As often is the case on celluloid, romanticising death is as significant as making every moment count where a young life's passing makes the realisation all the more heartbreaking and momentous.
Sukanya Verma looks at the many, many reasons for marital discord reported in Hindi movies.
This time, let's visit France with Twinkle Khanna and Akshay Kumar.
'I haven't done TV in quite some time now but I have faced this bias.' 'It's not that I feel unwelcome.' 'It's just that when it comes to certain things, I get shortlisted and they tell me that my test was really good but the producer wants a film face.'
As means of transport or metaphor, the romance of trains is unmistakable in Hindi cinema.
Kamal Haasan's shares his memories of the superstar on Rajesh Khanna's 74th birth anniversary on December 29.
Here's a look at the Top 10 tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'Other designers take empty suitcases and go shopping for the actors's clothes in New York.' 'To me, this is bankruptcy of imagination.'
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.
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.
'I have done so much work after the Mahabharat, but people still remember me as Duryodhan.'
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
The Bollywood stalwart turns 70 on January 17.
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.
Superstar Rajesh Khanna's bungalow Aashirwad has been sold and will now be occupied by an unknown businessman.
The resemblance is uncanny!
'Bullying is not going to scare me.' 'Nana Patekar has no powerful friends. It is just a perception created by his friends.' 'I have really powerful voices like Maneka Gandhi supporting me.'
Looking at the Hindi film heroine at her thrilling best.
'I have done so many films but even today when I walk on the road, people call me Kaalia. I don't feel bad. I feel proud that people have seen me in Sholay and remember me.'
Some of Bollywood's top directors started very young.
'I am 29. I have a long way to go.' Arjun Kapoor claims he's not insecure in Bollywood.
Here's how Mrs Funnybones gives us major #lifegoals!
Putting an interesting spin on Bollywood's power jodis...
Isn't It Romantic is about a New York woman hit on the head during a mugging. The impact leaves her feeling that she is in a rom-com.
'The most striking comment Yasser Usman makes -- not only about Sanjay Dutt, but also our contemporary society -- is about the transformation that he goes through: From being a man who claimed Muslim blood to one who is a devotee of Hindu gods,' notes Uttaran Das Gupta.
The kindest thing one can say about Ishqedarriyaan is that it is yawn worthy
'I was playing a rockstar.' 'After three days, I get a script that my character will turn into a lion.' 'I felt I hadn't signed up for this, so I told Ekta about it.' 'Ekta told me, "Beta, na tu important hai na main important hoon. Woh spot wala hai na, usko ghar pe khana khilana hai".' 'She said if she didn't change the content, she would not get TRPs and eventually, her show would shut down.' 'If the show stops, she asked me if I would take these workers home.' 'I said "Let's become the lion".'
Filmmaker Muzaffar Ali looks back at his movies.
'In our textbooks, we never had chapters where a woman does something. We had one Rani Laxmibai chapter, the rest only the men did. We have been trained like that but, now, things have to change.'
'Amit Shah and Modi have a disciple and guru relationship. But Modi and Jaitley's relationship was based on friendship. That's the difference.'
Romance died, came alive and lives on forever, off screen or on it, in Sukanya Verma's fabulously filmi week.
Muzaffar Ali returns as a director after three decades.
Ram Gopal Varma's Veerapan to hit the screens this Friday.
Delhi's air is a desperate problem, but some of the solutions have been too desperate and unthinking.
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