Filmmakers Farhan Akhtar, Anurag Kashyap and Aditi Rao Hydari were among the prominent faces from the Hindi film industry to join the public protesting against the Citizenship Act at Mumbai's August Kranti Maidan on Thursday. The gathering included workers of political parties, students and also a smattering of Bollywood personalities, who made out a strong case against the Act and the National Register of Citizens.
Streaming a diverse range of moods and moments, these films are a fairly commendable effort if not always riveting, feels Sukanya Verma.
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A scene of a play and a conversation between two key characters were snipped from the first episode Tanashah, a day after the cast and crew of the nine-part starry political saga on Amazon Prime Video once again apologised and said they had decided to implement changes to address the concerns raised.
Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla celebrate 33 years of being in the couture business.
'There's no real rebellion, just a consuming love for fashion and faux feminism where every zinger flying out of their mouth sounds like something you've heard on a sitcom or favourited on your Pinterest wall,' notes Sukanya Verma.
Don't be surprised if you spot every other tribal here hooked to a cellphone, as they are either busy reporting their daily quota of events or keeping abreast with the happenings around. After all, this new age reporting is as simple as calling up a friend.
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'Let us stand together in displaying our utter and complete lack of spine, in safeguarding our hundreds of crore rupees of income and in supporting this military-style mobilisation against the very masses who have practically treated us as gods and to whom we owe everything we enjoy.'
Ranaut, who made headlines with her ugly spat with Dosanjh on Twitter, was served a legal notice on Friday by the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee which is seeking an unconditional apology from the actor.
'All the guys in this country were stuck in the 'alpha' for the longest time.' 'They were told not to cry, be the man in the house.' 'I wanted to touch upon that vulnerability and innocence that is still alive in men.'
In these times of enforced isolation, what are Bollywood folk up to?
'After Bharat Ane Nenu, I have been getting a lot of interesting scripts from the Telugu industry.' 'I would like to balance between Hindi and Telugu films.'
Joginder Tuteja looks at the most successful female-centric movies in the last five years.
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R Madhavan soaks in the fun as well.
In a landmark judgment, after months of deliberations, the Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalised homosexuality. A five-judge Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and comprising Justices D Y Chandrachud, Rohinton Fali Nariman, A M Khanwilkar and Indu Malhotra in its verdict said, "Criminalising gay sex is irrational and indefensible." Following this historic judgment, reactions poured in on Twitter, celebrating the verdict. Here are some of them.
Namrata Thakker takes a look at who wore it best at the Diwali parties!
As Kabir Singh races ahead for superhit status, Joginder Tuteja looks back at the biggest opening earnings for Bollywood's adult films in the recent past.
'Does Deepika not have the right to raise her voice in a democratic and peaceful manner on an issue she considers important?' 'Why should one view her only as an actor and not appreciate her role as a concerned citizen of the country?' ask Aftab Alam and Mohammad Asim Siddiqui.
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The lawsuit, by four industry associations and 34 producers, seeks the court's direction to Republic TV, its editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami and reporter Pradeep Bhandari, Times Now, its editor-in-chief Rahul Shivshankar and group editor Navika Kumar and unknown defendants as well as social media platforms to refrain from making or publishing allegedly irresponsible, derogatory and defamatory remarks against Bollywood.
Bollywood just needs a reason to party!
Bollywood hails India's air strikes against Jaish e Mohammad terror camps in Pakistan.
Among the mourners were Anupam Kher who acted with Sridevi in many movies, and Satish Kaushik who acted with and directed her.
'Rubaru Roshni is a soul-stirring cinematic experience.'
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Varun Dhawan and Shradhha Kapoor have scored big at the box office!
The pleas also include a separate petition alleging hate speeches by other political figures including Congress party's Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
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The Carnatic music exponent passed away on Saturday night.
