Earlier this month, Sobha Kapoor and Ekta Kapoor, part of the promoter group of Balaji Telefilms, faced shareholder ire when they failed to obtain the requisite votes on resolutions proposing pay increases for them. In recent months, several promoter-directors, including Siddharth Lal of Eicher Motors and Pawan Munjal of Hero MotoCorp, have faced similar situations. Clearly, large institutional shareholders - and public shareholders - are not taking kindly to promoter-directors upping their remuneration takeaways at a time when the prospects of business recovery are clouded by the anticipated third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.
'I am reliving my craving for parenting through my grandson,' Jeetendra tells Subhash K Jha as Laksshya turns 1.
'My smile was the biggest reason that my wife got married to me,' Jay Bhanushali tells us.
2019 had as many as 17 films in the Rs 100/200/300 crore clubs. What's even more remarkable is that 10 directors made their debut in this elite club, something totally unprecedented.
A look at the awards night.
'Ranbir is only working for the film. He's never working for himself.'
Bollywood hails India's air strikes against Jaish e Mohammad terror camps in Pakistan.
Bollywood is taking a break from work to celebrate the Ganpati festival with their friends and family.
'The idea is to celebrate your imperfections because God has made us all the same, right?'
Here's a look at the shows coming up!
'The very fact that a girl from Haryana is now living life on her own terms... that's the biggest achievement in my life.'
Puneet Issar tells the story of Mahabharata from the eyes of its greatest villain.
'My life is pretty much the same. I still have the same set of friends that I had for the last eight-nine years. But the industry's reaction has changed. There is appreciation and respect now.' Mouni Roy talks returns with Naagin.
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Paloma Sharma feels R... Rajkumar is entertaining only in bits.
Malaika Arora looked gorgeous as she brought in her 46th birthday with her pals and partied until the wee hours.
'#MeToo is very empowering but I think there has been a lot of collateral damage at the same time, which I feel is very wrong.'
If there's even the slightest chance of a laugh, its dummy cast ensures the joke doesn't land, feels Sukanya Verma.
'(Rumours about the break-up) was nothing but small talk, used by some people in the (Bigg Boss) house to put us down and move ahead themselves.'
The Padma Vibhushan for this year has been awarded to a total of seven prominent personalities, while 16 have been given the Padma Bhushan, 118 have been given the Padma Shri on the 71st Republic Day this year, they said.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'The work I did after my first film Jaan Tere Naam was crap. I delivered seven flops in a row before the industry wrote me off. That was probably the worst time of my life.' Ronit Roy takes stock of his acting career.
'I was supposed to fly out for a film, and just a few days before, they figured out that I was on TV for seven-eight years.' 'So they said it was not going to work out.' 'That was heartbreaking.'
Producer Anand Pandit, who has made such films like Chehre, PM Narendra Modi, Total Dhamaal and Sarkar 3, hosted a Musical Fiesta on his birthday at his residence. Many film folk, who have worked with him, made sure to attend.
'There have been more than 1,500 encounters.' 'So it's 1,500 murders.'
'The content on television is directly proportional to what the audience likes.'
From being siblings in one film to sweetheart in the other, these actors have done it all.
If Mahabharat maintains the quality of writing and cast, we may have another winner among us.
'When Rajkummar Rao plays Bose with his tummy jutting out, Buddha Ears, his mouth puffed, and his talk straight, it feels more like an echo piece than a real person,' feels Sreehari Nair.
The veteran actor's famed ceremony was nothign short of magnificent.
Walking With Dinosaurs has nothing new to offer, feels Paloma Sharma.
'What could have been a crafty take on power play and gender politics between architect and engineer dumbs down into a cliched bickering of elite and everyman,' says Sukanya Verma.
'There are two things that will never go out of business in most countries around the world -- oil and sex.' Sunny Leone gives us her point of view.
Fascinating films based on true stories you might want to catch this year.
Judgementall Hai Kya is a wild move but works because of how assured its cast is before and its crew is behind the camera, feels Sukanya Verma.
The Dangal gang supports its new Pataakha!
The wedding reception of Sooraj Barjatya's son Devaansh was a grand one, and was held at Mumbai's JW Marriott.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Vote for your favourite sequel or prequel!
Even as Sonam Kapoor threw a Diwali party, Amitabh Bachchan hosted a grand celebration too.
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