The 20th Life Ok Screen Awards and 59th Filmfare Awards were telecast over the weekend. Here's a comparison report.
The first edition of Filmfare OTT awards were held in Mumbai to honour Web series and films on digital platforms.
Filmfare Awards 2024 will always remain special for Alia Bhatt as both she and hubby Ranbir Kapoor bagged the top acting awards.
I have never forgotten the lesson that Guruji served up with the tea that morning: Be kind encouraging and patient with fresh starters. Subhash K Jha mourns the passing of Pritish Nandy.
Whether Rasha's chemistry around Aaman repeats the success of Ajay-Raveena's?
The actor sure has reason to show off.
'I've not been doing much work because I was not getting the kind of roles I want to do.'
Here's looking at the winners list at a glance.
'We were asked to add a dialogue where the politician says she admires Mrs Gandhi.'
A look at the stars who made it to the gala evening.
'I stood in the line for potty. So there was no extraordinary feeling that I had become a hero.'
Opposition accused the Democratic Front government of shielding the gutkha barons by allowing them to escape from the country and not naming them in the charge sheet in the case.
The awards show was held in Hyderabad over the weekend.
Here come the gorgeous guests!
When Pritish Nandy passed into the ages, both journalists and film folk expressed their genuine sorrow. Many took to social media to pay their heartfelt condolences.
Check out the pictures!
'Mrs shows a dark side to the son and the father.' 'I had to do things that I wouldn't dare to do in real life.'
A look at the inside pictures
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Though Zanjeer is credited as Amitabh's breakthrough film, it didn't immediately enthrone him. Rajesh Khanna countered with a huge hit in Daag that year. But Deewar upended audience's cinematic taste and filmland hierarchies at the very start of 1975. Bachchan emerged as a one man industry, the angry young man who could regulate the thermostat of the entire film industry, recalls Dinesh Raheja.
Mithun Chakraborty started from scratch in bit roles and had no Godfather backing him. Yet, remarkably, his career now straddles six decades and he continues to win acclaim, observes Dinesh Raheja.
Shraddha Kapoor recently confirmed her relationship status when she posted her thoughts about Rahul Mody.
'I have not forgotten all the horrible things that you said about the film that was one of your biggest hits as a producer and a film that is loved by all even today.' 'I learnt through film circles that your ego was supremely hurt after the film became a blockbuster.'
'Bollywood feels like a dream.' 'I never thought I would be a part of it, but I am glad that I am.'
'I was completely in awe of him. After the shot was okayed, I would quickly run back to my chair and sit quietly till I was called again.'
Sukanya Verma remembers some of his greatest solo numbers in our fondly curated playlist.
Did you know Dev Anand worked as a clerk at a salary of Rs 85 before he became an actor?
If there's one thing the full-of-beans star knows, it's how to stay happy, observes Dinesh Raheja.
Movie stars started the week going for events, promotions or to the gym. We show you how the day went.
None of Amjad Khan's subsequent roles could outshine Sholay. He had begun his career at the top and had no higher peaks left to conquer. Dinesh Raheja salutes the iconic actor on his 80th birth anniversary.
Check out these stunning beauties make a splash at the do!
A look at the star arrivals.
Tripti Dimri, who stole hearts after featuring in Animal, celebrates her 30th birthday on February 23.
The 69th Filmfare Awards, held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat on Sunday, saw cute moments on stage and on the red carpet.
Mehmood and R D Burman shiver, wail and flail when they encounter a stuffed tiger that wags its tail, furniture that moves on its own volition and dancing skeletons and mummies. Dinesh Raheja revisits a must-watch.
The Filmfare OTT Awards honoured the cast and crew of OTT movies and doffed their hat to their talent and hard work.
After delivering the biggest hit of her career with Animal, Rashmika Mandanna finds herself on this year's Forbes 30 Under 30 achievers list.
Rehana Sultan was all set to be a path-breaker. The time was right. Hindi cinema had emerged from the 1960s musicals era. But somehow, leading film-makers of the time did not believe Rehana had that cachet. It was Zeenat Aman who ended up being the definitive taboo-trasher of the era. Dinesh Raheja salutes the trendsetter of the 1970s, Rehana Sultan.
'With passage of time, Kamal did move away from the humdrum of commercial cinema, using it only as a peg to launch a new concept or new technology, as no other actor/film-maker has done in Indian cinema.' N Sathiya Moorthy assesses the career and politics of movie legend Kamal Haasan on his 70th brthday.
