'Now when I'm a mother and have two sons, I do look back and say, "Oh my God! What was I thinking?"'
Shabana Azmi looks forward to Raksha Bandhan like a dutiful sister.
'I have always broken my image every time I went on screen. I don't know what it means to be a Greek God but people used to call me one.'
'It is only recently that a lot of warmth has slid into our relationship.'
A BMC spokesperson said the average voter turnout stood at 29.96 per cent till 1.30 pm in the metropolis, which has more than 1 crore eligible electors.
As she turns 70 on September 18, Subhash K Jha picks five classic Shabana performances which you may have missed.
Shyam Benegal passed into the ages on December 23, leaving behind a rich legacy. We look back at some interesting moments from his life.
Bollywood stars added glamour to the second edition of MAMI Select, held in Mumbai on April 15.
'Javed Akhtar, Naseeruddin Shah and Shabana Azmi have collectively brought more pride and honour to our country than the entire film fraternity put together.' 'Sir, the names you have taken are institutions, pillars of India's popular art, symbolising the very essence of humanism and nationalism.'
Yami goes Dhoom Dhaam... Nidhhi shows us her vanity room...Shabana and her ladies...
'Once in a while, I flirt with the idea of direction.' 'If I direct, it will be a human story that touches me.' 'I'm nervous of forcing myself into making a socially relevant film.'
'...Shyam had not given me the roles he did.'
Rashmika's thought for the day... Shalini falls in love...Vicky takes Chhaava to Jaipur...
Kaifi's acting credits include "Bazaar", "Umrao Jaan" and Mira Nair's Oscar nominated film "Salaam Bombay!".
Actors, directors and admirers mourned legendary filmmaker Shyam Benegal on Saturday evening.
Singer-actress Sulakshana Pandit, 71, passed into the ages on November 6 after a prolonged illness. Besides her acting roles, she leaves behind some beautiful songs to remember her by.
Shilpa gets sweaty... Huma meets Jared... Disha performs in Dubai...
Dharmendra's demise means the loss of one of the biggest icons ever in the Hindi film firmament.
It was Shabana Azmi who gave him Mr Perfectionist tag.
Shabana Azmi presents Mee Raqsam, Baba's directorial debut.
'It's far-fetched to say that human thinking will become subservient.'
Like every year, Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi's Holi party overflowed with family and friends.
Joining Junaid Khan, Ibrahim Ali Khan and Khushi Kapoor is Suchitra Krishnamoorthy and Shekhar Kapur's daughter, Kaveri, who will make her acting debut with the film Bobby Aur Rishi Ki Love Story.
Disha gets glamorous... Sunny is a Punjabi kudi... Trisha holidays in Japan...
'I don't think Waheeda had the confidence that I could pull it off, so she said no.'
'With his passing, Indian cinema has lost its most undaunted voice, a voice of unsettling truths, a window to history, a school of filmmaking.'
Like every year, Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar hosted a Holi party at their Mumbai home, Janki Kutir, and invited family and friends over.
He accused them of not condemning the murder of a tailor in Rajasthan's Udaipur city and the recent incident of a woman set ablaze in Jharkhand, and said this reflects their "cheap mentality".
Sweet surprises are made of actors best known for their dramatics taking us by surprise by shaking a leg on screen.
Here's how filmi folks ushered in the festival of colours!
It was a day of mourning for the film fraternity.
'They had asked for no monetary compensation but for her apology in writing.'
'Look after your own mother before looking after your neighbour's mother.' 'I don't believe in starving my own mother and feeding sweets to the neighbours.'
Dinesh Raheja celebrates Lata's 96th birth anniversary on September 28 by picking some choice examples of her non-typical songs that are tinged with a rare eroticism.
'As we grow older, we fight much less with each other.' 'The magic mantra is 'Drop it!'' 'I would recommend it for all relationships.' 'In anger, we can say many hurtful things that can leave a deep scar, so dropping it is the healthy way of preventing that from happening.'
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'If you don't have a discussion, there is no meaning to any film.' 'I hope Haq will come in that category that you like a lot.'
Aamir Khan wants everyone to watch son Junaid's big screen debut film, Loveyapa, and has been hosting multiple screenings for his friends and colleagues.
As Mahesh Bhatt turns 75 on September 20, Subhash K Jha calls him the 'eternal seeker of truth in cinema and in life'.
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