There's a lot more to the festival than just five days of celebration; that is something you can only experience when you live in Kolkata. And that's what every Bengali living outside the state misses, notes Chitrangada Datta Chaudhuri.
Shah Rukh Khan has expressed gratitude towards his Jawan team.
Esports to breakdancing, Hangzhou will set the trend for future of sport
Ahead of India's Test series against West Indies, star India batter Virat Kohli on Sunday revealed his favourite memory in the Caribbean.
'The pride of the devoted Seinfeld fan is that he happens to love a show that doesn't take his love for granted, so that even on repeat viewings he is never really sure what directions an episode might take,' observes Sreehari Nair.
Twenty two years after it made history at the box office, Gadar: Ek Prem Katha spins a sequel and it is up for release on August 11.
Anupam Kher celebrated his friend Satish Kaushik's 67th birth anniversary on April 14 by hosting a musical night, and getting Kaushik's friends to share their memories about him.
Dinesh Raheja doffs his hat to the movie legend, who will be honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award this year.
There are no bad children, just bad behaviour, insists Bhavana Nagendra.
'We can't belong to anyone and we want to belong to everyone.'
The SKG style book is as lively and natural as she.
Gamers meet Games in inaugural Olympic Esports Week
'I had lied to Yashji about my age. I was only 13-and-a-half, but I told him I was 18.' 'When the time came to travel to Yashji's famous Swiss shoots, I had to get a school leaving certificate.' 'When I gave Yashji the certificate, he almost fell off the chair.'
In a statement, the ministry of defence said the official winners were picked by panels of judges.
Arguably the greatest slow left-arm bowler that the world has ever seen, Bishan Singh Bedi left an indelible impression in minds of many with a character to die for.
The actress is her own favourite person, and we see every reason why!
Before Shah Rukh Khan and his Happy New Year team wins us over with their dancing skills, read this.
The suicides have involved more NEET aspirants than JEE. 'It's a make-or-mar situation.' 'Either you get into a government medical college, where the fee is much lower than in private institutes, or you don't make it.'
The foxy lady has a wardrobe of sexy frocks.
'When he was offered B R Chopra's Zameer, many advised him against playing Saira Banu's father, pointing out that a decade ago, he had been her hero in her debut film, Junglee.' 'When he asked me, I pointed out that he was an actor first, so nothing should stop him from playing any role.'
A messy masala about an antihero bolstered by tons of whimsy, controversy and high drama, Khalnayak's hype is stuff of history. Sukanya Verma celebrates 30 years of this blockbuster.
'If it weren't for Om Puri, a whole range of our big city experiences wouldn't have found their honest representations on the screen.'
New Zealand opened the ninth Women's World Cup with a shock win against former champions Norway on Thursday
While Harry Styles got emotional when he took home the Album Of The Year award for Harry's House, Adele could not hold back her tears even though her boyfriend Rich Paul had told her not to cry if she won.
The Netherlands and Sweden marched into the quarter-finals of the FIFA Women's World Cup.
Modi was addressing the State Dinner hosted in his honour by US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at the North Lawn of the White House.
'The stark black and gold gown featured geometric embroidery in taban, accentuated with delicate pearls and crystals.'
'Society deals with you the way they do, or forms an opinion, depending on if your family is with you every step of the way.'
She hearts PC, cricket and clothes in that order.
Rocky Aur Rani delivers a king-sized entertainer that blends old charm with fresh ideas. It is a win for Karan Johar whose conviction works big time to satisfying results, asserts Mayur Sanap.
An evening celebrating the best of what medicine has to offer.
It was a carnival at the FIFA World Cup in Doha on Monday as Brazil pumped in four goals against South Korea to enter the quarters.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui is not romcom material, notes Deepa Gahlot.
The Chennai-born model-actor shows us a corner of California you must add to your bucket list.
The official list of contestants is not out yet, but Namrata Thakker digs out some names that are in contention.
''I don't revisit any of my work once it's complete because I'm very self-critical.' 'I will probably exclaim, "Oh God, such bad acting!"'
Ayushmann Khurrana is ready to repeat the flirtatious woman deed second time around in Dream Girl 2.
There are a lot many gems he produced long before Naatu Naatu became a worldwide Oscar-nominated (and winning in all likelihood) sensation.
'In him resides a fierce lion of an actor who would have made Stanislavsky proud.' 'With Rocky he started with his body, his hair, his clothes; then his walk, his language, the constant listening to Punjabi hip hop and before long we couldn't differentiate between Ranveer and Rocky.'
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