Kareena has been a leading lady now for 25 years, Deepika for almost two decades and Alia for over a decade. Dinesh Raheja chronicles the changing ways Bollywood has treated actor-moms.
He is producing Swapna Waghmare Joshi's film Laal Ishq.
Reports state that around 150 unidentified men set fire to the director's sets in Kolhapur.
This December has a lot in common with the Diwali of 2007!
'People had a perception that I may be angry as a person.' 'Or I'm older than I really am.' 'Or I can't speak in English because of the characters I've done at the beginning of my career.'
'When it was confirmed that I would do the song, Manishaji walked up to me and asked, "Please Vijayshree, tell me how are you planning to do the song. Give me a rough idea so that I am mentally prepared".'
Sanjay Leela Bhansali celebrated his 58th birthday on February 24 by launching the teaser of his latest film, Gangubai Kathiawadi.
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'He has poured his blood, sweat and tears in Padmavati.' 'Now he has left the matter in the hands of his producers.'
'I chose to give priority to my personal life.' 'It's not like I didn't want to act but I guess with certain times in your life, you have to handle certain things.' 'I've had a couple of ups and downs, so I kept taking breaks.'
There were reports that Ranbir Kapoor had said no to the project but sources close to the director seemed amused by that.
'I am going to direct a film for him.' 'He thinks I will make a good film.' 'For me, that in itself is an award.'
The movie, Padmavati, continues to be dogged by controversy.
'Always smiling, creative, problem solver, ambitious and a man who walked ahead of an Industry.'
As Heeramandi, set in 1920s Lahore, drops on Netflix on May 1, Sukanya Verma marvels at Bhansali's magnificent slices of history in 25 resplendent frames.
'I've spoken to Gangubai's soul.' 'I've had long conversations with her in my mind.' 'I understood her suffering, anger, joys and sorrow.' 'I had to connect to the soul of this amazing woman.' 'I think I did.'
'Unlike the Shah Rukh Khan in Darr, Baazigar, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, there's an amazing child-like vulnerability and honesty in the Shah Rukh of Devdas.'
'You don't need a godfather to protect you from dangers of Bollywood because nobody will.'
Desai, 57, was found dead at his studio in Karjat near Mumbai last August.
'Ranveer Singh is very lively on the sets. You don't feel the pressure when he's there.'
Whether it's a filmi rite of passage or just another facet of nepotism, quite a few star kids began their journey as ADs.
'The pressure was very high because I am not a Saroj Khan or a Vaibhavi Merchant.' 'I am someone from a reality show.' 'I was a nobody who was given an opportunity to express myself in the best way I could.'
'The boy is terrific on screen. He is a fabulous dancer like his father, emotes and fights well too. There is nothing he can't do.'
Joginder Tuteja lists the highest-grossing female-centric films.
R Madhavan's Rocketry: The Nambi Effect has won the National Award for Best Feature Film while Alia Bhatt and Kriti Sanon shared the Best Actress award for their roles in Gangubai Kathiawadi and Mimi, respectively.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali will direct the first episode of Netflix's Heera Mandi.
We remember some of Nitin Chandrakant Desai most influential works.
Twenty five years after they created magic in Khamoshi: The Musical, Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Manisha Koirala reunite in the director's costume drama Heeramandi.
'I joined Heeramandi's shoot right after completing Laapataa Ladies.' 'When I landed on the Heeramandi sets, I was like "Oh my God!" because this was for the first time I was seeing such a huge set in my life.'
Dazzling, dancing and decked to the hilt, courtesans in Hindi films are a breathtaking mix of shiny fantasy and flirtatious poetry to behold.
Distributors have said that they will not buy its rights unless a controversy surrounding the Sanjay Leela Bhansali-directed movie is resolved.
Richa Chadha has started shooting for her first international project Aaina in London.
Sukanya Verma recaps all those events from 25 years ago.
'This is where I grew up. The only business I know is cinema.'
Alia Bhatt won hearts when she wore her wedding sari at the 69th National Film Awards at the Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi. The ivory embroidered drape was designed by Sabyasachi Mukherjee.
'My fear was put to rest with the belief that Sanjay sir had in me.' 'He told me, 'If you want to fly, just jump off the mountain with me and we'll do this together'.'
'Gangubai required Alia to change her body language, voice, even the look in her eyes.' 'I threw the challenge at her and she was more than up to it.'
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