Several Bollywood stars attended Holi parties across the city on March 27.
As Shabana Azmi turns 60, rediff.com celebrates the star and ten of her best works.
The Bollywood veterans were felicitated by President Pratibha Patil in New Delhi today.
Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh on Wednesday claimed there was a threat to the life of party Member of Legislative Assembly Abu Asim Azmi, who was assaulted by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena members in the Maharashtra assembly for taking oath in Hindi defying Raj Thackeray's diktat.
Filmfare Awards 2024 will always remain special for Alia Bhatt as both she and hubby Ranbir Kapoor bagged the top acting awards.
Shabana Azmi, Masoom's leading lady, is unaware about the plans for a sequel.
Besides their terrific acting talent, of course!
Bollywood folk graced the stage at the 14th Indian Film Festival of Melbourne, received awards, promoted their films and laughed loud at IFFM. Then, they got all touristy and explored the Australian city, enjoying its sights and sounds.
'The 2024 general elections proved that UP is not Gujarat.'
Azmi told journalists in Parliament House on the opening day of the budget session of Parliament that all those indulging in statements that disrupt the peaceful atmosphere of Parliament should be imprisoned for one year and their parties should be de-recognised by the Election Commission.
Samajwadi Party leader Abu Asim Azmi on Tuesday met top police officials in Mumbai and offered to court arrest and join any inquiry relating to offences registered against him on the issue of North Indians in Maharashtra. He, however, was not taken into custody.
Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao played host at a screening of Laapataa Ladies.
Joining a list of leaders who made controversial remarks following the Delhi gangrape incident, Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi on Tuesday said women should not go out with men other than relatives and agreed with RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's view that most rapes take place in cities and not villages.
After throwing Ganpati parties, and then seeing him off, the actor hosted a special screening of her new film, Sukhee, in Mumbai.
The Pinkvilla Screen and Style Icons Awards were held in Mumbai, and Bollywood suitably glammed up for the night.
Three persons have been arrested in connection with the sensational murder case of lawyer Shahid Azmi in Mumbai, the police said.
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Bollywood stars celebrate Women's Day on March 8 in a special way.
Before Maharashtra assembly commence its first session of Legislature, a political debate has started between the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena and its rival Samajwadi Party with the SP MLA Abu Asim Azmi demanding the House agenda in Hindi.
Bollywood actor and activist Shabana Azmi received the Gandhi Foundation International Peace Award 2006.
Karan Johar gave Bollywood a night to remember at the special screening of his new film, Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani, in Mumbai.
'The censor board asked me for some strange cuts.' 'Otherwise, they would have given me an 'A' certificate.' 'One cut was where Girish Karnad was explaining artificial insemination in cattle.' 'These cuts never made any sense to me.'
'She was this untameable stream gushing down from the Himalayas which I had the privilege of having touched in my life before it disappeared into the mountains again.'
Nearly half a century later, Shyam Benegal's Manthan will be showcased in restored print at this year's Cannes Film Festival. It still serves as a much-needed reminder of setting aside differences in the favour of combined progress and profit, notes Sukanya Verma.
Shabana Azmi said no one but the Central Board of Film Certification has the right to decide whether or not a film should release.
'If you start from a position of compromise, you end up getting nothing.' Shabana Azmi explains.
Flagging his stand on the sons-of-soil issue, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray said on Wednesday that if Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab could learn Marathi in a year then why can't Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi who has been living in Mumbai for years.
When its founder, Raghunandan Kamath, took a calculated risk, his Bollywood customers backed him all the way, say Rohith Potti and Pooja Bhula.
Member of Parliament Abu Asim Azmi has announced the setting up of a helpline for north Indians and proposed to start self-defence courses for migrants
'Diwali is such a happy festival that we have celebrated over the years.'
"Partying late night in half attire, blindly following western culture, has never been our culture," he said.
Bollywood celebrities usher in the Festival of Colours with much fervour.
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray was arrested in Mumbai on Wednesday afternoon.
Shabana Azmi talks about her new film Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd.
'The problems that the film explores still remain. It was a different time when we made the film. We were young and we thought we could change the world.'
A writ petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Tuesday, seeking registration of an FIR against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray for assaulting Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi in the Maharashtra Assembly for taking oath in Hindi instead of Marathi.
The veteran actor replaced stepped in for Irrfan Khan in Chalk N Duster.
'Hope is about being more accepting of each other, the kind of solidarity and friendship that even our families may not be able to give.'
'Javed Akhtar, Naseeruddin Shah and Shabana Azmi have collectively brought more pride and honour to our country than the entire film fraternity put together.' 'Sir, the names you have taken are institutions, pillars of India's popular art, symbolising the very essence of humanism and nationalism.'
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