History In Minutes: Javed Akhtar's Freedom Fighter Family

Syed Firdaus Ashraf offers a ready reckoner on Javed Akhtar's great great grandfather Fazl e Haq Khairabadi who fought the British empire during the 1857 Mutiny and was imprisoned in the Cellular......

When Manmohan told Sushma, 'Tu Mera Intezaar Dekh'

A leader of reserve and quiet dignity, former prime minister Manmohan Singh had a keen taste for Urdu verses, and his poetic banters with Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sushma Swaraj in the Lok......

Decision soon on whether to fight Jharkhand poll alone: Chirag Paswan

Union minister Chirag Paswan on Monday said his Lok Janshakti Party-Ram Vilas wants to fight the assembly election in Jharkhand and a final decision will be taken soon on whether it would contest......

'Yeh Patthar Nahin Todegi'

There was a memorable meeting with a 'tall, elegant, beautiful girl', who had recently finished her 12th in the strongly tribal Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. 'I was shocked. In this whole sea of......

Eid Will Be Special With Salman's Sikandar

February saw quite a few films releasing in theatres. March is going to be relatively slow though it will end with a bang as Salman Khan's Sikandar arrives on Eid.   The DiplomatRelease date:......

'Intimate Cinema Is Almost Extinct'

'To be here for 35 years and to move from the idiom which the market has acknowledged you for -- which is horror -- and to come into an intimate space where the heart beats, the soul cries, and to......

Rasha-Raveena At Maha Kumbh

Film folk visited the Maha Kumbh Mela and take special blessings. Photograph: Kind courtesy Swami Chidanand Saraswati/Instagram Rasha Thadani and her mother Raveena Tandon visited......

'Acting Is Such A Rich Man's Business Now'

'It's no more just art and skills, it's a business.' After a bumpy beginning, Avinash Tiwary's career took off as he positioned himself as dependable actor on OTT. As he wows everyone through yet......

The end nears? Dhawan prepares for life after cricket

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Shikhar Dhawan/Instagram Shikhar Dhawan, India's celebrated opening batsman, has acknowledged he's in a transitional phase, nearing a new chapter in his life. Dhawan's......

'Aaj batting tera Jassi bhai karega'

IMAGE: Jasprit Bumrah played some shots in the nets ahead of MI's match against DC. Photograph: BCCI With his team in the middle of an underwhelming IPL season and struggling in its bid to make......

Cool head, sound technique drivers of Uday Saharan's success

IMAGE: With one hundred and three fifties in six Under-19 World Cup games so far, Punjab batter and India captain Uday Saharan is currently the highest run-getter in this edition, and his batting......

Salame Ishq Meri Jaan...

Photograph and Video: Kind courtesy Mohit Sharma/Instagram   Fans were pleasantly surprised to hear Mahendra Singh Dhoni sing! Dhoni sang Kishore Kumar's memorable Salame Ishq Meri Jaan from......