Bollywood is known to make everything look dazzling and dramatic -- suffering, seclusion, hopelessness.
'When I signed this film, I had no confidence that I could pull off such a role. Akshay tells me that I need to have more confidence in myself. After so many films coming to me, that were rubbish, I am shocked that people were actually making good films.' Ileana D'Cruz opens up about Rustom, and Akshay Kumar.
Learn to enjoy baarish Bollywood style.
'We missed 21 months of Nisha's life. We don't want to miss another second.'
Here's presenting the first Rediff Reader Bollywood Quiz.
Hema Malini talks about working on Bbuddah Hoga Tera Baap and directing Esha Deol.
Video: Emotional Hrithik; Raveena's hot item number
The superstar unveils his new item number in Bbuddah Hoga Tera Baap.
Get your lowdown of what's happening Telugu cinema.
Amitabh Bachchan talks about the generation gap -- or lack of it -- and his family.
Here's what your favourite celebrities are tweeting.
'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?'
Electricity consumption in India, currently at some 600 Tera Watt hour (TWh) annually, is set to double by next decade, surpassing the Russian levels in the process.
In case a shopkeeper does not have any change at his disposal if a customer pays Rs 100 for an item that costs Rs 70, the latter may have to make do with three plastic tokens of Rs 10 value each .
Srabanti Chakrabarti pays homage to Manohari Singh, one of Indian film music's true unsung heroes.
Here's what your favourite celebrities are tweeting.
The long awaited duet between singing legend Lata Mangeshkar and 'Shehanshah-e-Ghazal' Mehdi Hassan will soon be a reality with the launch Tera milna next month.
'We don't make films which have scope for great music anymore.'
'...it didn't make sense to me.' 'If the character was not adding (to the story), I wasn't interested.' 'The reason why I chose to act is because of the way it makes me feel when I'm acting, not for the fame and money.'
Hardik Pandya is another example that money can buy you a car, a house but it can't buy you class.
Tushar Kulkarni, 40 from Dombivali, Mumbai tells us what he learned from his father.
Sukanya Verma goes through the cool and crazy ways moon/chand/chanda/chandrama is depicted in Bollywood movies.
Sar Jo Tera Chakraye, featured in Road, Movie has been credited to R D Burman, not his father, S D Burman, who composed the original music in Guru Dutt's Pyaasa.
A look at the guest arrivals.
'I try to say to myself, 'Don't cry in front of people'. But sometimes I can't help it.'
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Reader Sudesh sent us this picture from Bangalore.
Check out the star arrivals.
Every year in Bollywood brings its share of good and bad. 2019 did too. Sukanya Verma lists what we learned.
'The vehicles have evolved, the mindset hasn't. And it won't, not until boys are reformed to understand, imbibe and espouse the importance of consent,' says Veenu Sandhu.
A look at the current lot of Pakistani beauties on the Indian horizon!
Celebrating the maestro, who turned 52, January 6, and his music.
Rangoli Chandel is in the news again. This time, for spreading communal hate through her Twitter posts.
Vinod Mirani gives us his weekly verdict.