Growing up, he sharpened his skill watching videos of West Indian spinner Sunil Narine and Indian legend Ravichandran Ashwin. He was fortunate to meet Ashwin during a stint with KKR in the IPL.
'Amrishji had a fascination for the colour red and wanted it in every movie costume of his.'
'I wanted to go for the heart, and at the same time, open the audience's mind.'
Glimpses from around the world that will make you smile and cry.
We invited you to share with us the love stories of your parents. Mukta Adpaikar wrote in this charming story that made us smile. Anu Lakkaraju gives us a fascinating account of how her parents first met, fell in love and stood by each other all their life.
And it's written with tears, blood and unspoken lines.
Qarib Qarib Singlle is not a film that can be rushed. It moves languorously, pausing to savour moments at will, notes Savera R Someshwar.
Dwayne Johnson delivers a knockout in quite possibly the best role of his career, observes Mayur Sanap.
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The film is is a slice of life love story which has been maturely handled by director Mohan Krishna.
'In the beginning of Thamma, he's a common man like all of us. At the end of the film, he's a sexy beast!'
Despite average performances from Mahie Gill and Deepak Dobriyal the treatment of the film amounts to nothing spectacular.
Alia Bhatt isn't just dressing up; she's making statements that end up in fashion archives.
We invited readers to share stories of how they met their spouses and interesting anecdotes about their wedding day. Here's Vidhyashankar B's account of how he courted Bhavani.
Designer Robert Naorem, from Wangjing Awang Leikai in Thoubal, took the city of couture by storm with his collection "Art of East India."
'I was motivated to do something better -- to improve my life and my parents' lives.'
When Kamini Kaushal passed away at 98, she missed being a centenarian by just two years. But there is very little else that she missed out on in her long, rich, creatively fulfilling life.
'...and say that if I don't wear a sari, they will unfollow me.' 'Today, if I have 2.9 million followers on Instagram, out of that, the majority is from the South.' 'Telugu has given me the most fame and money.'
'I went up to her set, met her and when I met her it was almost like a dream coming true.' It was love at first sight for Boney Kapoor!
'I would have become a big star 11 years ago if things had worked as per my plans.'
'...you won't have to announce it yourself -- people around you will tell you it's time.'
On November 18, 1962, 114 soldiers of the 13th Kumaon fought till the last man, and last bullet, in sub-zero temperatures, to beat back the huge Chinese army. We salute the Heroes of Rezang La.
Dinesh Raheja charts the highs and lows of Hrishikesh Mukherjee's creative association with five megastars -- Amitabh Bachchan, Rajesh Khanna, Raj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar and Dharmendra.
Kartik Aaryan is reportedly doing his most intense role so far.
While ever more hostage to Twenty20's global carve-up, cricket will take a breath from next week to indulge its most time-honoured rivalry as Australia and England battle in the Ashes.
'That's what women feel like on the inside when guys tease them on the road.'
Virat Kohli: The one who forced Gen-Z to fall in love with Red and Whites
'We kept importing educational models from outside that had no connection to our cultural and intellectual strengths.'
'Whenever we did any scenes together, whatever we did in the film, he never said, "Let's do another take or let's move on".' 'He always asked me, "Parmeet, is it okay?" Till I gave my best, he kept going on.'
Teja is back with a hotchpotch love story.
New Moon, the second installment from The Twilight Saga, is one of the most anticipated films of the year.
Before Ali and Richa walk down the aisle, Namrata Thakker looks at how they fell in love.
His latest film Saiyaara is a blockbuster and has propelled him way into the big league.
'The evening show is coming to an end, and everyone is on the phone and I want to take everyone's call.' 'I want to ask how they liked the film. How did they feel when they left the cinema while crying?'
London Bridge is an usual romance between a poor guy who has come up the hard way and a rich princess who falls for him.
'I'm totally focussed on finding the right energies around me. A lot of the treatment is psychosomatic, as my mother keeps reiterating, if you think positive, positive things will happen to you.'
Want to listen to Hollywood's golden couple's love story that spawned six kids, several social causes in nine years? Huddle up!
Nagarjuna Akkineni looks young in his forthcoming film Greeku Veerudu.
Sri Lanka stays with you not just in memory, but gently reminds you what a society can achieve when heart and heritage guide the way.
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