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‘No chance of another Mughal-e-Azam being made … demonetisation has not affected film industry’
January 30, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
Rishi Kapoor has been a leading actor since the 1970s, is a third-generation member of the Kapoor clan and recently penned an unusually candid autobiography Khullam-Khulla. He spoke to Tulika Rattan and Anam Ajmal about why he thinks another Mughal-e-Azam…
January 30, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
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Sanjay Leela Bhansali assaulted: Petty nativist bullies now have such power over our dreams
January 28, 2017, 10:36 AM IST
Everyone knows who is Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Nobody knows who is Shri Rajput Karni Sena. That was the equation until yesterday. All that changed yesterday. When they stormed the sets of Bhansali’s latest film, vandalized…
January 28, 2017, 10:36 AM IST
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Railways, why allow a busy route/train for private events?
January 24, 2017, 3:47 PM IST
The Indian Railways is going through an extremely poor phase as far as passenger safety is concerned. Big accidents resulting in huge loss of lives are happening with alarming frequency. Its resources are stretched thin….
January 24, 2017, 3:47 PM IST
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5 songs Bollywood lyricist Naqsh Lyallpuri will be remembered for
January 23, 2017, 3:40 PM IST
Bollywood lyricist Naqsh Lyallpuri, who passed away on Sunday, wrote a select bunch of unforgettable songs that are hummed to this day. Here is a list of five tracks that radio stations will keep on…
January 23, 2017, 3:40 PM IST
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The curious case of Mahavir Singh Phogat
January 19, 2017, 10:02 PM IST
Who is the real Mahavir Singh Phogat? Is he the Dronacharya who trained his disciples to glory? Is he a rebel, a reformer or a pioneer? Or Is he the khap sarpanch, as an affirmation…
January 19, 2017, 10:02 PM IST
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WATCH: This tabla rendition of ‘Channa Mereya’ is going to amaze you
January 17, 2017, 3:49 PM IST
‘Channa Mereya’ has dominated the music charts across the country since the release of Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. The song, voiced by Arijit Singh, is the perfect combination of melody and symphony. But just when you…
January 17, 2017, 3:49 PM IST
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LOL or not: Real housewives of ISIS
January 8, 2017, 3:59 PM IST
Political correctness can be a greedy beast. In alliance with any of the teeming identity politics of today it can really take the laugh out of LOL. In India we have seen this alliance randomly…
January 8, 2017, 3:59 PM IST
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I raise my cup of tea to you, Puri saab
January 6, 2017, 1:41 PM IST
With the late great Om Puri, one of the finest actors we ever had in India, it was always about the voice. I had admired Om Puri’s dialogue delivery from the time I first heard…
January 6, 2017, 1:41 PM IST
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Dangal mania: Aamir Khan puts haters on the mat with his latest blockbuster
January 4, 2017, 2:38 PM IST
Admittedly I am late to the Dangal party. The Aamir Khan movie about the iconic Phogat sisters’ pioneering exploits in women’s wrestling in India is truly inspirational. Aamir is expectedly brilliant. But what is really…
January 4, 2017, 2:38 PM IST
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The Dangal dilemma: The parents pushing their children is not as simple
January 4, 2017, 12:55 AM IST
There was once a man who had a dream, a dream of making his daughters succeed in a male dominated sport. He battled the sporting system, ignored the taunts of his neighbours and friends and…
January 4, 2017, 12:55 AM IST
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‘Assasin’s Creed’ review: This sporty adventure drama has the fun element
January 1, 2017, 2:56 PM IST
It yanks open the game & peeps at the emptiness that resides in the soul of a wounded civilization inured in centuries of war & bloodshed.
January 1, 2017, 2:56 PM IST
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Watch! Five deleted scenes from ‘Kabali’
January 1, 2017, 1:49 PM IST
The first clip features Radhika Apte, who played the film’s leading lady, and Rajinikanth in a romantic banter.
January 1, 2017, 1:49 PM IST
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Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds to be honoured with TV specials & tributes
January 1, 2017, 1:25 PM IST
Fisher’s Emmy-nominated 2010 documentary based on her autographical play will get an encore airing with archival footage.
January 1, 2017, 1:25 PM IST
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SRK shares first look of Aishwaryaa Dhanush’s next film
January 1, 2017, 11:21 AM IST
Titled “Mariyappan”, the film will chronicle the life of the 21-year-old high jumper from Salem district in Tamil Nadu.
January 1, 2017, 11:21 AM IST
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Best of Bollywood 2016
December 30, 2016, 10:10 AM IST
It’s the holiday season and that time of the year when we can relax, rewind and of course be as hopeless Bollywood buffs enjoy the moments of reel magic. As a serious Bolydict (short for…
December 30, 2016, 10:10 AM IST
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Funny, fearless Twinkle Khanna has the perfect comeback for Salman fans
December 26, 2016, 4:14 PM IST
Actor-turned-columnist Twinkle Khanna has shown once again that she’s not just funny and forthright but also fearless. It all started with a column Twinkle, who uses the pen name Mrs Funnybones, wrote for TOI titled…
December 26, 2016, 4:14 PM IST
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50 years on, lyricist Shailendra still finds space in hearts and Hollywood
December 14, 2016, 11:59 AM IST
His words married the simple with the profound like no other lyricist in Hindi cinema. Shailendra, who passed away exactly 50 years ago, wrote songs that became a defining and enduring feature of the Indian…
December 14, 2016, 11:59 AM IST
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Bollywood lingo for dummies
December 10, 2016, 10:34 AM IST
Came across this droll article in the Pakistani newspaper Dawn, meant to explain Bollywood lingo to the uninitiated. Full disclosure: I must confess I learnt quite a bit from reading this too; it expanded my…
December 10, 2016, 10:34 AM IST
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Still in love with Jolene
December 4, 2016, 5:15 PM IST
It’s a ridiculously simple song, about a woman begging a more beautiful woman not to take her man. But the simplicity is haunting and makes the song a karaoke favourite too. It’s the aching Dolly…
December 4, 2016, 5:15 PM IST
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Anger and an actress: Vidya Balan
December 4, 2016, 1:57 PM IST
In an interview with Vidya Balan this week Anshul Chaturvedi explored how she is getting to be the poster girl of Bollywood – in the literal sense where Kahaani and Kahaani 2 posters only have her,…
December 4, 2016, 1:57 PM IST
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