Dazzling, dancing and decked to the hilt, courtesans in Hindi films are a breathtaking mix of shiny fantasy and flirtatious poetry to behold.
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.
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Ram Leela is a lavish visual spread and is filled with moments of thrill, ingenuity and splendour.
Sukanya Verma celebrates Hrithik Roshan's silver work anniversary with a playlist of 25 of his chartbusters.
As he completes 10 years in the industry and patiently waits for the release of his next biggie, '83, Joginder Tuteja looks at his biggest hits so far.
Urvashi, Amyra at the airport... Rakul is at the gym... Kriti is spotted at a clinic.
She said intolerance is growing in the country and a "select few" assume that they represent the masses, "under certain political patronage", and take law and order in their hands.
'Suffering has always been an incentive for my creativity.'
Alia has pushed herself harder on this one than on any other project to date.'
It's an emotional time for Manisha Koirala, as she stars in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Web series Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar.
Alia Bhatt has, in her words, been working 'like a mad woman' to complete all her assignments.
Rediff.com Contributing Photographer Pradeep Bandekar caught glimpses of these stars on Monday.
Apparently, Deepika will now produce a bio-pic on the life of her father, the badminton champion, Prakash Padukone.
Meanwhile, Akshay Kumar's Laxmmi Bomb, which had been scheduled for a June 5 release, will now release on Eid.
'It used to be a big problem to make people understand that one can be equally passionate about dancing as well as acting, and you don't need to choose one to be good at something. Bagging the kind of roles I wanted to do was a struggle.'
'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.'
The film's title is preceded by a subtitle which reads 'Goliyon ki raas leela.'
Holidays turn into horror, Bhansali brand of razzmatazz and tons more on OTT this week.
'I am writing two films. Something very different from Rocky Aur Rani.' 'I know I'm back on the set next year.'
Padmaavat will now enjoy a solo release on January 25.
'A struggling actor once came to me and told me there's no work.' 'I said when there's no work, that's when you have a lot of work.' 'He said he didn't understand.' 'I explained that you have to keep reading, watching, writing, traveling.' 'It is like riyaaz for an actor.'
Composer Ismail Darbar, whose music was absent in Bhansali's recent films, is all set to compose the music for the director's first OTT project, Heera Mandi.
Publicist Rohini Iyer hosted a party at her home, attended by Bollywood celebs.
'The July 30 theatrical release seems next to impossible.'
We remember some of Nitin Chandrakant Desai most influential works.
Richa Chadha has started shooting for her first international project Aaina in London.
'Sharing the launch of Sonam and Ranbir's careers with Neetu and Rishi is one of the happiest memories of my life...'
Joginder Tuteja lists the highest-grossing female-centric films.
Was Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmaavat really worth the fuss?
On her 50th birthday on November 1, Sukanya Verma raises a toast to Bollywood's Golden Girl and 15 of her noteworthy performances.
If fate had willed, Alia Bhatt's first movie co-star would have been Aditya Narayan, singer Udit Narayan's talented son.
The year was rich in content as far as Web series were concerned.
'Whether the Ram or the Raavan within us wins is what makes us who we are.'
'I've been a villain, I've been a champ, I've been a superhero, I've been a zero, I've been a rejected fan, and I've been a very, very resilient lover.'
The diva attends a special screening of the film, Satelite Shankar.
The ensemble cast of Mani Ratnam's Ponniyan Selvan 2 got together to promote their film ahead of its April 28 release.
RARKPK looks like a family drama packed with loads of emotions, extravagant sets, colourful costumes, stunning cinematography, stellar star-cast and amazing music.
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