'I didn't know TV artistes have so much of struggle. I had no clue.' 'I thought an actor is an actor because that's what I've seen in the West.' 'But because of the TV tag, I had to struggle, and that was like an eye opener for me.'
Five outsiders with zero connections in the film industry and no money made their mark despite nepotism ruling the roost.
The television czarina celebrates her 43rd birthday.
Gut feeling and a sense of timing has always marked Mahendra Singh Dhoni's decision making process in his illustrious captaincy stint and he once again showed that when he 'stumped' one and all with his decision to step down as skipper of India's limited overs team. No one knows whether Dhoni has read the poem 'Invictus' or watched Hollywood actor Morgan Freeman recite it in his deep baritone: "I am the Master of My fate, I am the Captain of My soul". The context of the poem may have been different but in spirit somewhere, Dhoni may find it eerily similar to his thought process leading up to the decision last night.
A look at pictures from the prayer meet.
Looking at Bebo's top money-making movies at the box office.
Alia Bhatt and Sanjay Leela Bhansali together could be fire and ice in Gangubai Kathiawadi, feels Moumita Bhattacharjee.
'I am concentrating on working in Hollywood but if the right opportunity from the Indian film industry comes, I will be open to working there.'
She came like a whirlwind to wipe out, in one stroke, practically all female singing competition, recalls Raju Bharatan.
Asoka still makes for irresistible viewing, raves Sukanya Verma, and tells us why.
Sukanya Verma celebrates Republic Day by looking at the tiranga's most striking moments on celluloid.
These videos are like butterflies in a case, says Sreehari Nair. They have neither aged badly nor grown over-familiar.
'The character is so popular that even now, there is a new meme on me every day.'
A movie is no Bollywood movie without a rain sequence!
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
A fun excerpt from Diptakirti Chaudhuri's Bollygeek: The Crazy Trivia Guide to Bollywood.
The actor talks about his new supernatural series and his film commitments.
'There's definitely no one quite like her.'
Coolest and craziest campus fashion over the years!
Sharing the picture, she wrote, "#when @ektaravikapoor gets to you before the #faceappchallenge #tbt."
As Amitabh Bachchan turns 71, Bollywood celebs list their favourite songs of the legendary actor.
'If anybody wants me to act in their film for free, just make me sing all the songs!' 'I don't even care about the script.'
As Salman Khan turns 56 on December 27, his friends from the film industry get together on social media to wish him well.
Sasha Chhetri, the Airtel 4G girl, is a better known face across India than most Bollywood starlets, says ad guru Sandeep Goyal.
Actress Gautami Kapoor makes her comeback with Zee TV's new show, Khelti Hai Zindagi Aankh Micholi.
The actress-host discusses her acting comeback in Anil Kapoor starrer 24 and reveals her future plans.
A legendary filmmaker, Yash Chopra changed the face of romance in Hindi cinema to become a brand in Bollywood with numerous hits under his belt in his five-decade long illustrious career.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Modi said during the Congress-led regimes, terror attacks and bomb blasts would take place in Mumbai 'any time' and its coastline had become 'entry point' for terrorists.
Ekta Kapoor's new TV show Jodha Akbar premieres on Zee TV on June 18.
'I told Shah Rukh I wanted to sign him for our film, Deewana.' 'He responded by saying that he had no dates.' 'I was shocked because he hadn't had a single release till then.'
The actress-TV show host discusses motherhood, her role in Anil Kapoor's 24 and Indian Idol Junior.
Between that constant feeling of I've seen it all before and inability to balance comedy and darkness, Ludo wobbles towards its finish, sighs Sukanya Verma.
Director Ayan Mukherjee tells us why he cast Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone in his upcoming film, Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani.
"Wah kya girlfriend hai. Apne kabhi dekha hai 50 crore ka girlfriend? (What a girlfriend? Have you ever seen a 50-crore girlfriend), Modi said at an election rally, in an apparent attack on Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar.
Sukanya Verma looks back at the decade gone by, in the movies.
'When he appeared on Indian Idol, he was on a wheelchair and he had difficulty moving around.' 'It was sad to see him in failing health'.'
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