Rocky Aur Rani delivers a king-sized entertainer that blends old charm with fresh ideas. It is a win for Karan Johar whose conviction works big time to satisfying results, asserts Mayur Sanap.
'It's easy to undermine his abilities because he is never into promoting his own talent.' 'I find him to be a very special director.'
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear on May 17 an appeal by some of the family members of those killed in the 2008 Jaipur serial blasts challenging the Rajasthan high court verdict acquitting four men, who were handed down death penalty by a trial court in the case.
Kriti learns pottery... Anil Kapoor tries archery... Prateik is into boxing...
'I introduced her around.' 'Her first audition was for Heropanti, but she did not get it.' 'Now she is doing movies regularly.' 'After her movie releases, she always calls me to ask if I have seen the movie and if I liked the way she acted.'
Dulquer Salmaan, Pooja Bhatt and Sunny Deol invite their friends from the industry to watch Chup: Revenge Of The Artist.
Sukanya Verma looks at all the significant bald imagery of Bollywood through the years.
'In him resides a fierce lion of an actor who would have made Stanislavsky proud.' 'With Rocky he started with his body, his hair, his clothes; then his walk, his language, the constant listening to Punjabi hip hop and before long we couldn't differentiate between Ranveer and Rocky.'
As the curtain come down on 2022, Roshmila Bhattacharya flashbacks to some of the year's newsmakers and events.
Even as our tier-2 and tier-3 cities become increasingly well-mapped, and well-documented through myriad tech-driven data, the Indian film-maker's dominantly urban gaze turns to regions not crowded by data, area codes, or directions, observes Debarghya Sanyal.
Shabana Azmi presents Mee Raqsam, Baba's directorial debut.
Women's organisations in Bengaluru, New Delhi and Mumbai protested against the Gujarat government's remission of the sentence to convicts in the Bilkis Bano case/
Farhan has a family get-together... Sunny shoots a song... Dia misses the forest...
'Bhupinderji was an amazing singer, a unique voice which had romance and nostalgia.' 'It was soothing, caressing, sentimental, soulful, all rolled into one.'
Ranveer Singh and his dad Jagjeet Sundersingh Bhavnani's firm Oh Five Oh Media Works LLP have bought a sea-facing luxury quadruplex worth Rs 119 crore (Rs 1.19 billion) in Bandra.
Bappida's softer more creative work got buried in the noise, rues Subhash K Jha as he picks the late lamented composer's most soulful songs.
Namrata Thakker takes a closer look at his well-lived life.
Mee Raqsam touches on the sensitive issue of a Muslim girl's determination to learn Bharata Natyam.
'I am writing two films. Something very different from Rocky Aur Rani.' 'I know I'm back on the set next year.'
Sanjay Dutt hits the gym... Keerthy attends a wedding... Shabana is in Los Angeles...
Varun-Janhvi's masti... Kartik's important message... Mithila's FOMO...
A pick of just 10 watchable (a couple of them admittedly in the so-bad-it's-fun category) foreign films starring Bollywood stars in significant roles are available to watch on streaming platforms.
'My entire house turn their backs on me when a cricket match is happening.' 'The minute I look at the TV screen, an Indian player gets out.' 'So if I do enter the room, I have to sit with my back to the TV.'
'I was attracted to Javed because he was exactly like my father.'
Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani is about love and family values.
The Kerala Story is among a long list of films that invited bans and censorship.
The film fraternity got together to return their love for him with a special prayer service, where they showed the world just what his contribution to cinema was and what he meant to them.
Bollywood made heads turn at the The Red Sea International Film Festival in Jeddah, when its biggest stars attended the opening night.
Athiya's lovely message for Ahan...When Ayushmann is happiest... What's Farah doing with Dharam Paaji and Shabanaaapa...
Bollywood celebrates the Christmas weekend with their families.
There are so many patriotic songs that make us proud to be Indians.
Sharvari rocks the sari... Esha sends love from Miami... Swara adds sunshine to her wardrobe...
As she turns 70 on September 18, Subhash K Jha picks five classic Shabana performances which you may have missed.
Before Kuttey's release, co-produced and co-penned by VB, Sukanya Verma takes a look back at the filmmaker's unique body of work.
'What more can I ask for?' 'Salman and Ranbir Kapoor know how to respect their seniors.'
'Love will always be a mystery.' 'The day it stops being a mystery it won't exist.'
The bench, which refused to stay the high court verdict, imposed certain conditions and directed that the four people, who were acquitted, be released unless wanted in any other case.
Disha's sizzling selfie... Keerty's gorgeous sari... Nithya's brilliant smile...