The Prime Minister termed the athletes as "India's soldiers of 2036 Olympics".
Rohini Hattangady, who played Kasturba in Attenborough's iconic film Gandhi, looks back at the fine director.
'We shot about 20 or 30 days, I'd say at best 20 per cent. The big stuff is remaining.'
'It's Mani Ratnam's dream project and to be a part of that is any artiste's dream.'
Images from Day 3 of the first Test between Australia and India in Perth on Sunday.
'Over a span of three years, our entire studio was devoted to Heeramandi.'
'In this assembly election, Muslims here will vote for one who works, but also one who safeguards their identity.' 'Their existence is more important they feel, than a faulty light meter. So yes, a Muslim representative will make a difference.'
Anjali quickly decided not to pursue her career in medicine. If she had worked in a government hospital, she would have had to do her fair share of nights and weekends in hospital, which would have been tough when Sachin was back in Bombay between tours. Had she worked in private practice as Dr Anjali Tendulkar, she reckoned she would be consulted for her name rather than her expertise. Anjali is an all-or nothing person and she couldn't have just dabbled in doctoring. Moreover, she wanted to devote herself to keeping her husband in the right frame of mind to play his best cricket. A fascinating excerpt from Annabel Mehta and Georgina Brown's book, My Passage to India.
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'Laapataa Ladies opened a lot of doors for me.' 'I have gotten so much love from audiences and seniors in the industry that it's overwhelming.' 'I get calls from superstars. I'm holding my heart and it's like, "Oh my God, they are calling me? I am their fan and they love my work!"'
'I've been a villain, I've been a champ, I've been a superhero, I've been a zero, I've been a rejected fan, and I've been a very, very resilient lover.'
'I wish every year to be like this where I have amazing but different films coming up.'
'In India, managers and the leadership almost glorify overworking.'
'During the 2015 IPL, Kohli Sir greeted me with folded hands after I scored a 21-ball 45.' 'Everybody knows he has played many such innings, but what he was doing was motivating a 17 year old.' 'It speaks volumes of him as a captain and human being,' Sarfaraz Khan tells Aruneel Sadadekar/Rediff.com
Coach Jaspal Rana and confidence made all the difference to Manu Bhaker's Paris Olympics campaign
'The government wants to ban surrogacy and take away women's fundamental right to do what she wants with her body.'
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'I don't think I ever lost the confidence as an actor.'
She wept when the director took 101 takes to shoot a song for Heeramandi.
While advanced stages of cancer may not be completely curable, with timely awareness, appropriate diagnosis and medical intervention, you can try to improve the symptoms and prolong your life span.
The government on Saturday said a committee will be formed to propose safety measures for healthcare professionals even as OPD services were hit across the country as doctors joined the 24-hour nationwide strike called by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) to protest the alleged rape and murder of a trainee medic in Kolkata.
Kerala Finance Minister K M Mani resigned on Tuesday night after pressure mounted on him from the ruling Congress-led United Democratic Front to quit.
'When the bombing happened in the Taj Mahal hotel in 2008, that was a very sad moment, but he really took care of the people, took care of everybody and that was when you saw some of his best moments.' 'There are some things which we will never forget. That is when the best of a person comes out.'
'She could have sat down with the students and taken a list of their grievances including their allegations and suspicions.' 'Not all suspicions are true, but you have to listen, you have to let the steam come out.'
'He is not just an irreplaceable force of nature but represents mega stardom in a way that only he can!!!!!'
'...is to crack the first project.' 'If you become popular from that, it's a win-win.'
At 39, he is, understandably, a different footballer but the hunger for goals remains.
Mumbai's Church of St John the Evangelist or Afghan Church looks today as good as it did 158 years ago.
'It is just that they are not in the limelight in a city like Mumbai.' 'It is not a lonely journey, but a tough journey for sure.'
'How could anyone do this to a child? And how can a father cope with such a trauma? But then we actors have to rise above personal emotions.'
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'You have to be good in your project that's releasing today for you to be working on something tomorrow. That will always be the case.'
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Film folk posted moments from their Eid celebrations.
'At his wedding with Patralekha, I officiated as the groom's father as Raj has lost both parents, and that's the relationship we share today.'
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'I would have become a big star 11 years ago if things had worked as per my plans.'
'All the parts that I have played till now, I have got them only through auditions.' 'I auditioned my a** off.'
Valhalla is undoubtedly enriched by the presence of Unnikrishnan Gangadharan Kartha. He would have already convened the 'fall in' and regaled his friends with tales of the distant land that they once inhabited.
