'A lot of actors auditioned for Wagle Ki Duniya, but R K Laxman rejected them all.' 'He was the decision-maker, as the serial was based on his Common Man.' 'He wanted a natural, who looked like a common man.'
Woh 7 Din released on June 23, 37 years ago. Anil Kapoor look backs at his journey.
One needs patience to watch Once Again, feels A Ganesh Nadar.
'There doesn't seem to be much to look forward to in the new year.'
Deepika Padukone embodies to perfection the Gehraiyaan in the title, applauds Sukanya Verma.
'It will be very tough to create an audience for such films after the lockdown ends.'
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'Nobody laughed during the shooting. There were fights, swearing and what not. Tempers were high but the unit and the actors stayed on, and finally, the film was made. But it was like riding a wild horse!' Kundan Shah's last interview.
Action, drama, thriller and rom-coms, this week has a lot of entertainment coming up on OTT as well as in theatres.
Noting that he was "not focussed" on politics, the 53-year-old yoga guru said he would not support or oppose anyone in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
I remember a showbiz wedding during which guests had to sit through several painstakingly rehearsed but awkward dances performed by the bride's and groom's relatives. When Karan rolled his eyes, I smiled and said to him, 'You started it, now you suffer it.' An enchanting excerpt from Anupama Chopra's A Place In My Heart.
Sukanya Verma looks at notable troikas in Bollywood's catalog of three hero vehicles.
Take a look at the arrivals.
Himesh Reshammiya has reportedly bought the remake rights of the film.
'When Bad Newz was given to me to direct, the first thing I did was go back to my childhood.' 'It's an ode to Hindi cinema.'
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Will these December theatre releases also bring in good cheer in keeping with the Christmas spirit?
John Day isn't the dark, twisted thriller it was meant to be, says Paloma Sharma.
'This film is a product of a dangerous trend to take just a sprinkling of truth, mix it with free-flowing speculation and present it as historical facts,' says Manavi Kapur.
Take a look at the list.
'Rajesh Khanna broke the mould and yet, became the biggest superstar of Indian cinema.'
Khan's remarks came amidst a controversy over Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah's remarks on mob violence in India.
'Comedy is way more difficult than the serious stuff.'
Check out the star arrivals.
'We are thinking on something like the 'Irrfan Memorial Award' given to the most promising new actor.'
Okay, so we love our Goan filmi characters. Do you love these movies set in Goa? Have a look!
'...is to crack the first project.' 'If you become popular from that, it's a win-win.'
Will Sunny Leone score yet another hit?
For all the eager beavers out there, here are the ones, says Sukanya Verma, you should avoid.
Bollywood veteran actor Naseeruddin slammed Virat Kohli for his on-field 'behaviour' after the India captain was involved in an on-field altercation with Australia skipper Tim Paine during the ongoing second Test in Perth on Monday.
Bollywood gives Shashi Kapoor a final salute.
From original films to Web series across genres, as well as the biggest Bollywood grosser of 2022, Joginder Tuteja lists the good stuff coming to you.
On her 72nd birthday on September 18, Sukanya Verma gives three cheers to the legend and lists 20 of her stellar performances.
Malayalam actor Sharafudheen talks about the films that defined his career.
Bollywood says goodbye to Shashi Kapoor.
Majaz, based on the life of Asraul Haq Majaz, the John Keats of Urdu poetry, marks Talat Aziz's debut as a composer in Hindi cinema. The film could have been an excellent biopic had it stuck to the poet's poetic self rather than his unfulfilled love, says Mohammad Asim Siddiqui.
Anger cannot be an end in itself to Rahul Gandhi's politics -- it must instead catalyse a new political strategy, argues Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay.
