'It is only recently that a lot of warmth has slid into our relationship.'
As she turns 70 on September 18, Subhash K Jha picks five classic Shabana performances which you may have missed.
Shabana Azmi looks forward to Raksha Bandhan like a dutiful sister.
Several film folk paid their last respects to Sanjay Khan's wife Zarine Khan, as she passed into the ages on November 7. The funeral was held at the Juhu crematorium in northwest Mumbai.
He was childlike with a camera in his hands -- not nave, but wonderstruck, as though the world were always on the verge of delivering something unrepeatable. Pulitzer Prize nominee Namas Bhojani recalls his long association with Raghu Rai, the legendary photographer who passed into the ages on Sunday.
Film folk said their last goodbyes to Dharmendra, who passed into the ages on November 24.
Pooja and Siddhanth go trekking... Zahan spams us from London... Sara Tendulkar twins with Banita Sandhu...
There were quite a few female-led shows in 2025, and actresses got to play some interesting, non-cliched parts.
Aamir Khan invited friends and colleagues from the film industry for a special screening of his new film, Sitaare Zameen Par, in Mumbai.
'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.'
Kaifi's acting credits include "Bazaar", "Umrao Jaan" and Mira Nair's Oscar nominated film "Salaam Bombay!".
Two movies from across the world will be honoured at the Toronto International Film Festival in September.
Featuring Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, Varun Dhawan, Emraan Hashmi...
Shyam Benegal passed into the ages on December 23, leaving behind a rich legacy. We look back at some interesting moments from his life.
'PINK was about consent. Assi asks society, what are we doing about this issue? Where have we gone wrong?'
'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.'
Shabana Azmi presents Mee Raqsam, Baba's directorial debut.
Like every year, Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi's Holi party overflowed with family and friends.
'One day, I was working in my office late in the evening when suddenly the peon comes and says Saif Ali Khan has come to meet you.' 'Saif told me, "I'm desperate. I've been thrown out by Sattee Shourie, I'm homeless and penniless. Can you do a film with me?"' 'I thought about it and saw him in the character which I was writing.' 'So I gave him a cheque of Rs 5,000 and said, "We'll work together".'
Bollywood stars added glamour to the second edition of MAMI Select, held in Mumbai on April 15.
Yami goes Dhoom Dhaam... Nidhhi shows us her vanity room...Shabana and her ladies...
'...Shyam had not given me the roles he did.'
Here's how filmi folks ushered in the festival of colours!
It was Shabana Azmi who gave him Mr Perfectionist tag.
Rashmika's thought for the day... Shalini falls in love...Vicky takes Chhaava to Jaipur...
It was a day of mourning for the film fraternity.
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".
Actors, directors and admirers mourned legendary filmmaker Shyam Benegal on Saturday evening.
Shilpa gets sweaty... Huma meets Jared... Disha performs in Dubai...
In 2025, OTT series were entertaining enough, even though most were in the crime genre.
Like every year, Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar hosted a Holi party at their Mumbai home, Janki Kutir, and invited family and friends over.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Disha gets glamorous... Sunny is a Punjabi kudi... Trisha holidays in Japan...
'Now when I'm a mother and have two sons, I do look back and say, "Oh my God! What was I thinking?"'
'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.'
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.
'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.'
'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.'
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