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On Govinda's 61st birthday on December 21, some nuggets about the actor who was once Hero No 1.
Dinesh Raheja tips his hat to his favourite Raj Kapoor movie, as we continue celebrating the legend's birth centenary.
Bhumi wears her Ma's sari... Manushi is in the mountains... Karisma is Christmas-ready...
'What scares me is the fact that there is so much content that people have content indigestion.' 'How do you entice people who have indigestion of content?'
Within his short lifespan of 63 years, Raj Kapoor left behind an incredible cinematic legacy. Dinesh Raheja continues celebrating Raj Kapoor's birth centenary by looking at seven sequences from his films that have defined Hindi cinema.
Munjya is the most wildly entertaining ghost I have encountered at the movies recently. But he has the added advantage of being a Maharashtrian ghost, of possessing rhythms of speech and behaviour that are distinctly Maharashtrian, of being blessed with that beautiful brand of Maharashtrian irritability
'The trolling and negativity were hard to handle.' 'It did affect my confidence and self-esteem.' 'Over time, I've learned to navigate it better.'
Despite the mediocrity at large, these 10 films had me in raptures for the emotions they evoked within as a cheering audience, critic and cinephile.
I would tell all my friends to go and watch Mufasa: The Lion King, recommends Krishiv Dedhia, 7.
Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan made sure to support daughter Aaradhya as they watched her performance at the Dhirubhai Ambani School's annual day event.
Coming of age, cyclones, conscience, cubicles, catchwords for OTT this week.
Govind Nihalani made some of the finest films of the 20th century: Aakrosh, Ardh Satya, Party, Aaghat and, of course, the Partition epic television series Tamas. On his 84th birthday on December 19, a tribute.
FLEXI Show will give the audience the freedom to leave the movie hall at any point while paying only for the time they watched it.
Sharvari's hot photoshoot... Shraddha's New Year resolution... Alia's 2024 album...
As Swades turns 20, Aseem Chhabra looks back at the film that spoke to him.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
When I go to act in a film, I don't think of the journey.'
Breaking age barriers! Here are 5 actors who married older women, proving love is ageless.
Every year has its share of duds and turkeys. 2024 was no different except that even the rotten ones are too drab to have any real offence value.
'It's very heartening because it's a kind of underdog story and you know, we're not a big film, we're not with big people, we have not been able to plaster ourselves all over the place to make ourselves be seen and watched.''But still, we have managed to somehow get here.'
'I have no connection with the D (drug) world.'
'Since childhood, I have enjoyed playing with children. Even when I did films early in my career, I would make sure that whatever content I am putting out, kids should be able to watch these films.'
It's a double special moment as Keerthy embarks on her Bollywood journey with Baby John.
Ananya wears the colour of the season... Shraddha shares a throwback pic... Shriya gets a present from Gym Santa...
Film folk attended the screening of Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal's festival film Girls Will Be Girls at PVR theatre in Juhu, a northwest suburb of Mumbai. You can watch this film on Amazon Prime Video.
Sanjay Dutt visited the Golden Temple in Amritsar with Uri Director Aditya Dhar, who's directing Dutt in his next. Accompanying them was a special guest.
'Unfortunately, we live in a 'Mainstream Bollywood' bubble, where we cannot look beyond films that we ourselves find entertaining.'
'If Lord Ram can forgive Manthara, if he can forgive Kaikeyi, if he can even forgive Ravan after the great battle was done, surely you can let go of this extremely small thing in comparison... not that I need your forgiveness.'
While 2023 saw many mega blockbusters (Pathaan, Gadar 2, Jawan and Animal), this year had only two.
Exactly a month before he passed away on June 2, 1988, Raj Kapoor was given the prestigious Dadasahed Phalke by the then President of India, Ramaswamy Venkataraman.
Shahana Goswami's Santosh has been shortlisted for the best foreign film Oscars.
Priyanka is Christmas-ready... Aahana goes pink in Jaipur... Priya walks the streets of Spain...
'I like to sell a dream. I like to tell stories. I'm a very good storyteller. I can convert the most boring topic into a riveting tale.'
Genelia D'Souza threw a party for her husband Riteish Deshmukh as he turned 46 on December 17.
Just when it seemed that Bollywood had recovered with multiple big hits in 2023, it all came down in 2024 with a flurry of flops, disasters and mega disasters.
On John's 52nd birthday on December 17, 6 nuggets you need to know about him.
Manushi is Little Miss Sunshine.. Shraddha has a question for you... Kareena goes glam...
The top 10 films of the year may not be great by themselves but they stand out amidst the other OTT releases.
Anees Bazmee, who is basking in the success of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, celebrates 45 years in the film industry.
The world is celebrating Raj Kapoor's birth centenary, but when was the last time you watched an RK film?
'...Shyam had not given me the roles he did.'
'My father is a businessman and he has gone through a lot of ups and down.''When I see him have the money and then lose it all, but keep trying at this age, I feel if he can do it, then why cannot I?''That has been my biggest motivating factor.'
After the traditional Iyengar ceremony on December 12, Keerthy Suresh and Anthony Thattil had a Christian wedding ceremony on Sunday, December 15.
'When he played his inner light shone so bright! His joy embraced us all... we experienced divinity.'
It's raining records for Pushpa: The Rule.
Melodies that stayed on in the mind and memory are too few and far between. Except the ones that do make an impression are definitely worth celebrating for their refreshing style and substance.