A look at the star arrivals.
It's been two years since Congress politician Baba Siddique and his son Zeeshan Siddique, a Maharashtra MLA, hosted threw their annual, star-studded, Iftar parties. The pandemic had played spoilsport, but no longer it seems for Baba and Son.
Noted filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh talks about his first English film starring Amitbah Bachchan, Preity Zinta, Arjun Rampal and Shefali Shah, and the Jaya Bachchan controversy.
'I hope more shows highlight the unsung heroes of our rich history.' 'As for bringing the trophy home, a man can hope, but truly I am just excited to be there.'
With Mother's Day around the corner, we thought of looking at how Bollywood's mommy fashion has evolved from Achala Sachdev to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.
The second edition of the iReel awards were held at the JW Marriott hotel in Mumbai, and celebrities walked the red carpet quite stylishly.
The 'Pran Pratishtha' of the idol of Ram Lalla -- the childhood form of Lord Ram -- will be attended by people from all walks of life, including representatives of major spiritual and religious sects of the country and of various tribal communities and prominent personalities.
Stars take time out to watch a movie!
The second edition of the Critics Choice Shorts and Series Awards honoured short films and Web series, and was held on a grand scale at the Taj Hotel in Santa Cruz, north west Mumbai.
'You're going to have your own journey and that can be very beautiful.' 'It can also be very terrifying because there is no precedence.'
Anil Kapoor on films and much more.
'Alia's chemistry with Shefali was great, and you can't rehearse chemistry.'
Darlings is a well-rounded effort by Jasmeet K Reen, supported by bold ideas and clever imagery, raves Sukanya Verma.
Namrata Thakker gives us a look at this year's nominees.
'Shah Rukh Khan called me and said, I usually don't co-produce, but I will do it with you.' 'It will be one for the memories.'
Code Name: Tiranga, on the other hand, is a disaster.
'I have wanted to act since I was seven. I wasn't confident enough.' 'I thought I didn't have the face, the body and the figure because back then, it was all about the body.' 'Now, the industry is changing.' 'People are noticing talent.' 'It has become more than someone just having a good body.'
From light-hearted comedies to medical dramas to stories set in the heartland, there's something for everyone.
'You have to be good in your project that's releasing today for you to be working on something tomorrow. That will always be the case.'
The Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2023, held at Mumbai's Taj Land's End hotel, saw some Bollywood and television stars in attendance.
The Dil Dhadakne Do gang sure knows how to party!
Bollywood stars celebrate Valentine's Day with loved-up pictures and messages.
The Dil Dhadakne Do cast can't seem to get their hands off each other!
As new OTT release Bawaal tackles the lives of a terribly unhappy couple, and Satyaprem Ki Katha about a young wife with a tragic secret is a box-office success, here's pick of ten (out of a considerable number) of relatively recent films about troubled marriages.
Catch it all on OTT this week.
Bollywood is doing all it can to keep busy during the national lockdown.
I remember a showbiz wedding during which guests had to sit through several painstakingly rehearsed but awkward dances performed by the bride's and groom's relatives. When Karan rolled his eyes, I smiled and said to him, 'You started it, now you suffer it.' An enchanting excerpt from Anupama Chopra's A Place In My Heart.
Super heroes, super cops, super fun. Sukanya Verma tells us it's all there on OTT this week.
Sequels, prequels, something new, something same, Sukanya Verma offers you your OTT menu this week.
'In Byculla, a lot of boys hero-worship the bhais.' 'Hamza grew up in that environment, but he got a government job.' 'And he did this so he could marry the woman he loves.' 'Now, after getting the government job, he thought he would get to bully people...' 'But bechara, he's getting bullied at work.'
'Just because a subject is uncomfortable for some and doesn't suit their political ideology, should a film not be made?'
Subhash K Jha lists three most eagerly anticipated projects of the monsoon season.
Alia Bhatt, animated treats, action masala and comic book adaptations, OTT is quite the goodie bag this week.
All the fun from the sets of Namaste England.