can't decide whether to doze off or scratch your head and hope to make some sense of what the film is trying to tell you, sighs Divya Nair.
Vijay has a lot of young and middle-aged women fans, but as voters, they are possibly now with the DMK, or remain with the AIADMK. Recapturing this constituency would have helped Vijay's political launch and the GOAT script and dialogues could have gone a long way in helping out. But the kind of script and screenplay and the unusually and equally unnecessary long run-time (3 hours, 3 minutes) that GOAT offers takes the film experience over the heads of those that are not familiar with secret agents and uranium theft in Tamil cinema, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
From Vijay's fiery latest to atom bomb origins, brace yourself for some explosive action on OTT this week.
Joginder Tuteja gives us the half yearly box office report of 2023.
Yaatris works neither as a comedy nor as a family drama.
'I never had any nakhras, never threw tantrums, so I got along with all my heroes.'
Bring on the popcorn, the OTT scene is buzzing with three things -- entertainment, entertainment, entertainment.
Besides Akshay Kumar, there's only one more actor who has as many as seven films in different stages of production: Taapsee Pannu.
