In a heart-warming tribute to his former teammate, Franco Fortunato recalls that "The team that won the Gold Medal in the 1962 Asian Games was a fantastic bunch. But Chuni was above all. He was a treat to watch. He was pure entertainment, a complete package. He was our captain, our darling".
he battle has moved to the small screen and guess who's winning? Urvi Malvania reports.
'Why do they highlight only negative things on the Weekend Ka Vaar episode?'
'While men are brought up to be more vocal, women are taught to be more silent, resilient and self sacrificing. We have tried to explore this.'
'There is no good looking guy inside the house. People say I am cute, so that would definitely add more value to the show.'
He may have been in the news for all the wrong reasons but the greater irony is that Muslim stand-up comic Munawar Faruqui's best jokes ridicule Muslims, and are wolfed down by Muslims, who form the majority of his 177,000 Instagram followers, notes Jyoti Punwani.
Arjun Sarja's Jai Hind 2 is a trite and uninspiring action drama that advocates free education for children.
The use of firearms along the LAC marks a serious escalation in border tensions as the previous instance of shots being fired at the de-facto border was in 1975.
'That very brand name comes in the way of people expecting something different from me.'
'The affection and love and blessings of the audience is all that matters.' 'That is most important for me, nothing else.'
Ajay Devgn defends the Golmaal franchise.
Sukanya Verma looks at some striking age gaps between the onscreen romantic couples of Hindi movies.
The world according to Neeraj Pandey. Observed by Sreehari Nair.
'I am not disappointed with whatever roles come my way. I feel disappointment is a sign of ungratefulness.'
For Juhi Babbar, acting in a role first written for Smita Patil was a responsibility
Kartik Aryan and Kriti Sanon get ready to play Luka Chuppi with us.
The way Dilip came to the porch to receive Lata, you would never have guessed something was amiss between the two. Raju Bharatan's many wonderful insights into Dilip Kumar's life.
23 Yards will include body wash, beard oil, shaving gel, deodorant and sanitizer.
The New York Film Festival served an amazing plate of films. Aseem Chhabra picks the best ones.
'Good Earth was more a passion than a business for a long time,' Anita Lal tells Anjuli Bhargava. 'Today, I can assure you I know more about retail than most, but I learnt it all the hard way.'
'I don't want to develop a bag of tricks that I keep reaching into and repeating myself.' 'When you act every day, you start repeating yourself and that's a trap.'
Until 2014, Discovery's channels were distributed as part of a joint venture with Multi Screen Media.
'Find a great date, or great dates for the rest of your lives, or maybe a great friendship.'
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The film doesn't overly sentimental or manipulative and keeps the audience in good humour.
'I compare Rocky Handsome to Bajrangi Bhaijaan. Bajrangi (trailer) did not tell you much but when you came out of the theatre, you said it was a beautiful film and felt that emotion. What's different in the two films is that Bajrangi did not have action. Rocky Handsome has action that hasn't been seen before.' John Abraham on Rocky Handsome.
'The cold weather of Delhi was thawed away completely by the warmth of the prime minister,' says Kshitija Desai.
The death of the veteran Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor a huge loss for the Indian film industry.
How does Honda CB Unicorn 160 fare against its rivals? MotorOctane.com weighs in.
The curse of stardom, especially in a country like India -- which wants its Gods to be tidy and punctilious -- is that stardom forces you to stop exploring the frozen sea inside you, and instead inspires you more and more to perform out of a small puddle, observes Sreehari Nair.
'Tamhane's densely composed shots achieve what a vacuously whizzing camera seldom does.' 'Like those Renaissance Paintings in which a bewitching lady is shown posing for a portrait, and daily life plays out in a corner unruffled, Tamhane's static frames have a hundred interesting things happening within them,' observes Sreehari Nair.
'A very big film director had said yes to me for two-three films.' 'When daddy got to know I am going to be opposite the main guy, he got cold feet.' 'They don't want their investments to get sabotaged by somebody like me who can overshine their son.'
'Saaho is one of the biggest films I have worked in.' 'Recently, we shot one of the biggest action sequences you will see in Indian cinema.'
We bring you the top 10 bikes that made their mark in 2016
This time round, even 'petrol coupons' were reportedly distributed for those attending campaign rallies, especially those addressed by top leaders, cutting across party lines. If this owed to the rising cost of petrol and diesel -- which is a poll issue this time -- there were the customary coupons for 'quarter' (liquor bottle size) and non-vegetarian biryani. Some media reports claimed that some of these 'crowds' attended more than one political rally on the same day in the last week, and at times for rival political parties in adjoining constituencies or districts, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
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