Aamir Khan wants everyone to watch son Junaid's big screen debut film, Loveyapa, and has been hosting multiple screenings for his friends and colleagues.
Intensive training and meticulous planning have gone into the making of Dangal.
B-town actors who became dads in their late 40s and 50s!
Here's a look at Aamir's unique avatars, where he's not playing the usual cop or college-goer, no matter how well (or how often) he's performed. And also where what he plays is as attention grabbing as how he plays it, no matter how lousy the film.
'Aamir is really competitive. I feel that also keeps him young.'
Then there is Love And War featuring Alia, Ranbir, Vicky...
'Each mother I have played is different, but the writing dictates the doing of it. If it's written well, that's half the work done for an actor.'
'After being married for almost 18 years, and since there was never any rancour between us, we are still very close, as parents of Azad, as colleagues in the film work that we do, and as friends.'
Ranveer Singh opts out of Farhan Akhtar's Don 3. Syed Firdaus Ashraf tries to piece together the puzzle.
'What is fascinating about Aamir sir is that the audience in him is still alive and throbbing.' 'He still cries. He still laughs.'
Priyanka Chopra Jonas joined her industry colleagues in mourning the loss of lives in the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad.
'He has always let us do our own thing but if we ever need anything, he is there with the best advice.'
Over-the-top platforms make it difficult for movies to run for long periods on the silver screen, thus hurting the cinema industry.
Urvi Malvania reports on Disney India's year of ups and downs and the films that saved the studio.
As the year draws to a close, Rediff's Senior Contributor Roshmila Bhattacharya takes a look at the hits and misses, the highs and lows, the newsmakers and the dealbreakers in alphabetical order.
Fresh off the success of his newest film, Aamir Khan warns his fans about controversies surrounding his new film PK.
'For him what's important is relationships, his role, and, of course, the script.' Rediff celebrates Shah Rukh Khan's 60th birthday on November 2 with a special series that introduces us to the man behind the superstar.
The two day total for the two films is Rs 44.34 crores and 18.10 crores respectively.
More screens, more films, and longer windows will convert to more people watching, assuming they know a film is releasing, points out Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
'If I like the story, I will do the film irrespective of the language.'
Raam Reddy gets candid about Thithi, his film journey so far and his next project.
'As a nation, we create beautiful content and a high volume of it (films) but we are limited by the number of theatres and screen density.' 'You now have a living-room large screen available to showcase that.'
If all goes well, Mansoor Khan, who quit filmmaking 25 years ago to move to Coonoor, is being teased out of retirement to direct his nephew Junaid.
Several film industry folk, including Amitabh Bachchan, attended the big bash.
'He looks in good nick. Probably needs to spend a little more time on his footwork, but should get into most teams.'
'Sleep is when your blood pressure falls; this nocturnal dip is when the heart gets rest.'
Which of the 28 films in contention gets your vote?
"I really love the country... That's how I am. It is rather unfortunate if some people feel that way. I want to assure everyone that it's not the case so please don't boycott my films, please watch my films," Aamir said.
The actor is getting ready for the final match on July 14.
So many movies are coming up for release in 2025!
'Representing our country is a wonderful honour and a mighty task that we are all looking forward to.'
Aamir Khan's daughter keeps her fashion fresh and fun with bright, bold silhouettes.
'Aamir Khan and Salman Khan were already very busy. Then, Raveena Tandon and Karisma Kapoor started signing more films, Paresh Rawalji also got busy... 'Rajkumar Santoshiji got offered Damini he was very excited about it. He told dad that since her dates were available, let me do this film quickly. But aisa hota toh nahin. That film also took time. 'So sabke dates ka problem ho gaya, including the director's.'
Flms belonging to genres as diverse as comedy, drama, romance, crime, and history get ready for release in theatres.
'Pahlaj Nihalani came to my rescue. There was no Instagram in those days so I didn't recognise him.' 'I almost fainted when he told me he was Pahlaj Nihalani, the producer of Ilzaam, the hit film that had just made Govinda a star.' 'I told him I was a model and an aspiring actor, and he responded, "You have an interesting face. Come and meet me in the office tomorrow".'
'Salman's bad phase is going on for the last five-six years.'
Sukanya Verma captures everything Reema Kagti has created so far and where you can watch it.
Bhushan Kumar sacks Subhash Kapoor as director of the Gulshan Kumar biopic.
Three days after their mother Pamela Chopra passed into the ages on April 20, Aditya and Uday Chopra held a prayer meet at their residence.