I remember a showbiz wedding during which guests had to sit through several painstakingly rehearsed but awkward dances performed by the bride's and groom's relatives. When Karan rolled his eyes, I smiled and said to him, 'You started it, now you suffer it.' An enchanting excerpt from Anupama Chopra's A Place In My Heart.
Subhash K Jha gives us some lesser known about the late actress on her birth anniversary, August 1.
The actress's father passed away on September 13.
'Both Madhuri and Aishwarya adjusted well with each other.' 'They did not crib that one got good moves and the other did not.'
The Bollywood legend choreographed more than 2,000 songs.
Surojit Bose played for India under coach Sukhwinder Singh from 2004-08 and was instrumental in Mahindra United's NFL triumph in 2005-06.
'There were times when I thought of quitting but I have always believed in my talent.'
'The bhadralok would have earlier baulked at the very idea of wearing a coloured dhoti; now, with Dr Banerjee wearing, it is quite likely to be the hot fashion item during Durga Puja next year,' says Uttaran Das Gupta.
Sukanya Verma looks at some of the dance-offs that regaled us in the past.
''This body is mine. And bearing its burden has become quite a task,' Dilip Kumar once told Subhash K Jha.'
Sukanya Verma raises a toast to the man and his movie magic.
Here are some of the most notable high-strung, reckless romances of Bollywood.
The 28 new ministers who joined the Chouhan cabinet on July 2 include 20 of cabinet rank and eight ministers of state.
She acted in more than 500 films, including a Bengali version of Devdas.
Read what four readers have to say about their favourite actress.
Sukanya Verma lists 25 unforgettable Dilip Kumar melodies to love and listen to.
As we celebrate his 92nd birthday today, we asked members of the film fraternity to list their personal favourites.
'Anurag Kashyap kept quiet for more than three years and now, he wants to become Devdas by making her tragedy his.'
'I knew that since I would be designing for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film, the aesthetics would have to be correct.' 'He doesn't show poverty in his films.' 'He won't show someone standing on the streets in phate hue kapde.'
In June this year, BJP chief Amit Shah had met the actor at her residence in Mumbai during his party's 'Sampark for Samarthan' programme
After repeatedly essaying the role of doomed lover, Dilip Kumar, a thinking actor, found it diffcult to break out of in real life. Heeding his psychoanalyst, he flirted with some frothy roles and played the swashbuckling hero with elan, recalls Dinesh Raheja.
The former costars have worked in hit films like Dil Toh Pagal Hai, Devdas and Anjaam.
Bollywood stars react to their Padma awards wins.
Some films, like last Friday's release Murder 3, leave a distinctly foul taste in the mouth.
Saroj Khan on the dancing skills of Bollywood's biggest stars.
The new ministers include 20 of cabinet rank and eight ministers of state. The Chouhan ministry strength is now 34. Chouhan took oath as chief minister for a record fourth term on March 23, after Nath resigned from the post following rebellion by 22 MLAs of the Congress.
Sonam, the golden goddess, slays it again!
Pay a little more attention and there's a lot she can teach you about romantic relationships.
Costume design is based on the director's perception, fashion design on the designer's perception of fashion trends, says Neeta.
Sukanya Verma celebrates chandeliers on celluloid and their most memorable moments in Hindi films.
Legendary actress Suchitra Sen passed away on Friday after she suffered a massive heart due to which her condition had turned very critical, family sources said.
Just what do actors *do* the whole day?
