Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said she declined the offer of the Bharatiya Janata Party to contest elections pleading that she did not have the 'kind of funds' required for fighting the Lok Sabha polls.
The film folk turned out in traditional outfits for the pran pratishtha at the temple.
'Everyday I would get rejected in auditions. One day, one audition, changed my life. Anurag Basu (who directed her in Gangster) approved of it.' 'Had that not happened, where would my life have been? Where would I have ended up?'
Whether it's going bold with deep necklines or sporting too much bling or too many colours, nothing is unconventional for our Bollywood fashion trendsetters anymore.
The actress is back from New York and at the India Couture Week.
'I have been trying to make a movie for seven years. I got a chance only now.' 'I have taken my script to every office from Dharma to Tips to Eros.' 'I have narrated my script to every actor possible. Nobody believed me.' 'Because of OTT, people like me are finally getting a chance to make something.'
It was a poor weekend at the box office.
Sukanya Verma lists the girls to have rocked the military and khaki look in recent times.
Indian cine stars such as Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar and Shraddha Kapoor along with other prominent personalities on Sunday appealed to fans to "explore Indian islands" and coastal destinations.
Of late, Bollywood is showing a lot of interest in planes, the commercial and fighter varieties. And audiences seem to love it too!
On Friday, November 3, 2023, Kangana Ranaut declared that she will contest the 2024 Lok Sabha election if Lord Krishna so wishes.
'Most A-listers (women) do films for free along with offering other favours...'
'A historical with an identity crisis, initially the period drama cannot decide whether it wants to chronicle facts or fictionalise them in the tradition of a crowd-pleasing fantasy,' says Sukanya Verma.
'Actresses of our generation were genuinely fond of one another.'
Joginder Tuteja looks at how successful the genre has been in recent times.
'Success is in the hands of the audience. I learn from what they like or dislike, and take the next step further.'
The gifts were in a bag that had a striking graphic image of the new temple and of Lord Ram in a very young avatar.
Arpita Khan and Aayush Sharma invited film folk over for their annual Eid party, and look who turned up!
Kangana gets 15 stitches on her forehead.
The film in question is director Puri Jagannath's Ek Niranjan.
In the song titled Dil tu hi bata, the actress dons many outfits and intricate hairdos.
The Queen actress turned 27 on March 23.
'Money was pouring in after Movers & Shakers. At the turn of the millennium, I was voted one of the top 10 Mumbaikars. People joked that even when they switched off their TV sets, I was there! I would ask God if he was compensating me for the loss of Ayush, the greatest tragedy of my life.'
'People in politics have lost the value of being connected to their own people.' 'Now it's all about vote share, vote bank, how many parties can you break and make them join you.'
Even as Palestine cries for help, Kangana Ranaut hopes that Israel will emerge victorious in the 'war against terrorism'.
'For god's sake, portray the armed forces in the correct manner,' asserts IAF veteran Air Commodore Nitin Sathe after watching Tejas.
Our weekly roundup of the best summer styles from the celebrity circuit.
'Are we so ready to believe that in this country whose virtues we constantly shout from the rooftops, there is no single person -- other than Modi -- in a minimum of 272 elected MPs with the talent and ability to lead this country?' asks Prem Panicker.
Now that the shooting for Emergency is complete, Kangana Rananut prays for her film's success.
As the 76th Cannes Film Festival commences on May 16, we jog down memory lane and look at some of Bollywood's best fashionable moments at Cannes till date!
Tejas has enough going on for it that would move you and make you weep, observes Mayur Sanap.
Her letter is under consideration but she is unlikely to be granted permission, they said.
The 35-year-old actor said her politics will reflect in her work.
The leading ladies will vie for maximum attention in their new film together.
Namrata Thakker takes a closer look at his well-lived life.
No glam, no problem for this Chandramukhi 2 actress.
Trust Kangana Ranaut to seize any opportunity to call out Karan Johar!
Actor-turned-politician Hema Malini on Saturday reacted to the speculations that actor Kangana Ranaut could contest elections from Mathura, which is the Sholay actor's parliamentary constituency.
While about 8,000 people are in the long list of invitees, the select list features 506 A-listers, including prominent politicians, leading industrialists, top film stars, sportspersons, diplomats, judges and high priests.
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