Interviews

4,052 02.11 Saiyami Kher on refusing two big films after Mirzya Saiyami Kher reflects on ten years in Hindi cinema, the two big films she declined before Mirzya opened, and her rule that characters must matter. 3 min read 4,045 02.11 Mihir Ahuja on Netflix’s Dilwali Diwali and Finding Home Actor Mihir Ahuja talks about leading Netflix's Punjabi family drama Dilwali Diwali and why home is not just a place, but the people who make us belong. 3 min read 4,007 01.11 Anaita Shroff Adajania on Character-First Bollywood Costume The stylist behind Kal Ho Naa Ho and Call Me Bae on costume as character backstory, red-carpet sameness and Indian craft. 3 min read 3,975 31.10 Why Udta Teer Hid Rahul Bose’s Slapstick Turn from the Trailer Rahul Bose tells Bollywood Hungama why Udta Teer cast him against type, improvised its silent gags, and kept his comic scenes out of the trailer. 3 min read 3,964 31.10 Indian cinema’s fair-skin bias is dangerous: Ankur Rathee Ankur Rathee praises the colour-blind casting of Best Of The Best, then argues Hindi cinema's fair-skin bias sets a dangerous precedent. 3 min read 3,958 31.10 AR Rahman, 34 Years On, Wants to Work Less AR Rahman brings the Wonderment Tour to Mumbai and Delhi, folds Ramayana into the set, and reflects on 34 years since Roja—and doing less. 3 min read 3,938 30.10 Mohit Malik on Birju Lohar: no good or bad in Mirzapur Mohit Malik on playing Birju Lohar in Mirzapur: The Movie: why he read motive before morality, and what the digital release means. 3 min read 3,917 29.10 Manoj Bajpayee’s warmth reshaped Aditi Sharma’s Gajab Raat Aditi Sandhya Sharma on playing Arya Sahni in Gajab Raat, Manoj Bajpayee's unexpected warmth on set, and learning to let go of roles that slip away. 3 min read 3,914 29.10 Rangeela at 31: Mehboob on letting characters write the lyrics Mehboob revisits Rangeela at 31: the boarding-card rewrite, shaping Hai Rama from a 20-minute piece, and why songs must speak as characters. 3 min read