The year saw its share of news and views. But there were some that really stood out for our readers.
'The fact that I got noticed in a film that stars Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone is a big high for me.'
'The problems that the film explores still remain. It was a different time when we made the film. We were young and we thought we could change the world.'
Alia Bhatt spent her 30th birthday on March 15 in London, with her family. She reveals some more beautiful moments from her vacation.
A few days after Satish Kaushik's sudden passing on March 9, a prayer service was held at his residence in Andheri, northwest Mumbai.
'Shekhar is always exploring. Films are not his only passion though I wish it was.'
Some of her best films are not available on streaming platforms, but Deepa Gahlot looks at her Hindi cinema oeuvre on OTT.
'Just Mamata Didi. And it was a pleasant reference, not a nasty one.'
Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani releases on July 28.
'Hope is about being more accepting of each other, the kind of solidarity and friendship that even our families may not be able to give.'
'...that he would cannibalise one of his own productions for a film he is directing after seven years?'
Immediately after the House met, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla paid tributes to sitting MPs Rattan Lal Kataria and Balubhau alias Suresh Narayan Dhanorkar. He also said that 11 former members passed away in the last few months and read out their names.
Sonu Nigam turned 50 on July 30, and hosted a grand birthday bash in Mumbai on Saturday night.
As we wait for dark Dimple and her brazen bahus to spit fire on the small screen, Sukanya Verma looks at the cruel, cool ways of the Hindi film saasu-maa from then to now.
Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchan come together in R Balki's once again after Paa.
While the trailer gives away a major chunk of the film's plot, it still intrigues us.
'I used to be embarrassed and think what will my friends say if I wiggle my hips.' 'I used to seek comfort in the fact that Meena Kumari and Nutan couldn't dance.' 'I think that was a mistake.'
'We want Ayushmann Khurrana's character to look perfect as Pooja in Dream Girl 2 and that's why we are taking extra time to perfect the VFX work for the face.'
Sukanya Verma recaps all those events from 25 years ago.
He accused them of not condemning the murder of a tailor in Rajasthan's Udaipur city and the recent incident of a woman set ablaze in Jharkhand, and said this reflects their "cheap mentality".
Even as Abhishek Bachchan is getting ready for the release of Ghoomer on August 18, his father Amitabh Bachchan has revealed that he has already watched it twice.
Satish Kaushik's last pictures on Instagram saw him laughing and partying with friends.
Love surrounded Divya Dutta as she launched her second book.
Huma does good in LA... Walusha meets her sis in Amsterdam... Amyra likes it in Phuket...
'They are the most romantic pair on screen since Rishi Kapoor and Sridevi in Chandni.'
Javed Akhtar is a treasure chest, full of stories. Some of the stories may touch your heart, like his struggle to become a writer in Hindi cinema, and others, where people still don't recognise him, even after all these years.
The actress still cannot get over the tragic news.
Even as Anil Kapoor is promoting Dil Dhadakne Do, his film with Zoya Akhtar, Shabana Azmi is working in the Sonam Kapoor-starrer Neerja
Rekha watches Rani's film...Samantha visits a temple... Mismatched gets a third season...
Karan Johar's Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani features Jaya Bachchan in a pivotal role.
Shibani Dandekar and Farhan Akhtar's perfect wedding was attended by family and close friends.
Javed Akhtar says he has to write Hindi dialogues in the Roman script for the new generation of actors today because 'they can't read anything else'.
Priyanka's day out with Malti Marie... Rashmika goes to Dubai... Shabana explores Budapest...
Javed Akhtar picked son Farhan Akhtar's birthday on January 9 to release his coffee table book, Jadunama.
Scenes from the Rocky Aur Rani media interaction in Mumbai...
Amazon Prime Video has announced a huge number of assorted Web series and movies, and the slate sure looks interesting.
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.
Also starring Ranveer Singh, Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Aishwarya Rai, Shahid Kapoor, Varun Dhawan, Kriti Sanon, Kiara Advani, Sidharth Malhotra, Vidya Balan, Dia Mirza, Shradha Kapoor, Athiya Shetty, Sonam Kapoor Ahuja, Karan Johar, Shabana Azmi, Anupam Kher...
How did Bollywood spend the long weekend? By travelling, of course!
