Zeenat Aman had scored more hit songs than any of her contemporaries. This can be attributed partly to happenstance and partly to the fact that her forte for high glamour could be showcased most winningly in a crowd-pleasing number, observes Dinesh Raheja.
Gentle, fiery, magnanimous or disadvantaged, there are many faces of the Bhansali heroine. Sukanya Verma looks at every single one.
'She was lying there and I mustered up enough guts to lay next to her and hold her tight.' 'And she said, "Oh my, Girish, isn't he supposed to be nervous?"' 'Making light of the situation, Girish said, "No, he's been practicing with a pillow the whole day".'
'If you shout at me, I will not take it.' 'If you jump on me and pounce on me or physically come too close to me, that's not acceptable.'
Kareena's sombre performance lingered on long after I had left the theatre, notes Sukanya Verma.
The actress, who starred in the blockbuster Sivaji: The Boss opposite Rajnikanth, has bagged her first English film, The Other End of the Line opposite Jesse Metcalfe (of Desperate Housewives fame), Sara Foster and Anupam Kher.
The film is one of the big projects that Ash is doing this year.
The Indian Coast Guard has seized 1,500 kg of heroin.
The overnight operation in the Arabian Sea was carried out in coordination with the Gujarat Anti-terrorism Squad and the Narcotics Control Bureau, it said.
Full of seduction and schemes, she'll use her sultry charms and slinky moves to trap and trick her fall guy until he's putty in her hands. Call her femme fatale, man-eater, gold-digger or temptress, morality be damned so long as she gets her way.
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'I used to think I'll become a big heroine by 21-22, then I'll make a big, successful movie and then I would buy a house.' 'But when this was not happening for me, it was heartbreaking.'
If there's one thing the full-of-beans star knows, it's how to stay happy, observes Dinesh Raheja.
The Kareena Kapoor starrer received less than favourable reviews in the press.
Raise your hands if you're totally in love with her casual style.
Naomi Osaka is hogging the headlines for all the right reasons in her native land after she became the first Japanese player to reach a Grand Slam singles final, with one major newspaper hailing her as "a new heroine Japan can be proud of".
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An Enforcement Directorate official, who is an Indian Police Service officer and who once dealt with narcotics offences, has been arrested by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad for allegedy trying to sell heroin in suburban Oshiwara.
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Navya Nair and Sheela are vying for top honours in Kannada this week.
Karthika is all set to follow in her mother (Radha), and aunt's (Ambika) footsteps by making her maiden appearance in the Telugu film Josh.
These women did not have any qualms about lighting up on screen.
Kamal Hassan's Rs 125 crore magnum opus Marmayogi will have not one or two but four beautiful heroines -- Trisha, Shriya, Hema Malini and two-time National Award winner Shobhana.
'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.'
Vinod Mirani gives the box office verdict for the week.
Starlet Shilpi Sharma talks about her big break in Heroine.
'I was heartbroken, reeling from the sadness that came with the realisation that I would never working with him again.'
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The actor-singer-composer has signed three movies.
'My trajectory right now is five steps forward, two steps backwards.'
In one of the biggest crackdowns on narcotic smuggling in Delhi, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence and the Delhi police have seized heroin with a street value of around Rs 62 crore in separate cases.
Here's a 'realty' check on Bollywood's women.
Looking at the women of the Telugu industry, who make the sari look HOT.
Thulasi is the daughter of yesteryear actress Radha.
With so few actress-oriented films, the question is a pertinent one.
Sources said while the test report of Rahul showed presence of the two psychotropic substances, the gastric lavage of Maitra showed traces of ethanol also besides metabolites of heroin and cocaine.
Rather than choose shades and shapes that compliment their skin and structure, these ladies tend to blankly slip into anything that looks trendy or glittery. But who takes the cake? Take your pick.
