'In a competitive industry where no one has a formula for success other than the actor's personal appeal, the need to dominate the news cycle in the interim between films is so overpowering that even the otherwise sober stars can suffer a Ghajini moment,' says Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
'Asked which Dilip Kumar films were among her favourites, she said she had seen not a single movie of his until that time. This became a sensational issue. She did not mean to offend Dilip Kumar. There was not a bone of diplomacy in her and she never acquired that calculating attitude even at the cost of some of the roles that she would eventually lose.'
Taking a cue from the success of the online campaign in Lok Sabha election, parties have opened up their war chest to spend on social media to expand the reach of their mass contact campaign for the Maharashtra Assembly polls.
Ravindra Jadeja is the first player ever to score a 50, take 10 wickets and hold 4 catches in the same Test.
'Her greatest strength is not her acting or her dancing abilities, but that she has an incredible number of fans.'
Madhuri Dixit and Sanjay Dutt Dutt will act in a movie again after 21 years.
A look at the top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
A look at the top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Sharmila Tagore was just 25 years old when she played mom to Rajesh Khanna in Aradhana!
'Nowadays, every week there is a comparison.' 'This week someone is on top, next week someone else.' 'For me, the love that I got made my legs strong, not my head.'
If these instances are any indication, stories featuring twins have seldom failed at the box office. But will Bipasha manage to cash in on the ageless trend?
The trust has around 35 kg of gold and will deposit the gold which is not in day-to-day use of the temple.
With a substantially weakened Left Front and the Congress, political observers say the anti-Trinamool vote will go to the BJP.
Kejriwal said the AAP would not have 'dreamt' of forming an alliance with the Congress but agreed to save the country.
At the peak of his popularity and charisma, filmmakers considered him a bigger draw than the leading man and often remunerated him with a higher fee than the hero.
Yes, they're both movie directors. But there's something else!
Statistical highlights from the third day's play of the first Test between India and Australia at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday.
The TMC team went there at the instruction of party supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
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The AAP's mandate in Gujarat is similar to the one in Delhi -- address issues related to corruption and other grievances of the common man, says Vinay Umarji and Premal Balan
Superheroes, Holi, apples and other happenings from Sukanya Verma's super filmi week!
Ahead of the visit of an all-party delegation to Jammu and Kashmir, political parties on Saturday pitched for holding dialogue with "all stakeholders", including Hurriyat, to douse the unrest and banning the use of pellet guns by security forces.
Sukanya Verma revisits Chaalbaaz where Sridevi was such a pleasure to watch, twice over!
'If Rahul wants to pick up the sacred thread where his 'daadi' left it, especially when the BJP, which reduced his party to 44 in 2014, claims monopoly over Hinduism, it's smart politics.' 'Why cede your Gods to your rival?' asks Shekhar Gupta.
Veteran actress, television personality and anchor, Tabassum, who has completed 67 years in the industry, shares her insights about the stars of the past.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers readers' queries on stocks they own or want to buy. Here are his replies to some of the 'buy, sell, hold, avoid or exit?' e-mails that we have received.
In a show of strength, Bharatiya Janata Party bulldozed the opposition - the Nationalist Congress Party, Congress and estranged ally Shiv Sena -- to wrest power in the state.
From Bollywood strong men to cricketing greats, celebrities upped the glam quotient this poll season. Some we will see as future MPs, the others just have to get back to business. Rediff.com takes a look at some popular faces, who fought Election 2019 and here's the verdict on them.
A look at B-town stars who turned die-hard fans onscreen!
Alia Bhatt and Sidharth Malhotra's Kar Gayi Chull is the latest song to praise Bollywood's heroines.
Unaware of the historical marker outside Bandra railway station, hawkers used it to display their wares, reports Anil Singh.
How Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar find themselves in a huge controversy.
War is as grand and consummate as love in Bollywood.
Few top honchos of India Inc did very well in 2014.
As the dust finally settles on the outcome of the Lok Sabha elections 2019 and Bharatiya Janata Party along with its NDA allies emerges as the clear winner, here is a list of who won in each of the 7 phases of elections.
There are quite a few memorable on-screen artist-muses from Hindi cinema.