Prashant Singh

Filmmakers are missing the energy and thrill of being on set!

Even as Bollywood starts to get back at work, amid the Covid-19 induced pandemic, we talk to Shoojit Sircar, Nikkhil Advani and Anees Bazmee about what they have missed the most during this lockdown.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s appeal still on a strong wicket!

The swashbuckling Indian cricket star, MS Dhoni, who has announced retirement from international stage, will continue to have a formidable brand value, say experts.

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

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

There may be a box-office rush in 2021: Shoojit Sircar

The filmmaker, who has Sardar Udham Singh coming up next, says post-production work on the Vicky Kaushal-starrer is on in full swing.

For how long can you stay at home? Asks Nikkhil Advani

The Kal Ho Naa Ho maker, who has been working on multiple new film and web projects, says there is a ‘need to kickstart life again’ amid the pandemic/lockdown

Nothing dramatic: Bollywood business scripts a sad tale!

Theatre owners and exhibitors/distributors want the government to lower GST, entertainment and property taxes

‘Brand’ new hope, positivity in the post-Covid-19 era!

As India starts to unlock itself after the lockdown period, a number of new ad campaigns are focusing on sending across the message of restarting life.

Mumbai rains: a dampener for TV shoots!

This week, heavy rains battered Mumbai, which affected not just common people but also the showbiz especially television shoots.

A new twist to Raksha Bandhan: Brands pay tribute to Covid-19 warriors

As India celebrates the festival amid the Coronavirus pandemic, a number of companies have paid a special tribute to Covid warriors through their ad films, campaigns

For how long can you live in fear?: Akshay Kumar on restarting work

The star has got back to the sets — amid the Covid-19 pandemic — for multiple ads and films; says everyone has to return to normal life, though with precautions

For the love of art: John and Emraan are all praise for one another!

Abraham and Hashmi, who watched the rough cut of their next, Mumbai Saga last week, loved each other’s work, and have apparently requested the makers to retain the rough cut content in the final edit

We’ve to go back to Lucknow for Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2’s shooting: Anees Bazmee

The Welcome director, who is stationed at his Lonavala home with family, says travelling to Uttar Pradesh’s capital would involve a lot of planning to ensure cast and crew member’s safety and well-being

Going offline: Shoojit Sircar logs out of the social media world!

For over a month now, the filmmaker has been off Twitter, Instagram and Facebook; says he’s focusing on his work and family time.

Object of obsession: Ayushmann strikes a connect with Salvador Dalí!

Ayushmann Khurrana is reading up on the life and times of the iconic Spanish revolutionary artist, Salvador Dalí, after binge-watching the popular web show, Money Heist

Tamil actor Vijay Antony takes a pay cut. Will Bollywood actors follow suit?

Tamil actor-music director, Vijay Antony has taken a pay cut of 25% for his next three films. So, now the big question is: Will Bollywood stars follow suit? Experts say ‘it’s the need of the hour’

I’m confident that theatres will fight for their existence, and win: Anand L Rai

The filmmaker says movie theatres aren’t going to ‘face any kind of existential crisis, or hit a dead-end’; adds all kinds of platforms will eventually start to co-exist

What’s streaming now? Not just big, Bollywood potboilers!

Amidst all the big Bollywood potboilers, OTT platforms have, of late, also added a number of unreleased and old movies to their libraries 

OTT frees me from the vagaries of a Friday: Hansal Mehta

The Aligarh director feels all the platforms, including theatre and OTT, will eventually co-exist but adds that the latter has come as a “boon” for many

We had no inkling that Soorma Bhopali would become so iconic: Ramesh Sippy

The veteran filmmaker says since he and the late actor had already worked together in Brahmachari -- before Sholay -- they had a great equation; lauds Jagdeep for the sheer flair that he brought to comedy 

Big B tests Covid-19 positive: what all work he has done during lockdown!

Although the Hindi film industry hasn’t been very active during the lockdown, Amitabh Bachchan has been working on various assignments — promotional and professional — from within the confines of his home.

Amitabh Bachchan worked from home during lockdown, shot for KBC

Amitabh Bachchan shot for various promotional as well as professional assignments while working from home during the lockdown.

Shot at home: Sanjay Kapoor’s ‘unique’ experience!

The senior actor has shot for a new web show, The Gone Game, from within the confines of his home; says it was an ‘exhausting’ experience for him as an actor

Jagdeep, Bollywood’s ‘Soorma Bhopali’, passes away at 81

Coming soon post-lockdown blues: Straight on to your small screen!

As your favourite shows get ready to brighten up the television screens again, we chat with producers and experts to find out how things are likely to pan out

We need to be calm and composed: David Dhawan

Director David Dhawan, whose next, Coolie No.1 is slated to release soon, says he is ready to get back to work whenever the (Covid-19) situation improves

Lockdown woes: Sanjay Gupta is all for a leaner team!

As Sanjay Gupta readies to restart the shoot for Mumbai Saga, the filmmaker says he wouldn’t have any issues working with a smaller crew, as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic

Age no bar, as Bollywood readies to get back to work? Not really!

As per Maharashtra government’s guidelines, no cast/crew member above 65 is to be allowed on the sets during shoots, but industry experts find the idea ‘impractical’

Filmmakers gear up for new normal with hope and caution

As the country years for a sense of ‘normalcy’ amid Covid-19 pandemic/lockdown, filmmakers such as Aanand L Rai, Nikkhil Advani and Ritesh Sidhwani have reopened their respective offices with all the precautions and guidelines

School time: Farah Khan lends a helping hand to Bihar’s cycle girl

The filmmaker has sponsored Jyoti Kumari Paswan’s school education for a year, and she intends to do the same every year

Field job: Nawazuddin finds bliss in his ‘habit’ of farming!

Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who recently posted a video of him working at his family-owned farm in Budhana, says farming is something that comes ‘naturally’ to him