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| January 12, 2018 | | Watch out for Zoya Hussain, folks!
'During casting calls, people want you to a copy-paste version of who they think is good enough to be in Bollywood, especially if you are a girl. I didn't fit into that at all.'
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| November 08, 2017 | | 'It isn't even normal to talk about the casting couch'
'Assault, abuse and exploitation in the name of gender happens everywhere in any industry. This is the state of affairs. I do not believe in jumping the gun and naming people. Then, everyone will have a field day and the point would be lost. You have to go by the law. You need to evidence to name a person. We are living in a country where domestic rape is not illegal.' Intelligent words from Qarib Qarib Singlle actress Parvathy.
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| October 31, 2017 | | Will this be India's SCARIEST horror film?
'Once The House Next Door becomes a hit, instead of Baahubali, this will become the reference point.' Yes, Siddharth is very confident of his latest film.
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| October 26, 2017 | | 'Newcomers don't have that oomph factor'
'Talent is very important. It's a mix of everything -- you need to be a great dancer, you need to have good looks, you need to be glamorous... The newcomers these days rarely have all these qualities. It's been a while; no one has that oomph factor yet. Either someone is sexy but okay in performance or somebody is extremely good at performing and okay (looking).' Raai Laxmi turns sexy for Julie 2.
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| October 24, 2017 | | 'Yes, Inaaya and Taimur have met!'
'I have stood there and boosted morale but I haven't changed a diaper yet! Right now, I just hold her and put her to sleep.' Kunal Kemmu is enjoying fatherhood.
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| October 08, 2017 | | 'I love to make small films, but no one gives me the chance'
'If I can make smaller films that are successful, why would I make big ones? The choice is Shah Rukh's: Would he like to work in smaller films?' Director Kundan Shah, who passed away on October 7, had asked in an interview first published in July 2001.
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| October 06, 2017 | | 'I think I am getting better'
'Ek Hasina Thi is the best movie of its kind. Similarly, for Omkara and Hum Tum. But after that, what do you do? You just flatten out and start doing some bad movies because they aren't making any (good movies). I mean, what has Vishal Bhardwaj made after Omkara that is comparable? What has Kunal Kohli made after Hum Tum that is comparable?' Saif Ali Khan hopes that new film Chef impresses.
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| September 29, 2017 | | 'When I cast Shraddha, everyone abused me'
'For a film like Haseena, which is made for Rs 11 crore, the publicity budget was Rs 8 crore. I think it's a waste because that could have gone into the film and I could have done something bigger and better.' Director Apoorva Lakhia looks back at his film Haseena Parker.
'Mr Hefner is the most decent man I've ever met in my whole life'
Playboy founder Hugh Hefner passed into the ages on September 28. Starlet Sherlyn Chopra had the privilege of being hosted by him at his mansion, and she tells us about the experience.
'You like trash, so we make trash for you'
'Nobody is sustaining and the movie goers are responsible for it.' When Rishi Kapoor lets loose, all you can do is listen.
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| September 20, 2017 | | Why Shraddha, Siddhanth broke down
'The lines blurred between being on screen and our real emotions towards each other.' The Kapoor siblings turn reel life siblings in Haseena Parkar.
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| September 15, 2017 | | Why Farhan Akhtar feels sad
'The audience is telling us we are spending a lot of money to watch a film, give us something that is worth it.'
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| September 04, 2017 | | 'People will pull you down'
'I have been with the so-called affluent, successful, people who have achieved everything, and have realised that they are as common as the commoners.'
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| July 25, 2017 | | 'I am crazy!'
'In our profession, the most important thing is patience.'<br /> 'There were days when I wondered what I was doing.'
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| July 13, 2017 | | 'Ranbir is phenomenal!'
How the Galti Se Mistake song was filmed, and other stories from Jagga Jasoos...
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| May 19, 2017 | | 'I feel like a superman but I am not'
'If every actor does commercial films, where is the space for the Amol Palekars and Farooq Sheikhs of today? I am happy being in that space and want to own that space.'
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| May 17, 2017 | | 'I don't think healthy eating should be boring'
'People always associate being thin or fit with starving yourself. I keep reading articles about actors doing some orange diet, eating one banana and black coffee a day. We grow up with so many insecurities and want to look like those air-brushed models we see.'
'There is no job I haven't done'
'Nobody has helped me the way people have done for me here.'
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| May 09, 2017 | | 'I'm grateful that I started with failure'
'I would love to do comedy. Someone should make a film called Crime Master Gogo Aur Uski Beti Gogi with my father and me. Imagine my dad and me in that cape!' Yes, Shraddha Kapoor has a fine sense of humour!
'Songs have no shelf life today'
Singer Kavita Seth tells us what kind of songs she loves to sing -- and then even sings them!
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| April 19, 2017 | | 'I have evolved as an actor'
'My first film put me in the spotlight as a commercial heroine. After that, I kept getting such films and I enjoyed them. Whatever I have learnt, I have learnt on the job through these films. I have also made mistakes like everyone but I have learnt from them and moved on.' Sonakshi Sinha gets us ready for Noor.
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| March 31, 2017 | | 'I have never done films to feed my stomach'
'I do films because I want to feel proud of myself as an actor. Why should I sign nonsense? The right roles aren't coming. The only cameo I have done in Hindi is Zoya's Dil Dhadakne Do. She is a friend and I desperately wanted to work with her. She casts big stars, so obviously, I couldn't be the lead.' Rahul Bose on his films, and Poorna.
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| March 22, 2017 | | 'I don't know where my career is headed'
'After those initial pictures (of a look test), they (the Phillauri team) felt I was too fair, so they wanted to tone down my colour. I was thinking that my mother feels her son should look fairer and here, they were giving me a dusky look.' A candid chat with Diljit Dosanjh.
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| March 20, 2017 | | 'I'm not mentally prepared to marry. I still feel like a kid'
'It's very tough for someone, who doesn't have a filmi background, to get work in Bollywood. It's not a smooth ride unless you are really lucky. But I think one has to be prepared for that. I must have given 30 auditions for films alone.' Rajkummar Rao survived the struggle to give us some brilliant films.
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| March 17, 2017 | | 'You will be seeing me kicking a lot of butts'
'It's been two and a half years since I debuted and I am happy with my journey at the moment. If you are passionate about something, with hard work and opportunity, you will continue as long as you are enjoying what you do.' Kiara Advani is very excited about her next Machine.
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| March 16, 2017 | | 'Abbas-Mustan never treated me like a son'
'The only time I went on set was during Badshah. I was very young at that time. After being there for about an hour, I was bored and wanted to go. I couldn't watch it again and again, the retakes.' But Mustafa Burmawalla could not stay away from the arc lights for long.
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| March 15, 2017 | | Lunchbox director: From Irrfan to Broadbent to Redford
'One of the director's primary jobs is to make sure that all the actors perform as if they are in the same movie, playing in the same band -- one is not acting in a different band than the other.'
'<I>Machine</I> is different from <I>Baazigar</I>'
'We believe in the people of our country. No matter how modern they become, they will not forget their culture and emotions. If you write about the emotions and culture, people will like it and relate to it.' Abbas-Mustan return with Machine.
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| March 06, 2017 | | 'Our film has nothing to do with stalking'
'Alia and I are in a strong place in our careers. We will not do a film just for the sake of it, no matter who is making it.' Varun Dhawan returns with Badrinath Ki Dulhania.
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| March 03, 2017 | | 'I want to do a Bollywood film'
'I did not go for the Oscars because I was not invited. I felt bad but I watched the show on television. I had never watched the Oscars before this, it was my first time.' Lion actor Abhishek Bharate looks back at the film.
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| March 02, 2017 | | 'I would love to be a female Johnny Depp'
'I love watching Teleshopping; it's a stress-buster. I can watch it for three-four hours. I love the way they talk. I think Teleshopping was made for me.' A closer look at Commando 2 actress Adah Sharma.
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| March 01, 2017 | | 'I am spectacular in whatever I do'
'If Michael Jackson is called the King of Pop, would he mind it? It's a great thing. I don't mind being called excellent in what I do. I don't mind being typecast. I am very good at what I do, nobody can do what I do. I am the best action hero.' There's no stopping Vidyut Jammwal.
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| February 28, 2017 | | '<I>Lion</I> can be made into a perfect Hindi movie'
'I never expected it to go from Golden Globes and Oscar nominations to multiple standing ovations. My story is amazing but I did not expect it to be that captivating that it would affect viewers so emotionally.' Meet the man behind Oscar-nominated film Lion: Saroo Brierley.
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| February 22, 2017 | | 'I will be unemployed after <I>Rangoon, Padmavati</I>'
'People think Saif and I have a lot of issues but actually, there are none. When we met, we realised the so-called issues were only in the newspapers.' Shahid Kapoor discusses Rangoon and box office numbers.
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| February 20, 2017 | | 'I want to cover up for everything that I have missed'
'I have always loved being in front of the camera but I was probably not aggressive enough. I should have been since my first film Chak De! India gave me a lot of recognition.' The gorgeous Sagarika Ghatge returns to the movies.
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| February 16, 2017 | | 'I sat at home for a year'
'It's like a railway compartment which is really crowded and you have to make your own space, work harder for that seat.' Divya Dutta makes her presence felt.
'I have work and am paying my rent on time'
'I have always wanted to do a rom-com but I always get hard-hitting characters. I thought that if I do a rom-com at 50, it will look silly. So I was excited that it come to me at the right time.' Amit Sadh discusses his new film.
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| January 30, 2017 | | 'Maybe I don't deserve awards'
'I am very grateful to Arshad (Warsi, who stars in Jolly LLB) to show me the way of doing a film like this. He is the guy who paved the way. I went by the way he did it. He made sure the film was big. I hope this film goes the same way as the first. To be honest, the pressure is on me.' Akshay Kumar discusses his new film Jolly LLB 2.
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| January 25, 2017 | | 'I hope I don't disappoint people'
'While writing the script, I had shared it with some Indie filmmakers and they had asked me who I wanted for this part. I had said Shah Rukh Khan and we had all laughed because we had no access to Shah Rukh Khan!' But director Rahul Dholakia did swing it and cast the superstar in his new film Raees.
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| January 24, 2017 | | Mahira: Shah Rukh Khan spoilt me for life
Mahira Khan talks about her Raees experience.
'Hrithik's personal life did not affect <I>Kaabil</I>'
'Hrithik is 10 years junior to Shah Rukh, so I know there will be an impact on the box office. Star power matters, they bring in the crowds. But that is only until Sunday. From Monday, the star doesn't work, the film does.' Director Sanjay Gupta talks Kaabil.
'I look very sexy in a pathani!'
'If I have become a star with limited talent, I think of myself in these 25 years. I need to believe that people have given me so much, they expect some of it back.' Shah Rukh Khan gets reflective.
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| January 20, 2017 | | 'I still cry every time I watch Dangal's climax'
'When you are half decent looking, you want to look like yourself, especially in your first project. But it was important to do justice to the role, especially when it is such a big project. I don't want to play the lead and look like a hero. I am open to do character roles, what is the harm in it?' Dangal actor Aparshakti Khurrana looks ahead in life.
