'I am very happy that I took the decision to direct the film myself.'
'It was my job to read out their lines to the actors and make sure they spoke them with the right diction, accent and pronunciation. If you look at my photographs from the Sadma set, you will always find me with a file in hand, even when I am in my costume. While Kamal and Sridevi were diligent about their Hindi dialogue, Silk Smitha, while always respectful, was not too interested in her lines or my instructions.'
'I was completely in awe of him. After the shot was okayed, I would quickly run back to my chair and sit quietly till I was called again.'
Sukanya Verma gives you some interesting options to choose from.
There's also Call Me Bae, Ananya Panday's OTT debut.
Decapitated ghosts, ancient ghosts, devil judges, devious cartoons, angry young women, it's a super flavourful platter of assorted goodies on the OTT menu this week.
It's going to be a party on OTT this September, with a string of interesting releases but the theatre scene looks bare.
Soha Ali Khan and Kunal Kemmu have completed nine years of married life, and they give the world a peek into their marital bliss.
American stand-up comedian, actress, writer, producer, and director Ali Wong has won the 2024 Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Limited Series for her performance as Amy Lau in the Netflix series, Beef.
'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.'
The Independence Day holiday weekend is very popular amongst film-makers and film-goers.
Producer Dinesh Vijan has worked with several film stars, and they all came together to party hard on his birthday.
'Yeh kahani maine shuru ki thi, Laltu se! Isey khatam bhi main hi karunga... apne Ullu de patthon ke saath.'
'I was one of those children who didn't feel I had to adhere to instructions on how to behave.' 'That must have made things very awkward for my parents.'
Film stars from Hindi cinema as well as the south came together on a common platform, where they were honoured for their work.
Cricket, time travel, artificial intelligence, haunted homes, World War II -- it's all there on OTT this week.
Sukanya Verma gives you some great options to choose from.
'The film-literate public in Kerala are not happy watching run-of-the-mill movies.'
As Thalapathy Vijay embarks on a career in politics, Arjun Menon looks closer at his glorious filmography.
The Australian actress took home her first-ever Emmy trophy, winning Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Princess Diana in The Crown.
Fantasy and road trips rule OTT this week. Sukanya Verma gives you options to take your pick from.
Ishq Vishk Rebound is a drab romance and dull comedy that even the intended teen audience might have a hard time keeping up with, sighs Mayur Sanap.
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.
'At his wedding with Patralekha, I officiated as the groom's father as Raj has lost both parents, and that's the relationship we share today.'
Mystery, horror, biopics, documentaries, fantasy, romance, comedy, coming-of-age, pick the genre you like from the wide variety on OTT this week.
Malayalee From India is trapped within its self-serving corniness and refuses to break free in the process, observes Arjun Menon.
July has some interesting content on OTT, with quite a few original shows and movies premiering in the digital space.
Aditi shares beautiful pictures with her fiance from their Tuscany vacation.
From tennis love to Tudor queens, Sukanya Verma lists everything you can catch on OTT this week.
Action, drama, romance, comedy -- there's something for every kind of audience on OTT this week.
It's turning out to be a double whammy season for Rajkummar Rao. Raj ended Bollywood's box office drought with Srikanth and followed it with Mr & Mrs Mahi.
We take a look at 10 recent awe-inspiring prosthetic aesthetics that actors have rocked for their respective roles in films.
Many of our leading men and women are also all for dramatic physical transformation for the sake of artistic authenticity.
The Hindi dubbed (badly) version of the Tamil hit Aranmanai is out, and it turns out to be lengthy, noisy and mostly tedious, observes Deepa Gahlot.
From the 'khiladi' brand of movies rocking his boat to a love for starring in biopics and scripts inspired by true stories to headlining endless remakes of South Indian hits, there's a pattern to the man and his methods.
Monsters, sharks, psychopaths, jedis, hybrids, undercover cops, special agents, brace yourself for tons of action on OTT this week.
Maharaja is an audacious attempt that breaks down the tropes of a crime film with a brilliant Vijay Sethupathi in the lead, notes Arjun Menon.
Lots of romance and action on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations.
'I'm better now. A ceramic pot fell on me while rehearsing for a next scene to shoot. And I got a deep cut on my right-hand knuckle.'
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