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OBITUARY: Basu Chatterjee, Chronicler of Everyday Stories
: They called it middle-of-the-road cinema back then. It was all about serving entertainment on the big screen with a slice of realism, telling stories of real people, drawing humour out of everyday miseries and joys. Indeed, todays content-driven ‘smal
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Amol Palekar: 'Basu Chatterjee was simple, just like his films' (FIRST PERSON)
(No actor has defined Basu Chatterjees brand of middle-of-the-road Bollywood entertainment as Amol Palekar. The late filmmaker and the actor were a hit actor duo that gave many memorable slice-of-life films like "Chhoti Si Baat", "Baton Baton Mein", "Rajn
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Amitabh Bachchan: Mine is a 'somehow managing to exist story'
Amitabh Bachchan is tagged as Bollywood's "Shahenshah" but he doesn't think he has a success story. The iconic star says he would describe his journey in showbiz as a "somehow managing to exist story" -- something he is still trying to do.
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Review: "Space Force": Satire struggles to lift off
"Space Force" stretches itself to 10 episodes, which is an awful lot of runtime for a story that just wants to put some American "boots on the moon".
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Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor: Box office obsession dictates our perception of a film
Actor Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor says he has "loyalties" to his character Sikander Khanna in "Bhavesh Joshi Superhero", and if the film ever gets a sequel, he would love to be a part of it.
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Madhuri Dixit: Candles shining brightest now are frontline workers
Actress Madhuri Dixit's latest single "Candle" has received over seven million views online. Dedicating the song to frontline workers, she says they are the ones who are shining brightest in these dark times.
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Arshad Warsi: I try my best not to 'act'
Actor Arshad Warsi has impressed audiences and critics alike with varied characters in films like the "Munna Bhai" series, the "Ishqiya" films, the "Golmaal" series, "Dhamaal", "Jolly LLB" and "Seher", and the web series "Asur". The actor says he tries hi
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'Wajid Bhai treated me like a son': Lyricist and cousin Danish Sabri remembers
Lyricist Danish Sabri is devastated by musician-singer Wajid Khan's sudden demise. Sabri was a cousin of Wajid and he had also penned lyrics for many Sajid-Wajid hits in films such as the "Dabangg" franchise, "Main Tera Hero", "Tevar", and "Dolly Ki Doli"
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Rebecca Hall: My family life separate from my public persona
"Iron Man 3" actress Rebecca Hall doesnt like to put out her life on social media, and says her family life is separate from her public persona.
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Usha Uthup: I can't expect to do gigs for 50k-strong audience again
Pop diva Usha Uthup hopes that venues for performances will open up after the lockdown is lifted. However, she feels it will not be the same again and she can never expect to do the concerts with 10,000-50,000-strong audience.
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After the lockdown: B'wood gears up to shoot amid New Normal
With the new normal setting in, Bollywood filmmaking will not be the same. New guidelines and restrictions -- from on-set temperature checks to budget alterations -- are bound to be in vogue if shooting and other production activities are to begin for fil
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Music may be evergreen, composers are not (Column: B-Town)
The stars may fade out due to reasons like age, change of trend, and other such factors (Column @B Town 24.5.20). Some stage a comeback in character roles. But, what happens when a music composer loses favour with makers? His talent is supposed to be inhe
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Ishwak Singh: Shooting for 'Paatal Lok' was like doing 3 movies
Ishwak Singh has featured in films like "Veere Di Wedding" and "Tum Bin II", but it is only over the past few weeks that he has become a familiar name among the Hindi audience, after his act as the earnest rookie cop Imran Ansari in the web series "Paatal
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Jacqueline Fernandez: Hope to be an action icon one day
It's been an 11-year journey for Jacqueline Fernandez in Bollywood. The actress, who first set her foot in 2009 with "Aladdin", says she has learned a lot with every role she has done so far and hopes to be an action icon one day.
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Review: 'Ponmagal Vandhal' is mediocre melodrama
The film tries making a strong comment against rape and the sexual abuse of the girl child, which renders a noble intent to the effort.
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'Sonic the Hedgehog' sequel in the pipeline
A sequel to the live-action movie "Sonic The Hedgehog", which is based on the global blockbuster video game franchise, is in development.
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Is shooting from home the new normal? TV actors think so
Even though the Maharashtra government has considered requests from the film and TV industries to resume work safely after the, there's still the COVID-19 scare. So should shooting from home be the new way of functioning? TV actors and show makers weigh i
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Adah Sharma on pandemic: Hope we come out of this as kinder people
Actress Adah Sharma has no idea about how or when shooting will resume amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and is hoping that once they go on sets everyone acts responsibility and take necessary precautions to ensure safety of all.