'Elections and audience interest in specific movies are often independent factors.'
The Congress has been in the crosshairs after demeaning remarks on Ranaut and Mandi were posted on the social media handles of its leaders Supriya Shrinate and H S Ahir.
The party fielded Maneka Gandhi from Sultanpur, while Uttar Pradesh minister Jitin Prasada has replaced Varun Gandhi in Pilibhit.
Joginder Tuteja looks at stars with the most movies in the pipeline.
Here, memorable for good reasons and bad, are ten Bollywood biopics.
Unsatisfied by the minister's reply during the Question Hour, the Congress members including former prime minister Manmohan Singh staged a walkout.
If Pitroda's blunder cost him his office, what should the BJP's unrepentant attitude cost it?, asks Shyam G Menon.
The model lodged a complaint that the singer has sent her inappropriate pictures.
Sukanya Verma recaps everything we learned this year in showbiz.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said she declined the offer of the Bharatiya Janata Party to contest elections pleading that she did not have the 'kind of funds' required for fighting the Lok Sabha polls.
The politics of polarisation became part of the political landscape of the national capital after the Batla House encounter.
The Naxal movement has such a complex history that several books have been written to understand it. Bastar: The Naxal Story seeks to reduce it to bullet points and stereotypes, observes Deepa Gahlot.
'In the new Bollywood, where success can translate, like a chain reaction, into gains in related fields, mere appearance on the screen is no longer a guarantor of fame,' says Vikram Johri.
Here's the second part of guide to a year that will soon become history.
Advertising agencies admitted that conversations had begun with their clients to exercise restraint while using brand endorsements featuring film actors whose names appeared in the probe.
The lawsuit, by four industry associations and 34 producers, seeks the court's direction to Republic TV, its editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami and reporter Pradeep Bhandari, Times Now, its editor-in-chief Rahul Shivshankar and group editor Navika Kumar and unknown defendants as well as social media platforms to refrain from making or publishing allegedly irresponsible, derogatory and defamatory remarks against Bollywood.
Here's a look at the top newsmakers in the world of TV.
'I received many threatening calls and letters.' 'A fatwa was issued against me.'
Sukanya Verma lists significant memories in our 1996 recap.
Bollywood celebs cooked up quite a storm with their tweets this year.
A look at few gurus who have attracted controversy in recent times.
Here's tracking down some of the most sensational fallouts between the actors and directors.
No matter what the reviews may say, film folk queued up to watch Chatrapathi at a special screening in Mumbai.
'The last four-five years have been a bit of a ride for me and my family.'
A controversy has erupted over A R Rahman's rendition of a popular patriotic song of legendary Bengali poet Kazi Nazrul Islam in a new Bollywood film, with the litterateur's family and singers expressing outrage over the 'distortion' in rhythm and tunes.
A written complaint was on Wednesday filed against Bollywood singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya for his controversial comments regarding the court's verdict which held Salman Khan guilty in the 2002 hit-and-run case.
A look at few gurus who have attracted controversy in recent times.
The influence of EDM was seen in Bollywood songs throughout the year.
The 2024 British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) were held at the Royal Festival Hall in the Southbank Centre, London, and saw its share of the good and the bad.
1997: Sukanya Verma offers a recap of its memorable imagery.
The Veena controversy and bye bye 2011!
Some fans have questioned Indian captain Virat Kohli's wife Anushka Sharma's presence in the Indian team's official photo in London after their dinner at the Indian High Commission.
Sukanya Verma looks back at Bollywood royalty, and asks *you* to pick your favourite!
This is huge, as there are hardly any films that surpass the Rs 100 crore mark in its first three days itself.
'We will think (of the sequel) if we come across a story that shares the same plight.'
'Neither did I approach the BJP nor did they ask me to join them. It was a natural choice for both of us to make.' 'It was never for me to ask or for them to give.'
'I believe all rectifications have been made in it (film). The Censor Board has made corrections. Controversial words have been removed. So, I don't see any point in protesting now'
Momentous points from the around the year that kept us all on our toes.
Shoojit Sircar's Madras Cafe, starring John Abraham as a RAW agent, is a political espionage thriller.
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