It would have helped Raees' creative -- not box office -- cause to have the courage of its conviction and not turn Raees into the story of a whimpering, sanskari gangster, feels Prasanna D Zore.
In this week's Classic Re-visited special, we look back at Shammi Kapoor and Asha Parekh's 1966 film, Teesri Manzil.
Sukanya Verma looks at Bollywood's various terrace moments.
21 banks have launched United Payments Interface application.
'If we are forced to be confined indoors for a month or two months, it's not such a big deal. It's not like we are in jail.'
Some films, like last Friday's release Murder 3, leave a distinctly foul taste in the mouth.
Geeta Kapoor talks about her new telly show, India's Dancing Superstars.
"Honest ministers were demoted and punished (in Cabinet reshuffle) while those who matter in elections are allotted berths in the Manmohan Singh Cabinet," he said. Advani said he was disappointed with the "spate of scams tumbling out of the Centre's closet".
Was romance invented so that Sanjay Leela Bhansali would one day make Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, which released on June 18, 1999, asks Subhash K Jha.
'After the shoot, I was like, "Yeh maine kiya hai?"'
Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting.
If you have a good friend -- or are in search of one -- here's a story you must remember.
Mind you, here we are not talking subscriber base or the pecking order in the India mobile phone market; this is simply about brand recall and the likeability factor.
Here's looking at some of the firsts through her eventful, triumphant journey.
Sanjari Shah, 18, says Student Of The Year doesn't have a single dull moment.
She said that despite government scheme and initiatives ranging from roads to agriculture, housing, scholarships to electricity benefiting lives of people, a false narrative was being created by the opposition that the government was working for cronies.
The sixth edition of Kaun Banega Crorepati will air on Sony Television on September 7.
Janhvi Kapoor does well as the girl trying to assert her 'kaabiliyat', observes Sukanya Verma.
'Helmet is a proper family film, just a film on condoms.' 'It can never be a sex comedy.'
Former India skipper Kapil Dev feels it is too early to compare Virat Kohli's Test captaincy to that of Mahendra Singh Dhoni's as the leadership role is still very new to the team's batting star.
'I sit at home chewing my nails, praying, wondering if this one will be as big as the previous one. It's agony.'
'I don't trust these days. Like now, everyone likes Mimi and my phone is constantly ringing. But tomorrow if I make a flop, the opposite will happen.'
Barbs were on Saturday traded between Rahul Gandhi and Mamata Banerjee over the Saradha scam in West Bengal which defrauded lakhs, with the Congress vice-president accusing her government of inaction and the chief minister targeting P Chidamabaram.
'If a hero wanted Mr Rafi to sing for him, naturally it had to be him.' 'Then if it was Dilip Kumar, who is a soft-spoken man, he naturally wanted Talat Mehmood.' 'Raj Kapoor wanted only Mukesh. Now you tell me, where did I stand a chance?'
Whose wink gets *your* vote?
In the upcoming Super Nani, 59-year-old Rekha transforms into a glamorous grand mom.
Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting.
So is supermodel Natalia Vodianova.
From cool to cocky, fun to furious, stern to sanskari, here are all the crazy lessons you can learn from Bollywood dads this Father's Day.
The 26th edition of Lions Gold Awards was held on January 25.
Cricketers, past and present flood Twitter with congratulatory messages for Team India...
'One cannot deny that the show is tempting.' 'It gives you a lot of fame for whatever time it may be.' 'If you are smart, you can stretch it for more than a year.' 'It gives you the kind of fame that movies or other television projects don't give.' 'Of course, the money is also great, even more if you win the show.'
Made In China is puerile, flimsy film-making, sighs Sukanya Verma.
The hits and misses of the week.
Wipro said recently it was expecting its revenue growth to drop 2.33 per cent or stay flat between $2,015 and $2065 million.
Rani, of the amber-coloured eyes, has grown from a childlike girl to an actress with a wider perception of cinema.
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