'Smita Patil was the reason I got into films. She kept telling me to get into films but I said I was happy doing theatre, I don't like films. Today, when I look back, I don't think I disliked films. Maybe I thought who would take me in films? I think it was a complex.' Nana Patekar looks back at his life.
'As a family, we were not going through a very good time financially.' 'I wanted to be an interior designer, but I didn't have enough money to join the polytechnic.' 'I was about 15-and-a-half, 16, so I said okay, let me just try (acting).'
All the action from the recently concluded popular choice awards.
The 87th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. Here's a quick glance at the winners.
'It is great that I am making this film after 20 years with my son.' 'People loved some 8 to 10 scenes in the original and we have got some of it in this film.'
Priyanka meets Lara in London... Vidyut gets engaged...Salman enjoys the Turkish sunrise...
An Internet sensation, Lilly Singh worked her charm on the red carpet.
Raja Sen lists the highlights from the 89th annual Academy Awards.
'I want to be that actress who does everything. I want to be that actress who does Lootera as well as Dabangg,' says Sonakshi Sinha.
Anupam Kher, Freida Pinto and Dev Patel along with 2013 winners Jennifer Lawrence, Daniel Day Lewis among others on the red carpet.
'In our days, we used to write letters and then there used to be phone calls.' 'We would give blank calls.' 'Now, just listen to the songs.' 'Romance has changed.'
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'We always want to pull down the other person.' 'All we need right now is sensitivity, not just in our industry, but everywhere.'
Earnest words from Leonardo DiCaprio, and the big winners of Oscar night.
'I think my performance in Ray's Devi still ranks as my best,' says Sharmila Tagore.
'Of all artists who openly support the current political dispensation, she is far and away the finest,' argues Sreehari Nair. 'With the exception of perhaps Tabu, no Indian actress has done more to extend the range of the feminine mystique in Hindi cinema.'
For the current generation, enchanted by the monarchy but unaware of its past, The Crown may well perform the role of a history textbook, notes Dhruv Munjal.
In a new series, Bollywood's towering talents, who themselves made brilliant works this year, pick their favourite show of 2021, and tell us just why they loved it.
'It's been an up and down journey and every actor has to go through it.'
The Power Of The Dog and Dune lead the pack while films like King Richard, Belfast and West Side Story grab quite a few noms.
'Social media became a place to lash out in the pandemic.'
Haider is a remarkable achievement and one of the most powerful political films we've ever made, a bonafide masterpiece that throbs with intensity and purpose.
Sukanya Verma makes her predictions for the top awards at the 90th Academy Awards.
'Trust me, I don't even enjoy the company of friends who live in regret.' 'You either own your decisions or just let it go and work harder to get something better.'
The actresses are on the jury of the Marrakech Film Festival!
The likes of iconic actor-director Guru Dutt, South star Silk Smitha, actor Jiah Khan and now, Sushant Singh Rajput gave up on life in the Indian film industry.
'I used to do music 365 days a year.' 'But for four years, it has been all about movies.'
Check out the star attendees and winners of the CAMA awards 2017.
Joginder Tuteja looks at Bollywood's new lot of actress-turned-producers.
'I play an urban girl after a very long time.' 'What I saw in her was that she was very, very, gutsy.'
Although famously reclusive and fitful in his creative output, Daniel Day-Lewis's decision to hang up his boots feels both untimely and unexpected.
A look at television stars who graced the Telly Calendar launch event.
'It's not about how many times you get rejected or you fall down or you're beaten up. It's about how many times you stand up and are brave and you keep on going.'
Dulquer celebrates daughter's birthday... Tamannaah wraps up a film... Preity cooks...
'If you do find it, don't let it go.' 'We often take relationships and people we love for granted.'
We're referring to her pooch, Diana Chopra.
