Rehana Sultan was all set to be a path-breaker. The time was right. Hindi cinema had emerged from the 1960s musicals era. But somehow, leading film-makers of the time did not believe Rehana had that cachet. It was Zeenat Aman who ended up being the definitive taboo-trasher of the era. Dinesh Raheja salutes the trendsetter of the 1970s, Rehana Sultan.
Aseem Chhabra's Top 10 Films/ Series from TIFF 2024 includes films that he watched for the first time in Toronto. The films were impressive due to their rigor, passion, unique storytelling style and sometimes exploring the vulnerable sides of big name stars.
Shreekant Sambrani tells himself over and over again, don't lose heart in these dire times, there is asha (hope) still, in the divine voice of Asha Bhosle.
'Once in a while, I flirt with the idea of direction.' 'If I direct, it will be a human story that touches me.' 'I'm nervous of forcing myself into making a socially relevant film.'
Who says Bollywood gals have it easy?
National-award winning actor, producer, hotelier, ex-politician, cricket team owner, philanthropist, highest tax payer, reality show judge, animal lover and, above all, people's hero -- Mithun Chakraborty -- who has been conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award -- is truly a force of nature, notes Sukanya Verma.
Sri Lanka fast bowler Shehan Madushanka has been suspended from all forms of cricket with immediate effect after he was arrested for alleged possession of illegal drugs, the country's cricket board said on Tuesday. He was caught with 2.7 grams of heroin by police on Saturday and then remanded in custody till June 2, Sri Lanka police said.
Will Manushi Chillar be cast in the Satte Pe Satta remake?
Model-turned-actress Huma Qureshi has been roped in Billa 2.
'I hold no grudges against any of them. I've moved on.'
Isha Talwar will be seen in Salman Khan's Tubelight and Saif Ali Khan's Kalak Kaanti.
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A look at heroines who've done screen sloshedness very impactfully indeed.
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Raise your hands if you're totally in love with her casual style.
'All through the making of Dil Daulat Aur Duniya, Rajesh Khanna never acknowledged me.' 'Dev Anand couldn't carry off a dhoti in Insaaniyat. He told me that he would never wear one again.' 'Shammi Kapoor and I began on an icy note during Raajkumar, but once the cold vibes thawed, we became the best of buddies.'
'I have had my share of unpleasant situations being a woman, like so many other actors have gone through.' 'I took it in my stride because I knew it happens.' 'What saved me was what my mother used to say: Education.'
On the basis of star power, box office success, acting talent and public perception.
As Kangana Ranaut plays Jayalalithaa in the biopic Thalaivi, we take a look at other actresses who played onscreen goddesses.
'People started noticing me again. OTT is a good platform for serious actors. In the olden days, unless you are the heroine, actors would have screen deaths. But now, there are so many good roles for women.'
On Tuesday, when trends indicated she was going to win her election, the four-time National Award winner said, 'Heartfelt gratitude to all the people of Mandi for this love and trust... This victory belongs to all of you, this is the victory of your trust in Prime Minister Modi and the BJP, this is the victory of Sanatan and in the honour of Mandi.'
2024 may have seen a few flops at the box office but there have been some hits as well.
Sukanya Verma gives us some hat tips from the trendsetters of tinsel town.
'I felt awkward pairing with Anushka Shetty on screen because she had played my daughter in a film.'
Audiences -- and producers -- no longer shy away from casting older heroines opposite younger heroes.
Her style, she says, is 'chic, Gen Z and comfortable.'
'... their love was jinxed.' 'His celluloid path to his partner's heart was seldom smooth; it had to contend with greedy relatives and indecisive sweethearts, who were more ready to sacrifice than woo and wed.'
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is all set to play one in Madhur Bhandarkar's next.
The drugs seized include 3,089 kilograms of charas, 158 kg of Methamphetamine and 25 kg of morphine.
Sukanya Verma looks at some striking age gaps between the onscreen romantic couples of Hindi movies.
A special screening was organised for the beautiful ladies.
The Kareena Kapoor-starrer is set to release on September 21.
Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting.
Kareena Kapoor speaks about Heroine at the launch of its first trailer.
Kareena Kapoor has really stepped up to her onsreen persona, if her promotional rounds for Heroine are any indication.
About 14 kg of heroin being smuggled from Pakistan in the trans-border Samjhauta Express were seized and four passengers of the train arrested for allegedly carrying the contraband, having a street value of Rs 70 crore, officials said here on Tuesday.
Gentle, fiery, magnanimous or disadvantaged, there are many faces of the Bhansali heroine. Sukanya Verma looks at every single one.
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