Navya Kharbanda

6 days ago | indianexpress.com | Navya Kharbanda

Tamil superstar Kamal Haasan has had an illustrious career, wearing many hats—actor, director, screenwriter and choreographer. Despite his versatility, he has never featured in a web series. In a recent interview with SCREEN, the actor-filmmaker, currently gearing up for his next film Thug Life, revealed that he once attempted to create a series but had to halt production as he “would have spent all the money” on just one episode.

6 days ago | indianexpress.com | Navya Kharbanda

Filmmaker Mani Ratnam and actor Kamal Haasan’s highly-anticipated film Thug Life is set to hit the theatres in a few days. In an interview with SCREEN ahead of the Tamil action drama’s release, the duo discussed how audiences are quick to label a film ‘bad’—and why they choose to embrace differing public opinions. When asked if there’s anything like a ‘bad film’, Ratnam replied, “I am an audience first. If I don’t like a film, it is a bad film.

1 week ago | indianexpress.com | Navya Kharbanda

As a Gen Z, I would any day prefer watching the 2005 film Bunty Aur Babli over today’s so-called Gen Z targeted films like Loveyapa and Nadaaniyan. On the 20th anniversary of the Abhishek Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan, and Rani Mukerji starrer, I rewatched the movie, right after Khushi Kapoor’s modern rom-coms, which completely missed the mark. Honestly, even two decades later, a con artist couple feels far more romantic than today’s algorithm-approved love stories. And a touch of comedy?

2 weeks ago | indianexpress.com | Navya Kharbanda

Actor Rahul Dev entered the entertainment industry in the year 2000. He played the antagonist in his debut film Champion, a role that led to him being typecast as a villain. In an interview with SCREEN, Dev reflected on not receiving his big break in Bollywood. He also shared his experience working with Tamil superstar Ajith Kumar in Good Bad Ugly and Vedalam. Talking about his early years in the industry, Dev said, “I didn’t really have dreams. All I wanted was work. I don’t come from a film family.

3 weeks ago | indianexpress.com | Navya Kharbanda

For someone who was told he is not “hero material”, Nawazuddin Siddiqui has come a long way in the 25 years since he began his career with a small role in Aamir Khan’s Sarfarosh (1999). In his latest film Costao, he plays the titular character, an honest Customs officer accused of corruption. Based on the real-life story of Costao Fernandes, who fought gold-smuggling in the Goa of the ’90s, the ZEE5 original film is Sejal Shah’s directorial debut.