Ranbir Kapoor's larger-than-life daku depiction in and as Shamshera is old school at its spectacular best. While we wait to watch the actor in one of the most raw, rough and rustic outings of his career, here's Sukanya Verma's list of 25 daku roles we love, ranked in an ascending order.
The Karnataka high court, which dismissed the batch of petitions by some Muslim girl students from Udupi seeking permission to wear the hijab inside classrooms, said there was no material placed on record to prima facie show that wearing the headscarf was an essential religious practice.
Family members and friends arrive at the Kapoor home in Chembur (eastern Mumbai) to pay their last respects to Rajiv Kapoor.
The second edition of the Critics Choice Shorts and Series Awards honoured short films and Web series, and was held on a grand scale at the Taj Hotel in Santa Cruz, north west Mumbai.
The outgoing White House Press Secretary said it was one of the 'greatest jobs she could ever have'.
Earlier, there were speculations that the party may nominate Pankaja Munde, the daughter of late BJP leader Gopinath Munde, for the MLC polls, to be held on June 20.
Sukanya Verma looks at 12 times the superstar offered food for thought on subjects as varied as nation building, team spirit and the stupidity of big fat Indian weddings while wolfing down a meal.
Bobby Jindal and Nikki Haley are not on the list of speakers at the Republican National Convention.
The world knew who Balasaheb's Shiv Sainik was. But who was Uddhav's Shiv Sainik? And most importantly, why did he believe in Uddhav, and not Nitin Gadkari or Devendra Fadnavis?
Five outsiders with zero connections in the film industry and no money made their mark despite nepotism ruling the roost.
A special screening of Angry Birds 2 was held in Mumbai, and quite a few telly folk queued up to watch it.
The BJP could win only 16 out of 57 seats where Shah campaigned.
'The government is using the agencies of the government to suppress the Opposition.'
While the common man is facing all these issues, those in power at the Centre are not ready to pay attention to these issues
'I came to hear you sing Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon. I am glad I have heard you sing.'
June 30, 2000: The day Refugee released.
Joginder Tuteja looks at movies that did well despite controversy.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday took a dig at Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar's New Delhi visit as she said a 'child can be cajoled into silence' but not an elderly man, noting that she has thrice written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to withdraw him from the state.
Punjab Kings have under-performed since IPL's inception, reaching the final only once in 14 attempts.
'The only thing that makes Nitish Kumar acceptable to Biharis, to the Mahagatbandhan allies, is the BJP.'
Joginder Tuteja looks at recent films exploring the drug culture.
'I am proud that I am an outsider and have been able to survive for so long in a place that has been very loving but is also quite harsh,' Shah Rukh Khan tells the media on his 49th birthday. Rajul Hegde listens in.
'With Tanu Weds Manu, I discovered myself.'
Trinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brien said the situation in Bihar is one of the reasons behind the Parliament session being cut short by the government.
Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden, and his wife Queen Silvia engaged in removing tonnes of plastic and other garbage along with young lawyer and Mumbai-based climate activist Afroz Shah.
'The same thing takes place in the Congress and we have to call it democracy'
The triumphant India U-19 squad will be felicitated by the BCCI in Ahmedabad upon its arrival in India.
Subhash K Jha lists three most eagerly anticipated projects of the monsoon season.
"You have suffered their arrogance, deceit and exploitation for the last 25 years. Do you want such a rule to continue for another five years," the Prime Minister asked at a mass rally in Patna.
Sukanya Verma looks at mustard field memories of Bollywood.
Elections to the 40-member Goa Assembly are due in two months. Recent visits by Banerjee, Kejriwal and Prime Minister Narendra Modi heated up things in the otherwise "susegad" atmosphere in the small state.
Governor Acharya Devvrat administered the oath to 10 cabinet ministers and 14 ministers of state, including five ministers of state with independent charge.
'The opening up of theatres is well-timed to coincide with the festival season and give a big push. We expect box office collections to reach 2019 levels when they stood at Rs 10,000 crore.' Surajeet Das Gupta reports.
Congress leaders and workers took to the streets on Monday in Delhi and various state capitals as Rahul Gandhi appeared before the Enforcement Directorate in New Delhi for questioning in the National Herald case, with the opposition party accusing the Modi government of 'trampling on democracy'.
'All my life, I have made expensive films. This time, I want to make the least expensive film ever made in Bollywood.' 'It's an honest attempt to climb Mount Everest without knowing if I will reach the peak.'
Monsoon is here, and time to bring out the chhatris.
After Ramesh Taurani threw a lavish Diwali party for his friends in the fraternity, he followed it up with a bigger blast.
Indian American Raj Shah tells Aziz Haniffa about his plans as the GOP's research director.
Bollywood loves a kiddie party!
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