Here's a look at the very different ways ten A-list actors have approached the role of the on-screen detective in Hindi cinema
This isn't a hatchet job, and my excuse for the exercise is my feeling that when you invert some of the clichés mentioned here, you might just arrive at the portals of genuine movie-making energy, says Sreehari Nair.
'All the big stars are booked for months and years. I don't know how to make the films with the cast that I want,' Prabhudheva says.
The Diwali parties have started in Bollywood with a big dhamaka, with Producer Ramesh Taurani kicking off the festivities.
Wherever Bollywood celebs go, the cameras follow.
'My filmography is filled with films that are unique, out-of-the-box and quirky. These films are taboo-breaking but still consumable by the masses.'
Vaalvi is likely to become a cult film, appreciated by those with a warped sense of humour, predicts Mayur Sanap.
Bollywood is ready with its line-up of theatre releases, but it remains to be seen whether we will get to watch these movies in theatres this year.
'I narrated the story to many top actors, but for some reason, they couldn't connect with the character of a blind pianist.'
'I did not have a chat with Ayushmann Khurrana.' 'We didn't have that session nor did I want one.' 'I believe in doing work by myself.'
The Race 3 crew celebrate Ramesh Taurani's birthday.
Ranveer gets an award... Lisa Ray travels back in time...
With any luck, Bollywood will get back on its feet again and give us much to awe and amaze about.
Sukanya Verma looks at all the wonderful, wacky and woeful ways Bollywood has portrayed blindness on screen.
Apparently, the film will be an out-of-the-box experience.
Saif Ali Khan, who showed us how wicked he could be in Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior has been cast in the role.
Amitabh Bachchan launched the book in Mumbai and quite of few friends and colleagues were present.
India and Pakistan's tumultuous relationship is fodder for drama in many Bollywood movies. Be it Partition, war, jingoism or aman ki asha, there is a movie for every theme and timeline.
As Kuttey hits the screens this Friday, Sukanya Verma looks at the 10 best ensemble Hindi movies in recent times.
'I am not saying all films should have a message. But I think it is important for cinema to send out the right signals to the audience.'
Check out the star arrivals.
The hits and misses of the week.
The film opened to good reviews.
Jennifer Aniston returns to her news anchor duties, Akshay Kumar saves the day and 456 South Koreans fight to the finish in a bloody game of survival. Sukanya Verma suggests everything you can catch on OTT this week.
Against whom, dear readers, does Varun share a roaring chemistry?
Look who turned up at this filmi party!
Actors and directors step out for movie nights.
Check out the winners at the News18 Reel Movie Awards 2019.
Considered a chilling chapter in the history of Delhi crime, the docudrama by Leena Yadav travels back in 2018 when 11 members of a family residing in the Burari locality were found hanging dead in their house leaving behind eerie handwritten notes prompting all sorts of theories and speculation.
'Writers are always nervous.' 'If you go to a party, you will notice that the writers are always in a corner of the party, looking anxious, sweating and tense about something or the other.' 'I am that kind of person.'
Stars spotted at the screening of Nil Battey Sannata.
Nasty surprises and quirky humour make Monica, O My Darling an intriguing, fun, watch, observes Sukanya Verma. Monica, O My Darling Review.
Saif Ali Khan talks about his ambitious film Agent Vinod, and his stunning co-star.
Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting.
'Badlapur,' says Sreehari Nair, 'proves that sometimes there are more personal truths to be discovered in our trash cans than in our neatly arranged book-shelves.'
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