'But Ranveer is a great actor who can really transform himself into the character and it will be interesting to see what he brings to the character of Don.'
If Sanjay Leela Bhansali could make Mumbai's Kamathipura sparkle in Gangubai Kathiawadi, Heera Mandi is bound to be drowned in glitter, observes Deepa Gahlot.
One of the high points of the proceedings was when Indrani Mukerjea's lawyer smartly utilised Dr Zeba Khan's expert status to pose her A Most Curious Question. He asked her if a skull can grow new teeth, even after the person, who it belonged to, had died, three years before. We can be sure that the discrepancy between the number of teeth discovered in the skull unearthed in 2012 and the skull shown in court in September 2019 will come up soon in Courtroom No 51. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel reports from the Sheena Bora Murder Trial.
Biographer Madhu Jain has written a history of Mumbai's most important film family.
In an open letter to Zee's shareholders, Invesco, which holds a 7.74 per cent stake in the firm, reiterated its demand for an overhaul of the media group's board and that it would pursue extraordinary general meeting (EGM) to oust chief executive Punit Goenka and two other directors. Last month, Sony Group Corp's India unit signed a non-binding offer to buy Zee.
In the second part of this four-part special, Joginder Tuteja lists the new releases of 2021.
These are the big budget films that have been designed either as a spectacle or just for the masses, hence warranting a large segment of audiences coming together to enjoy the experience in theatres.
'They often complained about the ill-treatment by their employer in Kuwait. They were not taken to a doctor also when they fell ill.'
There are as many as 10 theatre releases this month.
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The resignation also signals a continuing saga of unaddressed concerns of young leaders, once considered close to former Congress president Rahul Gandhi.
CSK, which has won IPL four times with Dhoni the helm, has not made it to playoffs this time.
It took 13 years to get environmental clearance for the greenfield international airport at Navi Mumbai.
Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting.
Among other transfer news globally, defender Rahul Bheke joins Mumbai City FC while Locatelli completes Juventus move.
There's been so much interesting content on OTT. Subhash K Jha picks his Best Original Feature Films on digital platforms.
'I don't think you will see too much of Rohit Roy as an actor now.'
Shubman Gill steps into the limelight as the fifth-youngest Indian captain in the IPL's 16-year history.
As a multi-disciplinary organisation, SFIO probes cases of financial frauds that are referred to it by Corporate Affairs Ministry
'It is not easy to pull off a seven-part show because it is almost like making four films at once.'
'Being financially independent is crucial.' 'This spares women a lot of grief if the marriage, especially in large business families, breaks down.'
Joginder Tuteja lists never-seen-before jodis coming up in the movies.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the biggies coming our way this year.
Joginder Tuteja takes a look at the film projects that are on floors now.
Zudio was the standout performer as it tapped into the pentup demand in small-town India, at a pace never seen before, notes Indrajit Gupta, co-founder and director, Founding Fuel.
Steadily marching ahead for almost a decade now on the strength of his unassuming versatility, the 35 year old is ready to showcase his mettle in one of the most challenging roles of his career as India's first Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw in Meghna Gulzar's biopic, Sam Bahadur.
By the time, Mumbaikar gets to where it wants to be via a twisty third act, we begin to see how much better the film could have been. But it's almost too little, too late, complains Mayur Sanap.
With so many films shifted to the new year, it's going to be a busy year for Bollywood's actors.
'She had the courage to not cow down before the entire law and order apparatus, to remain sane and human despite inhuman suffering meted out to her and her family.'
Deepa Gahlot lists 10 gangster thrillers on OTT for those who have the stomach for gaalis and gore.
Salman Khan's next film, Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali, which started shooting on his farm on the outskirts of Mumbai in May, has seen many changes since its announcement. The latest on that front is the film's title.
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Two aborted missions, three different ministers, multiple rule changes and two decades later, Indian taxpayers will no longer have to pay Rs 20 crore per day to keep the loss-making Air India flying. While opposition Congress expectedly attacked the decision as selling the family silver, DIPAM secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey said what Tata is getting is not a cash cow but an airline which is bleeding where money needs to be pumped in to refurbish obsolete aircraft and dust up strangled ones while being unable to touch any employee for one year and only be able to resize staff after paying a VRS. "It won't be a very easy task there. Only advantage is they (new Air India owner) are paying the price which they think they can manage. "They are not taking the excessive debt accumulated to fund years of losses. We are continuing it as an ongoing concern.... This process has also saved huge amount of taxpayers money going forward," Pandey told PTI.
'When entering an industry like Bollywood, every actor hopes for a starmaker... My starmaker was Dev saab.'
Jet is the largest player in the Mumbai airport, with over 110 domestic slots and 30 international slots from the city.
Discover some knock-out looks from Mumbai Comic Con.
Ever since Indrani's bail plea was denied by the judge her security has been stepped up. The message was clear. If she felt that unsafe she could get all the security she needed. But in jail she stayed.
Rohit Shetty's Sooryavanshi has set the stage for many more cop movies.
The Adani stock price saga will pass into public memory as one of those matters that simply escaped being nailed down, perhaps because too many vested interests were involved, notes Debashis Basu.
'I was sure Amar Akbar Anthony would flop.'
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