Sukanya Verma looks at all the AKs Bachchan has worked with.
'My producer earns, I earn. It's a win-win situation.'
On what moral ground is the actor lecturing others?
Sukanya Verma picks 10 essential David Dhawan movies you need to watch to understand their loony appeal.
'Good actors are supposed to be guys who wear kurta-pajama and look soft and nice.' 'People like me are not in that category.'
'The times are such that hard facts must be swept away in lies.' 'Not even a war of mere words seems civil in a delicate situation like this.'
'I had known Neeraj for 12 years. We worked together in several films and shared a close bond.' 'How could I leave him to die?'
Sukanya Verma looks at notable troikas in Bollywood's catalog of three hero vehicles.
Pooja Bhatt's irrepressible cuteness, Rekha's amusing cartoon, Asha Bhosle's super songstress power, Akshay Kumar's sparkling white sneakers and shaved chest find a mention in Sukanya Verma's weekly column.
Quite a few Hindi movies have explored different shades of the landlord-tenant relationship in passing or purposefully.
'There were so many attempts made to stop the film, damage our reputation...' 'Irrespective of all that, we got it released.' 'In trade language, they said Parmanu is a 100 crore movie, but it did 65 crore.' 'That's when you realise the damage.'
The most thrilling, romantic, terrifying, musical and comical tring tring moments!
Veteran actor Vinod Khanna passed away on Thursday after battling cancer. He was 70.
Sukanya Verma could not resist Vinod Khanna's charms, and salutes him in her tribute.
'I compare Rocky Handsome to Bajrangi Bhaijaan. Bajrangi (trailer) did not tell you much but when you came out of the theatre, you said it was a beautiful film and felt that emotion. What's different in the two films is that Bajrangi did not have action. Rocky Handsome has action that hasn't been seen before.' John Abraham on Rocky Handsome.
Poshter Boyz is a hilarious act. Had Dada Kondke been alive today, he would have gone gaga over Poshter Boyz's double-meaning, yet refined dialogues.
A look at Bollywood stars and their popular screen names!
A look back at a few other occasions Akki bliing-ed it up for the cameras.
'I wake up every morning and get to make movies. This is the biggest highlight of my career.' All Is Well for Abhishek Bachchan.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar said the government is ready for a discussion on the issue of alleged financial irregularities in the banking sector and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will reply to the debate.
O Teri, which borrows heavily from Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro drowns it all in slapstick so noisy it all comes off as more lame than loving, more blasphemous than beholden.
Regardless of Phata Poster Nikhla Hero's uneven pace and indecisive disposition, Shahid Kapoor, armed with a kooky grin, gives it his best shot.
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The nexus between middlemen, arms agents and government officials has been broken, according to Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar.
'Motionless .. still .. eyes shut in perpetuity .. a form on wooden logs .. covered .. flames about .. and a life turned to ashes,' writes Big B.
'We have seen a lot of Hindi films where the men cheat and ask the women for forgiveness. Then we show that she forgives him and they live happily every after. But till date, there has been no film where a woman cheats and asks for forgiveness and then the male has to decide if he wants to forgive her or not.' Akshay Kumar talks Rustom.
Sukanya Verma looks at the debutants of that year and how they've fared since.
'My kids have never seen my films. I'm too embarrassed to show them. When they come on television, my husband calls me over for a laugh but I just switch off the TV and run out of the room.' From actress to author, the glamorous Twinkle Khanna tells Ronjita Kulkarni/ Rediff.com who she really is.
'In our profession, the most important thing is patience.'
'There were days when I wondered what I was doing.'
'Aamir has bigger goodwill than even the Tatas and Birlas.' 'The Sanjay Dutt biopic is amazing because of Rajkumar Hirani, because of Abhijat Joshi's writing and because of Ranbir Kapoor's acting.'
Just in case the NDA is unable to reach 272 seats and is in the low range of 220 seats, then some novel ideas may spring up. Like a 'national government'. Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com reports on the various scenarios that are being considered by the political parties, and by the President of India.
Ananth Mahadevan takes on the audience.
'I believe in India people should have, up to a certain age, compulsory military training. I also believe that voting should be made compulsory. I have some violent idea, that all candidates should sign an affidavit that whatever they have promised to the people, if they are unable to fulfill they won't stand in elections again.' 'I addressed a meeting near the Kalandari mosque where more than 8,000 Muslims had come to listen to me. I said Muslims have nothing to fear, you fear only Allah. You should be afraid of no one... Some people are creating a fear about Modi in your community. I only want you to understand that.' Paresh Rawal, the BJP candidate from Ahmedabad East, speaks to Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com