'If there is one thing Shyam Benegal expressed best: It was the Poetry of the ordinary face and ordinary lives.'
'This is where I was born and this is where I'll die.'
Like every year, Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar hosted a Holi party at their Mumbai home, Janki Kutir, and invited family and friends over.
After Dimple Kapadia was signed on by Christopher Nolan, Shabana Azmi has landed a role in a Steven Spielberg web series.
Shabana Azmi presents Mee Raqsam, Baba's directorial debut.
'It is important for actors with a voice to use it for the correct cause.'
'Each of us will have a beautiful story to tell about him because he went beyond work and touched our lives. That's a rarity in this industry.'
It was a day of mourning for the film fraternity.
Zakir Hussain was the maestro of tabla, percussionist, composer and even actor -- a legend who was India's very own and yet belonged to the world. Hussain died from 'idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis', a lung disease, in a San Francisco hospital early Monday. He was 73.
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'It is very important for actors to do films that open up dark spaces in our society,' she says.
'I did not charge a rupee for that show, but Rohit (Bal) gifted me the suit I had walked in. 'I still have it as a memento of a man who was an institution and an inspiration.'
'We call on you, Mr President, to ensure that Alexey Navalny is immediately given the medical treatment and care that he urgently requires.'
'The last time I met him will be one I will always cherish. It was in February this year.' 'I was asked to give him the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award and was warned he was frail and uncommunicative.' 'I approached him with some trepidation, but was delighted to find that not only did he recognise me, he also hugged me warmly and showered much affection,' Shabana Azmi tells Subhash K Jha.
Girish Karnad's demise leaves Shabana Azmi shattered.
It was a day with a difference for industry icons Salim-Javed, who transformed Hindi cinema in the 1970s with films like Zanjeer, Sholay, Deewar and Don, when their families got together to hail them on stage.
Manoj Bajpayee returns to entertain us in his 100th film, Bhaiyya Ji.
'As we grow older, we fight much less with each other.' 'The magic mantra is 'Drop it!'' 'I would recommend it for all relationships.' 'In anger, we can say many hurtful things that can leave a deep scar, so dropping it is the healthy way of preventing that from happening.'
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The distinguished actress Shaukat Kaifi, mother to Shabana and Baba Azmi, passed away on September 22.
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Rehana Sultan was all set to be a path-breaker. The time was right. Hindi cinema had emerged from the 1960s musicals era. But somehow, leading film-makers of the time did not believe Rehana had that cachet. It was Zeenat Aman who ended up being the definitive taboo-trasher of the era. Dinesh Raheja salutes the trendsetter of the 1970s, Rehana Sultan.
Perfect occasion to list 30 real-life educators whose unique methods, unwavering dedication or scholarly persona impressed us.
Perfect occasion to list 30 real-life educators whose unique methods, unwavering dedication or scholarly persona impressed us.
When Shabana Azmi met with a road accident on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway on Saturday, her friends and colleagues from the film industry reacted immediately and rushed to her in support.
Film stars and technicians were awarded at the IIFA awards over the weekend, and here are the big winners.
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.
'If you start from a position of compromise, you end up getting nothing.' Shabana Azmi explains.
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'If you shout at me, I will not take it.' 'If you jump on me and pounce on me or physically come too close to me, that's not acceptable.'
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
Film folk were invited to an early screening of this week's Netflix release, Amar Singh Chamkila, in Mumbai.
Kunal Kemmu makes his directorial debut with Madgaon Express, and his wife, Soha Ali Khan, was among his biggest cheerleaders at a special screening in Mumbai.
'Playing Murlikant Petkar changed my life.'
Sukanya Verma looks at all the times Bollywood peddled its treasured ishq our way.
Here's how filmi folks ushered in the festival of colours!
Monday was a busy day for film folk, and we tell you just how they spent it.
The actress cum activist talks about Sania Mirza, films and more.
As Mahesh Bhatt turns 75 on September 20, Subhash K Jha calls him the 'eternal seeker of truth in cinema and in life'.
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