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'Don't take your life so seriously. Just take it easy'

'We crack jokes and our motive is to make people laugh. We do not deliberately try to hurt anybody.' Comedian Kiku Sharda gives some good advice.

'I have a long way to go, and a lot to prove'

'When my first two films didn't do well, I was sitting at home with no work. I don't want to feel that way again. Being busy is a blessing. I never complain about it and keep working harder. My biggest challenge is to take it to the next level.' Jacqueline Fernandez gives us a jhalak into her!

'Salman Khan could be our last superstar'

It was his stint on Bigg Boss that changed actor Santosh Shukla's life. Here's what he has to say about his mentor Salman Khan.

'My family would have slapped me if I spat into somebody's water'

'Bigg Boss is there for 100 days but I have to be in the industry for the rest of my life. If I start behaving like a buffoon, and start shouting, screaming, playing dirty games and physically manhandling people, whatever I have earned in these years will go down the drain.' Aman Verma explains his stint in the popular reality show.

'I don't want to stand next to somebody, looking like a flower'

'A lot of actors disappear after one big hit show, and I thought maybe it was time for me too.'

'The industry isn't welcoming for a newcomer'

'Madhur Bhandarkar found five girls, who are poles apart but make a lovely cocktail when mixed together.' Say hello to Calendar girl Kyra Dutt.

'I could see the hunger in Priyanka's belly'

'She was going through a low time and didn't know where her career was going.'

'I don't think healthy eating should be boring'

'People always associate being thin or fit with starving yourself. I keep reading articles about actors doing some orange diet, eating one banana and black coffee a day. We grow up with so many insecurities and want to look like those air-brushed models we see.'

'There's nothing interesting to watch on TV'

'If you look at my career, I am among that rare species that has always worked in non-mainstream films. And people liked it. As for TRPs, popularity, and 100 crore club, I have never thought about it.' Amol Palekar gets ready for his television comeback.

'Our film has nothing to do with stalking'

'Alia and I are in a strong place in our careers. We will not do a film just for the sake of it, no matter who is making it.' Varun Dhawan returns with Badrinath Ki Dulhania.

'I can't say I'm as big as the Khans'

'Apart from being total eye-candies, Saif and Shahid are very good actors. Saif is that classy man, who would open the door for you and pull chairs for you. Shahid would come to the sets with headphones on. He had a boyish charm.' Kangana Ranaut gets in Rangoon mode.

'We wanted Sanjay Dutt to play Kattappa'

'But it was dicey as he was still in jail.'

'I did not have a miscarriage on Bigg Boss'

Priyanka Jagga clears her stand on Bigg Boss.

'I am glad I got married before the lockdown'

'We have known each other for the last five years.' 'He patiently waited for me and finally proposed last year.' 'It was beautiful, just the sort of thing I had always imagined.'

'I spend Rs 25,000 per month on my hair'

'Being a TV actor is an expensive job.'

'Bigg Boss can change your life'

Sahil Anand, who was recently evicted from Bigg Boss, gives his verdict.

'I hope the next big film comes with Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa'

'God had a bigger plan for me. It was never in my mind while growing up that I would end up in Bollywood or India.' Lauren Gottlieb dances into our lives, yet again.

'I must get all the awards for my first film'

'I am an A-lister of television. I didn't want to do any Bollywood movies just for the sake of it. There are audiences for Naagins and the supernatural kind of shows but for me, Beyhadh is a real show. I would watch it.' Kushal Tandon gets candid.

'I am very keen to work with Ranbir'

'I love Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi. I grew up watching it and find it very funny. I am a huge Kishore Kumar fan.' Zoya Akhtar discusses the one thing she loves -- movies!

'As long as I am working, I am happy'

'I don't think people could connect with me in Bigg Boss, since I had a short stint in the house. With Jhalak, I want to have a connection with the audience because I feel I have a connection with Indians. That is why I have left my country, my family and friends, and am here.' Nora Fatehi enjoys her time on Jhalak Dhikhhla Jaa 9.

