'We shot the song Zinda Banda for about six days.' 'We were dancing relentlessly for six days to a point when we thought our knees had started making sounds!' 'He was on set, every day, dancing next to us for all those six days.'
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman captivated her audience at the Women Directors Conclave.
Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani packs in abundant entertainment and hat tips to the KJo brand, observes Sukanya Verma.
'The sudden arrests and detentions of all Working Committee members led to mass satyagraha.' 'I found myself helpless as the source of my income, from which I sent a portion to my parents in the village, had suddenly stopped.'
Not so hatke after all, but no reason to stay bachke either, notes Sukanya Verma.
'If it weren't for Om Puri, a whole range of our big city experiences wouldn't have found their honest representations on the screen.'
In spite of a selection of fine actors doing their best, and an eye-catching visual quality, Rana Naidu is more disturbing than entertaining, feels Deepa Gahlot.
State BJP chief Temjen Imna Along, widely popular on social media across the country for his sense of humour, and Salhoutuonuo Kruse, one of the two women elected to Nagaland assembly for the first time, were among those who were sworn-in as members of the council of ministers.
Paying careful attention to what your partner is saying and participating in the conversation, suggests Sybil Shiddell, country manager-India for Gleeden, a discreet extra marital dating Web site.
Between shrieky humour, overstated emotions and done-to-death bouts of London tourism, Double XL plods to kickstart the actual discussion, sighs Sukanya Verma.
What really transpired at Friday's press conference where the BJP declared NaMo as its Pradhan Mantri-to-be? Shubir Rishi and Rajorshi Sanyal give you the inside story. DISCLAIMER: Satire Ahead.
Rohit had no hesitation in admitting that Ashwin and Jadeja have been the primary reasons for India's success in the last decade.
Cricket matches between the two countries are among the most intense rivalries in global sport.
The news of his passing is sad and sudden but the body of work he leaves behind will neither fade nor be forgotten.
The lyrical beauty of the songs, the exceptional frames that bind beauty and poetry make Neelavelicham a near-perfect tribute to the legendary writer who marvelled at imperfection and despised grammar as much as he hated his writing being edited, observes Divya Nair.
'I've watched Farhan Akhtar's films, and admired him. Then when I saw him in person, I was overwhelmed.' Candid confessions from Aditi Rao Hydari.
Cirkus is boring and puerile, notes Sukanya Verma.
Shraddha gets the blues... Kajol spends the day with her love... Mini shares her memories...
From panthers to crocodiles, Sukanya Verma gives you a wild menu on OTT this week.
Deepa Gahlot lists 10 popular family shows and films streaming on various platforms.
Mind The Malhotras is like a bus that skipped a few stops on its route, observes Deepa Gahlot.
Trade pundits and quick think piece experts can speculate all they like, but what works at the box-office is a mystery as always.
Salman Khan and Chiranjeevi were a delight to watch at the trailer launch of their film Godfather in Mumbai.
With the strategy working in its favour, the BJP could be encouraged to undertake similar steps in states, including Karnataka, where elections are due next year, to counter factors that might work against it.
On his 50th birthday on May 25, Sukanya Verma celebrates the man and his movies.
'He's always been an all-inspiring kind of director that nobody can surpass,' R Madhavan tells Subhash K Jha about Mani Ratnam.
As the show comes out with its 14th edition on August 7, Sukanya Verma lists five big reasons for Kaun Banega Crorepati's enduring popularity.
David Dhawan's Bade Miyan Chote Miyan is all set to be remade with Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff.
Arunoday Singh shines in this wickedly funny crime thriller, observes Namrata Thakker.
A newly painted mural in the Belfast city centre, Northern Ireland, soon after Liz was declared the winner.
Saas Bahu Aur Flamingo overdoses on sex, violence and drugs without an inkling of plot or purpose, feels Sukanya Verma.
Amitabh Bachchan, surprisingly, feels a sense 'dar' as to how he will conduct himself on KBC.
Bhediya is an easy, entertaining watch, raves Sukanya Verma.
'Why does it happen that our films don't work there, their films work here?'
'If we are unable to move out of catering to people's tantrums or their unreasonable demands or people treating other people badly or being okay with differential treatment, it will affect the storytelling and the creativity.'
'Kapil Sharma is a son of the soil and he represents the common man.' 'He is much more than a comedian.'
Sukanya Verma shows you everything you can expect from the Rohit Shetty brand of film-making.
Ranveer Singh's Jayeshbhai Jordaar gives out a social message in a fun, quirky way, applauds Namrata Thakker.
'Fawad wants to take my place as president of the bank in a fictional country.' 'That way I got to tell one of the most talented actors in Pakistan what to do all the time.' 'I enjoyed that.'
'I think my first obsessive, possessive and only half-requited -- as we would joke -- 'love' was Ivan. I saw him first slouching down the corridor of St Stephen's College nearly 50 years ago and was instantly smitten (as was everyone else around him).'
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