Tigmanshu Dhulia

Remembering Irrfan Khan on his fifth death anniversary: What Naseeruddin Shah, Tom Hanks, Vishal Bhardwaj said about the 'coolest guy in the room'

April 29, 2025 12:48 pm

Many of Irrfan Khan's closest collaborators have found it difficult to imagine cinema without him. On his 5th death anniversary, we look back at how they saw the legacy of one of India's greatest actors.

Tigmanshu Dhulia on why South films work better than Hindi movies

High ticket prices to be blamed for Bollywood's failure, says Tigmanshu Dhulia: 'Re-releases have worked because of cheap ticket price'

April 03, 2025 5:34 pm

In a recent interview, filmmaker Tigmanshu Dhulia opened up about the higher ticket prices in the Hindi film industry, comparing them to cheaper rates down South.

Tigmanshu Dhulia talks about the climax of Dil Se

Tigmanshu Dhulia says Shah Rukh Khan's Dil Se didn't work because people didn't like the climax: 'Mani Ratnam trusted his work'

December 07, 2024 3:41 pm

In a recent interview, Tigmanshu Dhulia talked about the climax of Dil Se and why the audience didn't like it.

'Shah Rukh Khan would sleep on the floor of the bus during Dil Se, sometimes we would go over him but he never objected': Tigmanshu Dhulia

September 20, 2024 8:00 pm

Tigmanshu Dhulia spoke about Shah Rukh Khan's humility when the crew was shooting in tough conditions in Ladakh during Dil Se.

Irrfan was not the first choice for Haasil

'Manoj Bajpayee refused to play the villain in Haasil, then I approached Irrfan' reveals Tigmanshu Dhulia

September 20, 2024 7:52 pm

Tigmanshu Dhulia recently revealed how he cast Irrfan Khan for Haasil. The director shared that he first approached Manoj Bajpayee for the role.

Saif Ali Khan in a still from Tigmanshu Dhulia's Bullett Raja

'Saif Ali Khan wouldn't come on time during Bullett Raja shoot, finished 75 day schedule in 102 days,' says Tigmanshu Dhulia

September 20, 2024 6:02 pm

Saif Ali Khan wasn't very punctual when he was shooting for 2013 film Bullett Raja, recalled Tigmanshu Dhulia.

Tigmanshu Dhulia dismisses 'bekaar' films like Kashmir Files as being artistically bankrupt, compares them to Nazi propaganda movie Triumph of the Will

February 28, 2024 8:13 am

Tigmanshu Dhulia opened up about Indian propaganda films, and said that at leas the Nazi movie Triumph of the Will was aesthetically ambitious.

Irrfan Khan shouted at Tigmanshu Dhulia after crew member set fire to beehive on set, accused him of genocide: 'Bahut daanta mujhe'

February 27, 2024 12:51 pm

Tigmanshu Dhulia recalled a story about being scolded on set by his 'only friend in the world', the late actor Irrfan Khan.

Tigmanshu Dhulia criticises 'bekaar' Hindi film heroes, says gatekeepers of Bollywood saw real India only on 'papa ki shooting'

February 27, 2024 12:09 pm

Tigmanshu Dhulia also described the audience as 'bewakoof', and held himself responsible for having succumbed to 'greed' over the years.

irrfan khan in the warrior, birth anniversary

When Irrfan Khan's wife Sutapa thanked Ekta Kapoor's Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi for his international stardom: 'We would have become producers...'

January 08, 2024 7:18 am

On Irrfan Khan's 57th birth anniversary, here's recalling the time that Ekta Kapoor's rise to stardom in the television industry pushed Irrfan towards international projects.