Down The Memory Lane – Page 29

Pavail Gulatie on the WORST advice he ever received: “Somebody told me not to do Thappad” : Bollywood News

Pavail Gulatie has established himself as a substantial and an unconventional actor with the critically acclaimed film Thappad, a one-of-a-kind film that turned out to be a turning point in Pavail’s film career. The actor was hailed for making a bold and unpredictable choice, and leaving everyone stunned with the unaddressed aspect of martial journeys. […]

Tere Ishk Mein shooting update: Banaras schedule begins for Dhanush starrer with Aanand L Rai : Bollywood News

Some cities do more than set a scene—they shape the soul of a film. For Aanand L Rai, Benaras has long been that soul. It’s where Raanjhanaa unfolded, telling a raw, emotional story of love that deeply resonated with audiences. Over a decade later, Rai finds himself back in those same lanes and ghats with […]

BSF Commandant inspiring Emraan Hashmi’s Ground Zero role recalls near-death moment: “Amid heavy AK-47 fire, I was hit by multiple rounds” 47 : Bollywood News

The trailer of Ground Zero was unveiled yesterday at a grand launch event, attended by lead actor Emraan Hashmi, director Tejas Deoskar, co-star Sai Tamhankar, producer Ritesh Sidhwani, Zoya Hussain and the real-life hero himself – Ex BSF Commandant Narendra Nath Dhar Dubey, whose extraordinary journey inspired Emraan Hashmi’s character in the film. BSF Commandant […]

Azaad director Abhishek Kapoor pens note after film’s OTT release: “Found its way to people like this, beyond screens, beyond noise” : Bollywood News

Visionary director Abhishek Kapoor is celebrating the overwhelming response pouring in for Azaad since its digital debut. To mark this, he took to his social media handle to pen a gratitude note, recalling the shoot days, reactions after the film’s OTT release, and everything in between. Abhishek Kapoor wrote, sharing a photo of Azaad, “I […]

7 years of Blackmail: Director Abhinay Deo recalls his last meet with Irrfan Khan; says, “We spoke about making the second part of the film” 7 : Bollywood News

Filmmaker Abhinay Deo’s Blackmail completed 7 years earlier this week. The film starred the late Irrfan Khan along with Kirti Kulhari and Arunoday Singh. On the film’s anniversary, Deo looked back at it in an interview with us. 7 years of Blackmail: Director Abhinay Deo recalls his last meet with Irrfan Khan; says, “We spoke […]

7 years of Missing: Manoj Bajpayee recalls trying the art of ‘fumble’; says, “I was successful in trying a new kind of a craft” 7 : Bollywood News

Manoj Bajpayee whose starrer Missing turned 7 on April 6, is proud of the film. “Missing is something that I co-produced with Neeraj Pandey’s company and we shot it entirely in Mauritius,” he said. “It’s always a delight to work with Tabu and there was another huge talent, Anu Kapoorji, in the film. And this, the story, everything happens […]

R Madhavan reveals the FASCINATING story of how he convinced Mani Ratnam to cast him and not Abhishek Bachchan in Aaytha Ezhuthu; admits that he was drawn to ‘Banegi Apni Baat’ as “for the first time, we people smooching on TV” : Bollywood News

R Madhavan came up with not-so-known trivia and stories from his life in the first episode of The Filmy Hustle, hosted by distributor-exhibitor Akshaye Rathi. At the very beginning, he opened up about how he became an actor. R Madhavan reveals the FASCINATING story of how he convinced Mani Ratnam to cast him and not […]

28 years of Basu Chatterjee’s Gudgudee: Pratibha Sinha recalls, “Basu da’s cute habit of chewing on his handkerchief when the camera was rolling is the stuff of movie lore” 28 : Bollywood News

Filmmaker Basu Chatterjee’s Gudgudee completed 28 years on April 4. The film was a light-hearted drama starring Pratibha Sinha, Anupam Kher and Jugal Hansraj in pivotal roles. On the film’s anniversary, Pratibha Sinha went down memory lane on her only film with Chatterjee.

Murad Khetani opens on the INSIDE STORY on how Mubarakan turned from a Rs. 7 cr venture to a Rs. 70 cr film; reveals how Milap Zaveri’s double role hack proved to be a game-changing idea 7 : Bollywood News

Distributor-exhibitor Akshaye Rathi has started a weekly podcast called The Filmy Hustle and the episode featuring Murad Khetani and Siddharth Roy Kapur threw light on production challenges, changing tastes of moviegoers post-pandemic and a lot more. Murad Khetani, who has made blockbusters like Kabir Singh (2019), Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 (2022) and Animal (2023), talked about […]

“Bhediya performed lesser at the box office than I expected”: Amar Kaushik ADMITS Varun Dhawan starrer should have been made differently : Bollywood News

Filmmaker Amar Kaushik, best known for helming hits like Stree and Bala, recently opened up about the underwhelming box office response to his 2022 horror-comedy Bhediya, starring Varun Dhawan and Kriti Sanon. While the film received positive feedback on OTT platforms, its theatrical performance was below expectations. In a candid chat on Komal Nahta’s podcast […]