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Over the years, the Independence Day weekend has turned out to be extremely profitable for Bollywood with a variety of films having done well around the national holiday

Varied and successful: Bollywood’s tryst with I-Day!

Aug 14, 2020 20:16

Over the years, the Independence Day weekend has turned out to be extremely profitable for Bollywood with a variety of films having done well around the national holiday read more

The Dadasaheb Phalke awarded filmmaker Shyam Benegal feels in the constant debate on films releasing on OTT platforms and the theatres feeling that filmmakers should wait till the Covid-19 crisis is over, ‘everybody has got a point tragically’.

Shyam Benegal: The old star system doesn’t work anymore, there’s nobody in film industry today who’s presence itself can draw audience

Aug 12, 2020 16:01

The Dadasaheb Phalke awarded filmmaker Shyam Benegal feels in the constant debate on films releasing on OTT platforms and the theatres feeling that filmmakers should wait till the Covid-19 crisis is over, ‘everybody has got a point tragically’. read more

Actor Plabita Borthakur says she, too, would like her films to be viewed in theatres. She also adds that more than actors, for DOPs, it’s all the more important because the look and feel of the movie they shot gets the right expression on the 70 mm screen.

Plabita Borthakur on OTT vs theatre debate: Web is the saviour in this crisis, our work must find its audience

Aug 12, 2020 15:53

Actor Plabita Borthakur says she, too, would like her films to be viewed in theatres. She also adds that more than actors, for DOPs, it’s all the more important because the look and feel of the movie they shot gets the right expression on the 70 mm screen. read more

Actor Sandhya Mridul, however, doesn’t deny the problems that exist in the film industry about prejudices, something which she herself has faced.

Sandhya Mridul: Insider vs outsider was supposed to be a debate, not an ugly witch hunting battle

Aug 12, 2020 15:18

Actor Sandhya Mridul, however, doesn’t deny the problems that exist in the film industry about prejudices, something which she herself has faced. read more

Kunal Kapoor says that singling out the film industry for nepotism is unfair as it exists everywhere, however, after a point it does not matter whose son daughter or relative you are

Kunal feels that today, the audience is only interested in merit not legacy

Aug 10, 2020 16:42

Kunal Kapoor says that singling out the film industry for nepotism is unfair as it exists everywhere, however, after a point it does not matter whose son daughter or relative you are read more

Chunky Pandey holds forth on daughter Ananya Pandey, the insider-outsider debate and his own journey in the film industry.

‘People had forgotten me, I could not keep my success’: Chunky Pandey

Aug 07, 2020 06:47

Chunky Pandey holds forth on daughter Ananya Pandey, the insider-outsider debate and his own journey in the film industry. read more

Ananth Mahadevan feels mysterious deaths often don’t have closure citing the examples of Marilyn Monroe, Divya Bharti, Jiah Khan and Disha Salian

Sushant’s case is long drawn battle, says Ananth Mahadevan

Aug 06, 2020 23:17

Ananth Mahadevan feels mysterious deaths often don’t have closure citing the examples of Marilyn Monroe, Divya Bharti, Jiah Khan and Disha Salian read more

Sonakshi Sinha will be talking about human rights in a podcast which is an initiative promoting the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 30 big names from the film industry including R Balki, Sonakshi Sinha, Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari, Nandita Das too will participate

Sonakshi Sinha bats for right to education

Aug 06, 2020 23:06

Sonakshi Sinha will be talking about human rights in a podcast which is an initiative promoting the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 30 big names from the film industry including R Balki, Sonakshi Sinha, Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari, Nandita Das too will participate read more

The versatile actor, Vidya Balan, has set the precedent for the entire Bollywood fashion industry with her characteristic fashion sense. Check out some of her recent best looks.

Vidya Balan flaunts her statement saree style for Shakuntala Devi promotions

Aug 03, 2020 14:42

The versatile actor, Vidya Balan, has set the precedent for the entire Bollywood fashion industry with her characteristic fashion sense. Check out some of her recent best looks. read more

Hansal Mehta says that media must stop trial of Rhea Chakraborty, accused in the Sushant Singh Rajput’s death case, adding that the crime must be proven first before we pronounce her guilty of anything.

Hansal Mehta on Rhea Chakraborty: ‘God forbid if girl being subjected to trial by media does harm to herself, will all be held accountable?’

Aug 02, 2020 18:33

Hansal Mehta says that media must stop trial of Rhea Chakraborty, accused in the Sushant Singh Rajput’s death case, adding that the crime must be proven first before we pronounce her guilty of anything. read more

Chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said that the expert committee should also have noted people from the film industry who would help the university in giving shape to the courses and curriculum of the school.

In a first, school of cinematic studies to be set up in Uttarakhand’s Doon University

Jul 31, 2020 19:00

Chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said that the expert committee should also have noted people from the film industry who would help the university in giving shape to the courses and curriculum of the school. read more

In a chat with I am Kalam director Nila Madhab Panda, actor Ranvir Shorey spoke at length about the functioning of Bollywood in the light of the tragic death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput in June.

Ranvir Shorey says he is a ‘cynical man’ now: ‘Nothing really changes, theatre game is going to go back to the same’

Jul 29, 2020 11:17

In a chat with I am Kalam director Nila Madhab Panda, actor Ranvir Shorey spoke at length about the functioning of Bollywood in the light of the tragic death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput in June. read more

Police have already questioned more than 30 people from the film industry, including director Sanjay Leela Bhansali and director-producer Aaditya Chopra, among others.

Sushant Singh Rajput Case: Mahesh Bhatt, Karan Johar’s manager to be questioned

Jul 26, 2020 16:00

Police have already questioned more than 30 people from the film industry, including director Sanjay Leela Bhansali and director-producer Aaditya Chopra, among others. read more