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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Articles by Justin Joseph Rao

Jawan dialogue writer Sumit Arora says Shah Rukh Khan is extremely agile at 57, moves like a tiger: ‘He is the Zinda Banda of Bollywood’

Aug 23, 2023 14:59 IST

Screenwriter Sumit Arora, who has penned the dialogues for Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan, teases what went...

Wed, Aug 23, 2023

Aishwarya Lekshmi reflects on life post Ponniyin Selvan, says unable to gauge where her career is going: ‘I’m losing sleep overthinking it’

Aug 23, 2023 14:20 IST

Aishwarya Lekshmi will be next seen in King of Kotha, co-starring Dulquer Salmaan. The actioner is...

Wed, Aug 23, 2023

Pankaj Tripathi happy to enter 100 crore club with OMG 2, but baffled at fans’ box office obsession: ‘Apne jeevan se zyada film kamayi ki chinta hai’

Aug 22, 2023 13:48 IST

Pankaj Tripathi talks about OMG 2 success and expresses his amusement over a section's constant...

Tue, Aug 22, 2023

Sumit Arora on Guns and Gulaabs, making Raj and DK show different from Stree and writing comedies: ‘If you ask me to simply crack jokes, I’ll stand mute’

Aug 22, 2023 07:02 IST

Writer Sumit Arora, who has a packed year with Dahaad, Guns and Gulaabs and Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan,...

Tue, Aug 22, 2023

Dulquer Salmaan on ‘earning’ massy film like King of Kotha and choosing ‘best’ movies: ‘Sometimes people have tried to snatch films from me’

Aug 22, 2023 06:50 IST

Dulquer Salmaan talks about King of Kotha, how people have tried to "snatch" films that he has...

Tue, Aug 22, 2023

Dulquer Salmaan says Shah Rukh Khan unveiling King of Kotha trailer gave film ‘wider push’, reveals his reaction to SRK’s tweet

Aug 20, 2023 16:04 IST

The team of King of Kotha--Dulquer Salmaan, Aishwarya Lekshmi and Shabeer Kallarakkal--talks about...

Sun, Aug 20, 2023

Anurag Kashyap calls Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat his ‘biggest flop’, says people only want gangster movies from him: ‘For them I’m back only when…’

Aug 18, 2023 08:01 IST

Anurag Kashyap is currently awaiting the release of his next Kennedy, which will be closing the...

Fri, Aug 18, 2023

Dulquer Salmaan, Aishwarya and Shabeer (Photos: Varinder Chawla)

Dulquer Salmaan on why Malayalam industry hasn’t given pan-India hit yet, comparison of King of Kotha with Pushpa

Aug 17, 2023 17:23 IST

Dulquer Salmaan opened up on the scale and ambition of his most 'mass' film yet, King of...

Thu, Aug 17, 2023

Anurag Kashyap, Sunny leone, Shah Rukh Khan

Anurag Kashyap says he made Sunny Leone’s audition for Kennedy ‘uncomfortable’, explains ‘mindset of India’ with expectations on Shah Rukh Khan

Aug 17, 2023 17:17 IST

From what is expected of Shah Rukh Khan to the gaze Sunny Leone is looked at with, filmmaker Anurag...

Thu, Aug 17, 2023

Adarsh Gourav recalls Sidharth Malhotra pulling a prank on Shah Rukh Khan’s My Name is Khan sets: ‘Family thought it’d be last time I’d be on set’

Aug 17, 2023 08:01 IST

While My Name is Khan was Adarsh Gourav's debut film, the Karan Johar directorial was also a...

Thu, Aug 17, 2023

Sunny Deol gives updates on next installment of Gadar, talks about father Dharmendra’s ‘romantic’ scene from RARKPK: ‘It’s all in our genes’

Aug 14, 2023 18:55 IST

Actor Sunny Deol has shared updates on the next installments of his films, Yamla Pagla Deewana,...

Mon, Aug 14, 2023

Sunny Deol promises more films like Gadar 2 for fans, lashes out at elitist ‘class and mass’ division: ‘Aapko akkal nahi hai?’

Aug 14, 2023 17:12 IST

Sunny Deol said he couldn't stop laughing and crying when it became clear that Gadar 2 would trend...

