Justin Joseph Rao

Introduction

Justin Rao writes on all things Bollywood at Indian Express Online. An alumnus of ACJ, he has keen interest in exploring industry features, long form interviews and spreading arms like Shah Rukh Khan. You can follow him on Twitter @JustinJRao...Read More

Experience / Industry Experience

Years of experience: 8+

Qualification, Degrees / other achievements: PG Diploma in Journalism, Asian College of Journalism .

Previous experience: Press Trust of India.

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Justin Rao has 7.8k followers on Twitter

Articles by Justin Joseph Rao

How The Great Indian Kapil Show set was mounted: Two-month prep, nine-hour shifts, team of 120 crew and a scrapped idea of planes taking offSubscriber Only

May 02, 2024 08:05 IST

Production designer Varsha Jain talks about how she and her team mounted the sets of The Great...

Thu, May 02, 2024

Starring Shah Rukh Khan, Main Hoon Na marked the directorial debut of Farah Khan. (Photo: IMDb, screengrab)

Main Hoon Na at 20: Farah Khan-Shah Rukh Khan’s masala banger is everything Bollywood needs today – propaganda vaccine, actioner with heartSubscriber Only

Apr 30, 2024 08:05 IST

The summer of 2004 through Farah Khan's Main Hoon Na serves as a time machine for India of 2024;...

Tue, Apr 30, 2024

Trade circle has slammed Bollywood for furthering damaging practices.

Credibility crisis in Bollywood as trade slams industry’s ‘harmful’ practices; from buy one get one offer to breeding ‘paid influencers’Subscriber Only

Apr 26, 2024 07:54 IST

Do paid trade influencers hype a film? How is Bollywood's obsession with BOGO offers on almost...

Fri, May 03, 2024

Bollywood stares at huge losses as Bade Miyan Chote Miyan and Maidaan crash at box office

Bollywood stares at Rs 250 cr loss with Bade Miyan Chote Miyan and Maidaan bombing; ‘worst week’ in Hindi films’ history spotlights stars charging over Rs 100 cr as feesSubscriber Only

Apr 25, 2024 08:03 IST

The failure of Bade Miyan Chote Miyan and Maidaan has started the second quarter on a disastrous...

Fri, May 03, 2024

Dibakar Banerjee talks about his career.

Dibakar Banerjee reveals Ekta Kapoor saw his unreleased controversial Netflix film Tees, told him ‘I loved it, but wouldn’t want to release it’Subscriber Only

Apr 24, 2024 07:57 IST

Dibakar Banerjee talks about the origins of LSD 2, the cancellation of Tees, why he doesn't watch...

Wed, Apr 24, 2024

Vidya Balan-Pratik Gandhi open up about marriage, infidelity and witch-hunt: ‘Comments on my appearance were so damaging couldn’t face mirror’Subscriber Only

Apr 21, 2024 07:00 IST

At the inaugural session of Expresso, actors Vidya Balan and Pratik Gandhi spoke about their film,...

Mon, Apr 22, 2024

Dibakar Banerjee says LSD 2 had a limited release as ‘huge film that didn’t do well’ pre-booked all the screens: ‘It’s all about power’Subscriber Only

Apr 20, 2024 15:17 IST

Love Sex Aur Dhoka 2 was released on Friday, just 10 days after Maidaan and Bade Miyan Chote...

Sat, Apr 20, 2024

With Crew, Tabu proves no one does funny like her; but what makes her such a hit with comedies?Subscriber Only

Apr 04, 2024 08:07 IST

Crew, also starring Kareena Kapoor and Kriti Sanon, is a reminder of just how effortless Tabu is in...

Thu, Apr 04, 2024

Boney Kapoor says Aditya Chopra had predicted box office will ‘explode’ after pandemic: ‘This prediction requires some intelligence’Subscriber Only

Mar 30, 2024 16:17 IST

The post-pandemic box office slump was broken by Shah Rukh Khan's Pathaan, which became the first...

Sat, Mar 30, 2024

Parineeti Chopra- AR Rahman-Chamkila film

Parineeti Chopra reveals she had to give a ‘musical’ audition on zoom call to AR Rahman for Amar Singh Chamkila: ‘Thought picture gayi haath se’Subscriber Only

Mar 28, 2024 20:03 IST

Parineeti Chopra has revealed she had to give a "musical audition" to Oscar-winning composer AR...

Thu, Mar 28, 2024

Diljit Dosanjh in tears as Imtiaz Ali praises him for ChamkilaSubscriber Only

Mar 28, 2024 17:33 IST

Imtiaz Ali's Amar Singh Chamkila stars Diljit Dosanjh in the titular role of the late Punjabi...

Thu, Mar 28, 2024

From being asked to buy Instagram followers to getting surgeries, Geetika Vidya talks about navigating BollywoodSubscriber Only

Mar 27, 2024 08:03 IST

Geetika Vidya Ohlyan, recently seen in Randeep Hooda starrer Tera Kya Hoga Lovely, opens up on the...

