Renowned percussionist Pt Subhankar Banerjee died after battling Covid-19 for two months at a private hospital in Kolkata, his family said on Thursday. He was 54.
'A friend said there was a new phenomenon occurring during every screening. Audience members were mouthing the dialogues with the characters on screen.' 'It was a truly amazing experience. It was impossible to hear what was being said on the screen. There was so much noise, laughter and celebration in the theatre. And the film was not even a month old.' Aseem Chhabra remembers seeing Sholay twice in the couple of weeks after it opened.
"The families of the deceased have come to me and are weeping inconsolably for justice. We are going to move the MP high court for a CBI probe into the entire incident," lawyer Parvez Alam said.
Daredevilry is second nature to Bollywood actors. Be it riding horses, leaping off cliffs or sprinting atop moving buses and trains, the crazier the better. You can only imagine how much adventure sports appeal to the adrenaline junkie in them.
This brand of funny by the virtue of I-know-I-cracked-a-bad-joke doesn't quite tickle, says Sukanya Verma.
High alert has been sounded across India that five members of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India, who had fled from a Madhya Pradesh jail in 2013, are planning to carry out terror strikes on instructions of Pakistan's spy agency Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence.
'I got to meet my real life inspiration for my character.' 'I studied his mannerisms, behaviour and language.' I secretly recorded his conversations.'
The security agencies in Pakistan are clueless about the whereabouts of these 19 most wanted terrorists. Some of them have been hiding in Pakistan and others are believed to have fled the country.
The lasting influence of Amitabh Bachchan's Supremo, hitchhiking with Salman Khan, a taste of Tom Alter, Padmaavat's best scene and more in Sukanya Verma's Super-filmi Week.
In a special series, we will put YOU to the test everyday!
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Both parties claimed they wanted to extend Diwali greetings to the governor and denied that any political discussion took place during the meeting.
Expressing solidarity with the 12 suspended Rajya Sabha MPs, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday said he has decided to suspend hosting of a talk show on Sansad TV until the suspension of the legislators is revoked and a "semblance of bipartisanship restored to the conduct of Parliament".
On Amitabh Bachchan's 75th birthday, we bring you the unseen pictures of the legendary actor from his life.
Quite a few Hindi movies have explored different shades of the landlord-tenant relationship in passing or purposefully.
India's majoritarian regime is now making a dangerously fast-paced move towards theocracy, like its western counterpart did a few decades ago, warns Mohammad Sajjad.
The man who edited Sholay died in penury.
Things are off to a good start when a lead movie character appears for the first time against strategic music or swaggering drama and the audience bursts into wholehearted whistles and applause.
The clothes of the slain SIMI suspects killed in the encounter have been sent for forensic test.
Celebrities from different fields were present at the Urja Awards 2019.
Mahesh Shirodkar shares his weightloss journey.
No Ganpati celebration is complete without Humse Badhkar Kaun's hugely popular song, Deva O Deva Ganpati Deva Tumse Badhkar Kaun blaring out of the pandal speakers.
CPI-M veteran Pinarayi Vijayan, who led the Left Democratic Front (LDF) to an unprecedented consecutive victory in the April 6 assembly polls, on Thursday took oath as chief minister of Kerala for the second time along with 20 ministers.
Ireland bolstered their chances of making it to the Super-10 after a disciplined bowling effort helped them post a 21-run win over United Arab Emirates under the Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain-affected Group B qualifying match of the ICC World T20 in Sylhet.
Sukanya Verma looks back at the decade gone by, in the movies.
From SRK to Big B, many actors have played a double role in the movies.
Raja Sen gives us a hint: It was all because he used a coin wisely.
Shatranj Ke Khilari remains an accessible, yet deep period film.
Newly weds Isha Ambani and Anand Piramal looked lovely at their second Mumbai reception.
'I was in China and when they learnt I had made Disco Dancer, they started singing Jimmy Jimmy, Aaja Aaja.'
It was designed by none other than his BFF, Gauri Khan.
The award, which carries a citation and cash amount of Rs 10 lakh, is given for promoting communal harmony and peace.
Sometimes, the movies likes to use the rains in its title!
'What can I do for my India except make films that showcase it's greatness to the world, which touch on national issues and arouse the feeling of patriotism?'
The Bachchans, Shabhana attend a birthday party...Rana promotes a movie...
Veteran santoor player and music composer Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma died in Mumbai on Tuesday morning following a heart attack, family sources said. He was 84.
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