National-award winning actor, producer, hotelier, ex-politician, cricket team owner, philanthropist, highest tax payer, reality show judge, animal lover and, above all, people's hero -- Mithun Chakraborty -- who has been conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award -- is truly a force of nature, notes Sukanya Verma.
'Since we are in the same party now, there has to be political camaraderie if nothing more.'
'When Bad Newz was given to me to direct, the first thing I did was go back to my childhood.' 'It's an ode to Hindi cinema.'
'It is very rare, particularly in our film industry, for a couple to be so devoted to one another.'
'There are a few things you never forget about people, especially when you make them happy with the smallest of gestures, and for Shashi ji, it was a packet of Shrewsbury Biscuit.'
'You suddenly realise that in this entire big scheme of things, you're just one speck.'
'There are some things I may not be comfortable about. Explicit things and all that.'
Mum Sunita Kapoor encouraged Sonam's passion for style which has led her to become the fashion icon that she is today.
'But hey, even lone wolves howl at the moon every now and then, right?'
The actor duo announced Deepika's pregnancy in February.
'Success is in the hands of the audience. I learn from what they like or dislike, and take the next step further.'
'I'm a guy who tries to find humour in every situation, no matter how difficult and serious, without offending anyone.'
The buzz is back at studio floors after two days as directors, actors and technicians turned up for shoots.
'My mom used to tell me that I should accept films where they would not make fun of me or my religion.' 'It's a conscious decision to stay away from such films.'
Aamir Khan made sure to invite stars, young and old, at the wedding reception of his daughter Ira and Nupur Shikhare.
'The air would be filled with the aroma of biryani and kheer getting ready in the kitchen, and the visitors would overflow from the lobby and drawing room into the garden.'
'There are times when I have to convince myself to go on the sets to shoot.'
At a time when many women were forbidden by their caste-conscious families from taking up acting assignments in an industry not deemed respectable, Phalke wanted to cast his wife as the female lead in Raja Harishchandra.
'If we selected a political film or a film on a specific cultural event, they could easily be bypassed if they don't match with the political ideologies of the people viewing the film at the Oscars.'
'It was a very disorganised industry back then and people were very disrespectful towards actors.'
The Maidaan actor shares her diet, fitness and fashion fundas with Rediff.com.
Yesteryear actors and friends of Dara Singh, Mumtaz, Dharmendra and others remember the late veteran.
'Whenever he was on screen, one enjoyed watching him because he had such a cute personality.'
'Expectations do not intimidate me. In fact, they strengthen me.'
'People think that because there are so many OTT platforms, roles should just fall into your lap. That's not true at all.'
The consistently heavy downpour of films, shows, events, videos and whatnot is causing economic disruption.
'She was lying there and I mustered up enough guts to lay next to her and hold her tight.' 'And she said, "Oh my, Girish, isn't he supposed to be nervous?"' 'Making light of the situation, Girish said, "No, he's been practicing with a pillow the whole day".'
Saif Ali Khan has joined the NTR Jr=Janhvi Kapoor starrer NTR 30.
'I don't think I ever lost the confidence as an actor.'
'You found me eligible and you think I am the perfect cast, then why don't you give me work?' 'That used to happen only because I have done TV.'
'In anything in life, privilege helps.' 'Privilege means access. Access means connections.' 'Does it help? Of course, it does. In whatever you do.'
'It's like Virat Kohli being out of form for a while. Are you going to take away his records?'
The complaint mentions the last scene of the film which shows a temple priest's daughter, played by Nayanthara, offering namaz wearing 'hijab' before making biryani.
As Thalapathy Vijay embarks on a career in politics, Arjun Menon looks closer at his glorious filmography.
The Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards were held at Mumbai's Taj Lands End hotel on February 20.
'How to hold people's attention is challenging.'
Javed Akhtar says he has to write Hindi dialogues in the Roman script for the new generation of actors today because 'they can't read anything else'.
While about 8,000 people are in the long list of invitees, the select list features just a few hundred people, including prominent politicians, leading industrialists, top film stars, sportspersons, bureaucrats and diplomats.
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