'Being signed on as the leading man of Hero came to me like a bolt out of the blue.'
Producer Ramesh Taurani celebrated his 65th birthday with the film folk he's worked with through the 45 years of his music company, Tips Music and 30 years of Tips Films.
Film folk like Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Shilpa Shetty, Karan Johar, Vicky Kaushal and Pritam attend RSS' centenary celebrations in Mumbai.
Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah has publicly criticized Mumbai University after being uninvited from a student event, citing concerns over freedom of expression and the current political climate.
A R Rahman feels a power shift may have happened in the past eight years, as 'people who are not creative have the power now to decide things.'
'Had I been launched as a leading actor, it would probably have worked better.' 'Prabhu Devaa came eight years after me. Maybe if a filmmaker had thought of a film for me like the ones he got, my career would have been a different trajectory.'
A prayer meet was held for Dharmendra at the Taj Lands End hotel in Bandra, north west Mumbai.
Ranbir Kapoor recalled how his grandfather Raj Kapoor sent a telegram to Vyjayanthimala, convincing her to join the 1964 romantic musical drama, Sangam.
Rajinikanth may have made his last Hindi film two decades ago but he can still set the screen alight, blazing away with a gun that has dozens of barrels. As Thalaiva turns 75 on December 12, Dinesh Raheja looks back at his 17 year journey in Hindi cinema.
'Dilipsaab was an interesting mix of spontaneity and stylised acting.'
We look at the longest Hindi movies through the years, and interestingly, most of them have done well.
'What do you think... those working in the film industry are illiterate people? Why don't you go and work with Bimal Roy?'
Reader Shubha Pai sends in a picture of her husband Sudeep with the famous director.
Mukta Art's maiden Kannada venture Nimbehuli will be directed by Hemanth Hegde who will also be seen in the lead.
The director will be honoured at the Dubai International Film Festival.
Rediff readers catch up with director Subhash Ghai.
The showman will participate in a special round table conference and promote his new film 'Kisna' at the 57th Cannes Film Festival.
The veteran filmmaker talks about how he got his first break, and why formal training can give you an edge.
Take a look at the pictures inside.
Mukta Arts Ltd is set to foray into the exhibition business.
From Kalicharan to Kaanchi, the director of mega blockbusters and star-studded entertainers may not have rocked the box-office in a very long time but his fondness for certain filmmaking elements, props and plot devices is recurring in nearly all his movies.
Subhash Ghai celebrated wife Rehana's birthday recently, and all his filmi friends made sure to attend.
The Delhi high court issued notices to Anil Kapoor and Subhash Ghai over on a petition filed by a Delhi University professor seeking a ban on the screening of their recent film, Black And White, alleging that it was anti-Muslim.
In this special series, we re-visit great Hindi film classics. Today, we look back at Subhash Ghai's 1983 blockbuster Hero that launched two relative newcomers into overnight stardom.
The filmmaker who has worked with some of the biggest names in Bollywood, has almost no one rooting for him now.
Filmmaker Subhash Ghai on Friday said that he felt "cheated" by the Maharashtra government after Supreme Court upheld the Bombay High Court order quashing the 20 acre land allotted to his film school Whistling Woods International.
The Supreme Court has asked the filmmakera and Whistling Woods to vacate 14.5 acre of land immediately.
Subhash Ghai and the students and faculty of Whistling Woods protest against the Supreme Court's verdict of closing down the filmmaking institute.
Members of the film industry trouped in to say their last goodbyes to Manoj Kumar at a prayer meet held on Sunday evening.
'Some time back, music was just noise.' 'Producers wrongly think item songs sell better.' 'Audiences are intelligent, they accept whatever you give, but that doesn't mean you can fool them.'
'There was a kind of disagreement with Subhashji after Meri Jung and unfortunately for me, I did not get to work with him again after that.'
What are the showman's erstwhile leading ladies up to?
'I stood in the line for potty. So there was no extraordinary feeling that I had become a hero.'
The film industry bid an emotional farewell to Manoj Kumar, one of Bollywood's legendary actors.
In a setback to film producer Subhash Ghai, the Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the Bombay high court order quashing the 20 acre land allotted to his film institute in Mumbai. A bench of justices H L Dattu and C K Prasad also pulled up former Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh for allotting the land in 2004, saying the CM cannot bend or bypass rules to give away government land.
'When you are someone's kid, you get easier access to the industry.' 'People will meet you, maybe even give you a first opportunity out of goodwill.' 'But at the end of the day, it's business.'
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