Interviews

3,905 29.10 Why Zaheer Iqbal and Sonakshi Sinha Rejected Romantic Films Zaheer Iqbal tells Mid-day why he and Sonakshi Sinha rejected romantic movies for the thriller Tu Hai Meri Kiran—and why he calls women superior. 3 min read 3,901 29.10 Akshay Oberoi on Why He Keeps Choosing Morally Grey Roles Akshay Oberoi discusses his draw to characters who do not see themselves as villains, from Gurgaon, Flesh and Thar to his next release, Gajab Raat. 2 min read 3,878 28.10 Gashmeer Mahajani on finite TV and Marathi’s Rs 250-300 cr rise Gashmeer Mahajani returns to TV in 108 Hospital Base - Uri, asks for finite formats, and sees Marathi cinema crossing Rs 250-300 crore this year. 3 min read 3,861 28.10 Why Manoj Bajpayee still reads Hindi lines in Devanagari Manoj Bajpayee explains why Devanagari script is essential to his preparation, and Neeraj Pandey pushes back on a craft myth around Gajab Raat. 3 min read 3,809 26.10 Tanuj Virwani: 12 years in, no film school, just the set Tanuj Virwani reflects on a dozen years in Hindi screen work, the OTT shift that revived his career and the craft lessons he learned on set. 3 min read 3,797 26.10 Drishyam 3: Rs 560-crore finale wrote its own story Drishyam 3 crossed Rs 560 crore worldwide with an original screenplay, two years of writing, and the family stakes intact. Pathak explains the finale. 3 min read 3,747 24.10 Sikandar Kher met Abbas Kazmi before playing him in Prahaar Sikandar Kher speaks about preparing to play Abbas Kazmi in Prahaar, meeting the real lawyer, and why the film humanises the man who defended Kasab. 3 min read 3,746 24.10 Addinath Kothare’s audition route to Ramayana The National Award-winning actor says his Bharat in Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana came from persistent auditions, not his film family name. 2 min read 3,732 24.10 Anjali Patil’s Selvi wins two Busan awards Anjali Patil on Selvi's two Busan awards, sold-out screenings, dubbing in Tamil, and why good films still find theatre audiences. 3 min read