Kaun Banega Crorepati Season 18 launched on Sony Liv at 9 pm on August 10 with the stars and producer of Batwara in the hot seat.
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval has urged India's youth to dedicate themselves entirely to national interest, rising above personal gains to capitalise on the current 'window of opportunity' for building a stronger nation. He emphasised that true freedom is not merely doing what one wants, but involves commitment and sacrifice for the country's progress.
Amitabh Bachchan ignited social media curiosity with a cryptic late-night message on X, prompting widespread reactions and renewed speculation about his health.
''There is not a single day in my life when I don't look at Sweta and Abhishek with pride, for being such fine human beings.'
'PINK was about consent. Assi asks society, what are we doing about this issue? Where have we gone wrong?'
On Amitabh Bachchan's 83th birthday, fans in Kolkata celebrated their idol's big day in a temple dedicated to the star.
Manish Malhotra held a grand premiere for his debut production, Gustaakh Ishk, and invited friends from the film industry.
'I am happy showing my age. I don't want to look 20 years younger than my age. Neither have I done any cosmetic surgery nor do I want to.'
'Look after your own mother before looking after your neighbour's mother.' 'I don't believe in starving my own mother and feeding sweets to the neighbours.'
'On the set, he was this big personality, the great Om Puri. But at home, he was like a fluffy teddy bear.'
'It's a tremendous accomplishment to have a father like Amitabh Bachchan and still be so sorted, to not taste the kind of success that he should have and yet be so balanced.'
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'It must have been the nervous excitement of shooting with THE Amitabh Bachchan. I had kept tossing and turning all night. The next morning, I promptly fainted in my choreographer Farah Khan's arms. When I came round, I heard Amitji saying, 'Please don't faint. I promise I'll dance well.''
'I was super shy and awkward and had no idea what huge stars I was working with.'
When Aishwarya celebrated her birthday in Dubai on November 1, the speculation regarding the Abhishek-Aishwarya marital rift ran even higher.
'Mrs shows a dark side to the son and the father.' 'I had to do things that I wouldn't dare to do in real life.'
'Prior to release, we heard only exemplary things about the film, so the failure came as a complete shock to my father.'
'At one time, I felt being a mother was the ultimate experience, a woman was not complete without it.' 'Now I feel it's not the be all and end all. Motherhood is a part of a jigsaw puzzle; life is the real big picture.'
'That is the secret of his untiring energy.'
'In the last seven years or so, many reigning heroes have stopped working with him because no matter how popular a star they are, irrespective of whether they are playing the lead, it eventually becomes an Amitabh Bachchan film!'
Dominic Xavier wonders if a government that hates to compromise will change course and takes the protesting farmers's demands into consideration.
'It's this swag and body language that convinces you that he can pound 10 men to dust with his bare fists.'
'Working with him is like deep sea diving.' 'He is an ocean into which you keep diving, discovering something new every time.'
When you are in love, you are preoccupied just with that.' 'Nothing else registers. It's like being drugged.'
'Today, when I look back, our journey together ajooba lagta hai.'
'Amitji is not integral to my cinema, he is integral to cinema.'
Which actress looks best starring opposite the megastar?
'This man changed the mindset of a generation.'
I panicked and suggested he cancel his long-promised visit, recalls Subhash K Jha.
'Netflix is very happy with me. Mamla Legal Hai has opened the big bazaar in the heartland for them.'
'Dhanush is a unique talent.' 'There is no other person in the industry whom I envy as a writer and a director except Dhanush.'
'There must have been some wonderful genetic disorder due to which I was attracted towards filmi songs.'
Amitabh Bachchan, who turns 78 on October 11, has no plans for a birthday party.
'While I was performing it, I had a weird feeling that people would love it because it's so bizarre.'
'Boman should not miss the opportunity of being a part of such a beautiful film with Sooraj Barjatya.'
How far will Amitabh Bachchan go for an Instagram 'like'?
Like Ranbir Kapoor, we probably won't see Amitabh Bachchan in a movie this year.
Rediff.com's Mayur Sanap speaks to Sandeep Kumar Kharb, head of security at Lakme Fashion Week.
