'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.
'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.'
After news of Asha Bhosle's death shocked Bollywood, film folk rushed to her residence to pay their last respects.
The Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre marked its third anniversary with a grand celebration in Mumbai, drawing a host of Bollywood luminaries.
Dhurandhar was a big winner at the Indian National Cinema Academy Awards, held at Mumbai's Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre.
Old friend Boney Kapur hosted a party for Shabana Azmi's 75th birthday and a merry and wonderful time was had by all.
Bollywood's power couples make a splash at a Mumbai wedding.
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.
Check out the star arrivals.
It was a big night for film and OTT stars at the News18 Showsha Reel awards 2026 in Mumbai.
'They had asked for no monetary compensation but for her apology in writing.'
The couple along with other IPTA members paid a tribute.
'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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Film folk said their last goodbyes to Dharmendra, who passed into the ages on November 24.
Like every year, Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi's Holi party overflowed with family and friends.
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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 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.
Take a look at the guests.
Here's how filmi folks ushered in the festival of colours!
Two movies from across the world will be honoured at the Toronto International Film Festival in September.
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.
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Karan Johar talks to Javed and Farhan Akhtar and Shabana Azmi about marriage and movies.
Aamir Khan invited friends and colleagues from the film industry for a special screening of his new film, Sitaare Zameen Par, in Mumbai.
Bollywood stars added glamour to the second edition of MAMI Select, held in Mumbai on April 15.
Reader Amish Maske sends us a photograph.
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.
'It is only recently that a lot of warmth has slid into our relationship.'
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.
Ever wondered why Shabana Azmi is the way she is?
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.
Actors, directors and admirers mourned legendary filmmaker Shyam Benegal on Saturday evening.
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.'
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