Sonam Kapoor screens her new film for family and friends.
Snippets from the eighth Jaipur Literature Festival.
As the world grows grimmer by the day, what can be more reassuring than pretty people showing off their perfect pearlies?
Varsha Bhosle salutes that effervescent icon of Indian cinema, Dev Anand.
'Economic issues do not matter during elections; it is the emotional connect that helps swing votes.'
The hits and misses of the week.
'I somehow escaped the difficulties that a majority of working girls face.'
The way Dilip came to the porch to receive Lata, you would never have guessed something was amiss between the two. Raju Bharatan's many wonderful insights into Dilip Kumar's life.
Monsoon is here, and time to bring out the chhatris.
Subhash K Jha gives us an insight into Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Saawariya, as it completes 13 years in November.
The hits and misses of the week.
Eid-ul-Fitr has been celebrated in a big way in Hindi films.
The hits and misses of the week.
The hits and misses of the week.
Box Office: Vishwaroop II is a disaster
'The minute Newton was selected for the Oscar, the Iranian film came into the picture.' 'Almost as if the attempt to pull Newton down was planned.'
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.
Take a look at the celebs who wowed.
As Gulzar turns 86 on August 18, Subhash K Jha celebrates the iconic figure by picking his five favourite songs.
Indian films, and Raj Kapoor in particular, have a special place in Iranian cinephilia or cinemadoosti, Ranjita Ganesan discovers on a visit to Iran.
'Skater Girl is India's first film on skateboarding and I hope that it inspires girls and boys across the world and brings them hope.'
''This body is mine. And bearing its burden has become quite a task,' Dilip Kumar once told Subhash K Jha.'
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.
A look at the arrivals.
Mylanchi Monjulla Veedu is a typical old world story with inter-religious relationship, elopement, mayhem and murder.
'It was one of the greatest learnings in my life to see someone like the great Amitabh Bachchan go through such a tough phase.' 'He had been there, done it all and really didn't need to prove himself.' 'Yet, he channelised it all and came out with one of his best performances,' Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra tells Savera R Someshwar/Rediff.com in a fascinating conversation about the films he has made and the actors he has worked with.
Athaiya, who won an Oscar for her work in the 1983 film Gandhi, passed away peacefully in her sleep, her daughter Radhika Gupta told PTI.
'Daniel Craig was my first choice but he requested if we could allow some time as he was also being considered to be the next James Bond.'
A Ganesh Nadar wonders what Kamal Hassan hopes to achieve with this film.
Here's where Bombay Velvet got its retro fashion inspirations from!
The epic romance set off a new trend in Bollywood, whereby buddy romances became popular.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'The Hit Girl' even has a foreword penned by superstar Salman Khan.
A special screening was organised for the beautiful ladies.
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