Whether it is his acting, dialogue delivery or action sequences, there is a clear absence of enthusiasm, observes Namrata Thakkar.
Kalank, a Karan Johar production, has an uncanny resemblance to a Sanjay Leela Bhansali venture, feels Namrata Thakker.
If fate had willed, Alia Bhatt's first movie co-star would have been Aditya Narayan, singer Udit Narayan's talented son.
There were reports that Ranbir Kapoor had said no to the project but sources close to the director seemed amused by that.
Meet the stars Rediff.com Contributing Photographer Pradeep Bandekar spotted over the weekend.
Publicist Rohini Iyer hosted a party at her home, attended by Bollywood celebs.
'The pressure was very high because I am not a Saroj Khan or a Vaibhavi Merchant.' 'I am someone from a reality show.' 'I was a nobody who was given an opportunity to express myself in the best way I could.'
That's all Ranveer Singh is saying for now.
'If someone were to ask you if you want to die tomorrow, no matter what problems you are grappling with, you would be hesitant, right?'
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.
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.
Sukanya Verma recaps all those events from 25 years ago.
'His time had not come, he went away before his time was up.'
'For me, Nitin Chandrakant Desai will always be associated with masti-mazaak.'
Alia Bhatt shared posters of her upcoming film, Gangubai Kathiawadi, on social media. It is based on S Hussain Zaidi's book on female gangsters, Mafia Queens of Mumbai, and the story revolves around the real life story of brothel owner, Gangubai Kothewali.
Padmaavat will now enjoy a solo release on January 25.
Gangubai Kathiawadi dominated the 68th Filmfare awards, held on April 27 in Mumbai, as it picked up 10 awards including Best Film, Best Director for Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Best Actress for Alia Bhatt.
She said intolerance is growing in the country and a "select few" assume that they represent the masses, "under certain political patronage", and take law and order in their hands.
Over the years, the singer has given us many memorable songs including Pal, Yaaron, Tu Hi Meri Shab Hai, Aankhon Mein Teri, Khuda Jaane.
'I channelised my anxiety into making Padmaavat.' 'I think suffering has always been an incentive for my creativity.'
Sukanya Verma looks at all the significant bald imagery of Bollywood through the years.
Top directors are getting ready to put together some of their most ambitious films.
Was Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmaavat really worth the fuss?
'Ranbir helped me a lot with emotions and dialogues. As an actor, he makes us very secure.' 'He guides us with his experiences. He makes the work really, really easy and wonderful for his co-stars.'
Songs like Mehendi Hai Rachne Waali, Dholida, Tenu Leke Main Jawaanga and Cutiepie have been selected for the performances.
'KK could have been much more successful than he was, but he preferred to concentrate on quality rather than quantity.'
The superstar uses his security personnel in place of weights!
With an endless number of star kid debuts in the offing, we thought of looking at how this decade's brigade compares to their mums, dads, uncles or siblings.
'The girl who helps me at home has had a tough life, yet her perspective of life is so much more positive than mine despite the hardships she's endured.'
'You can't allow people to hijack any situation for the sake of political mileage.' 'This is what makes our actors vulnerable.'
The movie, Padmavati, continues to be dogged by controversy.
The diva attends a special screening of the film, Satelite Shankar.
'By billing Amitabh Bachchan as 'friendly appearance', we are acknowledging his exceptional generosity in an industry where actors charge for even a sneeze.'
The Kerala Story is among a long list of films that invited bans and censorship.
'In him resides a fierce lion of an actor who would have made Stanislavsky proud.' 'With Rocky he started with his body, his hair, his clothes; then his walk, his language, the constant listening to Punjabi hip hop and before long we couldn't differentiate between Ranveer and Rocky.'
Ashutosh Gowariker seems too inspired by Sanjay Leela Bhansali's way of making period films, feels Namrata Thakker.
For reasons that are not known clearly the two actors have shared cold vibes for years, notes Subhash K Jha.
'I've spoken to Gangubai's soul.' 'I've had long conversations with her in my mind.' 'I understood her suffering, anger, joys and sorrow.' 'I had to connect to the soul of this amazing woman.' 'I think I did.'
