| GURUDUTT | Iconic Bollywood director known for movies such as Pyaasa and Kaagaz ke Phool (4,4) |
| YASH | Bollywood director known for movies such as 7 Across, Daag, and Dil To Pagal Hai, among others (4,6) |
| CURTIS | Richard _, screenwriter and director known for films such as Notting Hill and Love Actually (6) |
| ECHO | Repeated sound, as heard in songs such as Kora Kaagaz.. |
| JULIEANDREWS | British actress/singer famously known for movie musicals: 2 wds. |
| MALA | Pyaasa actress Sinha |
| GURU | With 8-Across, actor, director and producer of Pyaasa |
| KARAN | Bollywood director whose personality rights suit is before the Delhi HC, after Bachchan's case.(first name) (5) |
| RAMAN | Bollywood director Prawaal |
| JOHNFORD | Late great US film director known for his westerns (4,4) |
| SEANPENN | He won Oscars for movies Milk and Mystic River (4,4) |
| PHISHING | Hopephully phutile ephphort to phlush out phool? (8) |
| MEDICINE | One's tablet possibly reduced channels for movies |
| CORSICAN | Legendary bird makes a comeback for flick about ego of French woman (8) |
| RENECLAIR | French director noted for films such as I Married a Witch (1942) and And Then There Were None (1945) |
| COEN | ___ Brothers, U.S. filmmakers Joel and Ethan noted for films such as No Country For Old Men (4) |
| WARREN | Director of ski movies such as Beyond The Edge and Endless Winter, ... Miller |
| TABU | Popular actress loved by the critics for her roles in movies such as Chandni Bar and Astitva |
| BOGARDE | Actor who starred in the Doctor film series and many stand-alone movies such as Hunted and Death in |
| SYFY | Channel with original movies such as Monsterwolf and Mongolian Death Worm |