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| January 10, 2017 | | 'I am not positive at all'
'When I started off the process for Kaabil, we were making the character sympathetic as he is blind. Just looking at him and his environment, you would say, 'Arrey bechara'. But meeting blind people, I realised there is no essence of helplessness in them.' Birthday boy Hrithik Roshan gets us ready for Kaabil.
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| December 29, 2016 | | 'Dancers like Aishwarya are fabulous but I don't see them enjoying dance'
'Madhuri is the best (dancer). She's is not mechanical. Most dancers like Aishwarya, Deepika, Priyanka and Kareena are fabulous but I don't see then enjoying it the way they should. Their focus is on, 'Am I looking beautiful?'' Straight talk from choreographer Terence Lewis.
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| December 21, 2016 | | 'I didn't believe I was in <I>Dangal</I> for the longest time'
'On my way to Aamir Khan's office, I was thinking about what to say, how to react. I thought that I should get a picture clicked with him because the casting probably won't happen, as it's too big a film.' But Sakshi Tanwar *was* cast as Aamir Khan's wife in his sports drama, Dangal.
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| December 20, 2016 | | Meet Aamir's <I>Dangal</I> daughters
'Aamir Khan is a chalta phirta school. Even if you spend one day with him, you will learn a lot. He never gets tired. He works from morning till night.' Meet Dangal's Fatima Sana Shaikh and Sanya Malhotra.
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| November 08, 2016 | | 'I want to be directed by Farhan'
The amazing Shraddha Kapoor on Rock On 2, acting as Dawood's sister and why she thinks journalists are unfair sometimes.
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| October 26, 2016 | | Meet Ajay Devgn's new heroine
'I was always dancing in front of mirrors! I would dance in the shower too. My mother has to pull me out and make me stand still. I am that sort of girl.' Meet Sayyeshaa Saigal.
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| October 25, 2016 | | 'I don't think I can afford Sonam in my video'
'I am not familiar with Bollywood music but I know it's a big scene. I have done music with artists from Egypt, Latin, Europe... So yeah, an Indian collaboration would be cool.' Desi talk with Shaggy.
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| October 21, 2016 | | How Ajit became a suave villain
'My father became a very popular villain and in some films, was paid more than the hero. He was a very simple person. All he needed was six pairs of white shirts and trousers for the whole year, one or two packets of Dunhill cigarettes a day and books.' Shehzaad Khan on his famous father Ajit.
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| October 19, 2016 | | 'Shriya is beautiful, Deepika is my all-time favourite'
'Shriya and I are good friends. There is nothing more to it. All the actresses are so beautiful. I like all of them. If I have to pick, it would be Jacqueline Fernandez because I have met her a few times on Jhalak. I am comfortable around her.' Dwayne Bravo gets candid.
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| October 18, 2016 | | 'Kareena and Saif are a solid couple'
'I am fortunate that I have never been stuck in riots. I have had a very protected life and upbringing. I remember my brother was in Mumbai during the 1992-93 riots and we were all worried about him. But he was fine.' Soha Ali Khan gets serious.
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| October 05, 2016 | | 'I was surprised how uninhibited Ranbir is'
'Farah Khan had the most outrageous things to say on the show. Yuvraj Singh was more emotional than fun.' Neha Dhupia gets chatty with Bollywood's stars.
'I have seen women suffer when it comes to sex'
'I changed because I wanted to excel myself at every point. It's important to look good and take care of yourself as there is so much competition. I have not done any surgery. My lips have always been like this. Today, my face is exactly how it was, when I was 16.' Shama Sikander up, close and personal.
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| October 03, 2016 | | 'I wish I could look hot'
'I appreciate women who can really go out and look gorgeous and glamorous. It's not easy for everyone. Looking hot and sensual is not something that everyone can carry off. All credit to the women, who do it so well.' Bhoomika Chawla gets candid.
'There is a lot of curiosity regarding me in Bollywood'
'I am happy that I got to meet Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Aamir Khan. I get very excited when I see a message from Aamir on my phone.' Sunny Leone is all praise for the Khans.
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| September 22, 2016 | | 'I can be the representative of farmers across India'
'We were shooting a sequence where I have a showdown with a minister. After the director said cut, I looked around and everybody was giggling. Then I saw that my dhoti had given away and was on the ground!' Shreyas Talpade discusses Waj Taj.
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| September 15, 2016 | | 'Calling a film 'women-oriented' is an abuse'
'Just imagine, in 2015-16, we're shamelessly talking about women empowerment! What is more shameful than this? I decided to make a film where a woman's character would be strong and see where it goes.' Shoojit Sircar prepares us for PINK.
'To play a molested victim was difficult'
'Doing a biopic on Irom Sharmila is too big a responsibility. I have to analyse a lot of other things before I take that up. I don't want to face the backlash it will get if I do that role. This is the best time to be an actor.' Taapsee Pannu up, close and personal.
'India will never cease to confound me'
'But there are hundreds of millions of people in these circumstances and what can they do but to carry on.'
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| September 14, 2016 | | 'I am the most amazing <I>bhoot</I> ever'
Kriti Kharbanda talks about her Bollywood debut Raaz Reboot and getting possessed in reel life!
'I have become more confident after <I>PINK</I>'
'I did not grow up watching Bollywood movies because I don't understand Hindi. The only Bollywood movie I have watched is Piku. I may have seen Hindi films with my mother when I was younger, but otherwise, I haven't sat down to watch a Bollywood film.' Andrea Tariang gets ready for her big Bollywood debut.
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| September 13, 2016 | | 'I was too foreign looking for Bollywood'
The gorgeous Karan Kapoor will be back in India soon. Very soon!
'I have nothing much to lose now'
'Any actor who says he doesn't get disheartened probably doesn't care enough. At the end of the day, the filmmaking business is about money. If the film doesn't do well, you feel dejected. The films that did not work are behind me.' Emraan Hashmi looks ahead with Raaz Reboot.
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| September 07, 2016 | | 'I had to stare into Katrina's eyes. That was a great job!'
'The youth is career-oriented these days. Nobody plans to have a family in their 20s, especially the boys. They run away from commitment; they want to make money first. I have been focusing on my career for the last eight years. I came to Mumbai to become an actor and so with a tunnel vision, I did not look left or right during this time. I made good friends but did not focus on a special person. But now, I have understood its value.' Sidharth Malhotra comes clean.
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| August 31, 2016 | | 'I am not apologetic about the stuff I have done'
'My friends were so embarrassed (about rumours of trouble in her marriage). I think some of them were having a party and they were scared to call Raj (Kundra) and me. I kept quiet but suddenly I saw it snowballing. So I called up my PR and said, what's happening, you have to stop this!' Shilpa Shetty gets candid.
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| August 25, 2016 | | 'I would not be comfortable in bed with Manoj Bajpayee'
'My worst experiences in the film world concern money. After signing contracts, they don't pay. You always have to forget your last installment. It is very difficult for an outsider to enter Bollywood. You must either have luck or a Godfather. I have neither.' Bidita Bag discusses her big break.
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| August 24, 2016 | | Can the Censor Board decide how long a kiss should last?
'People with a lot of dreams and passion are paying a lot of money and making a film for two years. Then, one random person who might be a lawyer or a teacher or a social worker, comes and finds a character (in the film) kissing for too long and asks for it to be cut down. That doesn't sound right.' Filmmaker Pritam D Gupta talks about his long hard battle with CBFC.
'I don't want to call myself a star yet'
Tiger Shroff talks about his superhero film, upcoming projects and much more!
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| August 22, 2016 | | 'I am not hot in <i>A Flying Jatt</i>'
Jacqueline Fernandez talks about her superhero film, her co-star Tiger Shroff and much more!
How Alia Bhatt nailed <em>Udta Punjab</em>
'The starting point of the Udta Punjab casting was that we didn't think stars would do a film like this, so we'd take non-stars. As the names kept rolling in and we had Kareena Kapoor and Shahid and Alia Bhatt, I was like yaar yeh ho kya raha hai?'
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| August 12, 2016 | | 'We have to imagine beyond a point and create a world in <I>Mohenjo Daro</I>'
'After the trailer was out, people felt it did not look like ancient India, but how much you do know about Mohenjo Daro? We have found certain coins and objects like a dancing girl, a bearded man... it is difficult to create a world based that only. There are certain things that you have to imagine.' Mohenjo Daro actor Nitish Bhardwaj defends his film.
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| August 11, 2016 | | 'I am a lot happier now'
Celebrating 15 years of Dil Chahta Hai.
'I have been cheated on before'
'When I signed this film, I had no confidence that I could pull off such a role. Akshay tells me that I need to have more confidence in myself. After so many films coming to me, that were rubbish, I am shocked that people were actually making good films.' Ileana D'Cruz opens up about Rustom, and Akshay Kumar.
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| August 09, 2016 | | 'When I die, I want people to cry for me'
'Until Humshakals, it was all good. Then, that film did not work and after that, the offers weren't good. That's when you wish you were from the industry, that someone would be producing or directing you, or if nothing else, funding you.' Honest confessions from Esha Gupta.
'Varun and Parineeti got into that mood of madness'
'I have failed many times before getting the songs that you have been hearing since 2012. Go Go Govinda was my first song. Before that, there was a lot of struggle for eight-nine years. I faced only rejection and failure then. When you fail, you have more willpower and hunger to do good work.' But for now, singer Aman Trikha is riding on a wave of success.
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| August 04, 2016 | | 'We have made Manoj Bajpayee vulnerable'
'We haven't touched child prodigies. This will be the first film to do so. What if there is a special talent like him, do we have the infrastructure to deal with it? That is the larger question the film is trying to ask.' Budhia Singh: Born To Run director Soumendra Padhi discusses his new film.
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| August 03, 2016 | | 'I have a long way to go, and a lot to prove'
'When my first two films didn't do well, I was sitting at home with no work. I don't want to feel that way again. Being busy is a blessing. I never complain about it and keep working harder. My biggest challenge is to take it to the next level.' Jacqueline Fernandez gives us a jhalak into her!
Budhia Singh: Nobody knows me now
'I have never got special treatment. My school and hostel was free for everyone, not just me. The training that I get in school is given to everyone, not just me. I want to be a sportsperson and go to the Olympics. I want to represent India there. But I am not training now.' India's youngest marathon runner Budhia Singh looks back at his success.
'Women are going to love <I>Rustom</I>'
'We have seen a lot of Hindi films where the men cheat and ask the women for forgiveness. Then we show that she forgives him and they live happily every after. But till date, there has been no film where a woman cheats and asks for forgiveness and then the male has to decide if he wants to forgive her or not.' Akshay Kumar talks Rustom.
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| July 27, 2016 | | 'I am in my own club'
'I am playing a boy, but by the end of the film, people will feel I am a man.' Macho-talk from Varun Dhawan.
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| July 26, 2016 | | 'I never give up'
'Like Stallone has his Rocky and Rambo, Matt Damon has his Bourne Ultimatum, Schwarzenegger has Terminator, John Abraham has his Force.' Powerful words from John Abraham.
