'Our song Jayatu Jayatu Bharatam will hopefully provide that hope.'
The distinguished actress Shaukat Kaifi, mother to Shabana and Baba Azmi, passed away on September 22.
A look at the celebration pictures.
Karan Johar's Kalank may have tanked at the box office but it was a winner at the 12th Mirchi Music Awards, where it won the top awards.
'Thank you for the cinema, thank you for the laughs.'
The action hero will now play the saint of Shirdi in the film Malik Ek.
A look at the pictures.
Just a day before Shabana Azmi met with a road accident on January 18, she was celebrating husband Javed Akhtar's 75th birthday bash with the rest of Bollywood. And it was a full house, as *everyone* came forward to pay their salaams to one of Bollywood's leading writers and poets.
Actors and singers such as Padmini Kolhapure, Manoj Joshi, Sudha Chandran, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari, Anup Jalota, Kumar Sanu, Deepika Chikhalia and Shabbir Kumar would be among the prominent figures who would perform during 'Atal Geet Ganga', a poetry event to celebrate Vajpayee's 91st birthday
A look at the arrivals.
'Deepak called me a gold-digger.' 'He said I am with Anupji for money.' 'Who gave him the right to degrade someone on national television like this?'
'Sreesanth is genuine and has a rebellious attitude.'
A look at the celebs on the red carpet.
'After being a housewife for 13 years and a mother of three, I was put on stage with Shah Rukh Khan! I was trembling on stage and did not know what to do. From singing bhajans with Anup Jalota, I was doing hip-hop and item songs!' Baby Doll singer Kanika Kapoor tells us her inspirational story.
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'When I reached home, my mother asked, "Yeh Jasleen kaun hai?"'
The seventh Royal Stag Mirchi Music Awards were held on Thursday, February 26, and everyone was invited!
Check out the arrivals.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
There's a lot of guesswork about who will be the celeb contestants this season. Until they're revealed, Namrata Thakker lists the names we would love to see on the show!
See who came to congratulate the newlyweds.
'Designing the Bigg Boss sets is total dhamaal!' 'They are so happy with the way I design the sets that no questions are asked.' 'Contestants live there for three months, and so, the sets also become a character.'
Bollywood pays their respects to the veteran actor.
The actress-turned-politician has sung eight bhajans for the album, and even sang live at its laungh.
'Sreesanth creates unnecessary drama.' 'I request viewers to help him get out of the house.'
'In Bigg Boss you have to create a commotion.' 'I did not give the expected reaction and that went against me.'
Paatal Lok is definitely a must watch show. The credit for its success goes to the writers who enthralled us with their unique characters, but also to the wonderful band of actors who grabbed the opportunity to showcase their frightening raw talent, notes Aseem Chhabra.
'I have a very strong presence of mind. If someone is planning to target me, I will not give them an opportunity. I didn't know Kriti's weaknesses, so I was disappointed with the pairing.'
Bigg Boss 12 doesn't boast of a remarkable line-up but there are a few eye-catching inclusions that should keep the show in the news for the next few months, feels Sukanya Verma.
'Medha had been so alive, smiling in the pictures she posted on Facebook and the comments she left on my profile page. I did not think she would leave us so soon.'
Specially abled Sai Kaustuv Dasgupta talks about how he wants to make his life a message to all the 'wheelchair warriors'.
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