'For a very long time I could not bring myself to watch several of their films because I couldn't see them depressed, in trouble or dead on screen.' 'It was hard to separate my parents from their characters, so I stayed away.' 'It was only after I became an actor that it became a job requirement.'
Anil Kapoor goes back in time and remembers his journey into the movies.
India's cement demand has consistently shown double-digit growth over the past few quarters, primarily driven by infrastructure spending. However, dealers and industry executives note that state elections, festival season, and, in some markets, weddings and pollution may temporarily disrupt this demand story. While the festival season typically sees a slowdown in construction activity, some dealers anticipate this lull extending throughout the entire month as multiple states enter election mode.
India's Shiv Kapur battled to a two-under-par 70 for tied 13th place at the half-way stage of the US$7 million CIMB Classic on Friday, knowing that he needs to shift into high gear to emerge as a legitimate contender. The 31-year-old, who holds one Asian Tour title under his belt, carded three birdies against a lone bogey at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club's West course where his two-day aggregate of five-under-par 139 left him eight shots behind leader Keegan Bradley of the United States.
The pilot of Vishal Bhardwaj's much-anticipated adaptation of Agatha Christie's The Sittaford Mystery is here. Aditya Roy Kapur's hotel manager takes on Anil Kapoor's all-powerful arms dealer. Idris Elba is back in action. Sukanya Verma shares her OTT recommendations this week.
It had meant nothing but moments of intimacy, sweet but transient moments. An intriguing excerpt from Manju Kapur's new novel The Gallery.
Bollywood mixes work and travel in perfect ways.
Kiara Advani and Sidharth Malhotra's wedding reception saw Bollywood's biggest stars in attendance.
R Madhavan's Rocketry: The Nambi Effect has won the National Award for Best Feature Film while Alia Bhatt and Kriti Sanon shared the Best Actress award for their roles in Gangubai Kathiawadi and Mimi, respectively.
'He's one of the actors I've seen who, compared to so many younger people that we get to work with, doesn't have any tantrums.'
Just like Sunny Deol can become the boss of the box office with his latest film Gadar 2, he can also throw the baap of all parties!
Neha-Angad leave Mumbai... Vidyut, Rajkummar promote their films... Deepti launches her memoir...
Vidya Balan showed off her new film, Neeyat, to members of the film industry at a special star-studded screening in Mumbai.
Shekhar is in Sydney. Urmila is in Jammu. Urvashi is in Paris...
Shiv Kapur and Gaurav Ghei shot a six-under 66, but still found themselves three shots behind leaders Singapore after the penultimate round in the golf World Cup qualifiers.
Officials said security personnel, including those from paramilitary forces, have been deployed to keep a strict vigil. Security at inter-state and inter-district borders has also been tightened, they said.
Shiv Kapur braved tough conditions to manage an even par 72 to be tied third while Jyoti Randhawa fired a flawless five-under 67 to jump to sole fifth after the third round of the Panasonic Open India, in New Delhi on Saturday.
The 24-year-old Indian golfing ace reckons the heat wave in England and sun-baked conditions at Royal Liverpool could help him leave an impression in the year's third Major.
Gaganjeet Bhullar put himself in a fine position for a top-10 finish as he carded a seven-under 65 to move to tied ninth place at the halfway stage of the Tshwane Open in Centurion.
As Shyam Benegal turns 89 on December 14, Subhash K Jha takes a look at 10 of his best films and tells you where you can watch them.
"It's a lot of hard work to work with the two most handsome men in the industry, but someone's got to do it!" the gorgeous Sobhita Dhulipala says at the trailer launch of her new OTT show, The Night Manager.
More than a week after its release in theatres, Bheed Director Anubhav Sinha organised a get-together in Mumbai. The cast of the Web series Taj: Divided by Blood mingled with them too.
Priyanka Chopra was delighted at the grand premiere of her international Web series Citadel on April 4.
The rookie Indian golfer is the third highest-ranked Indian on the list after Jyoti Randhawa (third) and Jeev Milkha Singh (15th).
Supriya Pathak and Pankaj Kapur's daughter Sanah Kapur wed Seema and Manoj Pahwa's son Mayank Pahwa on March 2 in Mahabaleshwar.
'Some of us are overweight, some underweight, some too tall, some too short, some too fair, some too dark, but that's no reason to get bogged down by society's rules about what fits.'
Deepa Gahlot lists Hindi biopics about Indian political leaders: Some worked, some did not, but they managed to avoid controversy.
'N Chandra told me, "Arree yaar, don't get heavy on me now! This is a Hindi movie so leave your logic at home".'
The much-delayed sale of tickets for the ODI World Cup began on Friday but fans had a tough time booking them with the official website not working for a good 35 to 40 minutes.
Sara Ali Khan is living it up in the land of 'Sara and Sydney... and a minute in Melbourne' and giving us a lot of pictures to prove it!
'Since God was being shown in live action on such a large scale, Prasanth was initially sceptical about going with an animated character.'
'Being financially independent is crucial.' 'This spares women a lot of grief if the marriage, especially in large business families, breaks down.'
Three days after their mother Pamela Chopra passed into the ages on April 20, Aditya and Uday Chopra held a prayer meet at their residence.
'As we grow older, we fight much less with each other.' 'The magic mantra is 'Drop it!'' 'I would recommend it for all relationships.' 'In anger, we can say many hurtful things that can leave a deep scar, so dropping it is the healthy way of preventing that from happening.'
'Mr India was not the only 'invisible' person on the set.' 'There was a an 11 year old kid constantly with me, that no one else could see, except me.'
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recently announced its membership invitations, and Indian film celebrities Ram Charan, Jr NTR, Mani Ratnam, Karan Johar, Siddharth Roy Kapur, Chandrabose and MM Keeravaani have been invited to be members.
As a precautionary measure, the Nuh district administration has already ordered the closure of educational institutions and banks on Monday, suspended mobile Internet and bulk SMS services, and imposed prohibitory orders in the communally-sensitive district.
'The world of arms dealers and war-mongers is still a reality of our lives.'
The cast of Rashtra Kavach Om watch the movie at the Gaiety Galaxy theatres in Bandra, northwest Mumbai.
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