Gukesh's journey wasn't easy as his family dug into their savings and also turned to crowd-funding to fuel his dream.
Kareena has been a leading lady now for 25 years, Deepika for almost two decades and Alia for over a decade. Dinesh Raheja chronicles the changing ways Bollywood has treated actor-moms.
Freaky moms are unacceptable to Indian audiences. Subhash K Jha lists 5 unsuccessful mom films to prove it.
'I wanted people to know that women across all ages have an exciting life.'
rediffGURU Archana Deshpande, founder, of TransformMe Life Skills Coaching, offers advice on how to improve your soft skills, build confidence and enhance self-esteem.
'People have given me so much. That's the biggest award for me. No other award can be bigger than that. It's not like after winning an award, your job is done and you can relax. You still have to work hard.' Diljit Dosanjh gets ready for a new innings in television.
'Even today, though my hair looks different, people recognise me wherever I go. They come up and say 'Aap Maine Pyar Kiya mein thi, na?' I think it's going to follow me to the grave.'
Reetika's team ensures that she takes additional small meals to gain strength, and chicken was added to the meal plan, defying the family tradition.
Kriti becomes a mermaid... Vaani seeks out a Mandala... Arjun misses his ma...
'Whatever you see of me on celluloid will be with the idea of wanting to push the envelope.'
The Mars Orbiter Mission, or MOM, India's first planetary mission to explore Mars, has successfully completed one year around the Red planet on Thursday.
'Mental and physical health is very important as far as new mothers are concerned. You cannot ignore it.'
Take a look at how these celebs are twinning and winning the Internet.
Parineeti's prized painting... Shriya gets nostalgic in New Zealand... Prajakta goes to Nepal...
'They can't take even the smallest step.' 'The mental abuse is so insidious that sometimes they don't even realise it's happening.'
On Raksha Bandhan, the coach got Aazeen and Anaiza to tie rakhis to each other as their mom Natasha Jain holding a thaali of sweets, looked on.
'Something which is just entertaining you continuously is not giving you a moment to pause, reflect or think.'
Sharmila Tagore's 80th birthday saw her family rally around her and celebrate the big day with good food, lots of pictures and even more cake!
Film families celebrate Diwali with memorable pictures on social media.
When Farah Khan's mum Menka Irani passed away on July 26 following a prolonged illness, Shah Rukh Khan came with his family to give her comfort.
Film folk celebrate Mother's Day with white parties and heartfelt notes.
Ahead of Mother's Day, Pratiksha Shetty from Mumbai explains how her Amma inspires her to be a better person.
Fashion designer, actor and sometimes model Masaba Gupta and actor Satyadeep Misra were blessed with a baby girl on October 11.
It was an emotional evening for many film folk, as they won the top awards at the 25th IIFA ceremony in Jaipur.
It was in the deep hours of Wednesday night Namboori Tilak Varma shared the news of his India selection to his parents, Nagaraju and Gayatri Devi, over a video call.
'I used to plan my life earlier, but life does not go according to a plan.' 'So now, I just go with the flow and see where life takes me.'
Actors share adorable moments with their mums on Mother's Day.
'More than the shooting dabbas which we take with us, it's about what's going in their school dabbas.'
Readers tell us why they will always treasure their moms.
You are not a bad mom if you go out on a few dates, says Megha Vohra who found her partner on a dating app.
On Mother's Day, Namrata Thakker brings you some adorable pix of our favourite celebrity moms with their cute children!
She is the golden icon of the South industry for a reason.
There's certainly a lot of love in the air, as Bollywood couples celebrate Christmas on social media.
Rediff readers from across the world tell us why their mothers are special.
'Aamir Khan and Salman Khan were already very busy. Then, Raveena Tandon and Karisma Kapoor started signing more films, Paresh Rawalji also got busy... 'Rajkumar Santoshiji got offered Damini he was very excited about it. He told dad that since her dates were available, let me do this film quickly. But aisa hota toh nahin. That film also took time. 'So sabke dates ka problem ho gaya, including the director's.'
Whether Rasha's chemistry around Aaman repeats the success of Ajay-Raveena's?
Fatima is on holiday... Nimrat says a prayer... Sanjay is grateful for the 'rock of his life'...
