'The sweetest, warmest and loving man ever, always smiling, very innocent and child-like.'
Newcomer Shibani Batija's first script has been creating waves. She has also co-scripted Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna with Karan Johar.
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'I sang... God knows how many songs I sang for him! Most definitely, 50-100 songs.'
'The music was so good that I felt that it would be a great way to bring it back to life.'
'This was probably a first for Shah Rukh when he had met an 18-month-old ardent fan!'
It was after a gap of two decades that saw such an occasion where MPs of the upper house enthralled their fellow colleagues at a dinner hosted by Chairman and Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu for 72 retiring members.
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'When he appeared on Indian Idol, he was on a wheelchair and he had difficulty moving around.' 'It was sad to see him in failing health'.'
Singer-composer Bappi Lahiri, who popularised disco music in India in the 1980s and 1990s, has died following multiple health issues. He was 69.
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'In fact, he asked about his passport and ticket when he was in the hospital for his visit to LA.'
'He made people happy with his songs.' 'What matters is how many people you really make happy, how you connect and make them joyous and help them forget their problems.'
While Kareena kept it light and fun, Aamir didn't shy away from roasting Karan Johar.
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On his 50th birthday on May 25, Sukanya Verma celebrates the man and his movies.
Trains don't just transport from one place to another. Sometimes they can be a setting for a happily-ever-after. It sure happens a lot in the movies.
Rani Mukerji's friends make sure to stand by her side at her father Ram Mukherjee's prayer service.
'That very brand name comes in the way of people expecting something different from me.'
Sukanya Verma looks at 12 times the superstar offered food for thought on subjects as varied as nation building, team spirit and the stupidity of big fat Indian weddings while wolfing down a meal.
'People sometimes ridiculed him for the way he looked or dressed.' 'Sometimes they ran down his music.' 'But I have never heard him say one bad word about anyone.'
Subhash K Jha looks at actresses who dared play Momma at the risk of getting typecast.
Aseem Chhabra has been trying to get an interview with the superstar since 2005, and has been lucky only once.
Bappida's softer more creative work got buried in the noise, rues Subhash K Jha as he picks the late lamented composer's most soulful songs.
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'I cannot be confined to just one or two kinds of music.'
'Oscar has been given to A R Rahman.' Ringa Ringa Ringa, Choli ki peeche kya hai -- What's the difference? Exactly the same. Also, Jai ho.' 'I did Ramba ho in 1985.' 'Rahman combined three of my songs and got Best Original Score.' 'The Ho came from me.' 'Bappi Lahiri brought the Ho to Bollywood.'
'40 years later, the world is still singing I Am A Disco Dancer.'
If only making it official was as easy as falling in love, says Sukanya Verma.
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