The 71st National Awards were presented at the Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi on Tuesday, September 23, 2025.
'Farhan wanted someone who was young unpredictable and compatible on screen with Ranveer Singh.'
'Eat well, rest well; keep improving; and go play, unplug.'
'Winning awards, everything, I don't think you can plan all these things. You don't go out there wanting to make a film saying, 'this film will win an award'. You can't do art with that intent.'
Shah Rukh Khan won his first National Film Award for best actor for Jawan, sharing the honour with Vikrant Massey for 12th Fail. Rani Mukerji was named best actress for Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway. 12th Fail was adjudged best feature film.
'At the age of 25, there are still no work offers coming your way, so how do you move ahead in life?'
'There are films, documentaries and reportage on the Internet regarding the Godhra riots. But whether the Sabarmati Express burned in an accident or a planned attack, what was the truth?'
'We think life will also have a happy ending, but for some people, it is not a happy ending... especially the victims and their family of any crime.'
The Bombay High Court on Monday directed the Union and the state governments to file replies to a petition demanding that IMS Vikrant, India's first aircraft carrier, now decommissioned, be preserved and not scrapped.
Nimrat's must-read trekking pointers... Urmila's gyaan... Vikrant's looking dandy...
The closing ceremony of the 55th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) saw a lot of glamour, as stars headed to the Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium in Goa and made it a night to remember.
How did Bollywood's power couples celebrate NYE? We take a look.
'I'm probably the actor who should have the Guinness Record for the maximum obituaries written for his career.'
Vikrant Massey is a man of undeniable talent. But he too can't rise above Blackout's derailed script that reduces the likes of Jisshu Sengupta, Chhaya Kadam and Mouni Roy to chumps, observes Sukanya Verma.
'There can be no bigger compliment than people walking away, carrying the film in their hearts, and thanking you for it.'
'We are the same people who can quench a man's thirst and also kill him.'
'Salman is on television for the last 15 years.' 'Why don't you call Amitabh Bachchan a TV actor? He's been doing Kaun Banega Crorepati for 20 years.'
Kartik Aaryan turned 33 and will star in a war film, produced by Karan Johar and Ektaa R Kapoor.
Two years after he started walking in the footsteps of his elder brother, Jammu & Kashmir's left-handed batter Vivrant lost his father Sushant to kidney failure.
'Because of a little out of sight, out of mind, I did end up losing out on good projects.'
'For the paraplegic young girl, I needed a fresh face, someone who did not have the baggage of doing such movies before, someone who the audience liked.'
'Touch wood, I'm blessed that I am getting this chance to do the things I love.' 'I know a lot of people would love to be in my place.'
'It's like Virat Kohli being out of form for a while. Are you going to take away his records?'
Bollywood stars celebrate Valentine's Day with loved-up pictures and messages.
Varun goes down memory lane.. Lisa and Vikrant celebrate birthdays...
'Eddie Murphy was approached for Sanjay Dutt's role, Omar Sharif for Jackie's Shroff's. The title of Khalnayak was Be Negative then. I had started working on the screenplay with Hollywood writers. And then after three-four months...
Deepika Padukone's first look from Chhapaak is out and the actress is hard to recognise.
'Every actor has a vehicle to convey a gamut of emotions.' 'My next film, Kun Faya Kun, doesn't have a single body shot.'
Opposing the NCB's remand extension plea, Aryan Khan's lawyer Satish Maneshinde said his client was not connected with any of the other accused.
Watch why Deepika got emotional after watching the trailer of Chhapaak while talking to the press.
The recent months have been tough for everyone, but Bollywood has been taking time to celebrate.
'While men are brought up to be more vocal, women are taught to be more silent, resilient and self sacrificing. We have tried to explore this.'
'Pole dancing has made me less anxious and more confident. It is one of the most liberating feelings ever.'
'Never had I imagined even in my wildest dreams that this 18-year-journey through 80 films would bring me so much love, respect and appreciation.' 'I never thought I would become such a charchit abhineta (popular actor).'
Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2021.
Netflix has unveiled a line-up of 15 original series as well as returning seasons of popular shows.
'That climax in the last episode of Season one, I have replayed it so many times that it is still fresh in my mind.' 'If you have a wound and if you keep picking on it, it will never heal.'
Condemning the police crackdown inside Jamia Millia university, several film industry insiders, including one from Hollywood, on Monday rallied behind the university's students and said the government is trying to stifle voices of dissent against the Citizenship Amendment Act.
Two social activists have approached the Bombay High Court challenging the 'Z' category CRPF security sanctioned by the Centre for Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani.
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