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| July 20, 2016 | | 'I want the youth to watch <I>Madaari</I>'
'Madaari is a very strong film for the younger generation. If they understand this film correctly, it would be great fun. It is serious cinema and our youth want to see that too; they don't just want entertainment.' Madaari director Nishikant Kamat discusses his new film.
'I get really ridiculous scripts'
'I don't care about how people are used to seeing me -- that is their problem. They make little compartments in their heads and they want to fit everybody into that, but I don't really abide by it.' Richa Chadha, in a candid chat.
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| July 18, 2016 | | 'I am still waiting for Manoj Bajpayee's career to start'
'Apart from Satya -- which was a very good film -- Manoj Bajpayee has not featured in any hit in the 10-12 years of his career. Who is he to talk about my career? He should worry about his own.' CBFC chief Pahlaj Nihalani lashes out.
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| July 14, 2016 | | The <em>Genius</em> behind <em>Gadar: Ek Prem Katha</em>
Director Anil Sharma gives us an insight into the Deol men, and other Bollywood Greats.
'Judge me. I am ready for it'
'Great Grand Masti belongs to a super successful franchise and are Hindi cinema's best and most loved films. This film is much more on the naughtier, horror and comedy side.' Great Grand Masti heroine Urvashi Rautela discusses her latest film.
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| July 11, 2016 | | 'The new singers can't sing good'
'There were no singers like Lata, Kishore, Rafi or Mukesh. And until now, there is nobody. Nobody with that kind of voice, nobody with that kind of brain to learn. Not only to learn, but to improvise. We improvised music, we improvised the songs. Nowadays, they just listen and copy.'
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| July 04, 2016 | | 'Salman is a very shy guy'
'People think Salman is ready to remove his shirt for small things but it takes a lot to convince him to take that shirt off.' Sultan director Ali Abbas Zafar tells us what to expect from his film.
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| June 28, 2016 | | 'I fantasised about being in films'
'I remember I was doing The Hate Story and had finished shooting all the other bits with Paoli (Dam, actress), only the erotic bits were left. It was the first time I was doing lovemaking scenes and I had no clue how to do that. My wife was like, 'don't worry, just be comfortable, it's your job.' It was comforting coming from my wife.' Knowing Gulshan Devaiah better.
'There is one scene I'd have done better'
'I could never really relate to my character Mary Jane. She belonged to a completely different world but I could empathize with her plight.' Alia Bhatt gets candid about her Udta Punjab character.
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| June 23, 2016 | | 'I don't want to play a hero all my life'
'I am a very confused and boring person in real life. I can't make quick decisions. If I am in the company of someone, especially a female, then that person would run away from me due to boredom.' Getting inside Nawazuddin Siddiqui's skin.
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| June 22, 2016 | | 'We worked hard to make our onscreen chemistry look nice'
Yami: You didn't know about this talent of mine of hiding food in my clothes? In the song Mujhko Barsaat Bana Lo, I hid a bread pakoda in my black sari. Pulkit: We had a shot, where my head was in her lap. Suddenly, just before the director said 'Action', the bread pakoda fell in my face! Yami Gautam and Pulkit Samrat, in a FUN conversation.
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| June 21, 2016 | | 'No sex, no horror. Not yet'
'I get scared of horror films. Chak De! India was (first) offered to me but Shah Rukh Khan also needs to get some good films. When has Aamir seen me without clothes?' When Salman Khan was in the mood for fun.
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| June 15, 2016 | | 'I was a boring guy'
'It was very scary to attempt this role (in Udta Punjab), when I have no way of understanding what it is like to be on a high. I wondered whether I would make a fool of myself or whether I would be able to push my boundaries.' Shahid Kapoor comes clean.
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| June 14, 2016 | | 'If I didn't take this risk with <I>Udta Punjab</I>, I wouldn't take another risk in life'
'Director Abhishek Chaubey didn't think I could be this girl. He didn't even think of coming to me. Shahid thought of coming to me and that's how everything happened. I feel if I don't take risks, I'll never know. I have to play around a little bit. I want to do a film like Udta Punjab as well as an out-and-out comedy.' Alia Bhatt is ready to fly high with Udta Punjab.
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| May 23, 2016 | | 'If you see <I>Sarbjit</I>, you won't see Aishwarya'
'She isn't the same Aishwarya, who walks the red carpet at Cannes. She doesn't look like that at all in the film. That is half the battle won from my side.' Sarbjit director Omung Kumar tells us why he likes transforming his actors.
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| May 20, 2016 | | 'At the end of the day, I am Aaradhya's mom'
'I don't prepare (for a character), I become it. I don't have to think about a character too much, I become it. I give a lot of attention to detailing. Once I become the character, I go and deliver the scene.' Aishwarya Rai Bachchan gives us an insight into her life.
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| May 16, 2016 | | 'I badly want to do an action film'
'Masaan is history for me. This is another journey with Raman Raghav 2.0. You have to clean your slate after every film, and not let its success or failure affect you.' Vicky Kaushal moves on, with Raman Raghav 2.0.
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| May 13, 2016 | | 'Azhar has never stopped me from showing anything'
'Azhar has been very honest and has revealed a lot. Did he accept the (match-fixing) money? Did the match-fixing happen? Did he betray his team? We have tackled all that.' Director Tony D'Souza gets candid about his new film, Azhar.
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| May 12, 2016 | | 'I don't want to treat my audience like idiots'
'When the audience leaves the theatres (after watching Dear Dad), they will have a smile on their faces. They will not be disappointed. That's a 100 per cent guarantee.' Dear Dad director Tanuj Bhramar tells us why we're going to love his film.
'I can be glamorous as well'
'People need to offer me exciting stuff. I am stuck in a rut. People keep exploiting what has worked for me in a film, so they offer me the same thing over and over again. I guess people need to see me for the person that I am, and give me youth-centric roles, make me act with actors who are closer to my age.' Prachi Desai believes she can do 'a lot more'!
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| May 11, 2016 | | 'I was living each day at a time'
'Unfortunately, in today's world, people feel it is luxury to eat pizza. I am not saying all pizzas are bad, I am not saying you shouldn't be eating it. But eating fast food constantly is the reason why everyone is getting these problems. The air is polluted, the water is probably polluted. You can't do much about that but we can check our food. Junk food has zero fiber and that creates havoc in your body. That's another reason why people get cancer.' Emraan Hashmi, in an enlightening interview.
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| May 04, 2016 | | 'Awards are not important at all'
'Awards in India are not important because Indian awards don't increase or decrease your money nor do they have any influence in the kind of films you are offered.'
'I am okay with being curvy'
'You don't have to be a size zero to be attractive on screen. It's about owning who you are and your body and embracing it.' Straight talk from Sunny Leone.
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| May 03, 2016 | | 'Horror movies made here are tacky'
'I don't remember (watching) a good horror Hindi movie in a long time. I like films like Bhoot, Raaz and the first 1920. I wouldn't even include the second 1920 in this.' Meera Chopra is all set for 1920 London.
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| April 29, 2016 | | '<I>Baaghi</I> is a wholesome film'
'People have asked me about making a (Baaghi) series and I said that part two and three will only be made if part one is liked by people.' Director Sabbir Khan talks about his latest film.
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| April 28, 2016 | | 'I go to India and every time people go 'Ah Diee Haard''
Jeremy Irons considered maths 'very boring' till he read G H Hardy's A Mathematician's Apology. The actor, who plays the British mathematician in The Man Who Knew Infinity, talks numbers, acting and his legacy with Aseem Chhabra/Rediff.com.
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| April 27, 2016 | | 'It took a decade to make <I>The Man Who Knew Infinity</I>'
Director Matt Brown tells Aseem Chhabra/Rediff.com what it was about The Man Who Knew Infinity that made him persevere for a decade to turn the book into a film.
'I feel nervous and scared everyday'
'There have been so many instances where I have auditioned for a film and been finalised, and even cut a cake (to celebrate) but then I got a call saying sorry, that the role went to someone else. It's a very cutthroat industry. When your film becomes a hit, they come to you but when it doesn't do well, nobody comes.' Baaghi actress Shraddha Kapoor gives us an insight into her life.
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| April 25, 2016 | | 'Shah Rukh made me feel like I was Kajol'
'If there's a Fan sequel, I want a song and dance with Shah Rukh Khan.' Here's introducing Fan girl Shriya Pilgaonkar, who celebrates her birthday today, April 25.
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| April 13, 2016 | | 'I am definitely lucky'
'I never tried to get into Hindi films. But when I heard the script of Baaghi, I found it interesting. Tiger is a bundle of energy. He keeps working during the shoots as well. He is focused all the time.' Sudheer Babu is ready for his BIG Bollywood debut!
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| April 12, 2016 | | 'I'm like a <I>fakir</I> in my personal life'
'People ask me if I miss living a normal life, since I don't have privacy, and I tell them I don't want to have a normal life. I want people standing outside my house, I want to be loved by them. I have been fortunate enough to live like a star for 25 years and I would like to die as a star.' Shah Rukh Khan, unplugged.
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| April 07, 2016 | | 'I don't believe in love games'
'We live in times where love and relationships have a different meaning. People take it very casually. People get sexually bored easily and are always looking for something exciting. I see it happening around me. I know people, who are married or in relationships, get excited with these things.' Tara Alisha Berry on life as she sees it.
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| April 05, 2016 | | 'You are always known by the last bad film you did'
'If you are not doing a Hindi film, it doesn't mean you are not doing any work. Success is all about saying no to what you don't want to do. Thankfully, I have been successful.' Neetu Chandra has just won a National Award and she's hugely excited!
'I am not trying to be Sharon Stone'
'I wasn't comfortable with the intimate scenes. There were 40 men behind the camera. It's mechanical and doesn't mean a thing but there are so many eyes watching you! I got panicky and asked Vikram (Bhatt, director) sir to help me out.' Patralekha gets bold and beautiful in Love Games.
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| March 31, 2016 | | 'I don't think anybody can be me'
'Saif thinks he is a good cook but he is not. I would like him to learn how to cook. I can cook well but I haven't entered the kitchen in the last six years. My mom always says a good cook is someone who can make good dal. And I can make excellent dal!' Kareena Kapoor Khan gives us an insight into her life.
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| March 30, 2016 | | 'It's very difficult directing a daughter'
'I don't know why I took up dancing. I think I wanted to find one more excuse to drop out from school.' Kamal Haasan gives us beautiful nuggets from his life.
'Why aren't men allowed to cry?'
'Woman need to be respected much more in our country. But choices should be allowed for women as well as men. I don't care about the box office collections of Ki & Ka; I care about the thoughts and conversation that it brings on. Every actor has that one film in their filmography where they pushed the envelope further.' Arjun Kapoor takes on new challenges with Ki & Ka.
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| March 22, 2016 | | 'I want <I>Rocky Handsome</I> to hit numbers I haven't seen before'
'I compare Rocky Handsome to Bajrangi Bhaijaan. Bajrangi (trailer) did not tell you much but when you came out of the theatre, you said it was a beautiful film and felt that emotion. What's different in the two films is that Bajrangi did not have action. Rocky Handsome has action that hasn't been seen before.' John Abraham on Rocky Handsome.
