'Back then, Shah Rukh Khan had no style, but he understood his strengths.' 'He knew he was appreciated for his energy and that boosted his confidence.' Rediff celebrates Shah Rukh Khan's 60th birthday on November 2 with a special series that introduces us to the man behind the superstar.
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'I don't know what people will say, but as a liberal Muslim, I can say that I had no problems with the viewpoint of the film. Because we are not maligning any community, if we were I wouldn't have done this film...'
The story of the Bombay Stock Exchange and the people who shaped its growth: From wars and bomb blasts to speculators, reformers and wealth creators.
Manisha Koirala attributes all the right moves in her career to late cinematographer Ashok Mehta, and pays tribute to him.
Priyanka Chopra's brother Siddharth Chopra's wedding festivities ended with a grand reception over the weekend.
A day after Malaika Arora's father, Anil Mehta allegedly died by suicide by jumping from the sixth floor of his building, Salman Khan visited the family to offer his condolences.
Malaika and Amrita Arora's friends from the film industry came together to offer their condolences, as their father Anil Mehta was laid to rest at the Santa Cruz Hindu Crematorium centre in Mumbai on September 12.
Malaika Arora's father Anil Mehta died by suicide, the police say.
Mumbai, infamous for its voter apathy, stepped out to exercise its franchise on Wednesday.
Kareena is off to work... Raashii shares a picture from the sets...Rajkummar is grateful...
Hint: She's closely related to the bride, Radhika Merchant.
To showcase their family at Radhika Merchant-Anant Ambani's sangeet ceremony, they chose to dance to the song, Deewangi Deewangi, from Om Shanti Om.
The year was rich in content as far as Web series were concerned.
The who's who of Bollywood lined up to attend the wedding reception of Sonakshi Sinha and Zaheer Iqbal at the Bastian restaurant in Mumbai.
'The demise of #ManmohanSingh ji who (looking back) presided over India's actual 'Acchey Din' feels like the end of an era when India was actually (more) democratic, when Indians were free(er) of fear & intolerance and when Indian public discourse had more decency.'
The ace cinematographer Ashok Mehta passed away on August 15.
Kapil said about Gambhir, "Good luck to him. All the best..."
The celebrations continued with the mehendi ceremony for Radhika Merchant and Anant Ambani.
'At his wedding with Patralekha, I officiated as the groom's father as Raj has lost both parents, and that's the relationship we share today.'
Check out the star arrivals.
Anushree Mehta will direct the remake of Hrishikesh Mukherjee's classic film Bawarchi.
Aditya Mehta won his second national snooker title in a period of six months by outplaying Kamal Chawla 6-2 in the best-of-eleven frame final in the 78th Manisha National Championships at the PYC Hindy Gymkhana, on Saturday.
Bollywood stars visit Sanjay Leela Bhansali's house to wish him on his 60th birthday.
Heeramandi, a passion project that took off after years in development and planning, mirrors Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film-making's finest and frustrating features, observes Sukanya Verma.
'I think some of us, like Mukesh Ambani, myself and those of us who head industrial units, ought to really focus on what we can really do to make the world a safer place, maybe 50 or 100 years from now.' 'For instance, how can we deal with climate change and global warming, right now?' 'The effects of it may not be felt now; in fact, we may pay a price for it today, but it will help the generations to follow.'
'While I was performing it, I had a weird feeling that people would love it because it's so bizarre.'
'The censor board asked me for some strange cuts.' 'Otherwise, they would have given me an 'A' certificate.' 'One cut was where Girish Karnad was explaining artificial insemination in cattle.' 'These cuts never made any sense to me.'
Who do these children score 99% plus in their examinations?!!
Mukesh Parpiani, one of India's finest photojournalists, delved into his archives for these rare glimpses of a young cricketer who turns 50 today.
Amidst a controversy over the banning of a student e-zine by St Stephen's Principal Valson Thampu, its editor has now been suspended from the college till April 23 on disciplinary grounds.
Sonia Gandhi is the most reserved leader in Indian politics and it was delightful to see Rahul get all affectionate with her, provoking his mother to mildly tick him off.
Ratan Tata is Maharashtra's first Udyog Ratna.
Mumbai Indians crashed to its eighth defeat in IPL 2022.
Chicken and other varieties of poultry birds fall in the 'animal' category under the Food Safety and Standards Act, the Gujarat government told the high court on Friday.
Netflix hosted a get-together for all its stars in Mumbai, and they turned up looking fashionable and gorgeous.
Sukanya Verma recaps all those events from 25 years ago.
Also starring Ranveer Singh, Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Aishwarya Rai, Shahid Kapoor, Varun Dhawan, Kriti Sanon, Kiara Advani, Sidharth Malhotra, Vidya Balan, Dia Mirza, Shradha Kapoor, Athiya Shetty, Sonam Kapoor Ahuja, Karan Johar, Shabana Azmi, Anupam Kher...
Subhash K Jha looks at actresses who dared play Momma at the risk of getting typecast.
As he struggles in hospital, I wonder why anyone, especially someone who was not even born when The Satanic Verses was published, would want to harm a 75-year old man and a literary treasure, wonders Subhash K Jha.