It was a hit and miss for some but each one of them revelled in the opportunity to showcase their talent.
'I don't think Waheeda had the confidence that I could pull it off, so she said no.'
Despite the mediocrity at large, these films had me in raptures for the emotions they evoked within as a cheering audience, critic and cinephile.
Amazon Prime Video has announced 69 assorted Web series and movies, and the slate sure looks interesting.
'A lot of what you see on screen, particularly the night of the massacre, is pretty close to what really happened as it is based on survivor stories.'
Yami Gautam's career is flying high. Her latest film Article 370 is a superhit and adds to the list of successes to her credit, right from her debut film, Vicky Donor.
'Here are 25 stories special to me for one reason too many,' says Sukanya Verma who scored 25 years writing about the movies last week.
R Madhavan's Rocketry: The Nambi Effect has won the National Award for Best Feature Film while Alia Bhatt and Kriti Sanon shared the Best Actress award for their roles in Gangubai Kathiawadi and Mimi, respectively.
'When it was confirmed that I would do the song, Manishaji walked up to me and asked, "Please Vijayshree, tell me how are you planning to do the song. Give me a rough idea so that I am mentally prepared".'
Did you know that the original choice for the title role in Piku was not Deepika Padukone? It was Parineeti Chopra.
When he left his job in Calcutta to go to Bombay to become a film actor, Amitabh Bachchan took his driver's license along.
Steadily marching ahead for almost a decade now on the strength of his unassuming versatility, the 35 year old is ready to showcase his mettle in one of the most challenging roles of his career as India's first Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw in Meghna Gulzar's biopic, Sam Bahadur.
'In Bangladesh, I have played so many dynamic characters, be it a freedom fighter, a circus trapeze artist, sex worker, and many more.'
Sonam-Anand celebrate anniversary...Deepika misses Irrfan...Soha gets ready for Mother's Day.
One of Hindi cinema's most high-profile couples celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 3.
'When I looked closely at people and stories from that region, I realised that the landscape contributes a lot to how people behave.'
Shoojit Sircar takes Rediff.com's Ronjita Kulkarni behind the sets of October, and right inside his beautiful mind.
Bollywood is making beautiful pictures in different parts of the world.
'Sex is such a healthy thing that your first encounter with it should be good, otherwise it scars you for life, it disturbs you for life.'
Neha Dhupia was among the many film folk who took up Amitabh Bachchan's tongue-twister challenge.
No, no, Varun has no plans of doing that just yet :)
You neither get goosebumps nor the adrenaline rush of desh bhakti, which a film like Sardar Udham should give every Indian, observes Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
Amrita Singh and Sara Ali Khan were guests at the Sardar Udham screening.
Quite a few Hindi films have taken up issues related with sex, and managed to shine the torch on some pertinent issues.
'There were initial hiccups with Ayushmann as Mr Bachchan has an aura; he isn't called a legend for anything.'
This is the first time that Amitabh Bachchan and Ayushmann Khurana share screen space, and that's good reason for us to be excited about Gulabo Sitabo.
After inviting childhood friend Malavika Mohanan to the screening of his new film, Sardar Udham, Vicky Kaushal asks rumoured girlfriend Katrina Kaif out on a movie date.
The film will release in November this year.
Sara Ali Khan wishes her grandmother (you know who!) on her 77th birthday... Esha Deol wishes her dad (you know who!) on his 86th birthday ... Genelia wishes her mum on her birthday...
Shoojit Sircar's new film gets a release date.
Rediff.com Contributing Photographer Pradeep Bandekar sighted these stars over the weekend.
Anushka Sharma is not with husband Virat Kohli, who is playing the IPL in the UAE.
Rediff.com Contributing Photographer Pradeep Bandekar spotted these stars over the weekend.
'I have been exceptionally lucky with my actors, whether it was Sushmita in Aarya or Kartik Aaryan in Dhamaka.'
'He's one of the actors I've seen who, compared to so many younger people that we get to work with, doesn't have any tantrums.'
'To jump from Madras Cafe to Piku to PINK to October, it takes time...'
Amitabh Bachchan, Ayushmann Khurrana and Shoojit Sircar announced the trailer launch of Gulbao Sitabo, their new film, in a unique way.
'Dada is a living legend, not just here but around the world. The biopic on him will be very special.'
As he celebrates his 38th birthday, Namrata Thakker takes a closer look at his AMAZING life through his Instagram feed.
