Subhash K Jha gives us the lowdown on what's going on in showbiz.
It's an emotional time for Manisha Koirala, as she stars in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Web series Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar.
Holidays turn into horror, Bhansali brand of razzmatazz and tons more on OTT this week.
'Before every scene, Sanjay Leela Bhansali would play two or three songs over and over again, especially when Sharmin and I would shoot, because it invoked his emotion. One of the songs was from The Last Samurai. Everything is in rhythm for him. If he doesn't have that rhythm in place, then something is off.'
'It was Ranbir's idea to take a paternity break. He is a very excited father-to-be.'
Alia meets Bhansali... Tara promotes Ek Villain Returns... Urvashi glams up...
Film stars are beloved in our cinema-obsessed country. Stars are not only watched and worshipped on screen but also talked about with much fondness.
Alia Bhatt won hearts when she wore her wedding sari at the 69th National Film Awards at the Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi. The ivory embroidered drape was designed by Sabyasachi Mukherjee.
Alia's white sari with fringes was designed by Rimple and Harpreet Narula.
'The government wants to ban surrogacy and take away women's fundamental right to do what she wants with her body.'
May offers a mix of original Web series and digital movie premieres on OTT.
'How much will our film industry succumb to these tactics from outfits who have made protests against Hindi films a thriving cottage industry?'
'You can see the influence of Charulata in the way I've projected Aishwarya in Devdas.'
On Alia's 31st birthday on March 15, Subhash K Jha looks at her best films.
Heeramandi, a passion project that took off after years in development and planning, mirrors Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film-making's finest and frustrating features, observes Sukanya Verma.
'Gangubai required Alia to change her body language, voice, even the look in her eyes.' 'I threw the challenge at her and she was more than up to it.'
On her 50th birthday on November 1, Sukanya Verma raises a toast to Bollywood's Golden Girl and 15 of her noteworthy performances.
Netflix, who were scheduled to stream Gangubai Kathiawadi a month after its theatrical release, has been 'requested' to postpone their streaming plans by at least a month, to allow the film to grow in the cinemas.
'It used to be a big problem to make people understand that one can be equally passionate about dancing as well as acting, and you don't need to choose one to be good at something. Bagging the kind of roles I wanted to do was a struggle.'
We remember some of Nitin Chandrakant Desai most influential works.
Richa Chadha has started shooting for her first international project Aaina in London.
Aditi Roy Hydari on working with Mani Ratnam and Sanjay Leela Bhansali.
'I joined Heeramandi's shoot right after completing Laapataa Ladies.' 'When I landed on the Heeramandi sets, I was like "Oh my God!" because this was for the first time I was seeing such a huge set in my life.'
Alia Bhatt made stunning pictures as she took the stage at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival, where her latest film Gangubai Kathiawadi was premiered.
'I am writing two films. Something very different from Rocky Aur Rani.' 'I know I'm back on the set next year.'
Urvashi, Amyra at the airport... Rakul is at the gym... Kriti is spotted at a clinic.
Joginder Tuteja lists the highest-grossing female-centric films.
RARKPK looks like a family drama packed with loads of emotions, extravagant sets, colourful costumes, stunning cinematography, stellar star-cast and amazing music.
The OTT boom has proved a boon for a lot of hibernating '90s beauties as they rediscover themselves in exciting new avatars.
Alia Bhatt has, in her words, been working 'like a mad woman' to complete all her assignments.
Alia has pushed herself harder on this one than on any other project to date.'
Its callous perspective and comical treatment of a sensitive matter makes a complete hash of things, asserts Sukanya Verma.
Apparently, Deepika will now produce a bio-pic on the life of her father, the badminton champion, Prakash Padukone.
Kiara Advani and Sidharth Malhotra's wedding reception was as star-studded as it can get.
'Suffering has always been an incentive for my creativity.'
Rediff.com Contributing Photographer Pradeep Bandekar caught glimpses of these stars on Monday.
'While I was performing it, I had a weird feeling that people would love it because it's so bizarre.'
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