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| March 14, 2016 | | 'I am an unlucky hero'
'Alia Bhatt is very intimidating. We talked very little off screen because she's a very busy actor. She would come on set, work long hours, go to sleep and then leave for her other project.' Fawad Khan discuss his Kapoor & Sons co-star, and much more.
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| March 10, 2016 | | 'I had hit my lowest just before <I>Baby Doll</I> came out'
'After being a housewife for 13 years and a mother of three, I was put on stage with Shah Rukh Khan! I was trembling on stage and did not know what to do. From singing bhajans with Anup Jalota, I was doing hip-hop and item songs!' Baby Doll singer Kanika Kapoor tells us her inspirational story.
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| March 09, 2016 | | 'I have to find my next Ranveer Singh'
Shanoo Sharma -- the woman responsible for launching the careers of Ranveer Singh, Arjun Kapoor, Vaani Kapoor, Bhumi Pednekar and Alia Bhatt among others -- tells Ronjita Kulkarni/Rediff.com what casting is all about.
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| March 08, 2016 | | Meet Akshay Kumar's super successful partner!
'I got the script of OMG: Oh My God and I believed in it so much that I quit my job. Singh Is Bliing was a success but it was not a film that made a difference.' Meet Ashvini Yardi.
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| March 03, 2016 | | 'Priyanka probably has 48 hours in her day!'
'We have trained Priyanka well for the role of IPS officer Abha Mathur. She learnt all the mannerisms of the Indian police. The Quantico people are taking the real advantage of it. It's okay, I am happy that America knows what we can do.' Jai Gangaajal director Prakash Jha raves about his heroine.
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| February 26, 2016 | | 'I hate sequels'
'Being a director is brilliant. It's the second best job after being God because you get to create your own world and characters. You're always in control.' The man behind Tere Bin Laden -- Abhishek Sharma -- is back!
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| February 24, 2016 | | 'I don't get many offers in Bollywood'
'I choose the best of what I get. I will not do every Hindi film that comes my way. I would rather wait and do good films than do rubbish films because I will have no career left. It's tough in Bollywood because there is a lot of competition. You have to create a niche for yourself.' Raima Sen tells us why she's been away from Bollywood.
'When people watch me, they should say this guy has nailed it'
'Once Tere Bin Laden was over, the stardom was over, six months of living the Shah Rukh Khan life was over...' Pradhuman Singh returns with Tere Bin Laden: Dead Or Alive.
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| February 22, 2016 | | 'You are not used to seeing me this way'
'Some people might go through their entire careers without getting a role like this. It's once-in-a-lifetime kind of a role.' Sikandar Kher gets us ready for Tere Bin Laden: Dead Or Alive.
The amazing Manoj Bajpayee, as never before!
'For a boy coming from a remote village of Bihar at the Indo-Nepal border where no transport was available to commute to the nearest town, even coming to Delhi and then Mumbai and finally watching himself on the silver screen was a huge thing!'
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| February 18, 2016 | | 'I'd love an award for <I>Neerja</I>'
'I try and be a part the audience to get reactions. If I can predict the expression you will have on your face when you are watching it, then I am in the business of feelings.' Neerja director Ram Madhvani gets ready for his first feature film.
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| February 17, 2016 | | 'Sonam Kapoor playing Neerja Bhanot excited me'
'I don't necessarily want to be an actor or make it my profession but if it happens organically, I will accept it.' While he's at it, we get to enjoy Shekhar Ravjiani on the big screen, in Neerja.
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| February 15, 2016 | | 'I don't care what people think about my acting'
'I believe in giving my opinions and standing up for what's right but in the past two-three years, I thought it was scary to say anything because everything is twisted and a lot of it was damaging my career. People are just nasty.' Sonam Kapoor puts on a brave front for Neerja.
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| February 11, 2016 | | 'I am back in action!'
'I have been singing from childhood. I am a trained Hindustani-classical singer. I graduated in music as well.' After charming the audience with her acting chops, Pari is now going to woo them with her vocal skills!
'I'm completely fearless!'
'Even though Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Sathiyon was not a hit, people still remember me. I must have done some really good acting in it. I met Akshay (Kumar, her co-star) recently and he told me 'tu toh director ban gayi hai' (you've become a director). I told him you can never predict where life takes you.' Divya Khosla Kumar prepares us for Sanam Re.
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| February 08, 2016 | | 'I'd love to do more films'
'When I started off, I did not know I wanted to act. I just wanted to go to London. After doing the first three films, I realised that I loved acting. Aashiqui 2 came along and gave me the confidence I needed, that I can shoulder a film. It was a turning point for me.' Straight talk from Aditya Roy Kapur.
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| February 02, 2016 | | 'I give love a lot of importance'
'I'm ruled by emotions. I think women are generally more emotional than men. I believe love is like what we see in movies or what we read about.' Love talk from Katrina Kaif.
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| January 29, 2016 | | 'I can't entertain people like Hrithik Roshan'
'I have made enough money in my life to live in the happiness of my gambit. I don't want to buy a jet plane, I don't want to live with an entourage. So my requirement of taking my wife and children to a foreign holiday in business class is not a worry.' R Madhavan is anything but a Saala Khadoos!
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| January 28, 2016 | | 'Sanjay Dutt was very depressed when I met him'
'Sanjay Dutt is a survivor, and I have seen his spirit adjusting to that. He writes letters. From the tone of the letters, you can sense whether he is depressed on that day or if he's better,' Rajkumar Hirani tells Patcy N/ Rediff.com
'<I>Mastizaade</I> is an outrageous film'
'Mastizaade is a very unrealistic film -- there are talking horses, flying wheelchairs and a lot of stupidity. So when you're doing that, you let go, let all inhibitions go.' Vir Das prepares us for his latest film.
'The day I have a bikini body, I won't mind flaunting it'
'Look at Vijender Singh, he is so HOT! His nose is so sharp! I am sure whenever he is in the ring, he doesn't think about his beautiful face. If he had ever thought about his face, he would never have turned professional.' Newbie Ritika Singh gets ready for Bollywood.
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| January 25, 2016 | | 'I'm glad if people are comparing me to Sunny Leone'
'There is nothing bigger than Bigg Boss. I was lucky and blessed that I stayed inside the Bigg Boss house for three months. The love that I got from people was so humbling that I started crying. That's the first thing that I did when I came out.'
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| January 22, 2016 | | 'We have become desensitised to shocking news'
'The Printing Machine is not an angry outburst; it's an observation on the state of affairs.' Kalki reveals the idea behind turning her poem The Printing Machine into a video.
Bhagyashree: I have no regrets
'I was in love and so I got married very early. Love makes you do crazy things. If I had not married then, my life would have been different. Today, I see women balancing their careers and homes. They are giving equal importance to their personal desires and their families, and that is great. I haven't been able to find that balance.' Bhagyashree, close and personal.
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| January 20, 2016 | | Why every family should take their children for Airlift
'I had seen Waqt, starring Balraj Sahniji, and I can never forget it. There is a happy family and an earthquake later, everything is gone. That movie got stuck in my head. How one man loses his entire family and becomes a pauper. The same thing happens in Airlift.' Akshay Kumar, and his lovely leading lady Nimrat Kaur discuss their latest film.
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| January 19, 2016 | | When Irrfan wanted to be killed off
The gulf between Hindi cinema's finest current actor and his contemporaries widens with each film. But even Irrfan Khan, in Mick Jagger's words, can't always get what he wants. Raja Sen tells us why that's not a bad thing.
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| January 18, 2016 | | The Remarkable Sunny Leone!
'Her greatest strength is not her acting or her dancing abilities, but that she has an incredible number of fans.'
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| January 05, 2016 | | 'Jaya is the most difficult person to please...'
'I'm getting to play different characters now, from the ones in my earlier years, when I was a leading actor. Then, you fought with the villain and got the girl at the end of every film. Today, we have different shades of characters -- a man on wheelchair, a 13-year-old child, a mad character like mine in Shamitabh. The roles are wonderful.' Amitabh Bachchan gets ready for Wazir.
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| December 24, 2015 | | Salman Khan, The Gentleman
'Sooraji said the hugging scene had to look passionate because it was the first intimate scene in the film. I looked at Salman and burst into tears.'
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| December 16, 2015 | | Love <em>gyaan</em>, from SRK
'The media and the electronic stuff has changed love. So my only thing is, don't ever, ever, ever break up with your boyfriend or girlfriend on the telephone or with a message. Do it personally, please. And don't ever profess love just on the telephone. Do it personally, please.'
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| December 14, 2015 | | 'Can't you see my <I>jalwa</I>?'
'I have had to change as an actor. What was okay for me to do 20 years back isn't okay for me today.' Kajol gets us ready for Dilwale.
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| December 10, 2015 | | '<I>Humshakals</I> wasn't that big a flop'
'I was very rude, and made statements for the sake of making them without realising they would backfire on me someday. I thought people would forget after six months. But if you make statements, they will come back. Now after having tasted failure, I have realised that I must be politically correct.' Meet the all-new Sajid Khan.
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| December 02, 2015 | | 'I'm a modern girl. I can beat up people!'
'I'm very opinionated. I do not stay quiet. If somebody said there are snake charmers in India, I will educate them saying that they are there but we use it for entertainment. People tell me India is known for its rapes. I get asked that in every interview. It's so difficult to defend it.' Priyanka Chopra gets candid.
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| November 30, 2015 | | 'I won't drop my pants just like that'
'There was a kissing scene in Hello with Gul Panag, but nobody saw that film. In Style, it was only a little peck on the cheek. There was a little in Life... In A Metro too. But I haven't done an erotic film.' Sharman Joshi gets candid about his first erotic film, Hate Story 3.
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| November 16, 2015 | | Hema Malini: I can't dance; my body won't allow me
'Dharamji, Jeetu (Jeetendra), Rajesh Khanna and Shashi Kapoor had unique dance styles. Manoj Kumar would just stand and that became his style. Dharamji was amazing. He is not a dancer at all, he doesn't know anything and yet he danced. I was shocked looking at him in the song Yamla Pagla Deewana. I was thinking, what is he doing? He was jumping and it was unbelievable.' Hema Malini gets candid.
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| November 10, 2015 | | Salman Khan: All the romantic close-ups I'm looking at some guy!
'Most of the time we do close-ups you'll be looking at the camera or your main lead, your leading lady, is left of the camera, right of the camera -- she's never there. So, your best close-ups are looking at some unfortunate-looking assistant director or a cameraman. All the romantic close-ups I'm looking at some guy.' Salman Khan tells P Rajendran/ Rediff.com how he shoots his romantic scenes.
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| November 03, 2015 | | 'All my good work goes against me'
'The beauty of my job is that no matter how much well I do it, people will say this guy is insensitive, romancing Sonam, dancing with Jacqueline, going to Poland to shoot a film, when he has a hunting case and an accident case against him. He's enjoying himself; he's earning Rs 600 crore but people don't know how much I have. All my good work goes against me.' Salman Khan gets candid.
