2000 in Bollywood was a year of fresh blood, superstar comebacks and action heroes proving their worth in drama and comedy.
Kareena's cop, Rajni's supercop and Samantha's spy, it's a star-studded week on OTT this time. Sukanya Verma lists your options on OTT this week.
Payal Kapadia, Ridley Scott, M Night Shyamalan.., catch the works of these fine filmmakers on OTT this week.
'Do films today even have the courage to question the establishment?'
Literary adaptations, whistleblower pursuits, kidnapped Santas and South India's biggest stars, Sukanya Verma lists them all on OTT this week.
Sukanya Verma lists 10 shows that have her (Korean finger) heart.
Manjulika, Bajirao Singham, Squid Games, it's an action-packed end to 2024 on OTT this week.
So many movies are coming up for release in 2025!
The temptation for larger-than-life superstardom is understandable but Varun Dhawan is still too much of a Baby to be a John, notes Sukanya Verma.
Just when it seemed that Bollywood had recovered with multiple big hits in 2023, it all came down in 2024 with a flurry of flops, disasters and mega disasters.
The many episodes in which the characters quarrel, sulk and rehearse would have been boring were it not for the music, observes Deepa Gahlot.
'It's very heartening because it's a kind of underdog story and you know, we're not a big film, we're not with big people, we have not been able to plaster ourselves all over the place to make ourselves be seen and watched.' 'But still, we have managed to somehow get here.'
Munjya is the most wildly entertaining ghost I have encountered at the movies recently. But he has the added advantage of being a Maharashtrian ghost, of possessing rhythms of speech and behaviour that are distinctly Maharashtrian, of being blessed with that beautiful brand of Maharashtrian irritability
Good, bad, evil, we saw a gamut of emotions on display in their most stirring form as actors reiterated their worth.
It was a hit and miss for some but each one of them revelled in the opportunity to showcase their talent.
Sukanya Verma gives us some interesting options.
Sukanya Verma gives you some interesting options.
There's also Call Me Bae, Ananya Panday's OTT debut.
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 is going full throttle with its creeps and cackle, which marks the addition of Madhuri Dixit and re-entry of the OG Manjulika, Vidya Balan.
Namrata Thakker picks her 10 favourite Leo movies.
Sukanya Verma gives you some interesting options to choose from.
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.
Do Patti gives in to its basest impulses, but collapses like a house of cards when it aims to be clever, notes Sukanya Verma.
'When a child is born, he is born crying, and he grows up looking for laughter.' 'So comedy films should be made more, as people want to watch comedy films.'
'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.'
From Vijay saving the day yet again to Vikramaditya Motwane's latest offering, here's everything you can watch on OTT this week.
There are a whole lot of cop-themed movies on OTT this week.
'Jitendra Pratap Singh (his character in Vedaa) believes in the divisive politics of society and that is more dangerous than the regular goons.'
As Thalapathy Vijay embarks on a career in politics, Arjun Menon looks closer at his glorious filmography.
It's going to be a party on OTT this September, with a string of interesting releases but the theatre scene looks bare.
'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.'
Producer Dinesh Vijan has worked with several film stars, and they all came together to party hard on his birthday.
Film stars from Hindi cinema as well as the south came together on a common platform, where they were honoured for their work.
Sukanya Verma gives you some great options to choose from.
Monsters, sharks, psychopaths, jedis, hybrids, undercover cops, special agents, brace yourself for tons of action on OTT this week.
July has some interesting content on OTT, with quite a few original shows and movies premiering in the digital space.
From tennis love to Tudor queens, Sukanya Verma lists everything you can catch on OTT this week.
Aditi shares beautiful pictures with her fiance from their Tuscany vacation.
Action, drama, romance, comedy -- there's something for every kind of audience on OTT this week.
'When you're attempting a genre such as action with two big action heroes, your film needs to look and feel a certain way, which was very difficult to achieve.'