'Dilipsaab was an interesting mix of spontaneity and stylised acting.'
After spinning into the spotlight with the hit song-and-dance number Mera Naam Chin Chin Chu in Howrah Bridge (1958), Helen signed scores of films as a dancer. But Helen was raring to step out of her dancing shoes, and play heroine instead.
'Those were not kind days for a woman with a break-up. The world has changed; today, nobody cares.'
A representative from the family released an update about Saif's health: 'Saif Ali Khan has come out of surgery and is out of danger.'
''He is being operated upon by a team of doctors, led by neurosurgeon Dr Nitin Dange, cosmetic surgeon Dr Leena Jain and anaesthesiologist Dr Nisha Gandhi.'
Khan, 54, was "out of danger" following an emergency surgery, said the doctors at the Lilavati Hospital where he was rushed following the incident that took place around 2.30 am at his apartment in `Satguru Sharan' building.
Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf, who is at the centre of a raging controversy after a Mumbai-based model accused him of sexually exploiting her, on Wednesday admitted that photographs of the two posing together were real, but denied having any relationship with her.
A look at the pictures.
Gems you can enjoy from the time he was at his handsome and magnetic best.
'Pancham told me once, "It's very difficult to be taken seriously when there are stalwarts like Shankar-Jaikishan, S D Burman, Madan Mohan and Naushad... How do I make my mark?"' Amit Kumar salutes R D Burman on his 30th death anniversary on January 4.
Pinky Irani alias Angel, 53, was arrested in this case by the agency in December last year. She was recently granted bail by a Delhi court.
Ekta Kapoor's telly show passes a milestone.
In Jee Le Zaraa, Zoya Akhtar's swanky new road trip to self-discovery, our favourite gal pals Priyanka Chopra, Katrina Kaif and Alia Bhatt are set to take off on a whirlwind adventure.
Learn to enjoy baarish Bollywood style.
SRK's persona and brand power has been built over nearly 30 years of public acclaim and love. Brands perhaps believe that his troubles are transitory and that as a human brand he has long legs capable of striding over controversies, explains ad guru Sandeep Goyal.
'Wasn't there a single person below 30 in the whole production team? I wondered aloud at different points in the narrative,' notes Sreehari Nair.
Shakti Kapoor's daughter Shraddha on sharing space with Amitabh Bachchan and Sir Ben Kingsley in Teen Patti.
They're bold, beautiful and totally unrecognisable!
'We are finicky, extremely detail-oriented, authoritative and we like it like that.'
After repeatedly essaying the role of doomed lover, Dilip Kumar, a thinking actor, found it diffcult to break out of in real life. Heeding his psychoanalyst, he flirted with some frothy roles and played the swashbuckling hero with elan, recalls Dinesh Raheja.
Even with an ongoing pandemic, theatres in many states functioning at 50 per cent occupancy, a quieter social life and fewer movies, Bollywood still managed to pack in plenty of drama and trauma, fun and festivity, love and war into the year.
Kishore Kumar didn't become a legend overnight. And even when he did, he had many unfulfilled dreams.
A look at the film folk who attended the Zee Classic Timeless Asha concert.
Here's how Bollywood stars spent the weekend in various parts of Mumbai.
Netflix has unveiled a line-up of 15 original series as well as returning seasons of popular shows.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has worked with younger heroes in her career, but it's hard to guess!
The Aam Aadmi Party alleged that the chief minister was manhandled during the "pre-planned" protest.
In our special series revisiting great Hindi film classics, Sukanya Verma looks back at Rishi Kapoor-Sridevi-Vinod Khanna starrer Chandni.
'Her short black choli with a deep cut-out back and multi-coloured pom-poms became quite a sensation. It was clearly meant to draw your attention to Kareena's perfect figure.'
y talking about her struggle with depression, Deepika Padukone has exposed the stress-filled lives of filmstars say Ranjita Ganesan and Veenu Sandhu.
Veteran actor Vinod Khanna passed away on Thursday after battling cancer. He was 70.
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