Smriti Irani, known for her work as both an actress and a politician, recently spoke honestly about the struggles she faced in her early television career. In a chat with Raj Shamani on his podcast, she shared emotional and challenging moments from her time on the popular show Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi and the talk show Kuch Dil Se.
Ranji Trophy champions Vidarbha took firm control of the Irani Cup, seizing a healthy first-innings lead and then consolidating it with a solid batting effort in their second essay against Rest of India at the VCA Stadium, in Nagpur, on Friday.
Karnataka secured their spot in the Ranji Trophy final after 11 years, progressing due to a first-innings lead in their drawn semi-final against Uttarakhand.
Aruna Irani recently opened up about her cancer story, revealing that she has battled breast cancer twice.
Ranji Trophy champions Vidarbha left Rest of India (RoI) reeling at 142 for 5 as bad light forced early close of Day 2 in their Irani Cup match, in Nagpur, on Thursday.
Just where are the stars welcoming the New Year?
It takes a lot of mental strength to play in front of nearly 100,000 people in Ahmedabad. Even the bravest can succumb to the tension.
Prabhas' forthcoming film The RajaSaab is up for release, and the promos in Mumbai kicked off with a song release.
Since there is no box office pressure on OTT, actors are willing to experiment with roles, as well as open to performing with greater sincerity.
Farhan Akhtar held the doors open for *everyone* at the special screening of his new film, 120 Bahadur.
'Gursharan came and helped me reach my hundred and I got selected to play for India after that.'
After the Filmfare OTT Awards, Alia attended the 25th ITA Awards held at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai.
The Kyunkii...Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi appearance mark Bill Gates' second appearance on a show after his cameo in the American show The Big Bang Theory.
Subhash K Jha celebrates Aruna Irani's 79th birthday on August 18 by picking 10 wonderful songs.
While some of them were excellent, most were passable. But many were far superior to the theatrical releases.
Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi actors Ashlesha Savant and Sandeep Baswana first met on the sets of the television soap in 2002.
'Our problem is not a budget deficit but a trust deficit. We need to trust our institutions and industries to innovate and lead. That is the way forward for India.'
'Players who are playing First-Class cricket throughout the year, they would have had 14 First-Class games potentially with India A games, the Irani Trophy, the Duleep Trophy or even more. So a bit of break in between, switching in the formats is always good.'
Film folk have been looking very glamorous in the last two days, thanks to the Bollywood Hungama OTT India Fest.
Easwaran has been a domestic cricket stalwart for Bengal, with 107 first-class games, 8,070 runs at an average of 48.32 with the help of 27 centuries and 33 fifties.
Film folk mourned Zarine Khan and condoled with her family at her prayer service on November 10 at Mumbai's JW Marriott hotel.
Harsh Dubey wants to represent India but the Vidarbha spin bowling all-rounder is in no hurry to don the national team jersey.
Yash Rathod has the sixth-highest first-class average for any Indian batter with at least 2000 runs, going past Vijay Hazare (58.38) and Vinod Kambli (59.67).
Rishabh Pant was ruled out for nearly three months after he fractured his foot during the fourth Test against England in Manchester in July.
Kajol, daughter Nysa Devgan, sister Tanisha Mukerji participated in the Sindoor Khela ceremony at the North Bombay Sarbojanin Durga Puja.
Shreyas Iyer has been named captain of the India A squad for the upcoming three-match one-day series against Australia A, starting September 30 in Kanpur.
Rizvi will be representing Delhi Capitals this season.
'I don't think you can see me acting again because I enjoy film-making and it's what I have always wanted to do.'
This year, Rajat led RCB to their maiden IPL title in 18 years and recently was crucial to the Central Zone's Duleep Trophy triumph for the first time since 2014-15.
Kerala will have a new captain in Mohammed Azharuddeen.
India will be desperate for a quality replacement for the crucial No. 4 slot with Shubman Gill likely to be ruled out for the must-win second and final Test against South Africa.
Mohammed Shami was once ignored for the upcoming two-Test series against South Africa, despite having proved his fitness in the ongoing Ranji Trophy.
The team will be announced on Tuesday, September 24.
Karun Nair's wife Sanaya Tankariwala Nair took to social media to vent her frustration, labelling Nair's omission as pure injustice to the batter and a 'complete contradiction of the system's stated purpose'.
'The industry has lost a legend... and we've lost someone who shaped the very soul of our cinema.'
Band, baaja... and a lot of star power, the makers of upcoming Ghudchadi unveiled the peppy dance track Punjabi Munde at a musical event with Raveena Tandon, Khushalii Kumar and Parth Samthaan.
Mumbai clinched their 15th Irani Trophy title, ending a 27-year wait with a commanding performance that reaffirmed their status as a powerhouse in Indian cricket.
'It is so important to have co-stars who don't think about their own performance only while creating something special.'
'At times when the pressure, glitz and glam felt horribly garish, there he was with no pretences or guile. A sweet reminder that life is about the real things not the fluff.'
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