'He's the biggest crowd-puller we have.' 'He still has the power, talent and most importantly, a mind-boggling fan base.' 'He is a darling of the masses, but he has to match the content.'
Whether it's a filmi rite of passage or just another facet of nepotism, quite a few star kids began their journey as ADs.
Pinch your nerves, and trust the ghoul -- blood will be spilled; women, children, and grouchy old men will be dismembered! observes Sreehari Nair.
The latest updates from the Telugu film industry.
''Fashion without a conscience is a ticking time bomb.'
Ajit Singh represented a bridge between a constituency that represented a more traditional era in politics and a modern, forward-looking, India, remembers Aditi Phadnis.
'I have been lucky to be able to show my talent more as a sports anchor, and I could do this for life!'
A look at the pictures.
'Goddess Laxmi doesn't come just by praying to her.' 'You have to make yourself attractive to Laxmi for her to come to you.'
Fewer than half of Americans plan to go to sports events, concerts, movies and amusement parks when they reopen to the public until there is a proven coronavirus vaccine. That includes those who have attended such events in the past, an ominous sign for the sports and entertainment industries hoping to return to the spotlight after being shut down by the pandemic.
B-town shows its support to Abhijeet.
'The show's success has only gone on to reinforce my belief that the best way to tell a story is with honesty, love and conviction... easier said than done in our industry!'
'It is the journey of my father -- how he made it in this industry in no time, from a nobody to a music mogul.'
'The death of Tulsi Ramsay signals the end of an era.'
While the sympathy vote for Sushant Singh Rajput's tragic demise must have played an important part in tilting the scales in Chhichhore's favour, the qualitative difference between the two films is so high that it could not have been a close shave, argues Subhash K Jha.
A look at the pictures from the screening...
The music launch of Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 was a grand, star-studded event.
'You've to wait for the correct project and the right character.'
The latest updates from the Malayalam film industry.
Get your lowdown on what's happening in the Tamil film industry, right here!
'War is never a solution. It's nothing but real estate business I am against any kind of violence.'
Twitter on Friday temporarily blocked IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad's account for alleged violation of the US Copyright Act, a move that the minister slammed as being arbitrary and gross violation of IT rules.
'Everyone was talking about migrants, frontline workers and cops...' 'Nobody was talking about sex workers during the pandemic.'
A combination of demonetisation, a poorly and hurriedly implemented GST, and more recently the "botched up" lockdown of the economy to control the spread of Covid has brought the economy to its knees.
Do India's laws governing the Internet need revolutionary change, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
Bollywood gets together for a special screening.
Ajit Balakrishnan offers a thinking man's guide to e-commerce controversies.
Sadhu Kokila loves to multi-task. Find out what his latest Kannada movie, where he is credited as a director, actor and music composer, is all about.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met Bollywood actors and filmmakers, including Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan, and released a cultural video with the theme 'Change Within' to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
Political stalwarts Murli Manohar Joshi, Sharad Pawar and former Lok Sabha speaker P A Sangma, cricketer Virat Kohli and Carnatic musician K J Yesudas were among the 89 people who were selected for this year's Padma awards.
World Athletics also said that as far as it was aware, there were no longer insurance policies available for the coronavirus.
The partnership will also see the two parties cooperate on technology initiatives, including development of affordable smartphones.
The latest updates from the Tamil film industry.
'In the 1990s, wherever I would go for work, I would see Tabu dancing in a studio.'
'I would never celebrate the success of my songs, be it with Baar Baar Dekho or Dear Zindagi. With Jahan Tu Chala, I made it a point to enjoy its success.'
The singer has continued to top the Billboard charts since 2008, setting a number of records along the way.
Hip hop artist-producer Kanye West took to Twitter on Saturday to announce he would be running for president of the United States, in the elections slated to take place in November.
Para-athlete and current para-badminton world champion Manasi Joshi, climate activist Ridhima Pandey and Isaivani for breaking male domination in the field of Tamil Nadu's Gaana singing also made the list.
