'I would think a hundred times before I wrote a gay character or a mentally challenged character because it requires a lot of research and empathy. That's the reason I shy away entirely from stories that have rape. I just can't. It's just terrifying for me, as a woman, to handle subjects like that because it's so sensitive.'
Rakul in Mussoorie... Anil in Sri Lanka... Ileana in Turkey...
Shilpa Shetty invited her friends and filmi colleagues over for a Diwali party and everyone trooped over to make beautiful memories.
Film folk queued up to watch the new Friday release, JugJugg Jeeyo, directed by Raj Mehta, and starring Varun Dhawan, Kiara Advani, Anil Kapoor, Neetu Kapoor, Maniesh Paul and Prajakta Koli.
'An animal behaves out of instinct...'
When Aamir Khan parties, he makes sure the entire film industry parties with him!
It's been a busy Thursday, as film folk went about doing their jobs, not forgetting to add that touch of glamour.
A sneak peek at Anees Bazmee's upcoming comic multistarrer.
The Pinkvilla Screen and Style Icons Awards were held in Mumbai, and Bollywood suitably glammed up for the night.
As emotions escalate and drama intensifies, The Night Manager 2 becomes more gripping, applauds Mayur Sanap.
The stars Pradeep Bandekar spotted over the weekend.
Currently living in the third floor of Anil Kapoor's bungalow with wife Nirmala Devi, Surinder Kapoor is a recipient of the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke award.
A look at the star arrivals.
The stars Pradeep Bandekar spotted over the weekend.
'Whenever he was on screen, one enjoyed watching him because he had such a cute personality.'
Vidya Balan showed off her new film, Neeyat, to members of the film industry at a special star-studded screening in Mumbai.
Prayag Raj, who was so successful at his peak, ought not to have slid into oblivion, observes Deepa Gahlot.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
Afsar Dayatar/Rediff.com brings us scenes from the Jug Jugg Jeeyo trailer launch.
India's Most Wanted hosts yet another screening.
Malaika Arora and Arjun Kapoor rang in the New Year in Rajasthan and they had Varun Dhawan and his wife Natasha Dalal, Mohit Marwah and his wife Antara and Kunal Rawal and his wife Arpita Mehta for company.
Malaika Arora's father Anil Mehta died by suicide, the police say.
Film folk attended the Hello! Hall Of Fame Awards 2023 in Mumbai on Sunday.
Sandeep Reddy Vanga's action thriller Animal packs excitement.
With this film, Siddharth Anand seems to have cooked up another hit recipe that blends blockbuster film-making with star hysteria, observes Mayur Sanap.
At many stages, it has appeared as though Sunny Deol's career was running out of steam, but each time he has risen Phoenix-like from the ashes. Dinesh Raheja gives us a closer look at the man on his 67th birthday on October 19.
Hrithik Roshan gets clicked at the Tezpur airport in Assam as he leaves after shooting his film, Fighter.
With Vinesh Phogat's heartbreaking disqualification over discrepancies in weight at the Paris Olympics just when India was keeping its fingers crossed for a sure shot victory at the finals, spirits have hit an all-time low. Art mirrors life and it won't be a surprise if our sports biopic obsessed film-makers turn this dramatic change of events into a movie one day.
Zeenat Aman shares pictures from Shammi Kapoor's directorial debut Manoranjan where she played a sex worker, Nisha and spoke in detail about how the moral police had a field day because of her flirtatious and sexy outfits in the film.
From Kishore Kumar posing as a Half Ticket running riot to Raj and Simran's super filmi reunion in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, train journeys in Hindi movies have formed the backdrop for both romance and comedy. But it's the action scenes where the railgaadi's daredevil attributes lie.
Himesh Reshammiya does not have the swag or the acting chops to play a loose cannon cop, sighs Deepa Gahlot.
Vaani Kapoor did not have any filmi connections and she made a successful career by going the hard way: 'Giving multiple auditions some of them I made through and some failing even before I could make it to the room.'
'It's a role that challenged me as an actor and allowed me to explore new depths in my performance.'
Bollywood stars queued up to watch the week's release Malang at a special screening in Mumbai.
Check out the arrivals.
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