A fake tweet with Shabana Azmi’s picture is being circulated stating that Shabana will leave the country if Narendra Modi becomes prime minister again. The false...
His star-pupil Shabana Azmi speaks to Subhash K Jha on the legendary man-artiste-guru mentor. “He was the only person in the world whose feet I...
While the credit for being the first Bollywoodian to reach the voting venue on Monday morning goes to Priyanka Chopra(who is in Mumbai to attend her...
The combustive strong-willed ball of fire Swara Bhaskara turned a year older on Tuesday April 9 and she found herself a unique way to make the...
Scarcely has Shabana Azmi snapped out old her swine flu attack than her husband Javed Akhtar has been diagnosed with the same ailment. And Shabana who , like her husband, maintains a sense ...
Shabana Azmi(married to poet-thinker-lyricist-writer Javed Akhtar): “Our relationship is based on friendship and the same world view. There is a magic code between us .. in the middle of...
A routine checkup for cough and cold has landed Shabana Azmi in hospital with a severe bout of swine flu. She is recuperating fast. But using the time in ...
She is a formidable name on Indian television. Now Renuka Shahane is all set to turn director with a Hindi film that will star the indomitable Shabana Azmi in the lead. The...
Shabana Azmi’s extremely shy and gifted cinematographer brother Baba Azmi is directing a film. Entitled Me Raqsam(I Dance) the film is being shot currently at Mijwan , Shabana and Baba’s father the eminent poet Kaifi Azmi’s native village. Speaking from Mijwan the proud and happy sister Shabana says,...
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Karan Oberoi Gets Bail
Akshay & Bollywood Growing Up?
Bollywood Pays Its Tributes To Girish Karnad
Stop hounding Salman!
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The horror franchise which Karan Johar has kick-started with a bang by announcing Bhoot, is a loss-compensating strategy, meant to minimize the financial setbacks...
Salman Khan being Salman Khan, it surprised no one to know that he kept taking continuous potshots at PriyankaChopra for opting out of Bharat at...
With Kangana Ranaut’s vocal sister Rangoli’s tweet suggesting that Hrithik Roshan’s sister Sunaina has been calling Kangana to offer secret and silent support in Hrithik-Kangana war, the Roshan family now...
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“I am a Naani all over again,” beams my favourite Dream Girl hours after her elder daughter Esha gives birth...
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This is a producer-director combination that could most comfortably be certified as the entertainment industry’s Jodi no.1. Producer Vashu Bhagnani...
Sandeev Vanga who redefined the Telugu cinema’s hero with Arjun Reddy is ready with its Hindi remake Kabir Singh ....
Dosti(1964): Long before Friendship Day was invented and much before Bikram and Bala, that is Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor...
Game Over Starring Tapsee Pannu, Directed by Ashwin Saravanan Rating: ****(4 stars) There is blood on the hands of all of us who quietly...
Suddenly Varun Dhawan marriage after prolonged dillydallying is happening sooner rather than later. Apparently Natasha Dalal has given her nod...
There are growing whispers of Shah Rukh Khan’s daughter Suhana’s Bollywood debut soon. It is being said that Suhana is...
Ranveer Singh has excitedly spoken out about his fourth pairing with his wife Deepika Padukone for the sports film 83...
Of late Rishi Kapoor who is in New York undergoing a lengthy medical procedure,has been feeling homesick.The ailing actor,now on the way to...
There were reports in a section of the media regarding Hrithik’s sister Sunaina’s failing health. Now they’ve debunked by the...
I Am Mother(Netflix) Starring Clara Rugaard, Hillary Swank Directed by Grant Sputore Rating: **(2 stars) There are only two human characters in...
Tiger Shroff is a big fan of his father Jackie Shroff. He has watched all his Dad’s film , some of them repeatedly....
Some of Girish Karnad’s best works was with Shabana Azmi. And vice versa. In fact they almost started together in Shyam Benegal’s Nishant in 1973 , one of...
Amol Palekar: “My personal loss is beyond words!It’s an irreparable loss at many levels,cultural, intellectual, and moreover political! Very few artists...
Zarina Wahab has stood with her husband Aditya Pancholi through all the stress and strain that they as a couple have gone through over his...
The Jayalalitha bio-pic which is now being top lined by Kangana Ranaut was first offered to Vidya Balan. She was apparently...
Dimple Kapadia’s return to play Salman Khan’s mother in Dabangg 3 is the stupidest rumour we’ve heard in recent times.It seems the...
