'It's not hidden, it's not unintentional -- inciting hate and violence is in the DNA of Dhurandhar.'
Big films like Dhurandhar, Chhava and Kantara: Chapter 1 hit box office gold in 2025, and its directors, Aditya Dhar, Laxman Utekar and Rishab Shetty, have proved their worth. But many other directors made an impact with their 2025 releases, in various languages.
In the year gone by, quite a few of the younger actors flexed their acting muscle. Whether the films were blockbusters or not is immaterial, what matters is the effort put in.
The year had a variety of films to choose from. Not all of them were successful at the box office, but had merit.
Aseem Chhabra ranks the Best of 2025's films that released in theatres, or went directly to OTT platforms.
'So my question was, 'What is it that you are proud of? What have you achieved? What is your contribution?' 'He had no answer.'
Siddhant Chaturvedi and Triptii Dimri put forward their never-seen-before intense side in Dhadak 2, which is deemed as the spiritual sequel to the Ishaan Khatter and Janhvi Kapoor-starrer 2018 film, Dhadak.
'What is it about the institution of faith that makes somebody get a sense of impunity, that they believe they can get away with anything?'
After a long time, here's a film that does justice to the people whose stories are never heard or written about, notes Divya Nair.
'We knew there would be a silence from the audience after watching the film because Dhadak 2 is that kind of a film.'
Fresh pairings bring about fresh energy on celluloid. And quite a few untried ones are all set to draw our attention with the unique crackle of their chemistry on the big screen soon.
Love Storiyaan comes alive in the courageous and fearless voice of six spirited romantics speaking direct dil se, applauds Sukanya Verma.
'I stopped getting work after 2004. Between 2005 and 2018, I had no work.'
Sukanya Verma brings the latest action on OTT platforms this week.
1997: Sukanya Verma offers a recap of its memorable imagery.
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