The Army chief said the nation is passing through a challenging period.
A messy love story, a tale of infidelity, a jab on sexism, a whodunit -- Haseen Dillruba wildly oscillates between diabolical provocations and unrealistic sentiment, notes Sukanya Verma.
Pancham, like his father, was besotted by Lata Mangeshkar's voice and his career's finest songs were reserved only for her.
'I have been hearing this for the last four generations, that this is the last generation of superstars.' 'We will not leave it for the younger generation to take it easily.' 'We will not hand it over to them.'
Besides Aryan Khan, the arrested accused are identified as Munmun Dhamecha, Arbaaz Merchant, Ismeet Singh, Mohak Jaswal, Gomit Chopra, Nupur Sarika, and Vikrant Chhokar.
'I guess if I was chosen to be his wife, I must be special.'
In life, you always need that someone who directs you to the right path, who shows you the way. In my case, I was very fortunate it was Aditya Chopra.
'When was the last time you heard a music composer or a singer's son being launched?'
On Imtiaz Ali's 50th birthday on June 16, Joginder Tuteja looks at his brand of films.
Monsoon is here, and time to bring out the chhatris.
None could make the world dance around her dancing the way Madhuri Dixit can.
'When the Shakti team had their meals, Dilisaab would squat with us and say, "Bhai mujhe bhi khilao".'
You aren't dealing with a normal, civilised, law. The NDPS Act, in its preconditions for bail, and insistence on evidence of innocence rather than guilt, is worse than UAPA. Imagine yourself or your child at the other end of this, observes Shekhar Gupta.
With Kareena Kapoor pregnant with her second child, and Anushka Sharma with her first, Joginder Tuteja looks at the careers of the newer generation of mums over the years.
'I just want to up my own timing. That's the only reason I'm running.' 'I'm not thinking of who is doing what films and if I am better or worse.' 'I just want to better what I have done before.'
It seems that Salman loves playing a cop; he's played one in eight films already, and will make it a 10 with his next two releases.
Speaking with Shekhar Gupta, the Editor-in-Chief and Chairman of The Print, on his Off The Cuff show, the former soldier and two-time chief minister of Punjab Captain Amarinder Singh expressed 'personal' hurt over the way the Gandhis treated him and asked for his resignation.
Among Hindi cinema's leading men of the last century, Sunil Dutt, who passed away 16 years ago on May 25, did not hesitate in doing women-oriented films which addressed the issues of their upliftment, empowerment and equality.
Did the ISI choose the Rajasthan border to smuggle narcotics after striking deals with Indian smugglers, who would send the money to various terrorist groups in Kashmir?
'All the actresses we approached for the role of Sakeena were demanding a lot of money. After a point, we collectively decided that we would cast a new face opposite Sunny Deol and the money that we would save by doing so, we would give it to Amrish Puriji and get him onboard for the role of Mayor Ashraf Ali. I was completely okay with signing a new heroine but there is no alternative to Amrish Puriji in the industry.'
It's the most absurd, bizarre and unfunniest movie ever, complains Moumita Bhattacharjee.
The revived factionalism in the AIADMK, if not curbed now, has the potential to split the party vertically, warns N Sathiya Moorthy.
Karan Johar is all set to direct two of his favourite young stars Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt in a a quirky love story.
Did you know that the original choice for the title role in Piku was not Deepika Padukone? It was Parineeti Chopra.
A Nedumudi Venu character was happiest when moving his head to a piece of music with his eyes closed; or, when inventing off of a note that a co-actor had left unfinished; or, when reciting a poem by Kavalam Narayana Panicker where a hymn about nature descends into a musing about cheating, depression and death, feels Sreehari Nair.
'I found myself a bigger playground to play around in as an actress.' 'The characters I choose to play are far removed from the person that I am.' 'That, I suppose, is the fun of being an actor.' 'You can live many lives in one lifetime, right?'
Anushka Sharma turns 33 today, May 1, and Subhash K Jha picks his favourite five Anushka performances.
'Johnny Lever once told Rishi that he's the only actor he can't ape because he is such a natural.'
After devoting years to the difficult pursuit of perfection, some fall wayward.
'As soon as the plane touched down and we emerged, barricades came down and his fans rushed towards us.' 'Then, before my astonished eyes, they had lifted him up and he was being passed along over the heads of people.' 'It was an incredible sight!'
The Thalaivi trailer is effective, observes Moumita Bhattacharjee, who hopes there will be more to the film than just heroine worship.
Babita's success ratio is higher than that of any other leading lady in the 1960s, says Subhash K Jha.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
Will Manushi Chillar be cast in the Satte Pe Satta remake?
As a self-confessed scaredy-cat, I have to say I was dreadfully exhausted by the end and noting the sloppy visual effects and continuity glitches in Janhvi's ghostly makeup.
There are so many female-oriented movies, from Mother India to Arth to Pink. But there are some absolute gems that never got their due.
As Jaya Bachchan turns 73 today, Subhash K Jha remembers her lesser known performances.
After repeatedly essaying the role of doomed lover, Dilip Kumar, a thinking actor, found it diffcult to break out of in real life. Heeding his psychoanalyst, he flirted with some frothy roles and played the swashbuckling hero with elan, recalls Dinesh Raheja.
'Shashikala was never short of her work.' 'But somewhere as she grew older she got tired of playing variations of the villain.' 'She became spiritual.'
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