'I asked all the actresses to stop waxing, shaping eyebrows, pedicures and manicures because I wanted a rustic look.' 'They are very glamorous women, so there was a bit of insecurity.' 'They would put on a little make-up on the sly, but I would sit like a school teacher and check make-up and nails!' 'I would make sure that every bit of unnecessary make-up was taken off.'
'I enjoyed writing Kalyana Vaibhogame. I was very confident that as a story, it would work. But initially when I was rejected, I was flummoxed.' Nandini Reddy is ready with her third directorial venture.
You can proudly show these movies to the impressionable ones!
'Once The House Next Door becomes a hit, instead of Baahubali, this will become the reference point.' Yes, Siddharth is very confident of his latest film.
Whether the Udta Punjab makers cave in remains to be seen but here's a list of the ones who did.
'It is quite overwhelming, as a young filmmaker, to be in the presence of so many great filmmakers.' Jennifer Alphonse is ready for her second Cannes calling.
Happy Birthday AR Rahman
'Aditya Chopra says the only time Shah Rukh acts is when he laughs' 'I never realised this, but when I see him, I realise that he has never laughed.' 'So I asked him why doesn't he laugh.' 'He said he didn't know, that he never thought about it.'
'There has been a lot of ups and downs, unexpected highs and unimaginable pain, almost thinking that I'm going to die.'
Bollywood inspired weddings, Dharmendra's cringe-worthy attempt at realism, Sridevi and Aishwarya's painful connection and more in Sukanya Verma's Super Filmi Week.
Amazing stories about some of our best loved movies from Bhavani Iyer who wrote them.
Looking at the most touching Hindi movies inspired by true-life events.
Here's looking at some popular Bollywood movies shot in Kashmir.
'In the 1990s, wherever I would go for work, I would see Tabu dancing in a studio.'
Vijay giving an amazing performance in Thalaivaa which is full of action, drama and emotion.
Celebrating the Thalaiva's birthday.
If Team Rajini expected Kaala to carry the superstar's political message off-screen, it may have proved counter-productive. If the not-so-infrequent presence of Muslim residents of Dharavi, including that of Kaala's ex-love Zarina, in many scenes is expected to convey a political message, it is a no-brainer, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
Sukanya Verma's super-filmi week marks a star-studded start to the year
10 Ways Bollywood has kidnapped in the movies.
Veteran actor Vinod Khanna passed away on Thursday after battling cancer. He was 70.
'Every one of us can achieve what we set out to do, we just need to work in the right direction, and eventually we will succeed.' Wise words from Theri director Atlee.
'Don't do it if you only want to wear good clothes and drive a flashy car. Get into banking, then.'
'I personally consider Indian cinema as one of the most creative and powerful forms of cinematic expression in the world.' 'An average Indian film is 10 times better than a costly American production because of the creativity involved.'
'Muslim actors like Dilip Kumar thought they had to give themselves Hindu names to be acceptable. Was their caution justified?' 'My view is that Indians, of all faiths, are tolerant. Secular is a complicated word and I do not know if I can use it in this instance. Tolerance is something that is inherently Subcontinental.'
These fresh new faces, waiting in the wings for their big Bollywood debuts, will take your breath away!
Shah Rukh Khan turned 25! we are not kidding, he actually completed 25 years in Hindi film Industry.
Madras Cafe is a swift, smart and serious study of an inglorious chapter of history, writes Sukanya Verma.
Abhishek Bachchan talks about Housefull 3, co-star Nargis and fatherhood!
'Sanjay Dutt is a survivor, and I have seen his spirit adjusting to that. He writes letters. From the tone of the letters, you can sense whether he is depressed on that day or if he's better,' Rajkumar Hirani tells Patcy N/ Rediff.com
'I have experimented a lot with my acting, now I want to get into the commercial heroine space.' 'I am toning myself up to live up to the hotness standards of Varun and Jacqueline.' 'I am trying to get there.'
'I have made enough money in my life to live in the happiness of my gambit. I don't want to buy a jet plane, I don't want to live with an entourage. So my requirement of taking my wife and children to a foreign holiday in business class is not a worry.' R Madhavan is anything but a Saala Khadoos!
As superstar Rajinikanth begins shooting his newest film Kaala Karikalan in Mumbai, there is much speculation about which Tamilian ganglord the Thalaivar is bringing to life.
Bollywood's Badshah turns 50 on November 2, and it's time to celebrate his life and his movies.
As the legendary actor turns 60 today, we look at his finest performances in the last six decades.
Aishwarya Rai confirmed in her September 27, 2002, interview to The Times Of India: 'Salman and I broke up last March, but he isn't able to come to terms with it.'
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