Just days after PM Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party returned to power, Yash Raj films announced Jayeshbhai Jordaar with Ranveer Singh in the title role of a Gujarati. Gujarat and Gujaratis will figure ...
So Akshay Kumar plays a transgender in his forthcoming film. He has come a lomg way from the time he ...
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Chernobyl(HBO 5-part miniseries) Starring Stellan Skarsgard, Emily Watson, Paul Ritter Directed by Johan Renck Rating; *** ½(3 and a half stars) It’s easy to...
A Monsoon Date (Eros Now) Short Film Directed by Tanuja Chandra Rating: *** (3 stars) There is a date, and then...
Salman Khan and Sanjay Leela Bhansali are all set to come together again after the ill-fated Saawariya in 2007 . In Hum…Dil De Chuke Sanam and Saawariya Salman’ didn’t get...
So now Salman Khan is being pulled up for slapping an overzealous security guard.However we may hate him for his...
After over a month in custody for alleged rape,television actor and musician Karan Oberoi, who many believe to be innocent specially...
Things are not looking up for Hrithik Roshan. Even as the trailer of his release Super 30 has been greeted by tons of ...
While all of Hindustan waits for the verdict on Bharat, early responses are very encouraging.While critical reaction to the film is...
Love can wait…Work comes first….Today’s actresses don’t allow their hearts to rule their heads. Did you ever hear of Kareena...
Legendary gay singer-musician Elton John is pissed off with the Russians. Their country has just cut off some portions of ...
By Devyani Chaubal He is the undisputed Sultan of the boxoffice, The most beloved superstar with a clean image on screen...
Bharat Starring Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Sunil Grover, Disha Patani, Jackie shroff Directed by Ali Abbas Zafar Rating: ****(4 stars)...
The team of the new Ayushmann Khurrana project Bala finds itself in a soup.An assistant director Kamal Kant Chandra has filed a case against the film’s leading...
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Prabhudheva who directs Salman Khan in the third film of the Dabangg series, has planned a huge hand-to-hand combat between Salman and...
Zero failed to work the wonders at the boxoffice it was meant to. But director Aanand L Rai is not stopping from doing what...
Not much is known about Telugu star-actor Adivi Sesh’s next release Evaru which, Adivi informs me, means ‘Who?’ Adivi Sesh is certain that the secrecy surrounding Evaru will work...
The Perfection(Netflix) Starring Allison Williams, Logan Browning Directed by Richard Shepard Rating: *( 1 star) This is a horror film...
When I am asked my take on nepotism in the Indian entertainment industry my answer is simple. There is the...
After the eleventh-hour run-in with his Ayogya producer actor-star-activist Vishal Krishna has decided to be a producer on all his films . “Why...
An ‘internal committee’ at Reliance Entertainment has cleared rape-accused Vikas Bahl of all charges thereby paving the way for Bahl’s name to be...
There seems to be a last-minute panic in the team of Salman Khan’s Eid release Bharat. Much is at stake, what with Salman’s last two Eid releases Tubelight in ...
R Madhavan’s career achievements from television icon to Mani Ratnam’s favourite actor in Tamil to a successful stint in Bollywood , are...
The shocking truth about Indian cinema at the Cannes film festival is , everything we sent this year for consideration ...
While we don’t know much about Saif’s elder son Ebrahim who likes to keep a low profile, Saif’s younger son and ...
Although Priyanka Chopra was very keen to work with Sanjay Bhansali again after Bajirao Mastani she has just lost the chance to do so. The reason, in...
NGK(Tamil) Starring Suriya, Sai Pallavi, Rakul Preet Singh Directed by Sevlaraghavan Rating: ** ½(2 and a half stars) It’s not easy being a superstar in the South....
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Sources close to the project confirm that that a sequel to Shaad Ali’s 2005 hit Bunty Aur Babli about a con-couple shooting and whooping their way...
So far Varun Dhawan’s guest appearance in Ali Abbas Zafar’s Bharat has only been whispered about. Now we can confirm that young Dhawan, a big Salman fan,...
Nakkash Starring Inaamulhaq, Sharib Hashmi, Kumud Mishra Written & Directed by Zaigham Imam Rating: ***(3 stars) Varanasi has hosted many recent films. Nakkash takes us into the uncomfortable...
It’s become a bit of a joke at Dharma Productions . Drive which was meant to be released a year ago has missed at ...
While Indian Idol has apparently lifted the ban on Anu Malik post the MeToo allegations, Yash Raj studios, Mumbai’s most prestigious entertainment studio, remains out of bounds for the ...
Both Yash Raj films and Dharma Productions love her. Then why is the talented Anushka Sharma not signing any more...