'Had Hrithik not been in films, I would have kept making films with Shah Rukh'
'Shah Rukh had only one bad habit -- he would wake up late. It became my duty to wake him up during the shooting of King Uncle, Karan Arjun and Koyla, since all three films were shot outstation.' Rakesh Roshan takes Patcy N/ Rediff.com back in time.
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| October 29, 2015 | | 'FTII students said they have nothing against me'
'I will try to make sure everything runs smoothly from now on.' Is Gajendra Chauhan having the last laugh?
'People still think I am mad'
'Everyone in my family has got huge success in films but I failed. The person who hits rock bottom has to face his difficulties himself. People at a higher level don't know what's happening down there.' Aamir Khan's brother Faissal tells us where he's been all this time.
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| October 20, 2015 | | 'It was very scary to shoot with my dad'
'My father is the best father in the world. He is not strict; he has never shouted at us. Anybody who meets my mom will fall in love with her. Bhaiyya pampers me. But for him, I will always be a baby. The age difference between us is quite big.' Shaandaar actress Sanah Kapoor talks about her famous family.
Pixar's desi star who may win an Oscar next year
Star Pixar animator Sanjay Patel tells Aseem Chhabra/Rediff.com the back story behind his new film, Sanjay's Super Team, which features Hanuman, Vishnu and Durga as superheroes.
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| October 19, 2015 | | 'In India, we make so much of the family. It is almost like the holy cow'
Kanu Behl -- who has directed one of the most awaited films of the year, the most unusual movie Yash Raj Films has ever produced -- discusses Titli with Aseem Chhabra/Rediff.com
'I got more praise than the hero'
'Shakti Samanta was a very honest man. I have done four films with him. He was very sick before he died; nobody was allowed to see him in the hospital. I went but I could not bear to see him like that. Iftekar and I would go to see Ashok Kumar often. He would ask me to bring some kheema, as he loved my wife's preparation. I would have attended kavi sammelans with Jan Nisar Akhtar (Javed Akhtar's father), Sahir Ludhianvi and Harivansh Rai Bachchan. Amitabh Bachchan was a child then, and would often accompany his father.' Veteran actor Chandrashekhar Vaidya goes back in time.
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| October 17, 2015 | | Prateik Babbar on the mother he has never known
Smita Patil would have been 60 on October 17 had fate not cruelly snatched her from us in 1986. She was only 31 when she died. Rediff.com salutes the incomparable actress in a special series. Smita Patil's son Prateik talks about her in this interview published on Rediff.com in November 2010.
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| October 14, 2015 | | 'When I was working, I was not allowed to lose weight'
'In school, I would get very upset when guys called me 'moti.' I would feel bad and pick up fights. But once I started working, I got mentally prepared for it because my weight was my bread and butter.' Going back in time with Guddi Maruti.
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| October 06, 2015 | | Meet Bollywood's newest star kid!
'My friends told me they will call me an actress only when I appear on Comedy Nights with Kapil. I just a got a confirmation that I will be going on Kapil's show!' Wedding Pulav actress Anushka Ranjan gets ready for showbiz.
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| October 02, 2015 | | Why Meghna Gulzar made <em>Talvar</em>
'The fragility of this case is that taking a side could be a fallacy to do. Because you don't <em>have</em> all the answers. So how do you take one particular side?' Meghna Gulzar asks Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com
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| October 01, 2015 | | 'I am okay with not being the main heroine'
'There is no longer any pressure to play the heroine. So I can have fun and be the actor I want to be. I can look beyond the hairstyles and the clothes. It is liberating to not have that constant pressure on you.' Lara Dutta enjoys being 'back'!
Baba Sehgal: 'I don't lick a**'
'Once a top actor wanted me to sing a song and a top music company was involved. They wanted changes in the song. I told them not to take pangas with me.'
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| September 29, 2015 | | 'Everybody is here to earn money'
'I don't get involved in my movie characters. That's fake. Let's be practical. We get a nice air-conditioned vanity van to sit in, which has lovely fruits and dry fruits. We get to work with lovely ladies. So it is not taxing at all!' Akshay Kumar gets candid.
'Malala is the real deal'
'She is a genuine, real, person who wants to be with girls who are suffering the way she suffered.'
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| September 24, 2015 | | 'I would lie if I said there was no competition among the <I>Calendar Girls</I>'
'I had to shoot in a bikini in a jungle in Mauritius with two white tigers! I was balancing on a branch wearing stilettos and every moment I felt I would die.' But it's all in a day's work for Calendar Girl Satarupa Pyne.
'How many lives can these outsiders have?'
Director Jacques Audiard and actor Jesuthasan Antonythasan discuss the human landscape behind the award-winning film, Dheepan, with Aseem Chhabra/Rediff.com
'To match Kapil Sharma's wit is really challenging'
'I think the writer did not have to do much work because Kapil would come to the sets, spontaneously change the dialogue and add a new punch. One had to be very alert while working with him because you wouldn't know how he would improvise his lines.' Simran Kaur Mundi on how she romanced Kapil Sharma in Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon.
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| September 23, 2015 | | 'Male directors are obsessed with movies about male bonding'
'I don't mind if I fail as a director'
'What you saw in Gangs Of Wasseypur is only two percent of what really happens. Murder and other crimes are a daily affair even today. There is no value for life. People can shoot someone for Rs two! Once, I was talking to a person. I turned around to ask for tea, and when I looked at him again, someone had shot him dead.' Meeruthiya Gangsters director Zeishan Quadri talks tough.
'No inhibitions about wearing a bikini'
'I wasn't sure if I could carry off a bikini well. So I did a photo shoot and showed it Madhur Bhandarkar. He said it looked great. That gave me the confidence to carry it off.' Meet Calendar girl Avani Modi.
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| September 21, 2015 | | Kareena: I have nothing to prove anymore
On her 35th birthday on September 21, Kareena takes stock of her filmi career and where she wants to veer it next with Subhash K Jha.
'I have worked hard to reach here'
'I have worked hard to reach here, and enjoyed myself too. I have been lucky to get the right people. The Miss India organisation supports me, and have a lot of people to guide me, says Ruhi Singh.
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| September 15, 2015 | | 'People don't know me and they don't care'
'I don't say no to Salman Khan. He is a very important part of my life. He is my in-case-of-emergency-please-contact person,' Nikhil Advani tells Patcy N/ Rediff.com
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| September 09, 2015 | | Kangana: I've been invisible for the longest time
'I wouldn't say Queen is a benchmark. For a 17-year-old to perform in Gangster, Fashion, Life... In A Metro, Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai is remarkable. I am a very bad girlfriend apparently. This is the feedback I have been getting from the time I started dating,' Kangana speaks out.
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| September 01, 2015 | | 'I don't want to play the hero's friend any more'
'I have been offered the main lead many times now, including romantic and action hero roles. But they're not interesting. I want to do films like Aandhi, Angoor, Ram Aur Shyam, Mela, Deewar, Zanjeer and Sholay but I don't have a plan.' Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub gets ready for the next level.
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| August 26, 2015 | | 'I want the country to accept me as an actress'
'Human beings are voyeuristic by nature. We love to imagine some things. Like Salman and Katrina were ex-lovers, and are now working in Ek Tha Tiger. Oh my God, what must be going on between them...? We, as an audience -- and I include myself in that -- talk like that. If Salman and I announce a film tomorrow, I'm presumptuous enough to say there will be interest in it.' Katrina Kaif on life and love.
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| August 14, 2015 | | 'Amjad did not sound like a dacoit'
'I have done so many films but even today when I walk on the road, people call me Kaalia. I don't feel bad. I feel proud that people have seen me in Sholay and remember me.'
'I am the original serial kisser'
'When I was staying in Teen Batti (in south Mumbai), I had one washroom and we were 10 people. Today I have three washrooms and I am the only one using all of them. Can you see the quantum leap that I have taken in life?' Jackie Shroff gets candid.
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| August 10, 2015 | | Tabu: The film industry is a trap
In the second part of a fun conversation, Tabu shares some beautiful nuggets with Rediff.com's Savera R Someshwar and Sonil Dedhia.
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| August 07, 2015 | | 'Akshay Kumar asked them to push me out of the vehicle'
'They pushed me out of the truck (carrying Rajesh Khanna's body) as well. What could be more mean than this? They didn't want me in the last journey. What can be more violent than this?' Anita Advani explains her case against Dimple Kapadia and her family.
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| August 04, 2015 | | 'Being a father won't stop me from doing a certain kind of film'
'Working everyday gives me the most satisfaction. It really doesn't matter whether it is Housefull, Grand Masti, Ek Villain, Lai Bhari, Bluff Master or Tere Naal Love Hogaya. As long as I am working, and I am enjoying my work, that gives me satisfaction.' Riteish Deshmukh and his Bangistan co-star Pulkit Samrat discuss their upcoming film.
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| July 31, 2015 | | 'Making a film is like being married'
'There are too many things that haven't gone out of you. So even though the years may have gone by, you are still close to the films in terms of the making.'
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| July 29, 2015 | | 'I missed acting!'
'When you have a kid at home, it takes up all your time. I would rather spend time with my child than spend hours waiting in a van for a shot. I am happy -- and excited -- to be back but I am also happy that I had a sabbatical.' Lara Dutta Bhupati discusses her upcoming work.
Ajay Devgn: My BIGGEST insecurity is...
'I have done a lot of films for friendship and, whenever I have done that, I have suffered.' Ajay Devgn gets candid about his career, and Drishyam.
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| July 27, 2015 | | 'It was difficult to shoot in a bikini'
'Initially, I was worried how the Calendar Girls would gel. But we bonded on screen and off.' On the sets, we were very mischievous. We were called the Calendar Girls School Girls! Madhur sir was like principal. He would actually tell us to calm down and maintain discipline!' Meet Calendar Girls' Akansha Puri.
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| July 23, 2015 | | 'During <I>Masaan</I>, I wasn't affected by burning corpses'
'The standing ovation in Cannes was a rare moment where I felt patriotic. I realised that the audience was not clapping for an individual but for the team that came from India with such a beautiful film.' Masaan's leading man Vicky Kaushal takes us through its making.
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| July 21, 2015 | | Meet the cute girl from Bajrangi Bhaijaan!
'Salman and I would play table tennis and drive an ATV (All Terrain Vehicle) while shooting in Karjat. And he made me eat a lot of biryani!' Child actor Harshaali Malhotra shares her Bajrangi Bhaijaan experience.
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| July 19, 2015 | | 'My fans can't see me crying on screen'
'Bajrangi Bhaijaan is a positive film. I want the heads of both countries to watch the film. India and Pakistan are dealing with the problem shown in the film and after watching the film, their hearts might melt. Till the time I don't get a response from them, I will keep tweeting about it.' Salman Khan discusses his superhit film.
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| July 14, 2015 | | 'I will marry Shraddha off after three years'
'My stay in Mumbai was taken care of by Vinod Khanna, food by Daisy Irani, work was provided by Feroz Khan, and Sunil Dutt paid me without my doing any work. My wife is 12 years younger than me. She was a child artiste. I got the title Shakti Kapoor: Cradle snatcher. But she was too good so I decided to marry her. I will marry Shraddha off after three years. I don't want her to be an older heroine or marry at 40. I want her to marry at the peak of her career. But I will not force her.' Straight talk from Shakti Kapoor.
