Just a day before Shabana Azmi met with a road accident on January 18, she was celebrating husband Javed Akhtar's 75th birthday bash with the rest of Bollywood. And it was a full house, as *everyone* came forward to pay their salaams to one of Bollywood's leading writers and poets.
'After Om's untimely demise, he would call us every Sunday for the next two years to ask, "How are you doing my dear? How's the young fella?"'
'When he was invited on Koffee With Karan, he did not ask for the questions beforehand, like many stars do.' 'Vijay was quite taken aback when Karan launched into a sex discourse.'
'Just Mamata Didi. And it was a pleasant reference, not a nasty one.'
There's a new actor in town, and Shraddha Kapoor is particularly excited about it!
A special screening of Janhvi Kapoor's new film, Good Luck Jerry, saw Bollywood showing its support to the young actress.
Sukanya Verma looks at all the times Bollywood peddled its treasured ishq our way.
'They are the most romantic pair on screen since Rishi Kapoor and Sridevi in Chandni.'
Ritesh Batra's Photograph had a special screening on Wednesday night.
Also starring Ranveer Singh, Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Aishwarya Rai, Shahid Kapoor, Varun Dhawan, Kriti Sanon, Kiara Advani, Sidharth Malhotra, Vidya Balan, Dia Mirza, Shradha Kapoor, Athiya Shetty, Sonam Kapoor Ahuja, Karan Johar, Shabana Azmi, Anupam Kher...
Celebrities from the music fraternity paid their respects to Panditji at his State funeral in north west Mumbai.
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Bappida's softer more creative work got buried in the noise, rues Subhash K Jha as he picks the late lamented composer's most soulful songs.
Three days after their mother Pamela Chopra passed into the ages on April 20, Aditya and Uday Chopra held a prayer meet at their residence.
'Was pleasantly surprised to see him look even more handsome and healthy.
Sonu Nigam turned 50 on July 30, and hosted a grand birthday bash in Mumbai on Saturday night.
'If there is one thing Shyam Benegal expressed best: It was the Poetry of the ordinary face and ordinary lives.'
Quite a few film folk turned up to cheer the girl gang of Ratna Pathak Shah, Dia Mirza, Fatima Sana Sheikh and Sanjana Sanghi, who get together for their new film, Dhak Dhak.
Alia has pushed herself harder on this one than on any other project to date.'
Even when it comes to the ramp, Kapil Sharma wants to have fun.
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The actors walked in Manish Malhotra creations to raise funds to empower women and girl children in India.
The 10th edition of Mijwan Couture Show was all about extravagant red-carpet looks.
While the trailer gives away a major chunk of the film's plot, it still intrigues us.
Bollywood is making beautiful pictures in different parts of the world.
Rehana Sultan was all set to be a path-breaker. The time was right. Hindi cinema had emerged from the 1960s musicals era. But somehow, leading film-makers of the time did not believe Rehana had that cachet. It was Zeenat Aman who ended up being the definitive taboo-trasher of the era. Dinesh Raheja salutes the trendsetter of the 1970s, Rehana Sultan.
The actress-turned-producer is very pleased by the response to Soorma.
Shabana Azmi said no one but the Central Board of Film Certification has the right to decide whether or not a film should release.
'Do films today even have the courage to question the establishment?'
'I did not charge a rupee for that show, but Rohit (Bal) gifted me the suit I had walked in. 'I still have it as a memento of a man who was an institution and an inspiration.'
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Smita has left behind a rich haul of films that showcase her enormous ability to offer us a glimpse into her soul each time she performed a role.
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Ranbir meets up with family... Allu Arjun celebrates his anniversary... Shahid shares picture with son...
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