In India, it is par for the course. A visitor cannot set foot in the country without seeing on every television channel or city billboard the monarchs of the country's movie industry, Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan, backing almost any product willing to pay their fees. That trend is extending ever more strongly to the country's other national passion, cricket. The launch of a new competition based on a popular short form of the game.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the actors who have scored the biggest openers in 2022 so far.
'I'm sandwiched between Katrina's films, which is a great spot to be in.'
The coaching-tuition-profiteering model built on the back of a broken education system is a scandal and an abomination, and must go, asserts Shekhar Gupta.
Dying To Survive, on its way to becoming China's biggest box office hit, may compel the Xi Jinping government to change its policy towards Indian pharmaceutical companies, says Tarun Vijay.
Yash Chopra's wife Pamela Chopra passed into the ages on the morning of April 20, and film folk made their way to her residence to condole with the family.
Rediff readers catch up with producer-director Subhash Ghai.
'The ones that are successful are the ones who deserve it.'
Deven Verma passed away into the ages on December 2. We re-publish an interview done with the veteran actor.
'When Bad Newz was given to me to direct, the first thing I did was go back to my childhood.' 'It's an ode to Hindi cinema.'
'What's beautiful now about India is that we are discovering so much more about each other, our stories and micro culture.'
A man of big games! He may have faced a lot of backlash after a torrid start to the season, but KKR's 'big-bucks' man, proved exactly why he's worth every penny as he put up a match-winning performance to power Kolkata Knight Riders to their third Indian Premier League title.
A look at actors who made and lost money during the last two years.
Luxury knows no bounds in the world's biggest cruise ship, Allure of the Seas.
June 30, 2000: The day Refugee released.
*Everyone* turned up when Nita and Mukesh Ambani invited them to their home Antilia in south Mumbai for Ganesh Chaturthi.
'Acting happened quite by accident. It chose me.' 'To be cast in the lead in Raaz 2 and Raaz 3 felt almost surreal.'
Okay, so we love our Goan filmi characters. Do you love these movies set in Goa? Have a look!
Which movies should you watch in the coming year? We draw up a list.
Salman Khan features in five of these movies!
Children can be quite lucky at the box office too!
'Rahman was a guiding star. He was a co-film-maker rather than just a music director.'
'The moment I met him, the first thing he did was hug me, and then warmly gave a kiss on my forehead.' 'In that moment, I was like, "Oh my God!"'
The box office report for the year so far ain't good.
Alia Bhatt is at No 4, Allu Arjun is at No 10...
'I wonder what Zaibunissa Kazi would feel if she saw the trailer for Sanju.' 'An effort that proves movies are made about celebrities who get away after committing a crime while poor souls like Zaibunissa rot all their lives in prison only for knowing a star like Sanjay Dutt,' says Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'The first time we actually got to meet a Bollywood star, it was Salman Khan.' 'We met him at his farm house.' 'For Pia, an actor is just an actor. There is no such thing as a star in her world, and that may or may not go down well with some people.'
'Sridevi was known as this elusive movie star, but there was a ticking brain there that I don't think she got enough credit for.'
'Padmini and I are very different people.' 'Our acting styles are very different. She's from a different era.'
At the Leo fete, Vijay had this also to tell his fans: 'I know you all are in my heart. But today, I also know that I am also in the hearts of all of you...' A typical politician's line, did you say, asks N Sathiya Moorthy.
Social media posts from your favourite celebs.
Desi sightings in Western fare are no longer a rarity.
It was a lull period for Bollywood in August as none of the new releases could work at the box office, hope that it turns around in September.
Is Priyanka Chopra headed towards yet another big hit?
'It's like Virat Kohli being out of form for a while. Are you going to take away his records?'
'I will be present for a few matches, but I won't be doing that on a daily basis like I used to do.' 'A lot of people ask me why I am not doing films. I say I can do only one thing well at a time.' 'Right now, I am back into the entertainment business because I truly wanted to return to it.'
The Archies is an evergreen thought passed on from generation to generation. But Sukanya Verma wishes it had some of the comic's tee-hee humour and hyuk hyuk too.
He also confessed that he has a 'block in my head about acting in English. I'd rather act in my language because it comes naturally to me.'
Bollywood turns up to watch Laal Singh Chaddha.
