Interviews
‘Acting Is Not Something You Learn In A Classroom’: Nithya Menen
Nithya Menen talks about being the sole actor in VK Prakash’s Praana, drawing from life for her performances and the need for everyone to be socially conscious
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Kanu Behl On His Short Film Binnu Ka Sapna: “It Is More Nakedly About Violence Than Titli”
The filmmaker on his preoccupation with violence, shooting in an unusual aspect ratio, and his next film, Agra
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Ekta Kapoor On Creating ALTBalaji For The World That Lies Between Netflix And Naagin
The producer throws light into what it takes to drive the streaming platform, why a show like Gandii Baat must exist, and being a victim of the ‘anti-populist propaganda’
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Comic Amit Tandon On Having His Hands Full With A Netflix Show, A Biopic On Jaspal Bhatti And Retracing 100 Years Of Bollywood
‘People are becoming more sensitive so you have to be more careful. When you’re writing something, you have to ask yourself: do I sound sexist, do I sound racist?’ says the comedian
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Sanjay Leela Bhansali On How Jim Morrison and Zeenat Aman Influenced Padmaavat’s Binte Dil
The director says his brief for the song confused Ranveer Singh and how, despite no rehearsal, the actor’s performance moved him
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Arshad Warsi On The Original Aankh Maarey, Turning Director, And Why An Actor Can’t Have An Ego
‘I know how to act, so I know I’ll keep working,’ says the actor who is constantly reminded that Bollywood may have underrated his talent
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People Will Go Crazy When Thalaivar Dances To ‘Ullaallaa’: Nakash Aziz
The singer talks about how he thought singing was something everyone could do and his electric experience working with Anirudh, whom he compares to MS Dhoni
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“You Don’t Even Have To Show Him…His Silhouette Is Enough”: Petta’s Cinematographer Tirru
The National-Award-winning cinematographer explains the dos and the don’ts that make up the framing of a Rajinikanth film
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Rohit Shetty: I Don’t Need An Issue Like Rape To Make A Film A Hit
The Simmba director addresses criticisms of his film using rape as a plot device, not giving its female characters enough agency and advocating encounter killings
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“Women In Kannada Cinema Are Restricted To Their Bodies”: Mansore
Describing the women around him as parrots stuck in an astrologer’s cage, the National-Award-winning director says it was regular commercial cinema that inspired his new film Nathicharami
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Katrina Kaif On What Goes Into Costuming Her Film Songs
There’s always a discussion, it’s never a dictatorship when it comes to clothes in films, says the Zero actress
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‘When Films Have A Connection To Life, They Are Remembered’: Sathyan Anthikad
There is no connection between box office success and great cinema, says the veteran director as he talks about making his beautifully ordinary films in the age of social media
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