'I don't remember the last time I was this invested in the characters of a story since Doordarshan's golden age or early days of cable television boom,' applauds Sukanya Verma.
I remember a showbiz wedding during which guests had to sit through several painstakingly rehearsed but awkward dances performed by the bride's and groom's relatives. When Karan rolled his eyes, I smiled and said to him, 'You started it, now you suffer it.' An enchanting excerpt from Anupama Chopra's A Place In My Heart.
'It's not easy being an actor for anyone.' 'Every actor, even the most successful ones, are waking up with the same insecurity.' 'If you're on top, you're worried about coming down.' 'If you're fit, you're worried about your stomach coming out.'
Gully Boy is a glorious blend of hip-hop and assured filmmaking, promises Sukanya Verma.
'Alia's security watched the film with us -- he belongs to the Simmba audience because he saw it multiple times and loved it.' 'After watching Gully Boy, there were tears in his eyes.' 'And he's a 120 kilo muscular guy!'
These men will have you believe that a grey-haired head really is the height of hotness!
A look at the potential blockbusters this summer.
Kareena turns producer... Kajol's fashion advice...
Are you looking forward to Bollywood's new love stories?
Millions of hearts shattered as Farhan made his relationship status clear.
'I find it hard to watch my own films. I prefer to watch my face when it is covered with some facial hair. I like certain moments in my films. Most of them are in Lootera.'
...and getting GDP to measure India's data economy, recommends Ajit Balakrishnan.
Karan Johar hosted a party at his home on Sunday night, April 24, in honour of Bela Bajaria, Netflix's vice president, International Originals.
'I was born a lower middle-class person, am one today and will die as one,' Billboard's International Power Player Devraj Sanyal tells Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
Know what Judi Dench said when Ali Fazal sent her mangoes?
'A look at the winners and losers tells us that the topic of the film is but one factor in ensuring success.'
Here's looking at the summer hits through the years.
Dil Dhadakne Do joins the debate over the role of women in India.
'While men are brought up to be more vocal, women are taught to be more silent, resilient and self sacrificing. We have tried to explore this.'
Joginder Tuteja lists the Web series coming your way in March.
There was no law or autonomous body governing digital content in India so far. Now, OTT and other platforms, including digital news websites, are expected to fall within a governmental framework of rules and regulations.
'When you are crafting a story, it's always important to see how authentic that story is because if it is authentic and rooted, it will stand the test of time.'
There are many, many instances of this 'dark' approach. Sukanya Verma looks at a few.
'Adi Sir told me when he watched Gully Boy, he felt I was hero material.'
Why should an elected government, any party's government, need a law to protect itself from its people? asks Shekhar Gupta.
'For 30 years I did nothing but work. The entire focus of my attention was I, me and myself. I have shifted my attention to my children.' Anil Kapoor speaks.
Present were several young things the movie mogul may feature in coming attractions.
'Between Virat and me, we know what's happening. We know what we're doing. We are two adults who have something going on between us that we can handle.' Anushka Sharma opens up about her relationship with cricketer Virat Kohli, and her new film PK.
With Mother's Day around the corner, we thought of looking at how Bollywood's mommy fashion has evolved from Achala Sachdev to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.
Bollywood is rushing to embrace him, but Vivian Fernandes aka DIVINE wants to rap his own tune, discovers Shreevatsa Nevatia.
About 56 per cent was the overall turnout for 10 municipal corporations across Maharashtra.
'I never get nervous about my films. But I do get nervous when Vipul's (husband, director-producer Vipul Shah) film is releasing because it affects our whole family.' Shefali Shah gets ready to face the camera again.
Raja Sen looks back at the good things that happened in Bollywood in the first half of 2015.
Business is better than usual in Bollywood.
Vinod Mirani gives us his weekly verdict.
This Raksha Bandhan, we decided to look at some adorable bhai-behen pictures of our film industry from their social media sites.
'I am the undiscovered Julia Roberts of India. They haven't figured it out yet.' Kalki Koechlin gets talking.
Does Manmarziyaan feature in your list?
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