'I was very scared as I was a first-time director. 'Janhvi is a star and a star kid. But the moment she asked me if she was capable of playing the role, we became equals.'
The Duff & Phelps report shows that Virat Kohli has increased his brand value by 40 per cent to $237.5 million in 2019 and taken a huge lead with his closest rival, Akshay Kumar, ranked second.
'There was so much grace, depth and serenity in him.'
The man with the golden arm could surpass some, if not all, top cricketers -- the demigods who stand well above athletes from other disciplines in India
The 26-yr-old actor from Punjab has a million followers on social media.
IOC President Thomas Bach has said the Games would have to be scrapped if the event cannot be held next year but Takahashi said cancelling them would have major financial implications.
'Always have two (not more) things you want badly in life -- really badly -- and it will bring such focus, such hard work and such sacrifice that you never knew existed inside you.' 'This is the secret sauce to success today and most days.' A must-read excerpt from Ronnie Screwvala's Skill It, Kill It: Up Your Game.
For one, she's being called the next Kate Upton (and that may not necessarily be a bad thing).
Game streaming is becoming a serious professional choice for youth, as it allows them to make good money.
'I am not envious of those who are making millions. It's their era and I had my era.'
'You become a critic because the job entails watching a 100 films a year, out of which there will be five or six good films.' 'It's really a glutton for punishment, but you're also optimistic and want to see exciting things.'
'Daniel Craig was my first choice but he requested if we could allow some time as he was also being considered to be the next James Bond.'
The concluding part of the A to Z guide to a year that will soon become history.
Radhika will apparently make her debut in Bollywood with Baghyashree's son Abhimanyu.
'It's been an up and down journey and every actor has to go through it.'
Every four years, FIFA World Cup puts an international spotlight on world football. For advertising firm J Walter Thompson London and its client - United Kingdom's National Centre for Domestic Violence, this presented an opportunity to shed some light on a particularly nasty side-effect of fervent sports fandom: domestic violence.
Think you are not worthy of wearing a swimsuit? Read on!
The ad for a 'lehnga' brand featuring Bollywood star Alia Bhatt as the much indulged daughter and granddaughter has fired debate on social media platforms and elsewhere on the age-old tradition of giving away the daughter.
Sachin Tendulkar has many firsts to his credit but a 'first shave' from female barbers Neha and Jyoti
No matter how in shape you may be, clothes that don't fit properly will not make you look good.
'Ajay Devgn is perfect to slip into Idris Elba's shoes.' 'Taapsee can play any role under the sun.'
The Election Commission has done its homework pretty well on political hashtags, observes ad guru Sandeep Goyal.
The MasterChef winner's fitness tips.
It could reach more than 530 million viewers on TV and a few hundred million more online. But can it make money for Disney Star?
'When I used to go on stage, people would start screaming, 'Shah Rukh Khan, Shah Rukh Khan'.'
The coronavirus-enforced lockdown has changed the perception that kitchen and household chores are a woman's domain, as men are also pitching in to share the domestic workload and in the process learning and upgrading their culinary skills.
Gastronomic tourism is the act of travelling for a taste of the place, in order to get a sense of the place.
'In the next five years both online and TV viewership will grow and complement each other.'
The company said this new approach allows developers to train artificial intelligence models without the user data leaving the device, while allowing it to do more with less data.
Does the "story" of a Mani Ratnam film come first or does its "spirit" asks Sreehari Nair.
After a lifetime of showing us what it means to 'act at the top of one's bent and never hit a false note', Mammootty had the good sense, in the third act of his career, to pare down his style, become less mannered, draw directly from life. And getting a performer like that to play characters who seem 'completely dead inside', is, in my view, a betrayal of his legacy, his still-burning ambition, and his still-sharp feelers, observes Sreehari Nair.
It might look like a giant case of chicken pox but in fact the most decorated swimmer, Michael Phelps, is hoping these spots will lead him to innumerable podiums at the Rio Olympics.
Both the celeb couples have a lot in common.
Digital campaigns compared to billboards or even print ads not only have the power to reach wider audiences but also reduce the campaign costs. The focus on social media by political parties at election time, therefore, is hardly misplaced.
Amit Mistry was a wicked actor, someone who could chance a broken arm, who could take deep dives, who could ram his head into walls, all without bothering about the outcome. And, as with that closing bit, the knowledge of where he might have arrived at eludes us now, observes Sreehari Nair.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said steps taken by the social media giant have helped protect the integrity of more than 200 different elections around the world, including in India, and have also played an important role in stopping abuse ahead of US elections.
'In the lockdown, family viewing became even more important.' 'Kids saw adult content and adults saw a lot of kids content.' 'The audience is no longer just the housewife, but the whole family.'
Audiences are missing theatres desperately and will go back to them within two-three weeks of them reopening. All those hours of films on television and OTT have not reduced the audience's need for the theatrical experience.
The Social Dilemma shows how social media is turning human beings into lab rats and zombies, notes Chintan Girish Modi.
