On Lagaan's 20th anniversary, we bring back Aamir Khan's views expressed in an exclusive interview to Rediff.com Contributor Haresh Pandya in February 2000.
'I've come across fans with my name tattooed on their arms.' 'The craziest fan was this guy who came all the way from Andhra to Mumbai to meet me and slept on the road for a couple of nights before he got what he wanted.'
Ashutosh Gowariker's film would have been a loser if not for the brillaint welcome it got from the US and UK.
'As an actor, it gave me such a great role that after that whatever, work I was offered, it was never fulfilling.'
Just a day before Shabana Azmi met with a road accident on January 18, she was celebrating husband Javed Akhtar's 75th birthday bash with the rest of Bollywood. And it was a full house, as *everyone* came forward to pay their salaams to one of Bollywood's leading writers and poets.
The actress still looks fresh on the cover of Notch magazine.
Joginder Tuteja looks at films that didn't do well in theatres but became popular on satellite television or on OTT.
As Parineeti Chopra brings Saina Nehwal's story on screen, Joginder Tuteja takes a look at how well Bollywood's sports movies have done at the box office.
Yes, it's all mumkin in Amin Hajee's world!
Mohenjo Daro takes too long to get there and feels even longer than the time that's passed, feels Sukanya Verma.
The Delhi high court will hear on Monday a plea by leading Bollywood producers seeking to restrain Republic TV and Times Now from making or publishing allegedly "irresponsible, derogatory and defamatory remarks" against the film industry and conducting media trials against its members on various issues. The lawsuit by four Bollywood industry associations and 34 leading producers, which was filed on October 12, will come up for hearing before Justice Rajiv Shakdher.
'We should wait for his statement rather than speculating and wish him all the best.'
Kajol looks at complete ease in the colourful nauvaris, which she also wore during her wedding to Ajay Devgn in 1999. Sukanya Verma looks at other Bollywood beauties, who have rocked the nauvari look.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the big clashes in the Independence Day weekend in the last decade.
'One is not advocating that you have to necessarily come back to the country to repay what it has done for you. But give your country a thought.' Ashutosh Gowariker discusses Swades.
It's party night for Bollywood!
Amit Masurkar's black comedy didn't make it to the next round.
Here's what your favourite stars are tweeting.
Most of Bollywood turned up to watch Salman Khan's Eid release, Race 3.
2020 could well have been a year of biopics with females taking centre-stage. After Chhapaak, it was time for Shakuntala Devi and Gangubai Kathiawadi to release later in the year with many more in the pipeline for 2021.
With dynamic filmmakers like Anurag Kashyap in Onir's I Am, Sujoy Ghosh in Rituparno Ghosh's Satywanweshi and Karan Johar (he also played Shah Rukh Khan's buddy in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge) in Kashyap's Bombay Velvet taking on full-fledged roles, we look at some of Hindi cinema's well-known directors and their little-known appearances on celluloid.
Here's looking at the star guests at the Bachchan Diwali bash.
Black and gold dominate the red carpet!
Here is looking at the top 10 hits of Deepika Padukone.
A look at the starry arrivals.
Athaiya, who won an Oscar for her work in the 1983 film Gandhi, passed away peacefully in her sleep, her daughter Radhika Gupta told PTI.
Ranbir Kapoor's superhero movie Brahmastra has been in the making for such a long time that even he is tired of the delay.
Guess who's the newest fan of Pixar's finest film ever?
A look at the star arrivals
The Roshan boys clearly soaked up the sun during their latest vacation.
