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Eminent lyricist Javed Akhtar and music composer and playback singer Shankar Mahadevan during an interactive session in Kolkata. (Photo: PTI)

Demonetisation affected Rock On 2's box office performance, says Javed...

Not many people went to watch the movie as their spending capacity had been hit owing to demonetisation.

26 Nov 2016 6:43 AM IST

Actor-couple Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor during the Jaipur Literature Festival on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

Bollywood personalities rule second day of JLF

After the grand opening day, and the buzz that has garnered reams of newsprint and television coverage across the world.

21 Jan 2017 5:31 AM IST

Bollywood celebrities will pay a unique tribute to iconic 1960s film Mughal-e-Azam and its legendary director K Asif in London this week.

UK plans tribute to Mughal-e-Azam

Director K Asif's granddaughter will host the event.

11 July 2017 6:38 AM IST

A National Security Guard (NSG) commando on Rajpath during the 68th Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Black cat' commandos make lively Republic Day debut

The NSG was raised in 1984, following Operation Blue Star and the assassination of Indira Gandhi, for combating...

27 Jan 2017 6:22 AM IST

Javed Akhtar wants triple talaq to be banned immediately

The lyricist said politicians should remain silent on sensitive issues as they say right things with wrong intentions...

12 Nov 2016 7:20 PM IST

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To dispel doubts among the Muslim community, veteran screenwriter and lyricist Javed Akhtar has also been asked to lend...

15 May 2017 2:12 AM IST

Mahavir Singh Phogat and his family came into the limelight after Aamir Khans film Dangal.

Mahavir Phogat hits back at Javed Akhtar for tweet slamming Sehwag,...

Akhtar had referred to the players as 'hardly literate player or a wrestler', and received a strong response from...

1 March 2017 10:28 AM IST

Several Bollywood personalities including Amitabh Bachchan, Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar attended Om Puris funeral and paid their final respects to the veteran actor. Among others who attended the funeral are poet-writer Gulzar, Shashi Kapoor, Vidya Balan and Irrfan Khan. (Photo: Mrugesh Bandiwadekar)

Stars descend after India's finest actor Om Puri makes final exit

The 66-year-old actor had apparently returned from a party the night before, where he had allegedly consumed liquor.

7 Jan 2017 2:14 AM IST

A still from Fevicol Se from Dabanng 2

Unplug the sexism

With Farhan Akhtar acknowledging the issue of sexist lyrics in Bollywood, can the industry follow suit?

2 April 2017 12:05 AM IST

Aamir Khan makes a boo boo on Karan Johar's couch

Instead of taking Zoya Akhtar or Farhan Akhtar's name, the superstar named their mother as the gen-next' of the family.

20 Dec 2016 12:13 AM IST