Rajeev Masand – movies that matter : from bollywood, hollywood and everywhere else

From painting the sets with tea bags to catching up over lunch in Nice, Tamannaah, Parul Yadav, and Kajal Aggarwal reveal what went on behind the scenes while shooting the Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam remakes of the Kangana Ranaut starrer Queen.

In this interview with Rajeev Masand, Ranbir Kapoor talks about his three back-to-back failures (Besharam, Roy and Bombay Velvet) and how they impacted his career and him personally. He also explains why he isn’t particularly stressed out because of these flops, even though others around him appear to be.

(This interview first aired on CNN-IBN)

In this segment produced by Rajeev Masand, Radhika Apte – the breakout star of Badlapur and Hunterrr – tells us a joke.

(This segment first aired on CNN-IBN)

In this report by Rajeev Masand from the Zurich Film Festival 2015, we take a look at The Man Who Knew Infinity, a new film based on the life of celebrated early 20th century Indian mathematician Srinivas Ramanujan. The film opened ZFF2015 and stars Dev Patel and Jeremy Irons spoke about preparing for their roles.

(This report first aired on CNN-IBN)

In this interview with Rajeev Masand, Akshay Kumar explains why he makes more movies per year than his contemporaries, how greed got the better of him for a considerable period during his 25 year acting career, and why he admires his wife Twinkle Khanna for giving up her career as an actress.

(This interview first aired on CNN-IBN)

In this interview with Rajeev Masand, Madhur Bhandarkar, the director of such National Award-winning films as Page 3 and Fashion, defends himself against accusations of repetition and sleazy sensationalism. The filmmaker also reveals what led him to make his new film Calendar Girls, and explains why the Sheena Bora murder case would make for a fascinating film.

(This interview first aired on CNN-IBN)

In this interview with Rajeev Masand, the team of Katti Batti – stars Imran Khan, Kangana Ranaut and director Nikhil Advani – play the Katti Batti game, revealing their ‘friendship status’ with some famous Bollywoodwalas.

(This interview first aired on CNN-IBN)

In this segment produced by Rajeev Masand, Bollywood star Aayushmann Khurrana tells us a joke.

(This segment first aired on CNN-IBN)

In this interview with Rajeev Masand, debutants Sooraj Pancholi and Athiya Shetty who were handpicked by Salman Khan to star in a remake of Hero, talk about first-film anxieties and the limitations of star-kids.

(This interview first aired on CNN-IBN)

In this interview with Rajeev Masand, Queen director Vikas Bahl talks about the film that opened his eyes to the power of cinema. Bahl says the film has had a profound impact on him since he first saw it, and it continues to motivate him to this day.

(This interview first aired on CNN-IBN)