'One day, I was working in my office late in the evening when suddenly the peon comes and says Saif Ali Khan has come to meet you.' 'Saif told me, "I'm desperate. I've been thrown out by Sattee Shourie, I'm homeless and penniless. Can you do a film with me?"' 'I thought about it and saw him in the character which I was writing.' 'So I gave him a cheque of Rs 5,000 and said, "We'll work together".'
As Shabana Azmi turns 60, rediff.com celebrates the star and ten of her best works.
There were quite a few female-led shows in 2025, and actresses got to play some interesting, non-cliched parts.
As Lord Ganesha comes home this year, we take a look at how children welcomed him.
The Bollywood veterans were felicitated by President Pratibha Patil in New Delhi today.
Anjini gets ocean therapy... Kartik jets to London... Tanishaa goes spiritual...
Several Bollywood stars attended Holi parties across the city on March 27.
Bollywood actor and activist Shabana Azmi received the Gandhi Foundation International Peace Award 2006.
The incident took place near Khalapur, over 60 km from Mumbai, when the Tata Safari car in which they were traveling to Pune rammed into a truck.
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'It is important for actors with a voice to use it for the correct cause.'
'I am happy showing my age. I don't want to look 20 years younger than my age. Neither have I done any cosmetic surgery nor do I want to.'
'I've never been more nervous about any of my own films. I can't eat, sleep or speak. I can barely breathe.'
'Despite acting in some 100 films and television plays, people still remember the daadi of Hum Log.'
Here's a quick look at the Bollywood movies list of 2026. Lots of interesting titles and genres coming right up!
Presenting excerpts from Shaukat Azmi's beautiful book, Kaifi And I.
In 2025, OTT series were entertaining enough, even though most were in the crime genre.
Mere Pyare Prime Minister had a special screening.
Pooja and Siddhanth go trekking... Zahan spams us from London... Sara Tendulkar twins with Banita Sandhu...
Shabana Azmi talks about her new film Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd.
Masoom 2 will also feature Shabana Azmi and Naseeruddin Shah.
Two movies from across the world will be honoured at the Toronto International Film Festival in September.
The Ram Madhvani-directed biopic is based on the life of the late air hostess Neerja Bhanot, who died while trying to help Pan Am passengers escape during a hijack in 1986.
'My journey has just been so different. Each character has been so different.'
The veteran couple got hitched on December 9 thirty years ago.
Reader Amish Maske sends us a photograph.
'Somewhere our society's collective morality is lost. There's a kind of moral confusion in our society which reflects in our films.' 'Filmmakers are hiding behind romance, ghost stories, murder mysteries and sex. No film is looking at social issues.'
'Now when I'm a mother and have two sons, I do look back and say, "Oh my God! What was I thinking?"'
'I have always broken my image every time I went on screen. I don't know what it means to be a Greek God but people used to call me one.'
Aamir Khan invited friends and colleagues from the film industry for a special screening of his new film, Sitaare Zameen Par, in Mumbai.
A BMC spokesperson said the average voter turnout stood at 29.96 per cent till 1.30 pm in the metropolis, which has more than 1 crore eligible electors.
Bollywood celebrities usher in the Festival of Colours with much fervour.
'If you start from a position of compromise, you end up getting nothing.' Shabana Azmi explains.
'There were moments where I simply couldn't look away from her.'
The veteran actor replaced stepped in for Irrfan Khan in Chalk N Duster.
Besides their terrific acting talent, of course!
Check out the star arrivals.
The event took place at the Sofitel hotel in Bandra-Kurla Complex in the western suburbs of Mumbai.
'It's far-fetched to say that human thinking will become subservient.'
