Yes, they're both movie directors. But there's something else!
The boy from Kanpur kept his audiences in theatres, on television and lately on social media platforms engaged with vivid societal sketches, be it about travelling in Mumbai's famous locals or lampooning queues at wedding buffets.
'Sridevi touched my feet.' 'Kajol is magical.' 'You will feel Salman is not paying attention, but when the camera rolls, he does the step you just showed him.'
Take a look at the famous faces who exercised their democratic right.
Will we see a Baahubali kind of blockbuster this year?
The Year of the Rabbit, according to the Chinese calendar, began on Sunday, January 22.
Devdas, which premiered at Cannes in 2002, was screened at the film festival once again.
Sukanya Verma brings us everything we learned in this notorious year.
Are you looking forward to Bollywood's new love stories?
Having lost her job as a stage dancer for film award shows in the pandemic, Smita Soni learnt how to make organic bath and body products. Archana Masih/Rediff.com met her as she sold her handmade items from the boot of her car with baby on her hip.
'I want to keep experimenting.' 'That's what I have done all my life, in my entire career.'
Meet Bollywood's poetic souls!
We saw a *lot* of glamour and style this year.
'What's extremely important is to be unique and find your own signature style.'
'In 1983, my father T Rama Rao made Andha Kanoon with Rajinikanth.' 'Amitabh Bachchan was reluctant to come on board as a guest star, as Rajinikanth was a southern star.' 'But when my father pitched it to him, he came on board.' 'The movie ran for 200 days.'
'I've never allowed success to go to my head.' 'I've seen many artistes fall because of their pride.'
'Somewhere, I have to be true to myself. At this point in life, I am more interested in human drama.'
From Pari to PadMan, it's all there in the movies this year!
'We have created an enemy we can't even see and that enemy is entertaining us while tightening the noose around our necks.' 'As the radiation increases, it will affect everything -- from your little bumble bee to plants to every living cell.' 'By the time the effects are understood, it might be too late.'
'Go against society and people for that.' 'You don't have to be politically correct always.'
Meet Joya Nandy Kazi, Hollywood's go-to-choreographer for Indian traditional dance and Bollywood style dance routines.
20 Nadeem-Shravan film albums which emerged as chartbusters.
Sukanya Verma presents a playlist of 100 Lata Mangeshkar songs from different decades of Hindi films -- songs that make me sing, smile, sob and sigh.
Ash's comeback film and all that Jazz(baa)!
They'll spice up your Instagram feeds with their lip-smacking food pics.
'I have been cast in the lead in an Australian medical drama, Pulse.' 'It is a huge break for my career.' Aussie actress Pallavi Sharda on Begum Jaan, working with Vidya Balan and why she hopes Bollywood will offer her a comedy or romantic film soon.
'Whenever we were low in energy and wanted support, we turned to him.' 'He has done a lot for me.' 'He did not leave any stone unturned to launch me.'
In five years, Naezy aka Naved Shaikh went from being a gully boy living in a Mumbai slum to rocking India's underground rap scene. When he started off his rap career with Aafat! in 2014, he knew he would find success. Little did he imagine the obstacles he'd have to encounter.
'Indian men like Indian women to be decent.' 'If I show everything, what's the point?'
'People don't like me wearing saris. But I am an Indian drag queen. I will wear a sari.'
You won't believe what Kat's hichki was!
'In my personal life, I honestly find it very difficult to express my anger.' 'And then, when you are a public figure, you feel watched that much more and then you are all the more careful.' 'Begum Jaan, therefore, was the answer to my angst.'
Will Priyanka start a family? Or does she have some career aces up her sleeve? Longtime Rediff.com contributor Aseem Chhabra, author of
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Ram Leela is a lavish visual spread and is filled with moments of thrill, ingenuity and splendour.
Govinda returns with Aa Gaya Hero.
'I had anger management issues, but I would like to believe that I worked on myself to make sure that I am a slightly better version of myself.'
'When I went home to Sweden after Bigg Boss, people recognised me. They were following the show!' 'In New York, they were calling out my name on the streets!'
Celebrity chef Saransh Goila tells you how to treat your sweetheart.
'Talent is very important. It's a mix of everything -- you need to be a great dancer, you need to have good looks, you need to be glamorous... The newcomers these days rarely have all these qualities. It's been a while; no one has that oomph factor yet. Either someone is sexy but okay in performance or somebody is extremely good at performing and okay (looking).' Raai Laxmi turns sexy for Julie 2.
