While Amitabh Bachchan's chemistry with his heroines -- from Jaya Bhaduri to Rekha to Hema Malini -- brought sizzle to his films, many of his biggest blockbusters have been powered by his combustible combination with male co-stars.
After spinning into the spotlight with the hit song-and-dance number Mera Naam Chin Chin Chu in Howrah Bridge (1958), Helen signed scores of films as a dancer. But Helen was raring to step out of her dancing shoes, and play heroine instead.
Vidhu Vinod Chopra has agreed to support the film in every way possible.
Rajinikanth may have made his last Hindi film two decades ago but he can still set the screen alight, blazing away with a gun that has dozens of barrels. As Thalaiva turns 75 on December 12, Dinesh Raheja looks back at his 17 year journey in Hindi cinema.
Every once in a while, film folk get together to celebrate the media.
Sukanya Verma looks at instances of aristocrats falling for commoners on the silver screen.
'Everyone knows the money the stars are asking for is absurd.'
Veteran actor Prem Chopra threw a bash in son-in-law Sharman Joshi's honour as Ferrari Ki Sawaari picks up at the box office.
The 71st National Awards were presented at the Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi on Tuesday, September 23, 2025.
At 8,700 screens, India, the world's largest film producing country, has just six screens for every million of its people, compared to 125 in the US and 30 in China. With Sitaare Zameen Par, Aamir Khan hopes to expand the market for Indian cinema.
The 69th Filmfare Awards, held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat on Sunday, saw cute moments on stage and on the red carpet.
Checkout the guest list.
'The way Helen ma'am grooves, she's so seductive.'
Tiger Shroff returns to the big screen after 18 months... Kangana plays a fighter pilot...Vidhu Vinod Chopra directs 12th Fail and much more...
'You have become a big star. How can you play a secondary role to Meena Kumari?'
Vidhu Vinod Chopra's new film Shikara, which deals with the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits in 1989 from Kashmir, is very close to his heart.
Zero Se Restart is a must watch for cinema students, and also, perhaps for the layperson who has never been on a film set, and is curious about what goes into the making of a movie, recommends Deepa Gahlot.
A look at the star arrivals
MAMI will showcase over 250 films spread across 10 days from October 27 to November 5.
Desai, 57, was found dead at his studio in Karjat near Mumbai last August.
'I always considered him as a director, never an actor. Do you know he always considered other actors for his films first?' 'For Pyaasa, he wanted to cast Dilip saab; only when Dilip saab refused did Guru Duttji decide to do the role himself.'
December looks big and bright, and Joginder Tuteja lists just which movies will release in a theatre near you.
So who are the actors who impressed film critic Anupama Chopra this year?
'Everyone at Guru Dutt Productions would get monthly salaries. Waheeda didi would get Rs 2,500 per month. And that was the reason why she left.'
Shah Rukh Khan won his first National Film Award for best actor for Jawan, sharing the honour with Vikrant Massey for 12th Fail. Rani Mukerji was named best actress for Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway. 12th Fail was adjudged best feature film.
'People ask me about my biggest action sequence; this is it, because it involved two giants of Indian cinema.'
Jasmin cuts her birthday cake... Sadia smiles for the camera... Where's Prateik off to?
Meera Chopra was in Cannes to unveil the first look of her film, Safed, co-starring Abhay Verma.
'Abrar uncle said he had started drinking from the afternoon on that fateful day. And he continued drinking till late at night.' 'Thereafter, he must have consumed some sleeping pills, as was his habit.' 'I think that combination went fatally wrong.'
Check out the arrivals.
I do have a dream biopic. It has as its subject Renu Saluja, the cosmically gifted editor, with a special focus on the Vidhu Vinod Chopra-Saluja-Sudhir Mishra love story, says Sreehari Nair.
R D Burman has passed away before Lata Mangeshkar recorded the song.
Nag Ashwin's Kalki 2898 AD! Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Heeramandi is number one on OTT.
It was raining stars at the wedding reception of Aamir Khan's only daughter Ira and Nupur Shikhare, as the proud father invited *everyone* from the film industry.
Stars, actors, directors -- they were all there!
It was a proud day for Aamir Khan, as he launched his cousin and filmmaker Mansoor Khan's book, One: The Story of Ultimate Myth, in Mumbai.
'I stood in the line for potty. So there was no extraordinary feeling that I had become a hero.'
Sonam Kapoor screens her new film for family and friends.
Dear Maya screening sees a big star turnout.
