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She was my childhood: Priyanka Chopra remembers Sridevi in TIME magazine tribute
Chopra called Sridevi, who died on 24 February 2018, ‘the ultimate actor’ and shared her last memory of them together at an awards function.
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Shah Rukh falls asleep during early morning shoot of Aanand L Rai’s Zero
He tweeted a photo of himself pretending to sleep with director Aanand L Rai and co-star Katrina Kaif on the sets of Zero.
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Holi special: The splashes of colour in Hindi cinema over the past decade
On the festival of colour, we look at the various palettes modern-day filmmakers have used to paint the Hindi screen with.
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Fanne Khan moves up its release date to 13 June, avoids clash with Race 3
The movie was originally due to be released on 15 June, Eid weekend.
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Ayushmann Khurrana, Sanya Malhotra go corporate in latest look of Badhaai Ho
The film, directed by Amit Sharma, has been shooting in Delhi from 16 February.
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Kamini Kaushal: Who has the ability, facility and opportunity to do so much? I’m very lucky
The actress, known for her roles in Neecha Nagar (1946), Shaheed (1948) and Biraj Bahu (1954), turned 91 today (24 February).
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Birthday special: 11 all-time romantic songs by lyricist Sameer
As the prolific songwriter turns 60 today (he was born on 24 February 198), we list some of his most well-known love songs from Dil (1990) to Dabangg 2 (2012).
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5 years of Kai Po Che! Screenwriter Pubali Chaudhuri on the script's long and arduous journey
The Filmfare award-winner speaks about how the film was adapted from author Chetan Bagat’s novel, The 3 Mistakes of My Life.
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Shahid, Shraddha begin work on Batti Gul Meter Chalu shoot
The film, directed by Shree Narayan Singh, is currently shooting on location in Tehri, Uttarakhand.
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3D version of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmaavat was close to being abandoned
Stereo supervisor Jimmy Philip and his team had only two months to convert over 2,000 shots into 3D.
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Sanyukta Kaza: Because of Anand Tiwari's clarity, editing Love Per Square Foot became easier
The Ship Of Theseus (2013) editor speaks about her easy working relationship on Netflix’s newest romantic comedy, and why editing documentaries is special.
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Birthday special: How Nawab Banu became Nimmi
As the Barsaat (1949) and Aan (1952) actress turns 85, a closer look at how a fortuitous visit to a film set one day, led to an offer to join the movie industry.
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Birth anniversary special: 8 significant performances of Nalini Jaywant
On her 92nd birth anniversary today (she was born on 18 February 1926), a look back at the actress’s enduring performances from her four-decade career.
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Teenaa Kaur Pasricha: Idea is to reach the universe and tell a story of survival
In an interview, the filmmaker spoke about the long and difficult process of making 1984, When The Sun Didn’t Rise (2017) on the widows of the anti-Sikh riots.
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Akshaye Khanna, Richa Chadha turn lawyers for next film
The film, titled Section 375: Marzi Ya Jabardasti, will be directed by Manish Gupta.
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Meet Ramabhadran B, the filmmaker behind the short documentary Thankamma
The young independent filmmaker from Kerala speaks with Cinestaan.com about his crowdfunded short documentary, Thankamma (2016), that is travelling the world.
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My job was to amplify their voice, give them a platform: Shazia Javed on 3 Seconds Divorce
Speaking at the world premiere of her documentary, the filmmaker spoke about why she was compelled to focus on subject of triple talaq and the importance of letting the women’s voices speak for themselves.
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Anil Kapoor shares happy picture from sets of Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga
The film, directed by first-time filmmaker Shelly Chopra Dhar, also stars Juhi Chawla, Rajkummar Rao and Kapoor’s daughter, Sonam.
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IS Johar in Arabia: 98th birth anniversary special
On what would have been his 98th birthday today (he was born on 16 February 1920), we revisit the actor-comedian’s role in David Lean's cinematic masterpiece in the desert, Lawrence Of Arabia (1962).
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Dev Patel to play David Copperfield in his next Hollywood film
The film, The Personal History Of David Copperfield, will be directed by Armando Iannucci and co-written by Iannucci and Simon Blackwell.