'Javed (Akhtar) and I are inviting only very close friends for Holi this time.'
It's a riot of colours at Shabana Azmi's Holi party.
Film folk enjoyed a soulful evening at Kaifi Azmi's 107th birth anniversary.
Bollywood's power couples make a splash at a Mumbai wedding.
'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.'
Old friend Boney Kapur hosted a party for Shabana Azmi's 75th birthday and a merry and wonderful time was had by all.
It was a big night for film and OTT stars at the News18 Showsha Reel awards 2026 in Mumbai.
Check out the star arrivals.
'Somewhere our society's collective morality is lost. There's a kind of moral confusion in our society which reflects in our films.' 'Filmmakers are hiding behind romance, ghost stories, murder mysteries and sex. No film is looking at social issues.'
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'They had asked for no monetary compensation but for her apology in writing.'
Film folk said their last goodbyes to Dharmendra, who passed into the ages on November 24.
The real surprise in these results came from Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM. Of the 29 Muslim candidates who got elected to the 227-strong BMC, the Congress and the AIMIM between them bagged 22.
Bollywood families celebrated Diwali and created memories on social media.
Akhtar criticised vested interest groups in Pakistan, particularly the army, the political establishment and the extreme right wing, for blocking peace efforts between the two nations.
The couple along with other IPTA members paid a tribute.
Like every year, Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi's Holi party overflowed with family and friends.
Two movies from across the world will be honoured at the Toronto International Film Festival in September.
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Take a look at the guests.
Here's how filmi folks ushered in the festival of colours!
Aamir Khan invited friends and colleagues from the film industry for a special screening of his new film, Sitaare Zameen Par, in Mumbai.
The veteran couple got hitched on December 9 thirty years ago.
De Niro is in India for Tehelka's Think Festival in Goa, which begins later this week. This is the actor's first visit to India.
Bollywood stars added glamour to the second edition of MAMI Select, held in Mumbai on April 15.
Seven engineers including two chief engineers were suspended with immediate effect while a departmental inquiry will be conducted against a retired superintendent engineer, he added.
Karan Johar talks to Javed and Farhan Akhtar and Shabana Azmi about marriage and movies.
The bond between Bollywood's siblings is there for all to see. While some may not not worked together, they promote and support each other just as strongly.
Javed Akhtar is a treasure chest, full of stories. Some of the stories may touch your heart, like his struggle to become a writer in Hindi cinema, and others, where people still don't recognise him, even after all these years.
Reader Amish Maske sends us a photograph.
'It is only recently that a lot of warmth has slid into our relationship.'
Actors, directors and admirers mourned legendary filmmaker Shyam Benegal on Saturday evening.
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The Roshans and their friends celebrated the success of the Netflix docu-series with a grand party over the weekend.
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.
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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".
'Shabana Azami and Javed Akhtar believe that joining a political party is putting fetters on the individual's ideology because the political party's truth becomes the individual's truth.'
'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.'
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