Here's how Bollywood makes most of its time on the beach. Take notes.
She has been appointed general secretary for Uttar Pradesh (East), while Jyotiraditya Scindia holds charge of UP West.
Countless screen pairs have come together but only few can lay claim to that extra something called chemistry.
'With his stature as a playwright and actor, Girish Karnad was one of the voices of modernity for not just Karnataka but the entire country.'
The legend talks about her favourite singers. Syed Firdaus Ashraf listens in.
We celebrate Independence Day with this special feature, published on Rediff.com in January 2013.
'There are times in your life where you have to pause a little bit.' 'The kids are growing up, and I want to be with them.'
Abhishek has been posting fond memories and interesting anecdotes on Instagram, recapping his #RoadTo20.
Dinesh Raheja salutes the legend's versatility in her heyday.
And no, the list doesn't start and stop with Boman Irani!
'If Michael Jackson is called the King of Pop, would he mind it? It's a great thing. I don't mind being called excellent in what I do. I don't mind being typecast. I am very good at what I do, nobody can do what I do. I am the best action hero.' There's no stopping Vidyut Jammwal.
'I was brought up in a Brahmin Hindu family. I was brought up in places where the majority was Muslim, in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh. There was a mosque next to my house, but I never saw communal tension.' 'I am not worried. This country's religious roots are very strong. They know how to take care of themselves.'
'Asked which Dilip Kumar films were among her favourites, she said she had seen not a single movie of his until that time. This became a sensational issue. She did not mean to offend Dilip Kumar. There was not a bone of diplomacy in her and she never acquired that calculating attitude even at the cost of some of the roles that she would eventually lose.'
'My father knows that he was not good in Parinda. He himself told me that he messed it up because he was so successful at that time with Ram Lakhan and Tezaab. He was so iconic as Munna that he tried to recreate it all the time. It is not necessarily the best thing to do.' Harshvardhan Kapoor says why he's blessed to be an actor in today's days.
'When it came to S D Burman, a Guide song was completely different from a Tere Mere Sapne song which was completely different from a Sharmilee song. Except for their quality, there is nothing to link them together.' 'Lata was his ultimate voice. He felt there was nobody like Lata. "Give me a harmonium, give me Lata and I will make music," he said.'
