Mithun Chakraborty started from scratch in bit roles and had no Godfather backing him. Yet, remarkably, his career now straddles six decades and he continues to win acclaim, observes Dinesh Raheja.
His cinema of compassion inspired me, gave me tools to develop empathy for others. But it also made me understand that serious, socially committed cinema with deeply engaging narratives and great performances is an art form to admire, appreciate and explore. Aseem Chhabra remembers Shyam Benegal, who passed into the ages on Monday evening.
The pair are currently filming Kabir Khan's Bajrangi Bhaijaan.
Suniel Shetty's friends came down to pay their last respects.
The game intensified after Congress fielded Channi from a second seat and Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia chose to take on Sidhu from the Amritsar East seat.
In these pandemic stricken, music bereft times, what can be more joyous than a playlist of 25 golden melodies? Sukanya Verma curates one for you.
Smita has left behind a rich haul of films that showcase her enormous ability to offer us a glimpse into her soul each time she performed a role.
Apparently, the number and the style in which it will be shot will echo the chiffon-in-the-snow style of Karan's mentor, Yash Chopra.
'Sanjayji is so spontaneous that you come to know immediately whether the dialogue or the script has touched him or not.'
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
From aadmi to andas, Bollywood songs dispense gyaan for every occasion. But nothing beats its obsession with pyaar.
Sunday's denial of Rajya Sabha ticket to Union minister indicates that an end game to the JD-U-BJP rift may be in sight.
'It would be great if Pakistan and India have a relationship similar to the one between the United States and Canada. People should have the freedom to travel back and forth easily.'
Priyanka tries all tricks to turn Manu and Manveer against Mona, but Mona stands like a rock in her path!
Utkarsh Mishra imagines what is it that Baba Gandhi would say if he got the chance.
Filmmaker J Om Prakash passed into the ages on Wednesday morning. He was 92.
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Narendra Modi on Sunday said he will stop calling Rahul Gandhi as 'shehzade' (prince) if the Congress, whose leaders are "uncomfortable" with this, decides to discontinue its "dynastic rule". "Congress ke mitra bahut pareshan hai ki Modi shehzade kyon keh rahe hain... unhe nind nahin aati hai (Congress leaders are troubled with Rahul being referred to as shehzade. They are unable to sleep well)," Modi said at a rally in Patna.
Narendra Modi is set to address a huge political rally in Lucknow in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh on Monday, January 2. The PM is expected to make some big announcements at the rally, his first after the 50-day deadline on demonetisation curbs expires. Utkarsh Mishra imagines what Modi will say at the rally, dubbed as Lucknow's 'biggest ever.'
Picking holes in the Central Bureau of Investigation chargesheet in the Right To Information activist Shehla Masood murder case, prime accused Zahida Pervez on Monday questioned the "clean chit" given to BJP MLA Dhruvnarayan Singh by the agency while seeking call records of the deceased and results of a narco test conducted on Singh.
Yogesh, who worked across generations with everyone from Amitabh Bachchan and Rajesh Khanna to Amol Palekar and Shah Rukh Khan, passed away on May 29.
Basu Chatterjee's films have wonderful songs, 10 of which Joginder Tuteja lists here.
Bappida's softer more creative work got buried in the noise, rues Subhash K Jha as he picks the late lamented composer's most soulful songs.
Javed Akhtar is among the millions who believe that Lata Mangeshkar's voice is therapeutic.
The Congress had on Friday extended support to the countrywide 'chakka jam' called by the farmer unions, saying party workers will stand shoulder to shoulder with farmers in their protest.
On his 40th birthday on September 28, Sukanya Verma draws up a playlist of 40 riveting Ranbir songs.
Sukanya Verma makes a playlist of 15 profound Rajesh Khanna ditties.
'Will you take a Mercedes Benz or Rolex watches or fancy shoes to your grave?'
Kamaljeet, who is now back in her native place Barkandi village in Bathinda, and her father Sikandar Singh, explained their week-long ordeal and how travel and placement agents in Punjab are bleeding poor families financially with a promise of a better future.
To mark World Whiskey Day, a toast to its memorable imagery in Hindi films.
'Many have tried to imitate her. They've fallen flat on their faces.'
Saeed Mirza's advice for young India
'Today's cricketers are amazing, they know everything, but still you find a few cricketers, they have a talent, but their mind is not there.'
From cool to cocky, fun to furious, stern to sanskari, here are all the crazy lessons you can learn from Bollywood dads this Father's Day.
As far as the opening episode of Bigg Boss 9 goes, it relies heavily on its superstar host's impish impulses to prevent it from being a complete slog, write Sukanya Verma.
Kishore Kumar didn't become a legend overnight. And even when he did, he had many unfulfilled dreams.
Apparent realisation that the reputation of his son Akhilesh Yadav's 21- month old government had declined drastically largely on account of its failure to control lawlessness in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav has suddenly turned his attention to the lumpen element within the party.
After sharing the dais with SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav earlier this month, former party leader Amar Singh on Monday had a closed door meeting with the national president again at his residence.
Celebrating Aamir Khan and his 55 popular songs on his 55th birthday
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