We look at 52 of them, spread over 52 Fridays, in a two-part special. Here's the first part.
'After Gully Boy, many interesting projects started coming my way.' 'But things really changed with the Filmfare. Now, people notice me.' 'It's a good space, where you don't have to tell people who you are.'
25 years on, we see how these actors have fared.
'I don't remember (watching) a good horror Hindi movie in a long time. I like films like Bhoot, Raaz and the first 1920. I wouldn't even include the second 1920 in this.' Meera Chopra is all set for 1920 London.
'I used to be humiliated.' 'If I would approach an actor, he would just say hello and then turn away.' 'That's when I understood the whole game of the industry.'
Sreehari Nair wasn't impressed with Rangoon at all. But find out which film tops his list!
Given the controversy over Uttar Pradesh's population control moves, Hemant Shivsaran/Rediff.com digs deep to find out how many children BJP MLAs in UP have.
'Truth is stranger than fiction. You cannot think these things up.' 'What happens is weird enough.'
'I truly believe that I wake up every morning feeling successful, happy, grateful and thankful for the life I have.' 'Fifteen years, and I am still around and being offered films.'
'The biggest success of Andhadhun is that viewers are thinking and debating about it. I didn't expect it,' Sriram Raghavan tells Ronjita Kulkarni/Rediff.com.
Amitabh Bachchan talks about Te3n, Aaradhya and actors he would love to work with!
'Today is our independence day. Udta Punjab is not just a film anymore. It is a movement and one that has ended in the victory of democracy.'
'Unfortunately, prostitution is looked down upon.' 'It should be legalised.' 'Imagine the sexual frustration in the country if it didn't exist!' Chunky Pandey tells Rediff.com's Ronjita Kulkarni how he bagged Begum Jaan and more.
A round-up of the opening day's actions of the Ranji Trophy matches being played in different parts of the country.
An A-Z of Bachchanalia, the letters expanding into unforgettable bits of his filmography.
Rifleman Aurangzeb, who belonged to the 44 Rashtriya Rifles, was on way back home on June 14 to celebrate Eid when terrorists abducted him.
Saurabh Shukla, one of our finest character actors, on his life and movie career.
'I loved doing Bunty Aur Babli. I love working with Rohit Shetty. I just shot for Dilwale. Kuch bhi karva leta hain mujhse (he makes me do anything)!' I worked in Jolly LLB for free. It was just a night's work. We laughed till we died during the shooting. It was such a cute character!' Meet Bollywood's busiest actor, Sanjay Mishra.
Meet Randeep Hooda, the man with a great sense of humour, an actor who loves his craft, an animal lover and, over and above all that, a Jat lad in touch with his roots...