Meet the man behind India's EPIC hit Baahubali
'My father thinks I'm not ambitious and too slow. He wants me to work in Hindi films with big superstars.' Meet Baahubali director, SS Rajamouli.
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| July 10, 2015 | | 'I wanted to understand what happened to Amy and why'
'It was impossible to please everyone with Amy Winehouse's story because it is complicated and dark. Everyone has his or her own version of what was going on and I found myself caught in the middle of it.'
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| July 02, 2015 | | Dharmendra: Action has become artificial today
'When an actor is punching or beating up the villain, he goes miles away and falls, which isn't possible. You see the same kind of action in all the film, which makes it monotonous. We should get back to real action.' Veteran actor Dharmendra talks action.
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| June 30, 2015 | | 'Yes, I have done adult films. But nobody is talking about my good films'
'I defy all the controversy. For me, it is meaningless. They say the students are unhappy that I have been appointed as the head of FTII. They have not seen my work so how can they be unhappy?' Gajendra Chauhan tries to justify his appointment to head the prestigious Film and Television Institute of India.
'If I really want to be part of a film, I will chase it down'
'I would like to do a biopic (on) Parveen Babi. She was such a gorgeous woman. She was also my neighbour. It was very sad when she died. It is so tragic when you are young and have fame, fortune, praise and everything and then you are alone.' Shraddha Kapoor discusses her big hits.
Kamal Haasan: Paapnasam's success would fuel Drishyam's Hindi version
Kamal Haasan talks to Subhash K Jha about his new film Paapnasam, and how it may affect Ajay Devgn starrer Drishyam.
'I am not trying hard to make it big in Bollywood'
'We shot Baahubali in Hyderabad during the summer when the temperatures would soar to 45 degrees. There was an ambulance on the set and every day someone would be injured or faint. Whenever I saw that ambulance, I heaved a sigh of relief and thanked god that it was not me.' Rana Daggubati shares his experience of shooting for Baahubali.
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| June 24, 2015 | | 'It would be quite cool to see women fight...'
'...In films, of course! In Hollywood, women doing action is a very common thing, but we still haven't warmed up to it here. I really hope something like Charlie's Angels is made in our country!' Tamannaah Bhatia gets candid.
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| June 21, 2015 | | John Abraham: My father is a super dad
'My father was very supportive of my decision of becoming a model and actor. He never questioned my career choices. He always told me to study because that would make me stand up in front of a crowd.' John Abraham celebrates his father on Father's Day.
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| June 17, 2015 | | 'I come with a lot of baggage because of my dad Govinda'
'Being a star kid was fun because I used to get a lot of attention. But sometimes, that brought me a lot of criticism like, 'oh, she's so snooty.' People have their own notions about kids whose parents are famous but my upbringing was very normal.' Govinda's daughter Tina Ahuja talks to Nishi Tiwari/ Rediff.com ahead of her Bollywood debut.
Kareena: I'd love to attend Shahid's wedding
'Shahid told me that he's getting married before he told the media. I'm very happy for him,' Kareena Kapoor tells us.
Father's Day Special: Getting to know Pran
In the first part of a month-long series, we reveal a fascinating part of the legendary actor, Pran.
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| June 15, 2015 | | Boman Irani: I love the smell of petrol
'I recently visited Farah Khan's house and it smelled really nice. Rajkumar Hirani is very particular about how his house looks and smells.' Boman Irani discusses the fragrances in his life!
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| June 12, 2015 | | 'I have gone through a midlife crisis'
'He said, you know, we are going through a midlife crisis. I asked him for how long it would last. He didn't know, so we tried to Google it but nobody had an answer.' Saurabh Shukla fields questions in his signature witty way.
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| May 19, 2015 | | Madhavan: I had become a boring actor
'I am well aware of the fact that I will be overshadowed by Kangana in Tanu Weds Manu Returns. It is bound to happen.' R Madhavan discusses his talented co-star and their new film together.
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| May 12, 2015 | | 'I'm in love but there's no time for marriage'
'I want to play a villain. There is something really exciting about villains. They have beautiful girls around them every time, lots of money and all the luxuries because of which I don't mind dying in the end.' Ranbir Kapoor speaks his mind.
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| May 05, 2015 | | How <em>Bombay Velvet</em> got made!
'One day I called Anurag and someone else picked up the phone. He said, "Hello, Sir." I responded, "Hello, but who are you and why are you picking up Anurag's phone?" He said, "I am Ranbir Kapoor Sir". And he told me he was doing the film and he was very excited.'
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| April 02, 2015 | | 'Byomkesh Bakshy is too honest to exist today'
'The problem of 2015 is not who did it but how we should punish the guy who did it. The judicial system in our country is hugely inadequate.' Dibakar Banerjee talks about his new film Detective Byomkesh Bakshy and much more.
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| March 31, 2015 | | 'I did not know who Sunny Deol was'
'Mumbai is the toughest city to shoot a film. The hard part is executing an action sequence in a crowded street accurately. There are people everywhere and all of them are curious to watch the shooting.' Second unit director Dan Bradley talks about working on Sunny Deol's Ghayal Once Again.
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| March 30, 2015 | | Sunny Leone: I am not sexy in real life
Sonil Dedhia/ Rediff.com digs up some lesser-known facts from Sunny Leone's life.
'Rani hates her dubbed voice in <I>Ghulam</I>'
'Bipasha dislikes my voice in Jism. Everyone liked my voice and it did wonders for her and even for me. But she disliked it tremendously. She was very upset. She refused to do the promotions for the film because I dubbed her voice.' Meet dubbing artist Mona Ghosh Shetty.
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| March 18, 2015 | | Govinda: I don't want to work with David Dhawan
'David Dhawan did not stand by me during my bad phase. When a person thinks that you are not competent enough to do his film or work with him, one should not ask for work from that person.' Govinda vents out against the director.
'If I don't get a film, I will start a canteen in Film City'
'I don't know about being superstar, but one day if I become like Shah Rukh Khan, I will not mind that. If I get the kind of films that I really want to do, and if I manage to survive in this industry, I will become somebody like that.' Sushant Singh Rajput talks movies.
'Some Censor Board members are misusing their authority. It shames me'
'There are problems related to the Indian film industry that I'd like to address rather than to keep harping on the negative zone of hurdles in film certification,' Minister for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore tells Subhash K Jha.
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| March 17, 2015 | | 'Ghazals are the biggest hero; you don't need Shah Rukh or Salman to promote it'
'Today, where are singers like Udit Narayan, Kumar Sanu and Abhijit Bhattacharya? They didn't sing anything apart from Bollywood. When there is a change in trend, you are gone. But I will remain for another 50 years. I will sing for films and do other stuff too.' The Rathods discuss their music.
Anushka: It wasn't a smooth ride making NH10
'Some people told me I was too young to become a producer. Others warned me not to produce a film that had such a bizarre subject. I am a relentless person, and today I am happy that I produced NH10.' Anushka Sharma is thrilled with the response to NH10.
'Aamir is crazy'
'After Lagaan, Aamir would sit up the whole night and drink an entire bottle of Bacardi.'
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| March 04, 2015 | | He risks his life for the stars!
'I had to jump from the ninth floor, breaking through the glass. The timing went wrong and instead of landing on my feet, I landed on my head. People thought I was dead, but I stood up.'
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| February 26, 2015 | | 'I don't want to be Anand Bakshi'
'I don't think the AIB controversy will affect any comedian who can think right and straight, who is clear about his comedy and politics.'
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| February 20, 2015 | | 'I haven't lost the madness for telling a story'
'I don't come to the film with an agenda. I come to a film with a story. When the story excites me, I go bonkers.'
'If anybody asks me what I do, I'll say I'm a Grammy winner'
'What I see in Bollywood is that there's this assembly line -- there's a lyrics writer, there's a composer, then there's playback singer who is selected on mutual discussion, and then there's a producer who oversees the entire thing.' Grammy-winner Ricky Kej would rather make his own music than pander to the Indian film industry.
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| February 17, 2015 | | 'A film has to be your adventure'
'I did many things so that Agent Vinod would make money. Like when Kareena and Saif are trying to escape, they do a mujra in Pakistan. I thought I should get her to do a mujra.'
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| February 05, 2015 | | 'I never owned even a suit before the Oscars'
Three films and one TV show old Suraj Sharma is glad that an acting career means he is not behind a desk. Aseem Chhabra finds out that despite a life that can be heady Suraj hasn't lost sight of reality
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| February 04, 2015 | | Akshara Haasan: I feared acting would not work out
'Some days I would feel disappointed, but not many people knew that I wanted to be an actress. I had to wait, and I would keep telling myself to stop complaining,' Akshara Haasan tells Patcy N/ Rediff.com
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| January 23, 2015 | | 'Baby is my biggest break ever'
'I may have limited screen space in Baby but I am confident about it.' Madhurima Tuli talks about her big movie break.
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| January 22, 2015 | | 'A lot of actors face depression and anxiety but never confess to it'
'I have gone through flops in my life. I have sat home for months without a movie. But if someone in my position says she is depressed or has anxiety attacks, then people will say, look at the homeless people and beggars who have bigger worries.' Jacqueline Fernandez on her life, and movies.
'I am totally fed up of Kolaveri Di'
'Kolaveri Di refuses to leave me after four years. I don't know how to get rid of that song. Wherever I go, people request me to sing two lines.' Dhanush leaves his chartbuster song Kolaveri Di behind, and moves forward with Shamitabh.
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| January 14, 2015 | | 'I was comfortable doing the intimate scenes with Bipasha'
'I was working with a lady, who is dressed in a miniscule dress, and there are so many people around. If I screw up, I will end up making everyone uncomfortable.' Television star Karan Singh Grover talks about his debut film Alone, and his co-star Bipasha Basu.
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| January 13, 2015 | | 'I still regret saying no to Raj Kapoor for Satyam Shivam Sundaram'
'I regret the years that I did not work. I took a break at the peak of my career. I should not have done that. You lose contact with people and to start all over again is a struggle.' Rajnigandha actress Vidya Sinha looks back at her life.
Arbaaz Khan: It is unfair to call Malaika an item girl
'I don't know how long Malaika will continue to do these popular songs, as I feel she has had her run.' Arbaaz Khan talks about his gorgeous wife Malaika Khan Arora, and living under the shadow of his superstar brother Salman Khan.
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| December 15, 2014 | | Bigg Boss: I am NOT pregnant, says Diandra
'Kissing doesn't lead to pregnancy, right? It's just one of the dumbest rumours flying around,' Diandra Soares tells Rajul Hegde/ Rediff.com and clears the air.
Rajkumar Hirani: I am really nervous with PK
Rajkumar Hirani, who rules critics' hearts as much as he rules the box office, is back after five years. Sonil Dedhia listens in as the filmmaker talks about PK (without dropping the cloak of secrecy of course).
