'Strange as it may seem, the more advanced the safety features in a car, the more critical is the role of the humble seat belt.'
It is not the predictability but the lop-sided sentimentality of Sooraj R Barjatya's narrative that hurts Prem Ratan Dhan Payo's intentions the most, says Sukanya Verma
Horror, drama, romance and action... it's all on your plate this year!
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'Like you have your first child, your first kiss, your first relationship... this was a first for me.' 'I've never done this before.' 'When it got over, there was a feeling of disbelief that we managed to attain this feat in a matter of three days.'
The rally from Raj Ghat to Jantar Mantar saw marchers fervently waving the tricolour and raising slogans like 'Vande Mataram' and 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' with some of them saying that nothing is above 'nationalism'.
The Congress had won over 400 seats in the 1984 Lok Sabha election after which Rajiv Gandhi became the prime minister.
Kangana, Priyanka or Vaani Kapoor -- who takes the top slot?
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'I don't believe in the length of the role. But I definitely don't want to be decoration.'
New York-based photographer Mark Bennington recently released his collection of beautiful photographs depicting the typical Bollywood life in a coffee table book called Living the Dream: The Life of the 'Bollywood' Actor.
'If you can live your life with honesty and bravery, then that makes you a superhero.'
Tanu Weds Manu Returns is not merely superior to its predecessor but the flamboyance and fun it provides is an implication we're not quite done with this mad duo and their quirky universe yet.
'I didn't know Shashi Kapoor when I first photographed him.' Mark Bennington has since come a long way, and has taken some amazing pictures of Bollywood's brightest stars.
'What you see is the depiction, not the glorification.'
'A pact was made between the government and 12 producers that I would be restrained from speaking on the Babri Masjid issue.' 'After Meryl spoke out she got the wholehearted support of the entire Hollywood fraternity.' 'In India no one will speak up in support of a celebrity's political stand for the fear of a backlash.'
Long before Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, Rajshri made some beautiful movies.
'I don't want to be normal.' 'I have worked so hard to get people to notice me that if they are noticing me now, I am very happy.' 'If they are saying anything -- good or bad -- I am fine with it.'
Bollywood actors pay tribute to the veteran actress Reema Lagoo.
Decoding the Sanju myth, baking for the Avengers and more in Sukanya Verma's Super Filmi Week.
Step aside, dear models. The celebrity showstoppers are here to steal the show.
"Horrifying", "heartbreaking" and "barbaric" is how many in the film industry, including actors-filmmakers Anil Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Rajkummar Rao, Twinkle Khanna, Anurag Kashyap and Sonam Kapoor Ahuja, described the Sunday night violence at the Jawaharlal Nehru University while demanding that the perpetrators are brought to justice.
'...it didn't make sense to me.' 'If the character was not adding (to the story), I wasn't interested.' 'The reason why I chose to act is because of the way it makes me feel when I'm acting, not for the fame and money.'
'There was a kissing scene in Hello with Gul Panag, but nobody saw that film. In Style, it was only a little peck on the cheek. There was a little in Life... In A Metro too. But I haven't done an erotic film.' Sharman Joshi gets candid about his first erotic film, Hate Story 3.
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'Just because you fall in love with someone, who might not belong to the opposite sex does not mean you are different.' 'Love is always Love.' 'You cannot choose which person you will fall in love with.'
'Mistaking carnality for sensuality, X: Past Is Present rings as too literal-minded and too talky, with a technique that just about drains any real density or genuine playfulness that may exist beneath all the talk,' says Sreehari Nair.
'When I see the final moments of Padmaavat, it reminds me of how strong and powerful and intelligent women are.' 'I feel so powerful and alive as a woman.'
'They are busy making films that suit their purpose. If it suits their purpose to make a Slumdog Millionaire, they will make it.' 'Why are we so upset about not getting an Oscar or producing Oscar quality work? Just look at the quality of work that is venerated by the Oscars. It is not particularly great work. Why are we so desperate to get acknowledgment from the West?'
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