'I am as charged as I was at the age of 21, giving my first shot, as I am today.'
The price for pushing the envelope beyond the comfort zone that the land of storytelling is used to is a hefty one, observes Meghna Chadha.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to grant interim protection from arrest to Ali Abbas Zafar, director of the web series Tandav, and others seeking the quashing of FIRs against them for allegedly hurting religious sentiments of Hindus, and issued notices Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and other states on their pleas.
'It is better to forgive in a relationship because you have invested so much time in it. And there are kids involved. If you forgive your partner, you will come out as a winner.' Akshay Kumar discusses relationships, success and Rustom.
10 important things we've learned purely by watching Mohenjo Daro's extravagant trailer!
Pay a little more attention and there's a lot she can teach you about romantic relationships.
We take a look at his life through his pictures over the years.
'Actors are the least confident people. I feel awkward when I go to parties and meet people. It's getting better but I am still not as confident as I'd like to be.' Deepika Padukone gets candid.
A fun excerpt from Diptakirti Chaudhuri's Bollygeek: The Crazy Trivia Guide to Bollywood.
Bollywood is known to make everything look dazzling and dramatic -- suffering, seclusion, hopelessness.
With Kareena Kapoor pregnant with her second child, and Anushka Sharma with her first, Joginder Tuteja looks at the careers of the newer generation of mums over the years.
'When the trailer of Angrezi Medium came out, and when the credits were rolling in the end, with names like Irrfan Khan, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Deepak Dobriyal, Dimple Kapadia... that's when it hit me and I couldn't control my tears. That was the first time I realised that I was living my dream.'
8 instances when Indian movies and Web shows were neck deep in trouble!
'Laxmi and I firmly believed that while working, the egoistic word 'Main (I)' never interferes.'
Bollywood has always had a special fascination with wheels, be in motorcycles or cars. So it was no wonder that a special enclave was created at the ongoing Auto Expo 2016 in Greater Noida to tip the hat to the iconic films where the automobile played a critical part.
It also granted protection from arrest to Amazon Prime Video's India head Aparna Purohit in first information reports lodged over web series Tandav.
It goes way beyond a fantastic team!
It's such a misconception that actresses -- any woman for that matter -- are on a downwards slope when they hit 40.
A scene of a play and a conversation between two key characters were snipped from the first episode Tanashah, a day after the cast and crew of the nine-part starry political saga on Amazon Prime Video once again apologised and said they had decided to implement changes to address the concerns raised.
'I find drawing inspiration for characters from real life very limiting.'
Here's a look at the Top 10 tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
In this series, InstaStories, we let pictures on social media tell their beautiful back stories.
'Irrfan transcended celluloid and gave us a taste of his humility and humanity,' observes Sukanya Verma.
This time, let's visit France with Twinkle Khanna and Akshay Kumar.
What do we need to do to ensure that a woman's celebratory "cheers" do not become someone else's tears -- a few hours later.
Not only did Alia Bhatt take the wind out of the sails of her detractors by sending herself up with great style, she proved just how smart she was by doing so, thus re-casting herself as not only smart but also cool.
The Bollywood stalwart turns 70 on January 17.
Superstar Rajesh Khanna's bungalow Aashirwad has been sold and will now be occupied by an unknown businessman.
There are many, many instances of this 'dark' approach. Sukanya Verma looks at a few.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
The resemblance is uncanny!
While we wait for Batra's latest to drop on Amazon Prime Video on February 11, Sukanya Verma looks at how Bollywood has dealt with affairs of the heart over the years.
For a while it looked like Twinkle may have nearly disappeared from the public eye until the world discovered her flair to notice wit and wisdom in everyday life. It wasn't long before she had authored two bestsellers and was hailed as one of the most, candid, humorous, stylish celebrities to emerge from the heart of Bollywood.
'Everywhere, people would ask me why I had left films. They wanted to see more of me.' 'Their words were music to my ears.'
'Rishi Kapoor was a complete original.' 'He dazzled the screen and stayed a livewire off it as well,' remembers Sukanya Verma.
'Other designers take empty suitcases and go shopping for the actors's clothes in New York.' 'To me, this is bankruptcy of imagination.'
Filmmaker Muzaffar Ali looks back at his movies.
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