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| December 09, 2014 | | 'Yash Chopra wasn't convinced about DDLJ's climax'
'Aditya Chopra thought the climax was too cliche but he still wanted to end the film on that note. He was adamant about it.' Cinematographer Manmohan Singh takes us behind the scenes of Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge.
'I got so many marriage proposals after DDLJ'
'After King Uncle and DDLJ, I had a dedicated mailbox at the post office, and would get so many fan mails from all over the world!' Pooja Ruparel, better remembered as Chutki, goes back in time.
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| November 24, 2014 | | 'It was a nightmare to live in Bigg Boss'
'I thought I would be able to bring some positive energy to the house, but the people suspected my intentions, judged me and I was unable to overcome their negativity,' Nigaar Khan tells Rajul Hegde.
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| November 21, 2014 | | 'There is never a happy ending in life'
'Saif is very passionate as an actor. He is always thinking way ahead. He wants to make movies for the future. He doesn't necessarily stick to the current trends.' Director duo Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK discuss Happy Ending.
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| November 18, 2014 | | Saif Ali Khan: Islam is unpopular today
'If you go up to an average American or British citizen, and tell them you are a Muslim, they look at you suspiciously. It's not a good feeling,' Saif Ali Khan tells Sonil Dedhia.
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| November 10, 2014 | | 'I was unsure of going topless'
'I don't think anyone will invest crores of money just because I am Priyanka Chopra's sister.' Mannara makes a bold entry with Zid.
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| November 07, 2014 | | 'It is time to liberate our minds'
'We have won our political freedom, we have liberalised our economy and now it's time to liberate our minds also. That is why this film.' Director Ketan Mehta lists his reasons for making Rang Rasiya.
'I won't do anything vulgar'
'I am not a fan of remakes. The Shaukeens does not have a single scene or character taken from the original.' Abhishek Sharma, director of The Shaukeens, explains why his film is different.
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| November 05, 2014 | | Akshay Kumar: There is no man who isn't lustful
'Anyone who disagrees with this and says it depends on perspective is trying to hide their lust because it is socially unacceptable to think free.' Candid talk with Akshay Kumar.
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| November 02, 2014 | | Aishwarya: I am in a very happy phase
'I have always worked in movies and didn't even feel the timeout. I have always been advertising, facing cameras, going to the studios. It's going to be busy year, I will have a lot of work, personally and professionally.' Aishwarya Rai Bachchan gets ready for another exciting year ahead.
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| October 30, 2014 | | 'I am alive because of Amitabh Bachchan'
In the second and the final part of the interview she speaks about her career in radio, her most popular chat show Phool Khile Hain Gulshan Gulshan.
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| October 28, 2014 | | 'I didn't like the script of Kill Dil'
'My inspiration to write songs for any film must come from the script alone. I am not writing an independent poem. What I write is drawn from the characters and their relationships,' Gulzar tells Sonil Dedhia.
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| October 21, 2014 | | 'I won't be comfortable doing sex comedies'
'My recent films didn't do well but that's a part of the game. I don't have any complaints. I feel sad and dejected, but you have to get moving,' Sharman Joshi tells Sonil Dedhia.
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| October 09, 2014 | | Katrina: If you don't like my films, don't watch them
'Salman Khan told me once that he didn't receive any award nominations till Dabangg happened. Not that I am comparing myself to him -- he is an iconic person in the industry -- but I find it quite relevant to what I want to achieve,' Katrina Kaif tells Sonil Dedhia.
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| September 24, 2014 | | 'It was deeply embarrassing to watch <em>Sholay</em>'
If you thought Naseeruddin Shah was too frank with his opinions, he'd have to take a back seat to wife Ratna Pathak Shah, who doesn't waste a second, giving you her strong views on matters movies and personal.
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| September 23, 2014 | | Shahid Kapoor: Weirdness comes naturally to me
'Before I started Haider, I read a little bit of Hamlet. I saw a Russian version of Hamlet and, honestly, I got bored halfway through.' But Shahid claims his latest film is the best movie of his career yet.
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| September 05, 2013 | | Exclusive: Knowing Sushmita Banerjee
The Indian author had made a dramatic escape from the Taliban in 1995. She was the subject of a 2003 film called Escape From Taliban, starring Manisha Koirala.
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| March 31, 2013 | | What you should know about the Malegaon film industry
Malliwood artistes work on daily wages. They earn a livelihood selling vegetables or working in the textile factory in Malegaon, or run eateries or tea stalls. In the credits their names reflect their professions, like Salim Electrician, Iqbal Chaiwala, or Zaheer Cyclewala.
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| March 02, 2013 | | The Jadoo of Indian food
Indian-British filmmaker Amit Gupta speaks to Aseem Chhabra about combing his love for food and cinema
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| December 14, 2010 | | 'Awards are really not new to me'
Director Wilson Louis talks about horror film Kaalo winning two awards at the South African Halloween Horror Festival.
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| November 16, 2010 | | Facebook was his idea!
He sued Marc Zuckerberg for $65 million and won. The Social Network focuses on the former Harvard upperclassman's battle. Aseem Chhabra reports.
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| April 07, 2010 | | The man behind The Japanese Wife
Meet Kunal Basu, the novelist of the book which is turned into a movie by Aparna Sen starring Rahul Bose, Raima Sen and a Japanese actress.
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| February 01, 2010 | | 'I am happy Rahman won the Grammy'
Ustad Amjad Ali Khan may lost out on a Grammy win at the 52nd Grammy awards but the maestro is very happy for A R Rahman, who won two Grammies this year.
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| January 22, 2010 | | 'People still call me Parvati'
The actress best remembered for her role as Parvati in Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki, will be seen co-hosting Crime Patrol with Anup Soni.
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| October 21, 2009 | | 'Gulzar saab is always at his best'
Writer Sunjoy Shekhar has made things easier for Gulzar fans, and has translated 100 songs of the brilliant talent in a book called 100 Lyrics.
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| July 23, 2009 | | An Arranged Marriage you can relate to!
Rajeev Varma on D'Arranged Marriage, a play about Sanjay Gupta, an aspiring New Zealand Indian stand-up comic who spends his life working at his father's corner shop and avoiding the issue of an arranged marriage.
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| May 04, 2009 | | 'Sonam Kapoor is a better actor than Anil'
Currently living in the third floor of Anil Kapoor's bungalow with wife Nirmala Devi, Surinder Kapoor is a recipient of the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke award.
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| April 07, 2009 | | 'I didn't feel unsafe even for a day in Kashmir'
Parzaan Dastur, the small Sikh boy we loved in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, has grown up to become an actor of substance. After starring in the brilliant Parzania, Parzaan is looking forward to his next film, Sikandar, directed by Piyush Jha.
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| April 06, 2009 | | Meet the next king of comedy
With back-to-back comedies like Apna Sapna Money Money, Welcome To Sajjanpur and Golmaal Returns, Shreyas Talpade is steadily becoming the king of comedy.
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| March 12, 2009 | | Meet the youngest comic star on TV
At seven, Saloni Daini is the youngest stand-up comedian in the telly world. She's the most talented in her age group too, proven by the fact that she won Colors' comedy reality show, Chhote Miyan, last week.
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| February 26, 2009 | | 'I cannot work with film-makers who want things instantaneously'
Prasoon Joshi, who was in New York recently for the world premiere of Delhi 6, admits that writing lyrics isn't the only challenge he loves while working on movies. He loves to collaborate on the scripts too, as he did with Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's new film, and Rang De Basanti.
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| February 24, 2009 | | Why Gulzar missed the Oscars
Gulzar has been penning beautiful songs for Hindi movies through the years. But it took a Slumdog Millionaire -- and A R Rahman's brilliant music in it -- to get Gulzar his first Oscar nomination.
'Gulzar's lyrics have life'
Lyricist Prasoon Joshi who has worked with the maestro was sure that he would win an Oscar. He also looks up to Gulzar's work and hails him high.
'Kate Winslet said I looked great'
Slumdog's Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar tells rediff.com about her experience in Los Angeles and her Oscar night.
'It wasn't easy to make Dev and Freida dance'
Mumbai-based Longines has been choreographing for 15 years. He has won many dancing titles over the years. But his biggest reward may have been the moment Danny Boyle thanked him for his work in Slumdog Millionaire, on the Oscar stage. He spoke about his experiences.
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| January 30, 2009 | | 'Zoya was sensible, Farhan was a brat'
As Zoya's directorial debut Luck By Chance hits the screens, Honey looks back at her childhood, and how different the two siblings are from each other.
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| January 28, 2009 | | 'It's been an incredible journey'
Oscar nominee Resul Pookutty on his journey from a small village in Kerala to the Kodak theatre in Los Angeles, where the Academy Awards are held.
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| January 12, 2009 | | 'I feel good Slumdog won'
Though Irrfan Khan did not walk the red carpet for Slumdog Millionaire at Golden Globes Awards. He is very happy that he is part of the movie Slumdog Millionaire. As the film won 4 awards for the film in different categories we spoke to Irrfan Khan on how he feels about his film winning the movie and he not being present at the award function.
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| December 29, 2008 | | Exclusive: Suriya on Aamir's Ghajini
Suriya -- Every remake - or even a retake -- is tough. It will never be the same again if a remake is made. It also offers the chance to better the original. That is why I always believed Ghajini's Hindi adaptation would be better than the Tamil version.
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| December 02, 2008 | | 'We should plug this leak once and for all'
Vishal Dadlani has taken a stand against the live broadcast of news channels, which exposed the plans of the military and the National Security Guard, as they tried to overwhelm the terrorists and rescue hostages.
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| November 26, 2008 | | ' Oye Lucky has a darker story'
Less than two years after his first film Khosla Ka Ghosla!, the small budget, runaway hit, film-maker Dibakar Banerjee has made Oye Lucky Lucky Oye. The 37-year old film-maker spoke this week about his new film, how he had taught himself the film-making art and his next project.
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| November 13, 2008 | | When Karan Johar jammed with Vishal-Shekhar
With Karan Johar's films, you can be sure of two things -- lots of style and good music. And Dostana no different. While we have dealt at length with the style, we haven't yet gone into the music part. That's where composers Vishal and Shekhar come in. This is the first time that the duo is composing and singing for Dharma Productions.
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| November 12, 2008 | | ' Dasvidaniya is bigger than Bheja Fry '
Joining the band wagon of making small budget films is Shashant Shah with his Dasvidaniya. Known for working on small budget films, Dasvidaniya stars Vinay Pathak, Rajat Kapoor, Saurabh Shukla, Ranvir Shorey and Neha Dhupia.
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| November 10, 2008 | | 'Monica, Rahul are the most selfish people in Bigg Boss '
Former Miss World Diana Hayden is the latest housemate to be evicted from Bigg Boss house. The former beauty queen, who got into the house through a wild card, expressed her displeasure about the dirty games and much more.
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| October 14, 2008 | | The Year's Most Valuable Celebrity Faces
If America is falling into the recession economists fear it is, Angelina Jolie may prove more important than ever. To the country's celebrity magazine editors, that is. Shrinking wallets could mean shrinking readership, and nobody moves magazines like Jolie, according to Forbes.com's second annual analysis of the top-selling celebrity faces.
