The growing importance of all things culinary and the hunt for credible faces as brand ambassadors are adding more power to the chefs' elbow.
The director had passed away on October 7.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'To this day, not a year passes when Bollywood does not head to Kolkata to train its cameras on the magnificence of the bridge and the flow of life that pulses along the river across which it spans,' says Saibal Chatterjee.
A look at the birthday girl's HOTTEST backless avatars on and off screen.
A look at the pictures.
Sukanya Verma presents a playlist of 100 Lata Mangeshkar songs from different decades of Hindi films -- songs that make me sing, smile, sob and sigh.
Bollywood's blockbuster machine Salman Khan's presence is greeted with whistles and euphoria every time he appears on the silver screen.
'What can I do for my India except make films that showcase it's greatness to the world, which touch on national issues and arouse the feeling of patriotism?'
The veteran actress turns 70 today, December 8.
For the love of films... and larger-than-life food!
From being siblings in one film to sweetheart in the other, these actors have done it all.
A look at the awards night.
'Shakti Samanta was a very honest man. I have done four films with him. He was very sick before he died; nobody was allowed to see him in the hospital. I went but I could not bear to see him like that. Iftekar and I would go to see Ashok Kumar often. He would ask me to bring some kheema, as he loved my wife's preparation. I would have attended kavi sammelans with Jan Nisar Akhtar (Javed Akhtar's father), Sahir Ludhianvi and Harivansh Rai Bachchan. Amitabh Bachchan was a child then, and would often accompany his father.' Veteran actor Chandrashekhar Vaidya goes back in time.
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Because it's all about loving your siblings.
As often is the case on celluloid, romanticising death is as significant as making every moment count where a young life's passing makes the realisation all the more heartbreaking and momentous.
Sukanya Verma revisits Gulzar's Ghalib and finds Barsaat, and Free Love!
A look at Bollywood stars and their popular screen names!
Sometimes, the movies likes to use the rains in its title!
We take a look at his life through his pictures over the years.
Rediff's film critic Sukanya Verma lists her top Hindi movies of 2014.
Among many things that Amitabh Bachchan's onscreen credentials remains unrivalled for, dying is right at the top!
The new season begins on Star Plus from April 26.
They're bold, beautiful and totally unrecognisable!
The all-women's contingent stole the show at the 66th Republic Day parade.
'Amitabh Bachchan told me, "I don't appreciate other people doing my voice".'
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your stock market queries.
Here's celebrating Dilip Kumar by re-visiting his best movies.
Yes, they're both movie directors. But there's something else!
Secret Superstar's cheerful, feel-good imagery of a rotten reality reflects a young adult's hopeful perspective yet to be crushed by the weight of cynicism, says Sukanya Verma.
On Amitabh Bachchan's 75th birthday, we bring you the unseen pictures of the legendary actor from his life.
The Bollywood stalwart turns 70 on January 17.
Lalit Sathyarthi, an aspiring actor, left his home in Agra to follow his lifelong dream of becoming a Bollywood hero. He is still struggling to succeed but he's not giving up yet.
It's never too late to start your career in Bollywood.
'In our textbooks, we never had chapters where a woman does something. We had one Rani Laxmibai chapter, the rest only the men did. We have been trained like that but, now, things have to change.'
