Tag: acting

The original Khiladi, Akshay Kumar can pull off any character with great elan

Khiladi Kumar has played a plethora of roles, all very different from each other.  From humorous to critical portrayals, the versatile actor aces every role. He certainly rules the genre of comedy in movies like a true king. Now, the actor has aced the art of combining social messages with commercial films.

January 25, 2022

Aadil Khan: Acting with Kay Kay is like being a student

Aadil made his debut with the Vidhu Vinod Chopra's directorial 'Shikara' in which he played a Kashmiri Pandi. But he started his career as a Radio Jockey.

November 15, 2021

Rohit Roy: I won’t do mindless action films

With theatres opening once again, filmmakers are hopeful to get the cash registers ringing. "Mumbai Saga" is one of the earliest big-budget films from Bollywood to have a theatrical release post the opening of cinemas. Rohit feels the audience needs the magic of movies in theatres again.

March 20, 2021

Guru Randhawa would like to act in a romantic film someday

Guru's acting skills are visible in his music videos, including the news ones -- "Baby girl" and "Naach meri rani".

October 22, 2020

Sunny Deol shares tips for budding actors

As the release date is nearing, the 62-year-old actor admits being nervous about whether the audience will like his son or not.

September 4, 2019

Memorabilia of an iconic film star

To commemorate the 92nd birth anniversary of Uttam Kumar, an exhibition in Kolkata showcased a rich layout of still photographs, sketch books maintained by art directors, original screenplays and much more.

September 8, 2018

I’m accepted across the industry: Gauahar Khan

From a journey which started with modelling to featuring in music videos, reality TV shows and films, actress Gauahar Khan has come a long way in her showbiz career. She says she doesn’t feel the need to be in soap operas because as it is, she is “accepted (across) the industry”. Gauhaur says people want...

November 17, 2017

Modelling groomed me for acting: Kriti Sanon

She started her career as a model and actor Kriti Sanon says the backstage madness and walking the runway gave her the confidence to face the camera. The 27-year-old actor, who was the showstopper for designer Arpita Mehta on the final day of the Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2017, says she always dreamt of becoming...

August 20, 2017

Acting is little difficult in a language you don’t know: Kajol

Kajol will soon be seen in Tamil action-comedy drama "Velai Illa Pattadhari 2" and the actress said she initially contemplated quitting the film as she was unable to memorise her dialogues in the Dravidian language. Kajol made her debut in Tamil films with Rajiv Menon's "Minsaara Kanavu" in 1997, which saw her in the role...

July 9, 2017

It’s terrible when work, attention start slipping away: Akshaye

He has never been one to crave attention as his two-decade long career did most of the talking, but Akshaye Khanna believes acting is a profession where it eventually gets difficult to deal with the feeling of being loved less. The 42-year-old star says at the end of the day every artiste wants his work...

July 2, 2017

Bella Hadid thinks acting would be fun

Supermodel Bella Hadid has hinted that she is open to acting as it would be a good way to prove her critics wrong who feel she is “super cold”. The 20-year-old catwalk star said although turning into an actress would be great, she will have to work on her attention deficit disorder (ADD) to get...

June 29, 2017

Theatre not a stamp of a better actor, says Saurabh Shukla

National Film Award winning actor Saurabh Shukla has done numerous shows on stage, but says it's wrong to think that people who have done theatre are better actors. In 2012, the Jolly LLB actor returned to the stage after 18 years with the comedy-drama play 2 To Tango, 3 To Jive. His other play, Barff , has...

May 18, 2017

Acting career makes dating tough: Josh Henderson

Josh Henderson says his acting career makes dating more difficult because he always feels that women are interested in him because he is famous. The Arrangement star, who is currently single, says his job makes relationships hard because he has little control over his schedule, reported Femalefirst. “I'm single … being in this industry and being...

May 17, 2017

Money, fame, name are windfall games, says SRK

Hindi film superstar Shah Rukh Khan, one of the world's 100 highest paid celebrities, says the core of his job as an actor remains to spread happiness and that the money, awards and fame that come along are "peripherals", which he is grateful about. The actor, whose TED Talk in Vancouver went viral on social...

May 14, 2017

Harry Styles beat out ‘thousands’ to get ‘Dunkirk’: Nolan

Filmmaker Christopher Nolan has revealed that singer Harry Styles bagged the role in his upcoming war-drama by beating “thousands” of actors. The 46-year-old director revealed that the former One Direction member had gone through a proper audition to get Dunkirk, reported LA Times. “When we put the cast together, we had some established names. But...

April 13, 2017

Ronan Keating was told he couldn’t sing

Singer Ronan Keating was initially told by a producer that he couldn't sing, and he was nearly dropped from Irish group Boyzone. The When you say nothing at all hitmaker, who has enjoyed huge success with Boyzone and as a solo artist, worked hard to "prove" the producer was wrong. "My music career started with getting...

March 27, 2017

Actor should choose impossible roles: Shah Rukh khan

Superstar Shah Rukh khan, who is working for his upcoming film tentatively titled The Ring by Imtiaz Ali, says actors should go for roles with possibility instead of saying no for difficult ones. The Bollywood star tweeted on Tuesday that, “Actors go for roles with possibility. Instead an actor should choose the impossible & give it his/her best even...

March 21, 2017