Wed, Mar 27, 2024

Amit Sharma says he had his ‘doubts’ about Ajay Devgn before Maidaan: ‘His image for me was of Singham…’Subscriber Only

Mar 24, 2024 08:12 IST

Amit Ravindernath Sharma's directorial Maidaan is a biopic based on the life of football coach...

Sun, Mar 24, 2024

Sriram Raghavan talks about his career, films and Merry Christmas.

Sriram Raghavan on Agastya Nanda-starrer Ikkis; reveals his learning from Merry Christmas: ‘Some people didn’t like climax, pacing but…’Subscriber Only

Mar 23, 2024 08:03 IST

Sriram Raghavan talks about industry trends, his learning from Merry Christmas, his upcoming war...

Sat, Mar 23, 2024

Sara Ali Khan says she runs the risk of not being taken seriously due to her jokes: ‘Why can’t I have sense of humour and self-respect?’Subscriber Only

Mar 21, 2024 08:03 IST

Sara Ali Khan says being 'silly and funny' is who she is-- but not all that she is, which she feels...

Thu, Mar 21, 2024

Anushree Mehta talks about mounting the remake of Bawarchi

Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Bawarchi remake to go on floors, Anushree Mehta teases casting deets for Rajesh Khanna, Jaya Bachchan’s partsSubscriber Only

Mar 20, 2024 16:22 IST

The loved 1972 classic Bawarchi, which was originally helmed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, is now...

Wed, Mar 20, 2024

Imtiaz Ali talks about Chamkila and his career

Imtiaz Ali on what love means to him, says Amar Singh Chamkila might start his 2.0 phase: ‘I’m different from my previous films’Subscriber Only

Mar 20, 2024 08:01 IST

Imtiaz Ali talks about the origins of Amar Singh Chamkila, why he is a different filmmaker today,...

Wed, Mar 20, 2024

Pratibha Ranta talks about her journey to Laapataa Ladies.

From Shimla’s orchards to an Aamir Khan film: Laapataa Ladies’ Pratibha Ranta proved her family wrong, left her dadi crying happy tearsSubscriber Only

Mar 16, 2024 08:01 IST

The story of Laapataa Ladies actor Pratibha Ranta-- how a girl from Shimla came to Mumbai and...

Sat, Mar 16, 2024

On Alia Bhatt's birthday, a look at her public image.

Understanding the puzzling hate Alia Bhatt receives—and why it’s time for introspectionSubscriber Only

Mar 15, 2024 08:02 IST

On Alia Bhatt's birthday, a look at her public image over the years, which is now inseparable from...

Sat, Mar 16, 2024

Ajay Devgn has been acting for 33 years.

Shaitaan proves Ajay Devgn’s stardom rides on novel choices, but there’s one crucial element missingSubscriber Only

Mar 10, 2024 16:30 IST

When others had Switzerland, he had hinterland-- a deep dive in the career of Ajay Devgn, what...

Tue, Mar 12, 2024

How to win an Oscar: Guneet Monga details networking, money, extensive PR that goes into mounting an Academy Award campaignSubscriber Only

Mar 08, 2024 08:02 IST

Ahead of the Academy Awards on March 11, Guneet Monga breaks down what exactly happens...

Sat, Mar 09, 2024

Rasika Dugal talks about her latest film Fairy Folk

Rasika Dugal gives masterclass on how to make an ‘improvised’ film like her latest Fairy Folk, reveals why she is not tired of answering ‘Mirzapur 3 kab aayega?’Subscriber Only

Mar 06, 2024 08:07 IST

In her latest film Fairy Folk, she teams up with her actor husband Mukul Chadda to offer the...

Wed, Mar 06, 2024

Yodha team had a day long activity planned, from Mumbai to Ahmedabad.

Day out with team Yodha: Sidharth Malhotra consoling fan, Karan Johar losing his voice, Disha Patani turning a Gujarati thali place into carnivalSubscriber Only

Mar 02, 2024 08:02 IST

Everything that happened--on air, on ground--on a day out with team Yodha, led by Sidharth...

Sat, Mar 02, 2024

Emraan Hashmi talks about working with Mahesh and Mukesh Bhatt.

Emraan Hashmi says Mahesh Bhatt told him he’d ‘throw’ him out of his debut if he was ‘bad’, details his birth as ‘bold’ star: ‘Its business not charity’Subscriber Only

Feb 28, 2024 10:56 IST

How did Emraan Hashmi become the poster boy of bold cinema for Vishesh Films? The actor talks about...

Wed, Feb 28, 2024

Varun Grover's will make his directorial debut with All India Rank

Ahead of All India Rank, the Varun Grover story: How an IIT graduate nursed directorial debut for 20 years, was ‘stressed’ by Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s 12th FailSubscriber Only

Feb 23, 2024 08:06 IST

All India Rank is a semi-autobiographical film, about a young boy--modelled on Varun Grover--...

Fri, Feb 23, 2024

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