Subhash K Jha looks at actresses who dared play Momma at the risk of getting typecast.
Here's looking at silver screen legends and their last appearance in films.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali remembers the late actor.
'The only way to kill time in prison is to read and she can't even do that properly any more.' 'Her knees, too, are in terrible shape. I could see how she was trying to hide her pain every time she got up from the bench where she was seated.'
'I never behaved like a star. So why would anyone behave like a star with me?'
Don't look for a volunteering job for money, but as an investment for life, advises management consultant Virender Kapoor.
The distinguished actress Shaukat Kaifi, mother to Shabana and Baba Azmi, passed away on September 22.
On his birth anniversary on December 24, we present excerpts from the book written by his daughter-in-law Yasmin K Rafi called Mohammed Rafi My Abba A Memoir.
Actor-director Rajiv Kapoor, son of celebrated filmmaker-actor Raj Kapoor, passed away on Tuesday, February 9. He was 58.
Veteran actress Shammi got a lot of rave reviews for her work in SHirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi.
The Kapoors prayed for the matriarch at a chautha.
Varsha Bhosle salutes that effervescent icon of Indian cinema, Dev Anand.
A look at the pictures.
Be it scenic Kashmir or majestic Swiss Alps, Bollywood's trendsetting winter wear is the A to Z of style and snug. Sukanya Verma looks at its winter fashion over the years.
Sharmila Tagore remembers yesteryear dress designer who passed away recently.
Family and friends grieve at the legendary actor's passing.
Hundreds of artisans every Dussehra would earn enough this season to see them through the entire year. Not this time though with COVID-19 continuing its spread and fear of contracting the disease keeping most people away from festivities.
Rashmi Bansal, the author of bestsellers Stay Hungry Stay Foolish, Connect the Dots and most recenly I have a Dream, talks about career lessons for India's youth from the life and times of 'yahoo' actor Shammi Kapoor.
Here's what your favourite celebrities are tweeting.
Aditya Raj Kapoor talks about his father Shammi Kapoor.
It was reported on April 14 that the Indian cricket board (BCCI) had intimated the eight franchisees along with other stakeholders about the indefinite postponement of the tournament's 13th edition but there was no official word from the parent cricketing body. While BCCI is not committal on when cricket could resume in the country, Shah maintained that India's richest sporting body is monitoring the situation and will seek guidance from the central government as well as states.
For the first time in nearly two years, tourism has been on the rise in Kashmir. But what does that mean for the average Kashmiri, ponders Abhishek Mande Bhot after a recent visit to the Valley.
Director Rajkumar Hirani pays a tribute to Shammi Kapoor.
If there is a morality tale here, it is that debt and death spare no king.
The Kapoors were present at Karan Kapoor's photography exhibition in Mumbai.
'When Salim-Javed wrote the character, it was meant to be a comic diversion, a warm-up before Jai and Veeru reach the Thakur.' 'Full credit goes to Jagdeep for the success of the character.'
Babita's success ratio is higher than that of any other leading lady in the 1960s, says Subhash K Jha.
'For those who like romance in their music, I suggest they search for this song.'
'I guess if I was chosen to be his wife, I must be special.'
A look at pictures from Shashi Kapoor's annual Christmas brunch.
The Kapoors gather at Shashi Kapoor's home for a grand Christmas reunion.
Ratnayake taking the role means that the future of current coach, Chandika Hathurusingha, is uncertain in the team.
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is keen to host the currently-suspended IPL but the influential voices within the BCCI feel that there is no point in discussing such a proposal in a "closed world" battling the coronavirus pandemic right now. The IPL, scheduled from March 29-May 24, has been postponed indefinitely by the BCCI in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Board will only conduct the tournament when normalcy returns.
The wedding reception of Sooraj Barjatya's son Devaansh was a grand one, and was held at Mumbai's JW Marriott.
Rani Mukerji's friends make sure to stand by her side at her father Ram Mukherjee's prayer service.
'In the late 1960s, Shashi Kapoor did not have any work. We saw a lot of him then. He sold his sports car. Mum also started selling things because we didn't have money.' 'After Sharmilee (1971), things changed again.' Kunal Kapoor talks to Patcy N/ Rediff.com about his famous father.
The actor, whose real name was Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jafri, had not been keeping well, producer Mehmood Ali, a family friend, told PTI.
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