'If I don't act for a week I become edgy, restless and moody.' Subhash K Jha salutes Manoj Bajpayee, actor extraordinaire, on his 53rd birthday.
'When a woman gets married, she leaves her village, her friends and family.' 'In her new home, she will make friends, but they can never replace those she left behind.'
'She made you feel relaxed so that you can do the scenes best.'
Here's a hint: He made Judi Dench go weak in the knees.
Action, animation, drama, documentary, there's plenty to watch on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma makes it easy for you.
The actress, who just recently posted, 'Google walo ab toh meri umar kam karke likh do,' has been looking trendier ever since she got herself that slick hairstyle.
'A smile reflects your gratitude for life, your celebration of it.'
Director Karthik Subbaraj is elated as his film Jigarthanda is a smash hit.
'...And so many people are trying to find a way out of it.'
Indoo Ki Jawaani is fun while it lasts, discovers Joginder Tuteja.
From Westerns to pastries, the OTT spectrum is looking wide and versatile this week. Sukanya Verma lists them out.
He accused the previous governments of being sluggish on implementing railway projects and said the work of ambitious eastern and western dedicated freight corridors expedited only in the last six-seven years.
'I'm a very positive and optimistic human being.' 'You put a pile of garbage in front of me and I will find a flower in it.'
'I have always taken care of people. It's never happened that someone took care of me.'
Nah, we're not taking about Amitabh Bachchan's favourite onscreen characters.
Seen Anil Kapoor like this? What is Rana celebrating?
'T-Series is doing 40 films and I am doing only one. There lies the answer.'
'They (the characters) are not bad people; they are good people, who make bad choices.' 'The idea was to show that when people are put in a situation, which side of the moral spectrum do they fall on?'
Raja Sen lists movies that would work wonders for any generation lucky enough to see them on the big screen.
Joginder Tuteja looks at Bollywood's new lot of actress-turned-producers.
The second edition of the Critics Choice Shorts and Series Awards honoured short films and Web series, and was held on a grand scale at the Taj Hotel in Santa Cruz, north west Mumbai.
While the media has been going into overdrive over red carpet appearances at Cannes, Nawazuddin Siddiqui has been quietly building a legacy.
Chaman Bahaar is a lazy, laborious, ride, says Joginder Tuteja.
'To be pitched against him as a rival was not right. Luckily, it did not affect our personal equation.'
Initially, Toilet: Ek Prem Katha was about a newly married woman who fights for a toilet in her sasural. But then Akshay came into the picture....
'Watching these actors is like a masterclass.' 'All that I've done so far pales in comparison.'
'Who decides what is jingoistic?' 'What is patriotic?' 'Who decides Lagaan is patriotic and Gadar is jingoistic?'
Diagnosis of Love is worth a dekko, says Joginder Tuteja.
'It's not the destination, but the journey that keeps you hooked in Rules of the Game,' observes Joginder Tuteja.
Bench Talkies is a very ordinary collection of short films, says S Saraswathi.
Director Wilson Lois' Holding Back, a film about a mother of a terminally ill cancer patient, has won international acclaim.
I am yet to encounter an anthology of films (made in this country or elsewhere) in which every feature has adhered to a minimum level of quality, asserts Sreehari Nair.
'The way the film has been designed is also very unique. The entire film is set in just one room.'
Shirish Kunder's on why his short film, Kriti is plagiarised.
'When the camera rolls, he is Salman Khan and he is Aayush Sharma.' 'No family comes into the picture.' 'That became quite a challenge for Aayush because he knew this film will make or break his career.' 'Mahesh sir also told him: "When you're shooting, you have to forget you are related or that he's a superstar".'
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