Actors can take up all sorts of roles and characters and look totally unrecognisable in them.
Fresh from his exploits in Mumbai's maiden Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 triumph, Kotian got down to business after his pace colleagues Tushar Desphande (2/23) and Mohit Avasthi (1/29) handed Bengal early blows.
'In 1983, my father T Rama Rao made Andha Kanoon with Rajinikanth.' 'Amitabh Bachchan was reluctant to come on board as a guest star, as Rajinikanth was a southern star.' 'But when my father pitched it to him, he came on board.' 'The movie ran for 200 days.'
Kudos to Akki for taking up such a hatke role and playing it with confidence, notes Namrata Thakker.
On his 90th birth anniversary, Sukanya Verma lists 20 of her favourite scenes that reiterate his extraordinary grasp on the language of cinema and connect with the viewer.
A fun excerpt from Diptakirti Chaudhuri's Bollygeek: The Crazy Trivia Guide to Bollywood.
As many as 26 premises are being searched in these cities by the federal agency under the criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, they said.
Nagaland's scorecard resembled a telephone number, 0, 7, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 7, 10, 0 and 0 not out as they crashed for 25 against Uttarakhand.
Subhash K Jha lists his 10 favourite romantic Hindi films.
The latest deaths have been recorded in Samastipur district. Earlier, at least 33 people died in Gopalganj and West Champaran districts upon consuming spurious liquor.
This was Shorey's highest first-class score in 45 matches, with his previous best being 145. The double-century will do more good to his already healthy batting average of 48.49.
If you pledge market-linked instruments and their value plummets, you will have to provide additional collateral, points out Sanjay Kumar Singh.
The dominance of Saurashtra's bowlers could be gauged from the fact that Himachal lost their first seven wickets for just 22 runs.
A summary of action from the Ranji Trophy matches played on Tuesday.
'Strength to the families of the martyred jawans and the CRPF soldiers injured in the attack.'
The hits and flops of the week.
A round-up of the first day's play in the Ranji Trophy matches across the country, on Tuesday.
On the actress' fourth death anniversary, Subhash K Jha selects his favourites.
A summary of all the action from Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Tuesday.
The action comes days after the CBI registered an FIR in the country's biggest alleged bank loan fraud case till date.
As we mark the 34th death anniversary of Shankar -- of the legendary Shankar-Jaikishan duo -- Subhash K Jha selects five evergreen songs from their greatest hits.
Even as Krishan Kumar threw a Diwali party for his friends, Ekta Kapoor threw another bash for her at her home.
'This man changed the mindset of a generation.'
Kolkata Knight Riders are expected to continue with their risk-taking approach despite mixed returns when they on Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League, at the Wankhede stadium, in Mumbai on Friday.
Sukanya Verma looks at notable troikas in Bollywood's catalog of three hero vehicles.
Punjab Kings have under-performed since IPL's inception, reaching the final only once in 14 attempts.
'I told Shah Rukh I wanted to sign him for our film, Deewana.' 'He responded by saying that he had no dates.' 'I was shocked because he hadn't had a single release till then.'
'Laxmi was insistent that our homes should never have name-plates, because the name Laxmikant-Pyarelal should never be separated!'
Five outsiders with zero connections in the film industry and no money made their mark despite nepotism ruling the roost.
"Kharge dissents regularly," the minister said.
A countrywide call for a 'gram bandh' between June 1 and 10 is set to be centred on Mandsaur district of the state.
To mark World Whiskey Day, a toast to its memorable imagery in Hindi films.
About 2.34 crore voters, spread across 78 assembly segments of the 243-strong assembly, will decide the fates of 1,204 candidates, including the Speaker and 12 members of the state cabinet.
In this series, InstaStories, we let pictures on social media tell their beautiful back stories.
Perfect occasion for Sukanya Verma to look into all the Woh woes in Hindi cinema.
The Kapoors prayed for the matriarch at a chautha.
In a special series, we will put YOU to the test everyday!
Do you know that the veteran actress has more than 100 films and TV serials to her credit in a career spanning four decades?
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