Just a day before Shabana Azmi met with a road accident on January 18, she was celebrating husband Javed Akhtar's 75th birthday bash with the rest of Bollywood. And it was a full house, as *everyone* came forward to pay their salaams to one of Bollywood's leading writers and poets.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was in Mumbai to invite filmmakers to shoot in the valley.
'There's this one scene in Gulmohar that belongs to Manojji and everyone was excited for him.' 'The evening before we were to shoot it, everyone, from Sharmilaji to the junior most actor, wished him luck.'
'He was suddenly nervous.'
'The next day, 14 actors, from Sharmilaji and Amol Palekar to Suraj Sharma, all watched him perform.' 'It was like being back in film school.'
Friday. The release dates of Kaminey and this week's other release Life Partner have been postponed in Mumbai.
Kaminey is the kind of film whose success we ought all pray for, because it'll prove smart cinema works.
Shahid Kapoor is aware how important a film Kaminey is for him.
'I have lost a piece of my heart.' 'I can cry me a river and write words & words.. but I can never completely express what he means to me.' 'Mera yaar ...KK!!'
Amole Gupte talks about his acting role in Kaminey, and life after Taare Zameen Par.
'Acting is probably the most wonderful profession anyone can have because you make every film set with 200 people, so you make 200 new friends every four months, and you learn so many things from these new lives.'
The actor also shared an image that sought to explain the ramifications of the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizen.
'This poem was written against a fundamentalist called Zia-ul-Haq, a dictator. It is interesting that fundamentalists, all kinds of, don't like this poem'
Franka Potente is tipped to star in Vishal Bhardwaj's next film, Julia.
The filmmakers help to prmote AIDS awareness.
Vishal Bhardwaj comes up with a modest, lovely soundtrack for Ajay Devgan's directorial debut.
The couple is all set to star in Karan Johar's new film to be directed by Rang De Basanti writer, Rensil D'Silva.
A string of film celebrities like Waheeda Rahman, Naseeruddin Shah, Girish Karnad among others set to explore the intertwining of cinema with literature at the fest.
Now, Hollywood will be treated to more of Deepika!
Pankaj Kapur discusses his latest, The Blue Umbrella.
Item numbers may just have risen a notch higher. After all, it's not everyday that we see Johnny Depp gyrating to one! If things go as planned, Depp may perform an item number for Mira Nair's Shantaram.
After Dhaakad failed at the box office, some social media accounts claimed that Kangana Ranaut hasn't had a single success since Queen. True or False? Find out for yourself in this box office ledger.
Check out the star arrivals.
Vivek Oberoi and Ajay Devgan are in town to promote their upcoming release, Omkara.
'I think my performance in Ray's Devi still ranks as my best,' says Sharmila Tagore.
Shreya Sharma talks about her role as Biniya in The Blue Umbrella.
A look at the party pictures.
We have lost Irrfan, but his legacy lives on.
Filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj has faith in his Omkara.
Konkona Sen Sharma and Sohum Shah play Aarushi's parents, while Tabu plays Aarushi's aunt. Irrfan Khan plays the officer investigating the case.
Joginder Tuteja looks at just how much audiences have loved Bollywood's serial killers.
Sreehari Nair introduces you to three promising movies coming up.
Sukanya Verma lists 10 of her favourite songs of the year, in no particular order.
