'Salman's bad phase is going on for the last five-six years.'
After visiting Ayodhya for the pran prathishta ceremony at the Ram mandir in January, Amitabh Bachchan returned for another darshan.
Salim-Javed became the first Hindi film writers who could be considered brands, and they are still boldface names, celebrities in their own right, chronicles Dinesh Raheja.
Bachchan's high appeal cuts across gender, age and socio-economic groups.
Akshay Kumar seems to be the closest to inheriting the brand appeal and position enjoyed by Amitabh Bachchan. We tell you why.
A little bird in the know of things tells me that Allu Arjun will most likely become the face of a global cola brand very soon. And he has jacked his brand endorsement price to an unheard of Rs 7.5 crore per day, leaving the likes of Virat Kohli and Ranveer Singh trailing by quite a margin, reveals Sandeep Goyal.
'Just this year alone, close to 40 major transactions involving Bollywood stars have been recorded.'
The second seasons of OTT's two best shows, Paatal Lok and Severance, coming up. Sukanya Verma lists your options.
Sukanya Verma shows you everything you can expect from the Rohit Shetty brand of film-making.
Shahid's heft is the only thing that keeps up the momentum in a mediocre rehash, dumbed down by flimsy motive and mindless bravado, sighs Sukanya Verma.
She blew kisses to her Parisian audience and greeted them with a namaste.
Sukanya Verma looks at all the AKs Bachchan has worked with.
Actors and sportspersons are increasingly blacklisting products like colas and fairness creams. Urvi Malvania explores what lies behind the concern among endorsers over brands they promote and how will it impact both.
He has slashed his price by half after retiring. Now his rates are in line with Amitabh Bachchan or Ayushmann Khurrana. In 2012 he had 22 endorsements, now he has 40!
Ranbir gets a haircut... Nia goes glam... Kartik, Vidya meet Amitabh...
Virat Kohli has emerged as the most valued celebrity in India for the fifth year in a row, topping the Duff & Phelps Celebrity Brand Valuation Report 2021 despite seeing a dip in his brand value to $185.7 million last year from a high of $237.7 million in 2020. The annual report explained that brand Kohli faced a decline following the cricketer's resignation from the ODI (One Day International) and T20 captaincy and "associated exchanges" with the Board of Control for Cricket in India and recent on-field outcomes. "However, we believe that with the reduced workload after stepping down from captaincy, Kohli can focus now on what he is known for - his batting - and continue his journey on becoming the world's best batsmen," it added.
This year, the genre has done especially well, with films like Stree 2 and Munjya. Will Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 keep up the momentum?
Full of seduction and schemes, she'll use her sultry charms and slinky moves to trap and trick her fall guy until he's putty in her hands. Call her femme fatale, man-eater, gold-digger or temptress, morality be damned so long as she gets her way.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was spotted at Mumbai airport as she left for Cannes.
Deepika Padukone steps out in a beautiful yellow flowy dress that elevated her charming personality.
Zakir Hussain was the maestro of tabla, percussionist, composer and even actor -- a legend who was India's very own and yet belonged to the world. Hussain died from 'idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis', a lung disease, in a San Francisco hospital early Monday. He was 73.
As he took the bow at the end of the Lakme Fashion Week x FDCI show, many in the crowd cheered for him with an inkling that the magic and the beauty they just witnessed on the ramp was perhaps for the last time. But no one in the fashion fraternity thought that Bal would pass away so soon.
Ash and Abhi help the TTK Group strengthen its mass appeal.
Sukanya Verma lists 10 hot item numbers doing the rounds in recent times.
Bollywood doesn't need fire-breathing dragons when it has Bhai.
The 100MB app casts the cricketer in a digital avatar that can be used in a variety of ways. Celebrities, Urvi Malvania reports, are increasingly leveraging their fan following in the real world to build virtual empires.
Melodies that stayed on in the mind and memory are too few and far between. Except the ones that do make an impression are definitely worth celebrating for their refreshing style and substance.
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One of the oldest living brands in the country, Horlicks has been innovative in its approach, which helped it survive intense competition
The actress was in the city to launch a new store of Longines watches, a brand she endorses.
The endorsement career of India's megastar Amitabh Bachchan displays his relevance in diametrically opposite roles and product categories.
Arjun Menon looks at the Top 10 South films that made an impact in 2024.
Amitabh Bachchan was at London's Madame Tussauds to announce the IIFA 2007 nominations.
Shweta Bachchan owned the ramp when she was showstopper for Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla's maiden international collection.
According to media buyers, the demand for integrations is on the rise, thanks to the ability it has to stand out in a cluttered environment, if done the right way.
Every year has its share of duds and turkeys. 2024 was no different except that even the rotten ones are too drab to have any real offence value.
As part of the deal, Padukone will own equity in Drum Foods.
Ford India on Wednesday signed up Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan as the brand ambassador for its new mid-sized sedan 'Fiesta.'
