The memorable portrayal of a pathan 'Sher Khan' by actor Pran in Bollywood movie 'Zanjeer' on Friday found its way into diplomacy as Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned it to underscore how Indians view Afghans as true and magnanimous friends.
'I want my fans to remember me as the Sadhana of Love In Simla, Mere Mehboob, Woh Kaun Thi and Arzoo,' the Bollywood legend, who passed into the ages on Christmas Day, told Dinesh Raheja.
A look at the awards night.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Hate Story 3 engages you right through its four songs, writes Aelina Kapoor.
Acquisitions are done to synergise with existing offerings of firms; to strengthen or enter new areas, platforms or geography; find new customers for its products; keep parts of the acquired organisation, perhaps the digital in the case of Mindtree, and to sell others to increase its own value. Never is it to grow the acquired organisation more than itself, says Pankaj Chandra.
'I don't make big budget films. So if my film makes Rs 120 crore, it's a huge hit. We finish fast, make it on a small budget and recover fast,' Akshay Kumar tells Patcy N/Rediff.com.
The late legend would have turned 90 today.
Neena Gupta is busy organising daughter Masaba's wedding in November.
The veteran actress is currently serving as a jury member for a film festival.
'The stimulus packages, sector reliefs, loans etc are coming to industry, but state governments have not got any money from GST, no money from excise, no money from any income source.'
"This is not the appropriate time to be going ahead with political programmes., However, what really shocked us was as at this point in time when the nation is looking towards its leadership, when the nation wants its leadership to speak to it, the prime minister chooses to address the booth workers of the BJP rather than address the nation," said the Congress.
What makes Helen such an endearing figure even three decades after she first hit the silver screen?
Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire.
Jasleen: 'It will come as a big surprise to my parents. No one is aware of my relationship with Anupji.' Anup: 'We have a guru-shishya rishta. We have a beautiful equation of music.'
He also warned that if the Modi government failed to do so, the party would conduct a 'BJP, quit Delhi' campaign.
Engineer poet Shakil Shifai, who authored the book titled 'Mera Safar' from the English version of 'My Journey' recited one of the poems of the book in Urdu after presenting it to the President.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Take this quiz and find out how well you know Bollywood's sex symbols.
'The industry was going through a change. The leading men were changing. The thinking process was changing. I know I can't give these excuses but I should have hired other people to work.'
Whether the Udta Punjab makers cave in remains to be seen but here's a list of the ones who did.
Sukanya Verma salutes the legend and celebrates some of the finest soundtracks of his career.
The veteran actress turns 66 today, October 16.
India's biggest sporting legends Sachin Tendulkar, Abhinav Bindra and Vishwanathan Anand hailed PV Sindhu for her valiant performance in the Olympic final against world number one Carolina Marin. Abhinav Bindra in his message for Sindhu said that he wasn't as heartbroken after missing out on a medal himself as he is today (Saturday). India's only individual Olympic gold medallist tweeted: "I think I'm more heartbroken today (after Sindhu's loss in final) than I was a week ago! Well played @Pvsindhu1 you are an inspiration to me!"
Is Kangana single then? 'I have an answer to everything, but not this,' she replies.
"This move will strengthen the unity of the country, which is the requirement of the hour," says Charu Wali Khanna.
The humility with which the BJP deals with these 10 lessons will determine the outcome of 2019, says Shekhar Gupta.
'Modi's interview style is distinct, and alas one that is increasingly being followed by others as well, notably by the man who is out to challenge him, Rahul Gandhi.' 'This may appear aggressive and combative to readers and viewers, but the fact is that sometimes it becomes unclear as to who is interviewing who,' discovers Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
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