'Even when toasting a true story, say our movies, a superstar is worth more than a real hero,' says Raja Sen.
Gajraj Rao's performance in Badhaai Ho is the finest by an actor in a Hindi film this year, applauds Sreehari Nair.
Celebrate this festival season with traditional mithais.
How many of the 319 films Aseem Chhabra watched in 2018 have you seen?
Aseem Chhabra picks the scenes that left him impressed this year.
'What we think is being patriotic is quite opposite to what actually is patriotism.' 'You have to do things for your country.' 'You have to add value and participate in actions that are not beneficial only to you.' 'That's when I decided to do a lot as an individual and as an artiste, who has 'x' number of followers on Instagram.' 'What is the point of having so many followers if I cannot use my voice for some good?'
'I try and be a part the audience to get reactions. If I can predict the expression you will have on your face when you are watching it, then I am in the business of feelings.' Neerja director Ram Madhvani gets ready for his first feature film.
'Films don't bring about change in society. People may watch a film, and want to live life like the actors on screen, or want to wear the same outfits or live in the same house... Films can affect a person's mind for an hour but after that, they will think about something else.' R Balki prepares us for his new film, Ki & Ka.
The gulf between Hindi cinema's finest current actor and his contemporaries widens with each film. But even Irrfan Khan, in Mick Jagger's words, can't always get what he wants. Raja Sen tells us why that's not a bad thing.
'Sanjay Dutt is a survivor, and I have seen his spirit adjusting to that. He writes letters. From the tone of the letters, you can sense whether he is depressed on that day or if he's better,' Rajkumar Hirani tells Patcy N/ Rediff.com
'My father is the best father in the world. He is not strict; he has never shouted at us. Anybody who meets my mom will fall in love with her. Bhaiyya pampers me. But for him, I will always be a baby. The age difference between us is quite big.' Shaandaar actress Sanah Kapoor talks about her famous family.
'In this resurgent India, class is the new caste. We are shaken up only occasionally, and briefly, when a battered, tribal teenager from Jharkhand looks us in the eye from our closet,' says Shekhar Gupta.
Ask yourself these six questions -- perhaps the answers hold the key to your success.
Aseem Chhabra tell us how he watched 302 films in 365 days on airplanes, on Netflix, Amazon, iTunes, Google, Hulu, DVDs and even on YouTube.
Jahnavi Patel/ Rediff.com chats with Mowgli when he comes to Mumbai.
'When I was younger, 15 years or 20 years seemed like a really long time. But, as you journey though life, you don't realise where the years disappear...'
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