'It was amazing how he controlled the crowd, not with force or even star power, but with sheer love.'
The West Bengal chief minister is in Goa and expected to interact with party workers and the fishermen community.
52-year-old Nafisa, who is in Lucknow, was seen campaigning alongside Congress state president Rita Bahuguna Joshi for party candidate from Lucknow (West) Assembly constituency, Shyam Kishore Shukla, for the byelections on November 7.
Actor Nafisa Ali, 61, who is suffering from peritoneal and ovarian cancer, has taken to Instagram to share heart-warming posts about her struggle.
His cinema of compassion inspired me, gave me tools to develop empathy for others. But it also made me understand that serious, socially committed cinema with deeply engaging narratives and great performances is an art form to admire, appreciate and explore. Aseem Chhabra remembers Shyam Benegal, who passed into the ages on Monday evening.
Colonel Billie Sodhi's life and family heritage reflect an unwavering commitment to excellence in polo, equestrian sports, and a rare, enduring athletic legacy.
As Shyam Benegal turns 89 on December 14, Subhash K Jha takes a look at 10 of his best films and tells you where you can watch them.
Nidhi will make her debut opposite Nasifa Ali's son Ajit, in a love story.
Didi said her party doesn't divide people on religious lines even if they are Hindus, Muslims or Christians.
Check out the celebs who turned up on day seven at the Mumbai Film Festival.
It was a mixed bag for star contenders in the fray at the hustings. While Shatrughan Sinha, Jayaprada, Chiranjeevi and Navjot Singh Sidhu tasted victory in the Lok Sabha and assembly polls, star contestants like Vinod Khanna, Nafisa Ali and Ambareesh bit the dust.
Nafisa said celebrities were being targeted for their status and popularity
Investigative journalism will be the mainstay of the newspaper, Tehelka CEO Tarun Tejpal said.
Social activists led by Nafisa Ali branded the Gujarat chief minister a 'killer.'
A look at the party pictures.
New participants included Chinese players such as Great Wall Motors and Haima Automobile along with Olectra.
'I have never seen such a large parade being commanded with such precision just by a vocal word of command.' 'I would like to import this technology to England.' Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd), then a final year cadet at the National Defence Academy remembers Queen Elizabeth II's visit to NDA in November 1983.
On Shashi Kapoor's 83rd birth anniversary, Subhash K Jha looks at his top five productions.
A look at the ceremony that was held on May 10 in the presence of the Kapoor clan and their film industry friends.
Flimsy motives and dispensable characters ensure there's no hope for Tigmanshu Dhulia's disappointing drama, notes Sukanya Verma.
The Great Showman's five children remember him on his 93rd birth anniversary.
Sukanya Verma looks at the jhoola, and how it's an unforgettable part of many a Bollywood imagery in celebration, romance, frolic and, sometimes, even menace.
A year has passed since Shashi Kapoor passed into the ages. His movies live on on television, but Shashiji's greatest legacy must remain Mumbai's Prithvi Theatre, where people came to be entertained, informed and, perhaps, also enlightened.
Saluting the late music composers most memorable film songs.
Yesteryear's heart-throb Shashi Kapoor will get the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award for his contribution to Indian cinema. On this occasion, we reproduce Dinesh Raheja's nostalgia piece on the actor here:
From Pakeezah to Ladies vs Ricky Bahl, from Shatranj ki Khilari to Umrao Jaan, the great city of Lucknow has made its way to the wornderful world of Hindi films.
'We will never really lose him because in death, his spirit, trapped in a frail body, has been set free and will surround us like the air we breathe.'
A look at Shyam Benegal's period classic, Junoon.
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