Afghanistan's love affair with Bollywood

"Swagatam! Yeh aapka pehla visit hai?" For a moment, I was stunned when Ahmad Zaher Faqiri, the Afghan foreign ministry spokesman, spoke to me in chaste Hindi during my first encounter with him......

BJP survives Gujarat scare; tramples Congress in HP

The result in Gujarat was not as grand as the saffron party had expected as the party did not even cross its 2012 tally. Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh poll: The final verdict The Bharatiya Janata......

The hit filmmaker who left it all to tend cows

'It's odd, I made Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar which is about winning, but today I feel we live too much in a winning world.''Everybody wants to win.'Mansoor Khan, the director who left Bollywood at his......

'People don't trust Modi anymore'

'Modi's charisma has started fading.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi after casting his vote in the Gujarat assembly election. Photograph: PTI Photo On Monday, December 18, the Bharatiya......

'I Owe My Career To Papa Kehte Hai'

'When Aamir Khan was being launched in Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, Director Mansoor Khan needed a young vibrant youth anthem, a song that described the uncertain adventures of the young, as they......

Ready For The Aamir Khan Film Festival?

In his illustrious career, Aamir Khan has delivered a number of entertainers, majority of which have turned out to be big hits. While re-releases are in vogue, PVR-INOX is coming up with an Aamir......

Why Ayesha Jhulka Stepped Away From Films

'I've not been doing much work because I was not getting the kind of roles I want to do.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Ayesha Jhulka/Instagram Aamir Khan's 60th birthday had us flashbacking to many......

'Aamir Held Me Up When I Was Breaking Down'

'I was in serious depression during the shooting of Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar.''I realised that this is not the film I wanted to make. Aamir told me we will redo, remove eight key characters and......