Swamy on Sushant case: Bollywood Cartel remains to be identified

BJP Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy has pointed a finger at the role of Mumbai Police and Bollywood in the death of Sushant Singh Rajput.

Pak filmmaker Asim Abbasi: Important to build culture without toxic masculinity

Pakistani filmmaker Asim Abbasi grew up watching women being treated as minority in real life as well as on screen, which made him wonder about the gender lines that society draws.

'Kumkum Bhagya' actor claims threat to life from father

TV and film actor Trupti Shankhdhar, who belongs to Bareilly, has claimed a threat to her life from her father.

Shama Sikander: I was first one to speak about casting couches

Actress Shama Sikander has opened about going through an unsavoury moment of casting couch proposition, adding that she dealt with it as maturely and wisely as she could.

Emraan Hashmi to star in comedy titled 'Sab First Class'

Actor Emraan Hashmi is all set to tickle the funny bone with a new comedy film, Sab First Class. The film revolves around the aspirations and dreams of the common man.

Shabana Azmi: Indianness is inclusiveness

Veteran actress Shabana Azmi shuns the hardliner stance that music and art is prohibited in Islam. She cites the example of greats such as late shehnai legend Ustad Bismillah Khan and late sarod maestro Ustad Ali Akbar Khan to underline her point that tru

Review: Mee Raqsam: Simplistic but relevant

There is something very earnest about Mee Raqsam that endears, about the way debutant director Baba Azmi tries using his story to reiterate a message that is all-too familiar yet always relevant.

Music videos kept TV stars busy in the lockdown months

With lockdown paralysing shootings schedules, TV stars seemed more affected than their counterparts in films. However, a section of telly celebs have found a great avenue to stay occupied these past few months, and make some moolah in the process too, by

Star system on the wane (Column: B-Town)

A lot of people in the film industry ask if the star system is over, if the Covid-19 pandemic and the full scale invasion of the OTT streaming platforms are only speeding up the process. Whatever ready content was available in the market has been bought o

Siddhant Chaturvedi: In my head I've always been a star

Actor Siddhant Chaturvedi roared as the rap star MC Sher in Gully Boy last year, and life has never been the same. The talented actor, who has had his share of struggles to reach where he is today, says in his head he has always been a star even when he w

Review: Class Of 83: Bobby Deol broods in dim, grim film

In "Aurangzeb" director Atul Sabharwal's new film, Bobby plays Vijay Singh, a cop haunted by ghosts of his past, and consigned to a job profile that obviously spells a comedown in life.

Luminaries India's entertainment world lost during lockdown

From Covid-induced pandemic to natural calamities to severe economic crunch, 2020 has been the worst year of this century so far. The year seems to be jinxed for the entertainment industry, too.

Review: The Gone Game: Lockdown thriller is a winner

Lockdown and Covid become tools to set up a smart thriller story in this limited series helmed by Nikhil Nagesh Bhat, which literally keeps the suspense behind closed doors.

Durga Jasraj: Bapuji was a child at heart

(Padma Vibhushan Pandit Jasraj passed away on August 17 at the age of 90 in New Jersey. Daughter Durga Jasraj recalls her Bapuji beyond the legendary classical vocalist, as a man who loved many things from learning zoom call to singing online during lockd

Rahul Bose: I have no ambition, I have a lot of desire

Actor Rahul Bose is happy to lead an easy life with a strong sense of privacy, and says he has no ambition and is not in a rush to reach anywhere.

Sharad Kelkar: Never seen anybody so clear about shots as Nishikant Kamat (FIRST PERSON)

(Actor Sharad Kelkar has worked with the late filmmaker Nishikant Kamat twice, in the critically acclaimed Marathi film "Lai Bhaari" and the Bollywood flick "Rocky Handsome". For Sharad, "Nishi sir" was more of a mentor and a friend than a director. The f

Angelina Jolie: I'm boring, I spend time studying foreign policy

Hollywood star Angelina Jolie says she is boring in real life, adding that her children are her creativity because she loves to watch each of them take on a unique personality.

Gordon Ramsay: I would love to open my restaurant in India

Renowned chef Gordon Ramsay loves India and its diverse culture, and he says he would like to open a restaurant here one day.

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