Meet the Bin Laughin of comedy!
Muslim comedian Azhar Usman describes his act to Arthur J Pais.
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| October 13, 2008 | | 'Himesh's performance is the USP of Karzzzz ''
Actor-director Satish Kaushik is unfazed about Karzzzz. "Comparisons are inevitable but unavoidable. Karzzz is my way of paying homage to the mesmerising cinema of 80's, to Subhash Ghai's revered cult film Karz." Kaushik says. The filmmaker also cannot stop gushing about Himesh Reshammiya [he plays rock star Monty, immortalised by Rishi Kapoor in 1980's reincarnation drama].
'I want Rahul to win Bigg Boss '
Atfer Sambhavna Seth, the latest person to be evicted from the Bigg Boss house is Payal Rohatgi. The struggling Bollywood actress who is known for her best performances in flicks like Corporate, 36 Chinatown and Dhol, was involved in a lot of publicity drawing incidents like getting body massages and revealing her body. She tells Rajul Hegde what all transpired in the house.
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| October 08, 2008 | | Sakshi bids farewell to Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii
Sakshi Tanwar on the last day of Kaahani Ghar Ghar Ki. The longest path breaking soap opera will come to an end on Thursday after a successful eight-year run.
'One can see a lot of Chetan Bhagat in his books'
Sharman Joshi talks about his latest movie, a multi-starrer titled Hello, which is an adaptation of Chetan Bhagat's bestseller One Night @ A Call Centre.
'I said yes to Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena because of Sushmita'
From the field to television, that's what Wasim Akram, former Pakistan cricket captain has done after retiring from the game. After taking the highest number of wickets in ODIs, he is now judging a dance reality show, Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena with former Miss Universe and Bollywood star Sushmita Sen.
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| October 07, 2008 | | 'I am planning Golmaal 3 with Paresh Rawal'
Rohit Shetty, the director of Golmaal, returns with Golmaal Returns starring Ajay Devgan, Arshad Warsi and Tusshar Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Celina Jaitley, Amrita Arora, Shreyas Talpade and Anjana Sukhani.
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| October 03, 2008 | | Sidhu's first love? No, not cricket!
Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu is known for his sharp wit, which he puts to good use as a judge on the reality show, The Great Indian Laughter Challenge. Though season four of the show gets over on Friday night, this is not the last of Sidhu -- he will judge the Champions (the best of comedy) show which airs on October 10. Rajul Hegde chatted with the laughter king about the show, his journey and much more...
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| October 01, 2008 | | ' Drona reminded me of my childhood'
Every film has its own villain and Drona is no exception. The villain in this fantasy film directed by Goldie Behl and starring Abhishek Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra is the charismatic Kay Kay Menon. Critically acclaimed for his performances in films like Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd and Corporate, Kay Kay comes from a theatre background. He tells us what we can expect from Drona.
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| September 29, 2008 | | ' Junoon made me a face'
Harshdeep Kaur from Sufi Ke Sultan was crowned the winner of NDTV Imagine's Lux Junoon Kuchh Kar Dikhaane Ka at its grand finale last weekend.
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| September 25, 2008 | | 'I hope we can score another hit with Raaz 2 '
Mohit Suri, the director of Raaz 2, clears the air about his much-speculated break up with Udita Goswami, his penchant for hard-hitting, intense films from Zeher to Awarapan and of course the Emraan Hashmi connection.
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| September 22, 2008 | | From Full Monty to Slumdog Millionaire
After writing and directing the hugely popular movie about a bunch of male strippers, Simon Beaufoy, directed the Anil Kapoor starrer Slumdog Millionaire. He recounts how he went about it and how India continues to amaze him.
Alina: Diana Hayden will win Bigg Boss
Known for her helpful and hard working nature in the house, Alina was voted out because the housemates thought she was creating misunderstandings among each other.
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| September 17, 2008 | | Much Hulla about making a film
Jaideep Varma is one angry man. You would be too if your film took forever to make. The director of Hulla has been waiting for his film to complete since 2001, when he first wrote the script. Three years later, with no director to take on his script, Jaideep took up the task. Now, after four years, his film starring Rajat Kapoor and Sushant Singh, is finally ready to hit the marquee on Friday.
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| September 16, 2008 | | ' Drona is not like Spider-Man or Superman '
Director Goldie Behl talks about his new film, Drona, starring Abhishek Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra, Kay Kay Menon and Jaya Bachchan.
'The very thought of acting with Aamir Khan scares me'
The name Anaitha Nair may not ring a bell but Chak De! India's Aliya Bose is definitely a name to reckon with. Anaitha convincingly played the role of the mischievous Aliya Bose in Chak De! India. Now, she is back, this time opposite John Abraham in Nagesh Kukunoor's Aashayein.
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| September 12, 2008 | | From Rock On to Ru Ba Ru
After giving a great performance in Rock On!!, Shahana Goswami is all set to play in Arjun Chandramohan Bali's Ru Ba Ru. This new kid in the block is all set to make a mark for herself in the industry.
'I was not apprehensive about taking up Dill Mill Gayee '
It's not easy replacing a popular character. But Sukriti Khandpal has not done too bad for herself. The actress, who replaced Shilpa Anand as Dr Riddhima in Dill Mill Gayee, is doing ver well for herself.
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| September 11, 2008 | | 'I was lucky to have a partner like VIP'
From a wild card entrant on Season 2 of Comedy Circus, Juhi Parmar, popular for her soap Kumkum, along with her partner VIP beat Kamya Punjabi and Rajiv Thakur to win the hilarious reality series.
Chase -ing Bollywood dreams
Samir Kochhar, the actor who made Emraan Hashmi's character miserable in the movie, is back with Jag Mohan Mundra's Chase.
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| September 10, 2008 | | ' The Last Lear will release this week'
Noted filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh talks about his first English film starring Amitbah Bachchan, Preity Zinta, Arjun Rampal and Shefali Shah, and the Jaya Bachchan controversy.
'After Aamir , people think I'm a saleable actor'
After the success of Aamir Rajeev Khandelwal is a wanted man -- in a good way, of course. Of all the offers coming his way, the actor has just signed one -- UTV's Spotboy's Peter Gaya Kaam Se.
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| September 09, 2008 | | Playing Big B's live-in girlfriend!
Shefali Shah talks about her role in Rituparna Ghosh's film starring Amitabh Bachchan, Preity Zinta and Arjun Rampal. The film, which is releasing this Friday, is an adaptation of Utpal Dutt's play Aajker Shahjahan.
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| September 02, 2008 | | 'Most of the serials have bad scripts'
Always known as a sensible actor, Aamir Bashir is back with his new film A Wednesday directed by Neeraj Pandey. He plays the role of a police officer in the film.
'Naseer and Anupam Kher are poles apart'
Kolkata-based Neeraj Pandey, who arrived in Mumbai eight years ago to make a career in showbiz, gives us A Wednesday this week, a gritty film about a terrorist and a cop. The film also stars Jimmy Shergill, Rajpal Yadav, Amir Bashir and Deepal Shaw.
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| September 01, 2008 | | 'I was upset when I was nominated in Bigg Boss '
Rakhi Vijan has been voted out of Bigg Boss 2. But the television actress, who was nominated along with Rahul Mahajan, does not think her friendship with Rahul caused her to be voted out.
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| August 28, 2008 | | From Mountain Dew to Hijack
Kunal Shivdesani has made a name for himself directing over 300 commercials for brands like Mountain Dew and Pepsi. Now, he's trying to leave his mark on bollywood with his first full length feature film, Hijack starring Shiney Ahuja, Esha Deol and newcomer Kaveri Jha.
'All my films will have Mr Bachchan'
Sujoy Ghosh has put behind the debacle of Home Delivery as he excitedly moves onto his next offering Aladdin starring Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Riteish Deshmukh and Jaqueline Fernandes.
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| August 25, 2008 | | 'Comedy is really hard'
British-Indian filmmaker Bharat Nalluri talks about his new film, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day.
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| August 19, 2008 | | 'I became a composer because of Amitabh Bachchan'
Vishal Dadlani, who is touring over a dozen cities in North America and Europe with his partner Shekhar Ravjiani with the Unforgettable team, says their music owes a lot to the songs of the 1970s and 1980s. "Never mind what the subject of a film is," he says, "we want to make sure that every composition of ours has a good melody."
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| August 13, 2008 | | Trishna is back!
Trishna is back in Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki after a long gap to create havoc in the lives of the Agarwal family. Mita Vashisht, the actress who plays Trishna, tells Rajul Hegde about her comeback and why she thinks Balaji Telefilms rock!
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| August 12, 2008 | | The Ishmeet I Knew
Even two weeks after 19-year old singer, Ishmeet Singh passed away, his friends cannot get over the talented Amul Star Voice of India winner. Shweta Subramanaim, an Indian Canadian playback singer, who made an appearance in Voice of India, knew Ishmeet closely before he drowned in the Maldives. She re-lives Ishmeet's memory.
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| August 07, 2008 | | 'I would be foolish not to use Farhan'
It's not everyday that one gets to direct the man, who directed the brilliant Dil Chahta Hai. But Abhishek Kapoor does just that in Rock On!, in which Farhan Akhtar makes his acting and singing debut.
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| July 31, 2008 | | 'Stallone was very impressed with Indians'
Sajid, who flew back to Mumbai to be with his wife, who just delivered a baby boy, chats with Nithya Ramani, and talks about the Los Angeles shoot with Sly last week.
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| July 29, 2008 | | 'I wasn't aware of the politics in IIFA'
Meet Labh Janjua, the voice behind a host of foot-tapping Punjabi numbers like Mundiya tu bachke (Boom), Pyaar karke (Pyaar Ke Side Effects) and Soni de nakhre (Partner).
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| July 28, 2008 | | Sarkar inspires television show?
After leaving Choona Hai Aasmaan, Iqbal Khan has a new show, Waaris, which airs on Zee TV on Monday. Here the actor talks about the show where he plays the eldest son of a Don.
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| July 17, 2008 | | 'I am just like Dr Armaan'
Karan Singh Grover's charming looks is a big hit with the girls. The actor plays Dr Armaan Mallik (intern) in Dilli Mill Gayye.
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| July 16, 2008 | | 'Who would take the risk of giving me a comedy role?'
Nandita believes in choosing films that resonate with her sensibilities, regardless of the genre of the film. Firaaq marks her directorial debut and with stalwarts like Nasseruddin Shah and Paresh Rawal praising her, it could not get any better.
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| July 09, 2008 | | Gifting Harman-Priyanka another love story
Meet Madhu Rye, the author whose novel -- Kimball Ravenswood -- is being made into a film by Ashutosh Gowariker. The film is a romantic comedy titled What's Your Raashee? and will star Harman Baweja and Priyanka Chopra.
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| July 07, 2008 | | 'Yash Raj has taken a risk with Bachna Ae Haseeno '
After the debacle of Tashan and Thoda Pyar Thoda Magic, Yash Raj Films is pinning hopes on its next venture, Bachna Ae Haseeno, starring Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Minisha Lamba and Bipasha Basu.
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