Farhan Akhtar seems proud of 120 Bahadur, his second war epic after Lakshya -- he doesn't direct this one, he stars in it -- and invited film folk to a special screening in Mumbai.
Dharmendra's demise means the loss of one of the biggest icons ever in the Hindi film firmament.
'At parties and premieres, Meena openly showered affection towards Dharam. Sometimes she would even take his hand and the next day it would be in print. On one occasion, mischievously almost, she recited a love couplet from Ghalib, which left no doubt in the audience's mind about Dharmendra's position in her heart.'
On the basis of his rogueish Veeru in Sholay and Parimal in Chupke Chupke, Dharmendra softened his He-Man image and went on to do a series of charming comedies.
In half a century, actors have aged or passed away, the shape of the city has altered, the film industry has changed beyond recognition, most single screens have made way for multiplexes, audiences tastes have changed, rural life is very different now, and inflation has devalued the rupee. But a great film is forever. Deepa Gahlot salutes Sholay, as it re-releases in theatres.
Dev Anand Wanted To Make Hare Rama Hare Krishna Sequel
'I felt I didn't understand the film industry at all.'
Ananya Panday has been sharing pictures of her many looks from the title track of her upcoming film, Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri on Instagram, and it's sure raising a lot of interest.
'He had a terrific sense of what works at the box office and what doesn't.'
Born on June 25, 1951, Shah was a prominent figure in Indian cinema and television. His career spanned several decades, during which he earned acclaim for his comedic timing in movies such as Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, Maalamaal, Hero Hiralal, Main Hoon Na and Kal Ho Naa Ho.
'That child is determined to forge his own path. Like me, he won't follow the herd.'
'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?'
Film folk have been looking very glamorous in the last two days, thanks to the Bollywood Hungama OTT India Fest.
Deepika Padukone's sister Anisha is all set to wed Rohan Acharya, filmmaker Bimal Roy's great-grandson.
'There will be no Malayali who does not recall, at least once a day, what Sreenivasan wrote, spoke or showed on screen.'
The one role Dharmendra wanted to play in life was that of the septuagenarian lover from...
As the year draws to a close, Rediff's Senior Contributor Roshmila Bhattacharya takes a look at the hits and misses, the highs and lows, the newsmakers and the dealbreakers in alphabetical order.
Despite suffering a personal tragedy weeks ago, when his father -- the legendary actor Dharmendra -- passed away, Sunny Deol stoically returned to work, and put the spotlight on his upcoming film, Border 2 at its teaser launch in Mumbai.
And on the occasion of Father's Day on Sunday, movie star and Kohli's wife Anushka Sharma dropped a cute post on her Facebook page.
'For him, win or defeat never mattered, he always told us to give our best and never worry about the results.'
The bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sanjiv Berry disposed of the petition filed by the Sanyukt Ahir Regiment Morcha and others seeking a stay on the release of the movie, which is based on the 1962 Battle of Rezang La.
'T-Series is doing 40 films and I am doing only one. There lies the answer.'
At the Jaipuria Vidyalaya ground, Shardul won the toss and used the early morning nip to good effect to reduce Chattisgarh to 10 for 4 inside first five overs.
'In almost every film, Shah Rukhbhai has done a lot of his own stunts.'
While Amitabh Bachchan's chemistry with his heroines -- from Jaya Bhaduri to Rekha to Hema Malini -- brought sizzle to his films, many of his biggest blockbusters have been powered by his combustible combination with male co-stars.
As the year winds down and we start to look forward to the coming year, there are some personalities and events that shaped 2016 -- some struck the right chord whilst others triggered debates, controversies and set rumour mills churning. This year, we, at Rediff.com, have imagined our this year's newsmakers as movie stars and here's them as the stars of some of Hollywood and Bollywood's finest (in some cases, not really).
'His scenes will be released as a part of the deleted scenes.'
V Shantaram is a historical biographical drama that honours the life, spirit and cinematic uprising of one of India's most visionary storytellers.
'They were born stars the day they were selected for this film.'
'The money crunch will be there for people who are used to having a certain kind of remuneration.' 'Work opportunities are less, even for technicians who work in the industry.'
It's been a while since Hindi cinema had a zany, well-written comedy, applauds Deepa Gahlot.
'The industry has lost a legend... and we've lost someone who shaped the very soul of our cinema.'
AVM Studios launched the careers of Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan.
Finally, Bollywood has something to cheer about!
'What a talent, what an actor! 'Cast him as anyone, anything, and he is ready for the challenge. I get restless when I don't have him in my film.'
Looking at movies when celebs appeared for exams in Hindi films.
Actress and social media sensation Avneet Kaur celebrates her 24th birthday on October 13.
It's 'not looking like a Diwali lineup, which is usually grand and has superstar movies.'
September is going to be an exciting month in theatres.
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