By Nivedita New Delhi She was the diva, one of the highest-paid actresses of her time in Bollywood. But personalised vanity trailers, better pay cheques, time professionalism and corporate ethos are aspects of movie-making today which Zeenat Aman wishes were prevalent when she was at her career’s peak. The actress, who revolutionised the concept of […]
The composer, singer, producer and actor Himesh Reshammiya, who has delivered hit songs like Odh Li Chunariya, Jhalak Dikh Laja, Khinch Meri Photo, Hookah Bar, among many others and also the ‘overnight sensation’ album Aap Ka Surroor talks about how Salman Khan gave him the big break in the music industry, his new album, Aap […]
By Nivedita New Delhi Deepika Padukone, who will soon make her Hollywood debut with “xXx: The Return of Xander Cage” and is also one of the highest-paid actresses in the world according to Forbes magazine, says that she tries to be part of scripts that would hopefully live on for many years. Deepika, who stole […]
By Radhika Bhirani Mumbai Energy, exuberance, effervescence and enthusiasm. Bollywood star Ranveer Singh has emerged synonymous with these adjectives, and he says it’s the “Take it easy” policy that helps him to live each day as if it’s his last. “I have an immense love for life, I have a great zeal for life, I […]
By Vikas Datta Title: Rekha – The Untold Story; Author: Yasser Usman; Publisher: Juggernaut; Pages: 240 Film stars are expected to shock with their apparel and appearances, but not with socio-religious customs. Yet she began applying sindoor – the traditional symbol of a married Hindu woman – even a decade before her one acknowledged marriage […]
Be it their security or be it the pressure of society — Amitabh Bachchan says he is concerned about the position of women in the country. He is also worried about the female members of his family. The cine icon also added that he stays wide awake at night when any of the women from […]
Princess of Bollywood, Karisma Kapoor ‘the star judge’ arrived at the beautifully transformed Blacktown Bowman Hall in a royal flower net accompanied with drummers to the delight of 600 people who had jam packed the venue for the Grand Finale of Miss/Mrs/Mr India Australia –Touch the Soul 2016 beauty pageant on 25th September, 2016. Miss/Mrs/Mr […]
By Nivedita Mumbai Actress Kareena Kapoor Khan, who is expecting her first child with actor Saif Ali Khan in December, says pregnancy should not be looked upon as a disease wherein women can or cannot do certain things. “The most important thing is that pregnancy should not be looked upon as some sort of disease […]
New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi became the most followed Indian on micro-blogging site Twitter with 22.1 million followers when he surpassed Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan who has 22 million followers. Modi, who joined Twitter in 2009, gained followers at a consistence pace of almost two million followers every month during 2015. In doing so, […]
By Nivedita New Delhi It doesn’t matter whose child you are — if you deliver a flop, filmmakers stop taking your calls, says Abhishek Bachchan, the son of Indian cinematic icon Amitabh Bachchan. Abhishek’s career graph since his debut with “Refugee” in 2000 shows high and low points. If his performance in films like “Guru”, […]