Asrani may have never been a marquee name up in sparkling lights or on outsized posters but the sheer proficiency with which he realised his characters has unleashed gales of laughter over five decades and made a significant contribution to several landmark films. Dinesh Raheja salutes the iconic actor.
The incident took place in the Vidya Vihar hostel at Knowledge Park 3, where both students of the private college BIMTECH lived. However, the police said that the firing was not linked to any clash between student groups.
Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video managed to do better than Jigra as it is more massy in its treatment and presentation.
Dinesh Raheja celebrates Lata's 96th birth anniversary on September 28 by picking some choice examples of her non-typical songs that are tinged with a rare eroticism.
A former school principal of newly crowned chess champion from Nagpur Divya Deshmukh remembers her as a student with calm composure who started playing the board game when she was just five and also excelled in studies.
'Investing in these funds makes sense if their net yield over better-quality funds -- corporate bond funds or banking and PSU funds -- is meaningful.'
How Varun spends his time in a hotel room... Pooja becomes 'awaara'... Pranita gets into a bikini...
The film lurches from one melodramatic situation to another, for nearly 160 minutes, before culminating in an ending that embodies Director Anupam Kher's personal philosophy: Kuch bhi ho sakta hain, notes Mayur Sanap.
Ghaati does not understand how to harness Anushka Shetty's electrifying screen presence, complains Arjun Menon.
'Pahlaj Nihalani came to my rescue. There was no Instagram in those days so I didn't recognise him.' 'I almost fainted when he told me he was Pahlaj Nihalani, the producer of Ilzaam, the hit film that had just made Govinda a star.' 'I told him I was a model and an aspiring actor, and he responded, "You have an interesting face. Come and meet me in the office tomorrow".'
Known for her love of saris, Vidya Balan, whose birthday is January 1, wears hers with signature elegance and panache.
The cast of Anurag Basu's Metro... In Dino arrived for the screening in Mumbai.
Teen prodigy Divya Deshmukh stunned seasoned grandmaster Koneru Humpy in a tense tiebreak to win the 2025 FIDE Women's World Cup in Batumi, Georgia, rewriting Indian chess history at just 19.
Pratik Gandhi's emotional range makes him a treat to watch while Vidya is as wild as she's wise, observes Sukanya Verma.
Film folk turned up in numbers to celebrate Bollywood Dream Girl Hema Malini's 75th birthday on October 16.
Agatha Christie meets Vidya Balan in Neeyat, Mayur Sanap tells us after viewing its trailer.
Vidya Balan showed off her new film, Neeyat, to members of the film industry at a special star-studded screening in Mumbai.
The annual Scripps National Spelling Bee, which is taking place at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center Hotel in National Harbor, Maryland, outside Washington DC, turns a hundred years old.
Vidya doesn't not take the question lightly, and explains her pick with a seriousness.
His latest film Saiyaara is a blockbuster and has propelled him way into the big league.
'Some time back, music was just noise.' 'Producers wrongly think item songs sell better.' 'Audiences are intelligent, they accept whatever you give, but that doesn't mean you can fool them.'
Acharya Jonas Masetti, a Vedanta scholar from Brazil, was awarded the Padma Shri for teaching the Vedas, the Bhagavad Gita, Sanskrit, Yoga, Meditation and Indian spiritualism abroad.
The actor was to play the late prime minister in a Web series to be produced by Vidya's husband Siddharth Roy Kapur.
This is your guide to nailing sexy-sophisticated-chic. Angry Indian Goddesses, Sacred Games, Trial By Fire, Joram.
Rekha and Vishal Bhardwaj hosted a screening for Kuttey.
Lakshmi Manchu, actress, producer and television presenter, will be among the contestants on Karan Johar's upcoming reality show, The Traitors.
For Madhya Pradesh Tribal Affairs Minister Vijay Shah, currently under fire for his comments aimed at Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, this is not the first time he has been embroiled in a controversy.
Kalki's beach holiday... Amala's mesmerised... Diljit buys fruit in London...
'As a new actress, I was watching Lata Mangeshkar with awe at an event. Later, I mustered the courage to call her. I heard her divine voice on the phone, she sent me a sari home and it was a boon to me.'
The message from Sunday's event will undoubtedly reverberate globally. It's a landmark occasion that will be remembered for generations and will inspire many other states to introduce the story of Rajendra Chola into school curricula, says Tarun Vijay.
On Friday, March 21, 2025, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat inaugurated the three-day meeting of Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha, the Sangh's top decision-making body.
A few days after Satish Kaushik's sudden passing on March 9, a prayer service was held at his residence in Andheri, northwest Mumbai.
Last weekend was dedicated to women, as The Hollywood Reporter celebrated Women In Entertainment 2025.
Sukanya Verma looks at instances of aristocrats falling for commoners on the silver screen.
The international award-winning series Delhi Crime returns for a second season, and certainly called for a special screening that no one wanted to miss!
Stunning glimpses from The Mijwan Couture Show's red carpet in Mumbai.
A special screening of the thriller Jalsa was held for cast and crew, and their families.
'You write stories about the world you live in.' 'The day I try to write a film with agendas in mind, I will be a fake.'
Today's Hindi film mothers are younger, trendier, more mischievous. But, truth be told, says Dinesh Raheja, I still do miss sometimes the comforting presence of the trad mother.
From saris to dresses, doesn't Vidya Balan look awesome?
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