'I must have said no to 30-35 films'

Gautam Gulati talks about his film Azhar and how life has changed post Bigg Boss!

'A career in the film industry is a phase'

Amrita Rao talks about her television debut, co-star Deepti Naval and films.

Prince: Will take it to the next level with Nora

'I would like to break the jinx that relationships made in the Bigg Boss house don't last long.'

'I spat in the glass for fun'

'I do not have any grudge against Mandana. You never know, we might become best of friends when we meet outside! Whatever happens in the house stays there.' Kishwer Merchant discusses her Bigg Boss stint.

'Salman felt I was the voice of Prem'

Prem Leela singer Aman Trikha tells Rediff.com contributor Rajul Hegde his journey to success.

Meet Bollywood's newest star kid!

'My friends told me they will call me an actress only when I appear on Comedy Nights with Kapil. I just a got a confirmation that I will be going on Kapil's show!' Wedding Pulav actress Anushka Ranjan gets ready for showbiz.

The teenager who's India's Next Top Model

India's Next Top Model winner Danielle Canute shares her winning story with Rediff.com contributor Rajul Hegde.

'No inhibitions about wearing a bikini'

'I wasn't sure if I could carry off a bikini well. So I did a photo shoot and showed it Madhur Bhandarkar. He said it looked great. That gave me the confidence to carry it off.' Meet Calendar girl Avani Modi.

'The girls do not wear bikinis all the time in Calendar Girls'

'People ask me how I get into a women's psyche so well. Trust me, even I don't know!' Madhur Bhandarkar discusses his Calendar Girls.

'The girls do not wear bikinis all the time in Calendar Girls'

'I just wanted to come to India and become an actress'

'I have been cast in the lead in an Australian medical drama, Pulse.' 'It is a huge break for my career.' Aussie actress Pallavi Sharda on Begum Jaan, working with Vidya Balan and why she hopes Bollywood will offer her a comedy or romantic film soon.

'Erotic thrillers weren't the kind of films my fans would like to see me in'

'I am done with that genre. When you don't have a filmi background, it's difficult to do what you want to do.' Gurmeet Choudhary looks ahead with Laali Ki Shaadi Mein Laddoo Deewana.

'I would love to be a female Johnny Depp'

'I love watching Teleshopping; it's a stress-buster. I can watch it for three-four hours. I love the way they talk. I think Teleshopping was made for me.' A closer look at Commando 2 actress Adah Sharma.

'When I walk out of a concert, I am a prince'

KK discusses his top songs with Rajul Hegde/ Rediff.com, and even sings some of them!

'There is no loyalty among the Bigg Boss housemates'

Lucinda Nicholas, who got evicted from the popular reality show, tells you everything you must know if you ever participate in Bigg Boss.

'We are just counting the days to our wedding!'

'Both of us are over the moon about the whole thing.' Vivek Dahiya can't stop gushing about his July wedding to Divyanka Tripathi.

'I'm very boring, you will not enjoy watching the real Mohit'

'If the audiences will accept me, it's well and good. Otherwise maybe we will recast Siddharth as Ashoka's son!' Mohit Raina may be 'boring' but the humour is all there.

'Priyanka probably has 48 hours in her day!'

'We have trained Priyanka well for the role of IPS officer Abha Mathur. She learnt all the mannerisms of the Indian police. The Quantico people are taking the real advantage of it. It's okay, I am happy that America knows what we can do.' Jai Gangaajal director Prakash Jha raves about his heroine.

'Jaya is the most difficult person to please...'

'I'm getting to play different characters now, from the ones in my earlier years, when I was a leading actor. Then, you fought with the villain and got the girl at the end of every film. Today, we have different shades of characters -- a man on wheelchair, a 13-year-old child, a mad character like mine in Shamitabh. The roles are wonderful.' Amitabh Bachchan gets ready for Wazir.

'I'm not a small actor'

Candid talk with Priyanka Chopra.