The diva attends a special screening of the film, Satelite Shankar.
There will be one dance number in Gangubai, performed by Huma Qureshi.
Subhash K Jha gives us an insight into Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Saawariya, as it completes 13 years in November.
'Acting is probably the most wonderful profession anyone can have because you make every film set with 200 people, so you make 200 new friends every four months, and you learn so many things from these new lives.'
Composer Ismail Darbar, whose music was absent in Bhansali's recent films, is all set to compose the music for the director's first OTT project, Heera Mandi.
'It pains me to see that a lot of women still think there is no way out of a bad marriage.'
Before the shaadi happens, let's find out how Ranbir-Alia's romance began.
How did Arvind Kejriwal, a one-time votary of secularism, turn into a bargain-basement version of Narendra Modi, wonders Vir Sanghvi.
Namrata Thakker brings you the highlights from the fun episode!
During the lunch or tea breaks, Maharajji, Manikda, Amjad Khan and I often sat together as Maharajji sang old compositions or recited some bols. Amjad Khan had a great music sense and sang very well.
Subhash K Jha celebrates Ajay Devgn as the movie star turns 53.
As the attractive couple set out to make it official over four days of elaborate festivity, Sukanya Verma offers a playlist we imagine the stars dancing at their sangeet.
Entertainment may be its raison d'etre but the tears brought about by cinema are no less significant.
'By billing Amitabh Bachchan as 'friendly appearance', we are acknowledging his exceptional generosity in an industry where actors charge for even a sneeze.'
Sukanya Verma looks at the many ways fire enjoys a significant presence in our movies.
'We need to be proud of our Maratha history and should be ready to tell the world our stories and not just keep them limited to Maharashtra.'
'PropheC music and gym equipment is all you need during quarantine days. Work can be put in anywhere if you really want to.'
'There is an unsaid bond between Ranveer and me.' 'We just have to look at each other to know if something is not working.'
Kriti's favourite snack... Sonu's childhood memories... Arjun remembers mom ...
Top directors are getting ready to put together some of their most ambitious films.
Something in Alia has surely changed after Gangubai. Her entire performance is about proving to herself and not to the world what she can do, feels Sukanya Verma.
'Alia is going to be the voice of Gangubai Kathiawadi in Berlin.'
While Alia Bhatt's songs in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Gangubai Kathiawadi are sung by Shreya Ghosal, there is every chance that Alia will sing her songs herself in S S Rajamouli's RRR.
'I thought my journey had ended even before it began.'
'I channelised my anxiety into making Padmaavat.' 'I think suffering has always been an incentive for my creativity.'
'Sharing the launch of Sonam and Ranbir's careers with Neetu and Rishi is one of the happiest memories of my life...'
Joginder Tuteja takes a look at the actor's brief movie parts.
Burdened by debt from their rapid expansion in the last few years and the shrinking economy, many hotel chains are now casting around for buyers to sell their assets.
Bachchan versus Bachchan... Dev Patel turns director...
The parties never end for Deepika and Ranveer!
Akshay Kumar plays the part with enthusiasm, like he was just waiting to get into the costume of a historical hero, observes Deepa Gahlot.
Whether it's a filmi rite of passage or just another facet of nepotism, quite a few star kids began their journey as ADs.
The first time Sushmita Sen missed the opportunity to work with Sanjay Leela Bhansali was when he wanted to cast her as Chandramukhi in Devdas.
While we await Shilpa's second innings in the movies, Joginder Tuteja looks at how well the top '90s actresses have done when they returned to acting.
'From the beginning (I have told her) "Whatever it may be -- you are losing or winning -- on the ground you're not going to cry!" She never cried.' '"I don't want you to project that you are a loser. You are a winner".' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com speaks to Leela Raj about her famous daughter, now in the West Indies for the women's T20 World Cup.
'In Byculla, a lot of boys hero-worship the bhais.' 'Hamza grew up in that environment, but he got a government job.' 'And he did this so he could marry the woman he loves.' 'Now, after getting the government job, he thought he would get to bully people...' 'But bechara, he's getting bullied at work.'
He has posted selfies of himself in the various characters he has played and asked his fans to vote for the best.
Despite being locked in their hotel rooms, the Indian players are keen not to let their guard down as they prepare for the Test series against England.
Team India are in mandatory quarantine at the Leela Hotel in Chennai.
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