'I have the love of the audience for the last 60 years.' 'I am very greedy in this matter.' 'I want those who love me to continue doing so.'
Major is in a perennial state of exaggeration. The sighs, the misty eyes, the mushy speeches, its details are invested in highlighting all things in-your-face, observes Sukanya Verma.
As Salman Khan turns 56 on December 27, his friends from the film industry get together on social media to wish him well.
Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera tweeted, "Shayad meri tapasya mein kuch kami reh gayi (Maybe my penance fell short)."
'I went to Nagpur for my engineering. I used to model there, those amateur fashion shows. Then you know, I thought why not try my luck in films and all?'
Most Indian fathers still want their children to study at the IITs and IIMs and draw a six-figure salary.
Ranaut has been voicing her opinion on the issue of farmer's agitation and has been speaking against it through her tweets.
Sukanya Verma looks at the various baap-beti equations depicted on the screen.
As Gulzar turns 86 on August 18, Subhash K Jha celebrates the iconic figure by picking his five favourite songs.
'Badle ki bhavna (revengeful politics) was never seen in Maharashtra and Indian politics, but now we are witnessing all that today.'
How much you know about the movies? Find out in Sukanya Verma's amazing quiz.
Piku beats Kuch Kuch Locha Hai at the box office.
Garvit Kawatra, 19, from Delhi tells us how he changed his diet and lifestyle to lose 45 kg in four months.
Antim: The Final Truth is so done to death that even criticising it feels like an exercise in monotony, feels Sukanya Verma.
'It's my humble tribute to a talent that has no limits, no boundaries.'
He said those making jokes on cows and buffaloes forget that the livelihood of crores of people depends on "pashudhan".
Director Neeraj Pandey offers a sneak peek through a poem.
To seek blessing for her forthcoming film Kuch Kuch Locha Hai which releases on May 8.
Basu Chatterjee's films have wonderful songs, 10 of which Joginder Tuteja lists here.
'Kafi kuch hone wala thaa, nahin toh kaafi kuch aap likh dete mere barein mein (A lot could have happened had I not performed and you guys (media) would have written a lot about me'
Karan Johar keeps his hit run intact with Student of the Year 2.
'It's very difficult, almost impossible, to select my favourite duets with Kishoreda.'
Did you know Rani Mukerji was only 17 when she starred in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai? Or that Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan was born soon after the song Koi Mil Gaya was shot? Interesting KKHH trivia, 20 years after it made history.
The late Shashikala may have chilled you with her portrayals on screen, but she had some unforgettable songs picturised on her.
As means of transport or metaphor, the romance of trains is unmistakable in Hindi cinema.
'We didn't know where the story was going. But I knew I was telling the story of an extremely lonely journalist.'
'Mere zehen mein kuch naahi thaa yaar (I had nothing in my mind). I was sitting at home and I normally put out a photograph and it became a news item'
'If I had a chance to live it all again, I wouldn't change a thing.'
'Dr Kalam never felt or behaved like a President during his entire tenure of five years as the President.' 'Not even a single day, he felt he was the first citizen of India, or someone different from the others, or the President of India.'
Lillete Dubey will stage her 34th play Lockdown Liaisons from November 19, based on a book by Shobhaa De.
What The Fame Game showcases is the depth and marvels of Madhuri as she switches between star and human, mother and woman, notes Sukanya Verma.
'It would have been easy to play Danny like a bad guy, but then, at the end, the audience might well have said, "Why is Latika still stuck with this ass**** when he is giving her so much grief?"'
'While we conversed in Marathi, she would always make it a point to ask me in English, "Are you okay? Have you eaten?"' 'I sorely miss that care and concern.'
Utkarsh Mishra imagines what is it that Baba Gandhi would say if he got the chance.
With an intention of pinching the opposition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched a verbal attack, saying the Congress, Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party believe in 'kuch ka saath kuch ka vikas'.
'I am confused about which one to choose.' 'All the girls are really beautiful.'
'Ranveer Singh is very lively on the sets. You don't feel the pressure when he's there.'
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