In an exclusive interview to Bollywood magazine Nepotism Notebook, Abhishek Bachchan reflects on the success of Dasvi and admits (for the first time) being under tremendous pressure because of his l...
In a job that requires one to self-promote constantly, do you think you have done less?
Well, it’s 22 years in the business for me and I am still talking to you, so I guess I am all right! (Lau...
What next, Will? A medieval duel at dawn for the damsel? Whether scripted or spontaneous, what Will Smith did to swing attention from Oscar winners to the slap he gave comedian Chris Rock was not 21st...
Belated birthday wishes (Nimrat turned 40 on March 13). What do birthdays mean to you and have perspective and priorities seen an overhaul for you after the life-changing two years we all have had?
I...
Deepak Tijori, the actor or Deepak Tijori, the director?
The actor. I saw Ghulam when I was very young. Seeing the cut-to-cut train sequence between Dad and Aamir Khan, I thought Papa was dying and I...
In Kahaani, Sujoy Ghosh gave us a Kolkata that we had seldom seen before. A city with a sooty underbelly whose every nook and corner housed a dark secret, making his ‘mother of a story’ a ...
You also met Amar Upadhyay...
He plays the role of Chitrangda’s boss. I told him he hadn’t aged a bit. I told him how I held up my studies before my graduation exam to watch the famous Mi...
Tell us about your shooting experience in Kolkata.
I was in Kolkata for a month. That’s the longest time I have spent in the city. I reached in February and we shot till March 18 till the lockd...