Sharmila Tagore rang in her 81st birthday with her family and friends in Delhi.
For the special screening of their film Aranyer Din Ratri at Cannes, Sharmila and Simi were dressed to the nines.
Sharmila Tagore's 80th birthday saw her family rally around her and celebrate the big day with good food, lots of pictures and even more cake!
Saif Ali Khan's mother Sharmila Tagore and sister Soha Ali Khan visited the Lilavati Hospital to check on his condition. following the shocking attack on him at his residence in the early hours of Thursday.
Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Soha Ali Khan along with their children Taimur, Jeh and Innaya join in decorating the Christmas tree.
The 70th National Awards saw some beautiful moments on stage and off it.
Big films like Dhurandhar, Chhava and Kantara: Chapter 1 hit box office gold in 2025, and its directors, Aditya Dhar, Laxman Utekar and Rishab Shetty, have proved their worth. But many other directors made an impact with their 2025 releases, in various languages.
'The Pakistani team visited India in 2005-2006, and there was a grand dinner. He urged me to get on stage and speak on behalf of the Punjab Cricket Association!' 'Imagine, a coach from Pakistan speaking on behalf of the PCA!'
'I was a boy from a small village in Punjab. Who would have thought I'd be loved by everyone?'
Dharmendra's oeuvre was so phenomenal that there was never a phase in his professional life when he was in danger of falling into a rut, in terms of either the kind of films he starred in or the sort of co-actors he worked with.
Today, says Twinkle Khanna, motherhood is very different. "You're like a psychologist, you're their trainer, you're the nutritionist, you're seeing how many carbs they're eating, how many vitamins they're having, you're their chef, you're an educator and you are also their screen monitor. And you still have to make the hair along with that."
'I am taking my mom to a leopard resort in Rajasthan, with our family and some of her friends.'
'We love them but the moment we hear something about them, we are done.'
'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.'
'When someone complimented him, he hugged that person with such sincerity. That genuineness stayed with him.'
'Paap Aur Punya was not a success but I recall it with fondness because we had so much fun.' 'In one sequence, Shashi gets beaten by goons.' 'Saif toddled into the frame to rescue his Shashi Uncle from these bad people since no one else was doing the needful!'
In this special series, Dinesh Raheja explores prominent music duos, and the dynamics that went into the making, and the unmaking.
It's Children's Day and the tiny tots are celebrating on social media with their star parents!
Dinesh Raheja charts the highs and lows of Hrishikesh Mukherjee's creative association with five megastars -- Amitabh Bachchan, Rajesh Khanna, Raj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar and Dharmendra.
Dharmendra remained one of the most loved stars of all time, even when his movies tapered off, and age caught up with him.
S D Burman is that unique composer who remained successful right up to his death with his creative engines never running on empty.
'I am glad Aranyer Din Ratri is being shown at Cannes.' 'The film was better appreciated outside India even when released originally.'
'Salman has never been given a reason to change his ways.'
'She was brave. She didn't care a hoot. And India was not the strongest of nations as it is now.'
'She was brave. She didn't care a hoot. And India was not the strongest of nations as it is now.'
Among the first Indians to be spotted at the festival was Sharmila Tagore, who is part of the jury at the film festival.
In 1973, several major leading ladies like Mumtaz, Raakhee, Jaya Bhaduri, Dimple Kapadia, Tanuja, had married and retired from films. Producers wanted a new heroine as a replacement. Many thought Sulakshana was a Mumtaz lookalike and was soon persuaded to sign on multiple films as a leading lady.
The veteran actress turns 70 today, December 8.
The actress turned 59 and became the UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.
'Everybody was scared, especially with Rajesh Khanna playing a double role and playing my lover and my son.' 'It was quite a risky thing to do. That's why they made me look so old.'
While Amitabh Bachchan's chemistry with his heroines -- from Jaya Bhaduri to Rekha to Hema Malini -- brought sizzle to his films, many of his biggest blockbusters have been powered by his combustible combination with male co-stars.
Pataudi medal was an afterthought, ECB should have done better: Farokh Engineer
The Supreme Court has temporarily halted a High Court order that would have sent a decades-old property dispute involving the Bhopal royal estate back to trial court. The case involves descendants of Nawab Hamidullah Khan and challenges the inheritance of Sajida Sultan and her heirs, including actor Saif Ali Khan.
The late Nawab of Pataudi's widow wants the current residents on family property in Bhopal evicted.
Reader Kaushik Bhattacharya sends us pictures.
Tagore, who is making her debut in Marathi film opposite actor-filmmaker Amol Palekar in Samantar (parallel), told reporters that regional cinema has strong roots.
By today's standards, when the cynicism about the corrupt system is rampant, New Delhi Times seems mild. But it was upsetting enough to have problems with film distributors. Even television refused to run it. Deepa Gahlot re-introduces you to this 1986 classic.
Readers Suman and Sumana Bhattacharya met the actress at a Tagore reading.
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