SC quotes Sholay dialogue, keeps Arun Gawli behind bars

Quoting a dialogue on the villain Gabbar Singh from the Hindi blockbuster Sholay, the Supreme Court on Wednesday "confirmed" its earlier order staying the premature release of......

'Teesri baar toh haare hain par mausi ji...': Modi invokes Sholay to mock Cong

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday invoked an iconic scene from Hindi movie Sholay to mock the Congress, saying that despite losing the Lok Sabha polls for a third time, the grand old party's......

Who Are Political Ads Targeting?

'It is the first-time voters and the agnostics who are often influenced by political advertising.''These swing voters tend to make a huge difference in the outcome of any election.' IMAGE: A......

'Jo dar gaya samjho mar gaya': Cong on Chavan's exit

"Betrayers" don't realise their exit opens up vast new opportunities for those whose growth they have always stunted, the Congress said on Monday as former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan......

How Sholay, Deewar, Aandhi Changed Cinema

'Do films today even have the courage to question the establishment?' IMAGE: Amitabh Bachchan in Deewar. It was a standout year, and not just in Indian politics. 1975, the year of the Emergency,......

'I'm Not Who I Was When I Wrote Deewaar'

'We didn't create the Angry Young Man persona for Amitabh Bachchan.''We created the Vijay persona and then Amitabh Bachchan fitted into it.' IMAGE: Amitabh Bachchan in Deewaar. Yash Chopra's......

The Film That Made Amitabh THE Superstar

Though Zanjeer is credited as Amitabh's breakthrough film, it didn't immediately enthrone him.Rajesh Khanna countered with a huge hit in Daag that year.But Deewar upended audience's cinematic taste......

'There's Very Little Comedy These Days'

'Earlier, the comedy track used to run parallel to the main story with songs et al.''Nowadays, it's just once one scene here and there.' IMAGE: Mehmood and Shubha Khote in Sasural. Shubha Khote......

Ashwin: Evolutionary, cerebral and never a one-trick pony

If one has to analyse Ashwin the cricketer, it is very difficult to ignore Ashwin, the person, who had a very independent mind and a brain that probably ticked 24x7. He believed in de-construction......

Dhoni-Pandya as Jai-Veeru in Sholay 2?

IMAGE: Hardik Pandya with Mahendra Singh Dhoni in Ranchi on Thursday.   Photograph: Hardik Pandya/Instagram Hardik Pandya caught up with Mahendra Singh Dhoni in Ranchi on Thursday. Pandya is......

When Dharmendra met 'pyaara beta' Sachin

IMAGE: Dharmendra with Sachin Tendulkar met in an aircraft on Tuesday. Photograph: Dharmendra/Twitter Yesteryear Bollywood superstar Dharmendra took to Twitter to capture his time spent with......