Sharmin Segal is described as a "combination of Divya Bharti and Preity Zinta" while Mizaan Jaaferi is said to convey the "reckless passion" of Shah Rukh Khan and the "bridled intensity" of Ajay Devgn.
'The Dhamaal director wanted an innocent guy who's still like a child. He hinted that my voice was very strong.' 'I worked it out: I got this dungarees look, made him slouch, got rid of the bass in my voice, and added a lisp to make him cuter.' 'These are things an actor does because you want to bring something to the table.'
Celebrity hair artist Aalim Hakim launched his eyewear collection, in collaboration with Opium eyewear on May 11, in Mumbai.
Dhamaal 4, the latest instalment in the comedy franchise, struggles with lazy writing, recycled jokes, and an over-reliance on self-referential humour, despite a committed cast.
From Khazana to Tumbbad and Dhamaal, Bollywood's treasure-hunt adventures have delivered everything from hidden riches and cursed gold to madcap comedy and even horror.
The visuals in Mayasabha are overwhelming, the treatment is heavy-handed, and the performances overdone, observes Deepa Gahlot.
This time, it's a case of pyaar vs parivaar where Ajay's character tries to win over his girlfriend's parents, played by R Madhavan and Gautami Kapoor.
Aamir Khan wants everyone to watch son Junaid's big screen debut film, Loveyapa, and has been hosting multiple screenings for his friends and colleagues.
From Ramayana Part 1 and Alpha to King and Toxic, here's why the next six months could be one of Indian cinema's most exciting line-ups in years.
Death may be a tragic affair, but cinema has often found humour lurking even within the morbid.
'Had I been launched as a leading actor, it would probably have worked better.' 'Prabhu Devaa came eight years after me. Maybe if a filmmaker had thought of a film for me like the ones he got, my career would have been a different trajectory.'
It's been a while since Hindi cinema had a zany, well-written comedy, applauds Deepa Gahlot.
Jagdeep was laid to rest around 2:30 pm at a cemetery in Byculla, south central Mumbai, on Thursday.
Quite a few film folk attended the prayer meet for restaurateur Kishor Bajaj on March 22.
Bollywood kept its date with the Ambanis when folks arrived at the launch of Isha Ambani's Jio World Plaza, Mumbai's latest retail destination.
What the photographers miss, the stars make sure to post themselves.
'My father could have gotten more due. He was capable of much more.' 'But he was always thankful.'
'My father could have gotten more due. He was capable of much more.' 'But he was always thankful.'
While Bollywood could not attend Kiara Advani and Sidharth Malhotra's destination wedding in Rajasthan, they did line-up for another union in aamchi Mumbai.
Homi Adajania's Angrezi Medium brings Irrfan Khan back to the marquee this week.
Bollywood folk attended U2's first-ever concert in India at the D Y Patil stadium in Navi Mumbai on Sunday, December 15.
At a prayer meet on Monday, film folk paid homage to the lady who personified effervescence in every episode of her long running Doordarshan talk show, Phool Khile Hain Gulshan Gulshan, which ran from 1972 to 1993.
Like every year, Producer Ramesh Taurani threw a grand Diwali Bash for his friends in the film industry.
Rediff.com Contributing Photographer Pradeep Bandekar captures glimpses of the stars over the weekend.
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Quite a few film folk attended the 22nd Indian Television Academy awards ceremony.
'When he came to Bombay, he lived on the streets with his mother.' 'He had to sell whatever little they had in their bags -- their clothes, his toys.' 'When they did not have money, a bakery would sell the bread crumbs fallen on the floor for one paisa in a newspaper.' 'But before eating, they had to take out the rat and cockroach shit from the crumbs.'
The wedding reception of Sooraj Barjatya's son Devaansh was a grand one, and was held at Mumbai's JW Marriott.
Will we see a Baahubali kind of blockbuster this year?
Families and friends turn out in full force to cheer Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2.
Even as Sonam Kapoor threw a Diwali party, Amitabh Bachchan hosted a grand celebration too.
The Stardust 50th Anniversary Honours awards saw the who's who of Bollywood on the red carpet.
'So the ice melted even before it was frozen.' Bolly Gupshup from Subhash K Jha.
'Through this one step, and more steps that follow, log judte jayenge (more people will come together); I'm sure of that.'
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