Asrani may have never been a marquee name up in sparkling lights or on outsized posters but the sheer proficiency with which he realised his characters has unleashed gales of laughter over five decades and made a significant contribution to several landmark films. Dinesh Raheja salutes the iconic actor.
'I have always broken my image every time I went on screen. I don't know what it means to be a Greek God but people used to call me one.'
Dharmendra's demise means the loss of one of the biggest icons ever in the Hindi film firmament.
Can anyone forget S D Burman's classic songs in Devdas, Sujata and Bandini?
The India U-17 men's national team began their SAFF U17 Championship title defence in an emphatic fashion, cruising to a 6-0 victory over Maldives in their opening Group B match in Colombo on Tuesday.
While Amitabh Bachchan's chemistry with his heroines -- from Jaya Bhaduri to Rekha to Hema Malini -- brought sizzle to his films, many of his biggest blockbusters have been powered by his combustible combination with male co-stars.
'I am still trying to understand the gravity of what's being done.' 'How can someone else decide how to conclude my film?'
'When you are a pioneer and someone who's put on a pedestal, but then the pedestal gets dusty, people don't look at the statue anymore.' 'They would say, 'Yes, yes, of course I know Bimal Roy. He made Do Bigha Zamin.'.'
Three judges, including two high court chief justices, were appointed to the Supreme Court on Thursday.
T Dilip reappointed as India fielding coach for England tour; Gill, Sudharsan may miss warm-ups
We celebrate Hrishikesh Mukherjee on his 91st birth anniversary on September 30.
The Supreme Court collegium has recommended the appointment of Karnataka High Court Chief Justice N V Anjaria, Gauhati High Court Chief Justice Vijay Bishnoi, and Bombay High Court judge Justice A S Chandurkar as judges of the Supreme Court. The five-member collegium, headed by Chief Justice B R Gavai, decided to recommend the names to fill three existing vacancies in the top court. The appointments follow the superannuation of former Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna, and Justices Abhay S Oka and Hrishikesh Roy. The Supreme Court, which has a sanctioned strength of 34 judges, is currently working with 31 judges.
'I make films which I think have the possibility of being liked by a majority of people, and you present it with the right emotions.'
Ever since Sonam Kapoor made her Bollywood debut in 2007, she's achieved a fair amount of success and worked with the cream of film-makers.
'The moment a movie was declared a hit, he would immediately start planning his next.'
'I'm a guy who is sure of what he wants and confident of getting it.' 'Jab prem kiya, I knew that one day, I would marry the woman I love and spend my life with her.'
India A batters enjoyed their time on a placid batting track with all the top four batters helping themselves to half-centuries as the first unofficial 'Test' against England Lions ended in a draw
Mukherjee's funeral is likely to be held on Monday or Tuesday after his son returns from the United States.
'Suchitra Sen threatened to leave, with the film only 80 per cent complete.'
Sukanya Verma looks at instances of aristocrats falling for commoners on the silver screen.
Producer-director Hrishikesh Mukherjee has been admitted to Leelavati Hospital in Mumbai, according to television reports.
The BCCI's Centre of Excellence (COE) in India is expected to witness a few changes in staff composition in the coming months following the resignation of Nitin Patel, head of Sports Science and Medical Team, after a successful stint of nearly three years.
'Dharmendra was paying a little extra attention to me and she didn't like it.'
In a special series, we will put YOU to the test everyday!
'I am not a greedy film person, even as an actor.' 'While my contemporaries Dharmendra and Shashi Kapoor acted in nearly 300 films each, I've done hardly 35 films in my entire career.'
"An era in Indian films has ended."
'Residence-based reservation in PG medical courses is violative of Article 14 of the Constitution.'
On Hrishikesh Mukherjee's 91st birth anniversary on September 30, we bring back a Rediff Special done on the brilliant filmmaker in December 2002.
A bench of justices Hrishikesh Roy and S V N Bhatti is likely to hear the plea filed by NGO Association of Protection of Civil Rights.
'Do films today even have the courage to question the establishment?'
'If you just listen to the lyrics, they're so simple. It's definitely a great philosophy to live life by.'
The second four-day match will start from October 7 at Chepauk, hence Samit has another week to recover from the knee injury.
A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and SVN Bhatti noted that a separate bench of the apex court had junked the plea filed by AAP leader Sanjay Singh on April 8 in the same case, who is a co-accused in the case.
In 1997, the seven-judge bench ruled that the Centre had the regulatory power over the production of industrial alcohol. The case was referred to the nine-judge bench in 2010.
'Earlier, the comedy track used to run parallel to the main story with songs et al.' 'Nowadays, it's just once one scene here and there.'
Quite a few film folk turned up at the trailer launch of Dharmaveer 2: Mukkam Post Thane, that continues to tell the tale of the late Shiv Sena leader Anand Dighe.
A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and SVN Bhatti said in democratic nations, the freedom to express one's views is respected and the rights of journalists are protected under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution.
'We should support cinema that's rooted in our culture and not ape the West.'