Mon, Aug 14, 2023

Utkarsh Sharma says he vehemently denied being part of Gadar, didn’t want to do the film: ‘I said a hard no’

Aug 10, 2023 18:13 IST

Utkarsh Sharma says he would deny that he was the same boy in Gadar whenever anyone recognised him....

Thu, Aug 10, 2023

Flirting in Badhaai Do to fighting in Guns and Gulaabs; Gulshan Devaiah-Rajkummar Rao map their ‘no insecurity’ act: ‘Sparks flew there, now there’ll be proper fire’

Aug 10, 2023 15:28 IST

In Badhaai Do, Gulshan Devaiah and Rajkummar Rao charmed the audience as lovers. A year later, they...

Thu, Aug 10, 2023

Saiyami Kher says she was asked to get a nose job in her late teens, reveals she is still told to change her curly hair: ‘It’s disheartening’

Aug 10, 2023 13:59 IST

Saiyami Kher said she still receives comments about her curly hair but has now learnt to ignore the...

Thu, Aug 10, 2023

Abhishek Bachchan jokes dad Amitabh Bachchan’s social media love for him can get a bit ’embarrassing’, but it’s always special: ‘He was shy, almost scared of…’

Aug 10, 2023 07:55 IST

Actor Amitabh Bachchan not only shares and comments what he feels about his actor son Abhishek's...

Thu, Aug 10, 2023

Gadar 2 actor Simratt Kaur Randhawa says she went through intense ‘depressive’ episode because of no work: ‘Locked myself for months, would cry everyday’

Aug 09, 2023 08:02 IST

Simratt Kaur Randhawa recalls how her parents would constantly be "sad" and "worried" looking at...

Wed, Aug 09, 2023

Shah Rukh Khan gave Alia Bhatt and Suhana Khan ‘tuitions’ on lip-syncing, ended up learning ‘Tum Kya Mile’ song himself

Aug 03, 2023 18:41 IST

Alia Khan revealed on Thursday that she was nervous how to perform the track "Tum Kya Mile" from...

Fri, Aug 04, 2023

Ranveer Singh on his career slump as Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani marches towards success: ‘Detached from numbers, but learnt from failures in recent past’

Aug 03, 2023 17:59 IST

Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani has earned Rs 67 crore so far at the box office and has been hailed...

Thu, Aug 03, 2023

Ayushmann Khurrana opens up about An Action Hero’s heartbreaking box office: ‘Maybe its timing wasn’t right’

Aug 02, 2023 07:55 IST

Ayushmann Khurrana, who has been going through a rough-patch at the box office despite his films...

Wed, Aug 02, 2023

Ayushmann Khurrana says success of RARKPK sets ground for Dream Girl 2 to address toxic masculinity: ‘Fun to see these films getting acceptance’

Aug 01, 2023 21:07 IST

Headlined by Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt, Karan Johar directorial Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani...

Tue, Aug 01, 2023

Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani writer Ishita Moitra breaks down characters of Jaya Bachchan, Ranveer Singh-Alia Bhatt, calls film a ‘love letter’ to Hindi cinema

Aug 01, 2023 10:14 IST

Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani opened to critical acclaim, with many appreciating its balancing...

Tue, Aug 01, 2023

With Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, Ranveer Singh has finally found the star vehicle he was searching for. But what happens now?

Jul 31, 2023 12:52 IST

The flamboyant off-screen persona of Ranveer Singh--filmy, over the top, no holds...

Mon, Jul 31, 2023

Sunny Deol says people of India and Pakistan have ‘equal love’ on both sides: ‘Political games give birth to hatred’

Jul 27, 2023 08:04 IST

Sunny Deol will reprise the role of Tara Singh in the upcoming Gadar 2. The film is set to release...

Thu, Jul 27, 2023

Harleen Sethi on Kohrra and why she refuses to be slotted as ‘just a pretty face’: ‘Will this translate into better work?’

Jul 27, 2023 08:03 IST

Harleen Sethi on why the success of Kohrra feels different from her 2018 hit Broken but Beautiful,...

Thu, Jul 27, 2023

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