1. She is related to the legendary filmmaker Guru Dutt whose real name was Vasanth Padukone. 2. Her voice which was the highlight of her performance...
Dear Departed Ritu People knew you as Rituparno Ghosh, Bengal’s most distinguished filmmaker since Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen and Ritwick...
Reports suggest that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is sulking over her illustrious father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan working with Emraan Hashmi The reason?...
Is Raveena Tandon playing the mighty Indira Gandhi in the sequel to KGF? Well, yes and no. Raveena plays India’s...
Skyfire(Zee5 webseries in 8 episodes) Starring Prateik Babbar, Sonali Chauhan, Jatin Goswami,Jisshu Sengupta, Shataf Figar Directed by Soumik Sen Rating:...
Kapil Sharma’s life is back on the right track after being derailed by the machinations and manipulations of colleagues whom he ...
Reports that the next Prabhas starrer Saaho will now be postponed from Independence Day August 15 to Dussehra seem to...
Is it really anyone’s business whom Karan Johar is seeing? Well no. But only if it is kept in the...
There was much more to Veeru Devgan than being Ajay Devgn’s father and Kajol’s father-in-law. He did to action direction...
“Moon Moon Sen Was A Joke” The buzz in the corridors of power(a.k.a. BJP headquarters) is that singer-actor Baabul Supriyo...
The accomplished Telugu director Krish Jagarlamudi is still hurting after the blow he was dealt during the making of Manikarnika....
With Kalank , true its title, proving to be the biggest blot on its producer Karan Johar’s career, there are...
Comedian Sunil Grover is not one to forgive easily. Those who know him(including yours truly) knowing him as a touchy...
Salman Khan who is currently promoting Bharat with Katrina Kaif must thank Priyanka Chopra for helping to promote his big...
Just when everyone thought Salman Khan would have a free run this Eid with Bharat comes a whirlwind that may possibly sweep Salman’s festive offering...
You never know where Prateik Babbar is going with his career. Just the other month we saw him playing a young...
Arnab Goswami has made Sunny Leone more popular than she actually is.Which is a very hard thing to do.Considering she has million...
New exciting locations are getting more and more difficult to find for our Bollywood filmmakers. Gone are the days when all...
Sunny Deol, Hema Malini and Kirron Kher won big at the Lok Sabha elections.The two big losses this election were Shatrughan...
India’s Most Wanted which opens this week gives a whole new swing to the theme of global terrorism. It is brave...
There is an immediate and ineradicable relatability between Karan Johar and the people he befriends. I vividly remember the first time I spoke...
As the ballot count proved to go against Shatrughan Sinha’s victory in the Patna Sahib constituency the man Bihari Bahu...
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Whether we choose to sweep it under the red carpet or not, the Priyanka Chopra-Deepika Padukone rivalry is a resonant...
The minute it was clear that Bollywood had only real electoral winner Sunny Deol the phones would stop ringing for...
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One condescending snobbish tweet from an arrogant entertainment editor has changed not only the course of television actress Hina Khan’s...
Two days after Vivek Oberoi’s preposterous meme featuring Mrs Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and her little daughter, the anger and rage...
The Hindu-Muslim divide in India was never felt to be so pronounced before. And here’s where cinema could play an...
Not again! Rumours and gossip about a sequel to the 1987 landmark motion picture Mr India which brought to viewers...
Imran Khan was at the top of the game when he married his long-standing girlfriend Avantika Malik in 2011. He...
The enormously talented Pankaj Tripathi is flooded with compliments for his recent performances.But at times the praise floors him. On...
In the week when Will Smith will take over the world over as the blue genie in Alladin , here comes a...
Television’s very popular star Hina Khan has a lot to be thankful for, to entertainment journalist Jitesh Pillai. His disparaging...
If you have wondered why in spite of his talent Vivek Oberoi made little headway with his career , his latest antic gives ...
Considering it spans more than 70 years of storytelling , would Salman’s Eid release Bharat be the lengthiest film of his career?...
We are living through volatile dangerous and touchy times when one never knows what would end up offending one or...
The plans for Saaho are getting bigger by the week.One now hears that the producers plan to put out the film in...
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Priyanka Chopra has just one more song to complete before she’s done with Bollywood for now. The song, a romantic duet, will be filmed on Priyanka and Farhan Akhtar who plays her husband in Shonali Bose’s The Sky...
The trailer of the Mangesh Hadawale-directed Malaal is out. Mangesh helmed an unforgettable film called DekhCircus Dekh. It is the finest film of Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s career,and ...