'These days you are the main inspiration for a lot of young film-makers. They are mimicking your films.'
'There are no heroes, saviour or destroyers in Bombay Begums. Every character is real and believable.'
On his 40th birthday on September 28, Sukanya Verma draws up a playlist of 40 riveting Ranbir songs.
With each of the characters Shoojit Sircar has worked with, a new world has been created. Joginder Tuteja takes a look at the different worlds he has created through his films.
Prabhas, Tamannaah Bhatia thank Director S S Rajamouli.
Take a bow, Shah Rukh Khan, raves Raja Sen.
Netflix has unveiled a line-up of 15 original series as well as returning seasons of popular shows.
Babita's success ratio is higher than that of any other leading lady in the 1960s, says Subhash K Jha.
'Even today when I think of it, I wonder how it fell on my plate.' 'Not just the remix, but also to do it with the original leading lady, Shilpa Shetty.'
'The show's success has only gone on to reinforce my belief that the best way to tell a story is with honesty, love and conviction... easier said than done in our industry!'
'I joined Hrishida when I was 17.' 'He left me with a lifetime of memories.'
'In this day and age when love is just a swipe away, Shiddat talks about love in its purest, most honest form.'
Mahipal, who has worked with actresses like Madhubala and Meena Kumari, established himself as a hero in the mythological genre.
8 instances when Indian movies and Web shows were neck deep in trouble!
'If someone is consistently horrible to you, for me, I would ask myself, what am I doing?' 'Why am I continuously putting myself as a target for this?'
'You do not need to roar to be a tigress.'
'I did not choose this profession to chase money; I truly fell in love with acting.'
Karan Johar launched the trailer of his new production Good Newwz with the film's cast, Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Diljit Singh and Kiara Advani.
On his 90th birth anniversary, Sukanya Verma lists 20 of her favourite scenes that reiterate his extraordinary grasp on the language of cinema and connect with the viewer.
'Sarojji, you gave us and the industry, rhythm, style, grace of movement and the art of converting the lyrics in a song to a meaning in dance.'
'I'm very proud of having worked with one of the finest minds of India and Indian cinema.'
Manish Pandey got married to Tamil actress Ashrita Shetty in Mumbai on Monday
The 66th Vimal Elaichi Filmfare Awards were held in Mumbai on March 27.
'For me personally, there was nothing till Aranyak made me say, 'This is it!''
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut routed his unaccounted money through various shell companies opened in the name of his family members and associates, his former aide and prime witness in the money laundering case linked to the redevelopment of Patra 'chawl' project told the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
He recalled PM Modi's message at the United Nations and hailed India's mission "to save the planet from conflict and violence" through the principles of Buddhism.
'His shocking demise is a reminder to us to take life slow.'
'As soon as the plane touched down and we emerged, barricades came down and his fans rushed towards us.' 'Then, before my astonished eyes, they had lifted him up and he was being passed along over the heads of people.' 'It was an incredible sight!'
'If you listen to the title track of Judgementall Hai Kya, you will find some crazy things happening in it -- from crazy laughter to as if someone is inside your mind.'
If he tenders an apology, we are going to think over it, said Madhya Pradesh HM Narottam Mishra.
'I regret the years that I did not work. I took a break at the peak of my career. I should not have done that. You lose contact with people and to start all over again is a struggle.' Rajnigandha actress Vidya Sinha looks back at her life.
Every once in a while, has come a political movie led by a woman.
Keen to settle the India-Pakistan dispute 'once and for all,' HD Deve Gowda spoke to his then counterpart Nawaz Sharif over the phone and the two hit it off quite well but his government fell before they could meet, says a recent biography of the former Indian prime minister.
'Around the same time, I watched Rock On!! where those guys have that midlife crisis.' 'They are busy with their corporate jobs and then they want to start singing again.' 'Seeing that, I got a boost.' 'I felt if I don't give acting a full chance again, I will regret it.' 'So I decided to quit my job and pursue acting full time.'
Dear Friend is for those who idealised Dil Chahta Hai all out of proportion, and then warmed up to the premise that friendship could be a lot more complicated, and transient, observes Sreehari Nair.
'The story has to be told well, it has to be marketed and presented well, and now, released well too.' 'Only then will the film do well.' 'The actor walks away with the victory credit, but we do not give enough credit to the script writers, directors and producers who put up a film that shines.'
'Once Mohanlal's ever-swelling entourage grasped his enormous worth, once it realized that the innate Mohanlal appeal could be profited from, it set about to exploit, to make uproars, to create the Mohanlal brand.' 'And he wasn't meant to be a brand. He was meant to be an artist, a tireless explorer of the unique seas inside him,' asserts Sreehari Nair.
With so many films shifted to the new year, it's going to be a busy year for Bollywood's actors.
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