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Most Hollywood projects lack diversity: 'The O.C.' star Tate Donovan
Actor Tate Donovan, who is best known for his role of Jimmy Cooper in the drama series, The O.C., says most Hollywood projects lack diversity.
Review: JL 50: 'Desi' sci-fi takes flight
JL 50 comes as a happy reminder of the fact that Indian OTT is moving into areas where our mainstream storytelling normally never ventured before. The series is positioned as a sci-fi thriller.
Piyush Mishra: There's a lot of 'dadagiri' in Bollywood
I am a bigger star than you. You didn't stand up when I walked in. You didn't seek my blessings. These are some of the emotions that rule Bollywood, says actor Piyush Mishra, who feels the industry is more about bullying than nepotism.
Mike Tyson: I'm a product of fear
Former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson says he is a product of fear, and feels nature has given that to him as a shield.
Singer Baiju Mangeshkar: As child I never felt Lata aunty is star
Singer-composer Baiju Mangeshkar, who is the nephew of legendary singers Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle, says being born and brought up in the Mangeshkar family naturally gave him a musical inclination and also instilled a sense of discipline.
Ram Kapoor: If you're not emotionally tough, this is a tough industry
Actor Ram Kapoor has seen his share of ups and downs in the entertainment industry, having worked in TV, films and the OTT space. He says one has to be emotionally tough to survive here, and luck plays an important part to get success.
Review: C U Soon: Experimental entertainer
C U Soon, new-age Malayalam maverick Mahesh Narayanan's second feature film, slots itself in the category. Shot entirely on an iPhone in 18 days during lockdown, the film is a thriller that works up the tension quietly but surely in 98 minutes.
Rapper Starboy LOC on how his song was dropped from 'Yamla Pagla Deewana 3'
Rapper Starboy LOC claims certain big stars ensured that his song was dropped from the 2018 film, Yamla Pagla Deewana 3, starring Dharmendra, Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol.
Review: Sadak 2: Road to nowhere
Sadak 2 comes with a throwback whiff, though not a happy one. It reminds you of a lot of the kitsch that summed up Hindi commercial cinema once upon a time, which you thought had left the Bollywood screen for good.
Movie channels: Tough times ahead
The film or entertainment industry as it has grown into, is going through one change after another. This column has looked into the fate of multiplexes and other cinema screens, the star system and the way the films are made following the double whammy of
Alfonso Cuaron taught me how to be a professional filmmaker: Chaitanya Tamhane
For Chaitanya Tamhane, Oscar-winning filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron is like a friend and a fatherly figure, who has influenced his work in a big way.
Taiwanese pop star Eric Chou on performing amid 10,000 fans in pandemic era
Mandopop star Eric Chou recently put up a concert with an over-10,000 audience in the midst of the pandemic in Taiwan, the first artiste to do so. He is set to hit the stage again next month as the world gradually adjusts to the new normal in the pandemic
Bobby Deol: A surname can't let you thrive in film industry for 25 years
Bobby Deol has been around in Hindi films for two and a half decades now. The 50-year-old actor, son of Bollywood icon Dharmendra, opened up on the raging nepotism debate saying mere family background can never let an actor survive in the cut-throat world
Review: Aashram: Skeletons in Godman's own country
Jha sets his story in Kashipur town, turf of the self-ordained godman Baba Nirala (Bobby Deol). He wields mass hysteria in and around the place, and enjoys the unconditional obeisance of locals.
Prakash Jha: Changing others' opinions by scaring them is wrong
National Award-winning filmmaker Prakash Jha feels the social media space has become toxic because people are not using their freedom of expression responsibly. Rather, they are doing so randomly. He feels forcing opinions and victimising people who are o
B-Towners who logged out of 'toxicity' in 2020
This year, many Bollywood actors including Sonakshi Sinha, Saqib Saleem and Sayani Gupta, have logged out of social media. Most of them state that social media platforms, which started as channels to connect stars with fans, have now become breeding place
Kapil Sharma: Feels incomplete to shoot my show without live audience
Comedian-actor Kapil Sharma feels comedy can help people forget about their problems for a while, and so he says there should more shows in the genre right now.