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Atul Mongia, Anshai Lal, Tanya Bami — makers of Netflix show Mai on why acting workshops are indispensable today

Atul Mongia, who pioneered acting workshops in India back in 2000s, is glad the film industry is warming up to the concept now, especially with streaming platforms like Netflix gaining ground.

Falguni Shah on winning Grammy for Best Children's Music Album: 'Turned singer-songwriter when I became a mom'

"You can never expect a Grammy, but there is always a chance. You can always hope and wish for it, which I did," says US-based Indiana artist Falguni Shah in an exclusive interview.

Indian composer Ricky Kej on winning second Grammy, and his wish to collaborate with Hans Zimmer, AR Rahman

"I would love to collaborate with AR Rahman. I have met him a few times. In fact, he emailed and congratulated me on winning the Grammy," says Ricky Kej, who won the award in the Best New Age Album category for Divine Tides.

Jalsa director Suresh Triveni responds to claims of his plot's convenience: Coincidence was a conscious choice

"We could have made the plot convoluted — newer characters, more events — to be more logical. But my fear was that I would move away from my central character and their emotions," says Suresh Triveni.

Usha Uthup opens up on her biography, acting career, and why she's known as much for style as for substance

"Since I started off as a nightclub singer, people had already put a face to my name. It was natural then that the kind of work that came my way was based on what the composers thought I could sing: Disco, upbeat numbers or bad girl songs," says Usha Uthup.

Shabana Azmi on her first colour-blind character in Halo: Diversity and inclusion are very important to cinema now

"Nowadays, I see cinema, particularly the crew, as a microcosm of world cinema," says Shabana Azmi, who plays her first colour-blind role in Halo after a career of 34 years as an actor in the West.

Vikrant Massey: We don’t relate to larger-than-life characters anymore

OTT is a far bigger playground for not just actors, but also technicians and storytellers, says actor Vikrant Massey.

Akshay Kumar on returning to the anti-hero mould with Bachchhan Paandey, and doing films for 'both art and commerce'

"I do message films. I do films to earn money. My producer earns, I earn. It's a win-win situation,” says Akshay Kumar.

Anupam Kher on success of The Kashmir Files: 'It's gone beyond everything I've done in my 500+ film career'

"The Kashmir Files is not anti-Muslim. It is anti-terrorism. As a Kashmiri Pandit, I know the terrorists targeted Muslims as well as Hindus. In Pakistan, so many Muslims are killed on a regular basis by terrorists," says Anupam Kher.

Navarasa actors Parvathy Thiruvothu, Gautham Menon, Siddharth weigh in on their complex characters in Netflix Tamil anthology

"Have never been given such a concentrated version of an emotion in a screenplay before," says Parvathy Thiruvothu, whose short Innai deals with the emotion of fear.