Just a day before Shabana Azmi met with a road accident on January 18, she was celebrating husband Javed Akhtar's 75th birthday bash with the rest of Bollywood. And it was a full house, as *everyone* came forward to pay their salaams to one of Bollywood's leading writers and poets.
Check out the star arrivals.
The hits and misses of the week.
The winners of the Filmfare Glamour and Style awards!
Director of memorable TV shows like Sailaab and Thoda Hai Thode Ki Zarurat Hai, Ravi Rai is all set for his big screen directorial debut.
'That climax in the last episode of Season one, I have replayed it so many times that it is still fresh in my mind.' 'If you have a wound and if you keep picking on it, it will never heal.'
With quite a few characters joining the cast, it would be interesting to see how the story unravels in season two, notes Namrata Thakker.
Richa Chadha to play Shakeela... Vidya Balan turns producer...
What do you get when you invite a former Miss India at a Miss India event? This! :-)
Dame Dench humanises the frumpy, myopic and overindulged Queen Victoria and the screen feels the warmth of the legendary actress's enthusiasm, says Sukanya Verma.
A pick of just 10 watchable (a couple of them admittedly in the so-bad-it's-fun category) foreign films starring Bollywood stars in significant roles are available to watch on streaming platforms.
Vinod Mirani gives us his weekly verdict.
Joginder Tuteja lists the films and Web shows coming up.
The first magazine issues of the year are out on stands and we want to know who your favourite is!
'I'm glad that now we have so many opportunities to tell all kinds of stories, be it cinema or on OTT.'
A look at this week's hits and misses.
Fukrey Returns is a clumsily conceived sequel, feels Sukanya Verma.
India is shining, although I will argue that it is a temporary acceptance until India once again makes a mega-successful film like RRR or another beautiful, moving, documentary like The Elephant Whisperers, notes Aseem Chhabra.
Just what do actors *do* the whole day? We find out.
Vinod Mirani gives us his weekly verdict.
'Thank you for the cinema, thank you for the laughs.'
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
It was a year of so many contradictions and contrasts that it became dangerous to talk about movies, people lost their heads discussing Friday releases, psychiatrists began dabbling in film criticism, and film critics turned into psychiatrists, says Sreehari Nair.
Check out the star arrivals.
Bollywood stars mostly celebrated Holi at home this year, thanks to the COVID pandemic. Others preferred not to do even that, and instead, posted throwback pictures from the time Holi was spent right.
'People are already talking about what my character will do in Mirzapur season three.'
Quite a few light-hearted comedies are up for release, and Joginder Tuteja takes us through them.
Joginder Tuteja lists the sequels coming up.
Film folk assembled for a mid-week party at a Mumbai restaurant, when Nikkhil Advani celebrated eight years of his production house Emmay Entertainment.
'If my character is kissing her love, I am okay with that.' I wouldn't do unnecessarily a bold character for the popularity.'
Joginder Tuteja looks at his biggest hits, and where you can watch them.
Looking at the star arrivals for the Filmfare pre-awards party.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
The hits and misses of the week.
Stars spotted at the screening of Sarbjit in Mumbai.
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