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Om Puri: The actor who turned 3-minute roles into a tour de force
An actor who balanced the ridiculously comic and deep character flaws with utmost ease, Om Puri passed away on Friday morning due to a heart attack.
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Mukri: The little big man of Hindi cinema
His smile brought him a chance. His talent won him the part. But it was his humility and a genuine innocence that made some of the biggest stars bow to him. Remembering Mukri on his birth anniversary.
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How Sanjay Khan survived an accident, but his career did not
A potential star who never reached the level of his brother Feroz Khan, Sanjay Khan nevertheless found fame with his television career, including his role as the great Tipu Sultan.
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Haraamkhor teaser: Nawazuddin Siddiqui's funny advice to get out of a 'pickled' new year
The latest teaser from Shlok Sharma's Haraamkhor has a funny, anecdotal piece of advice for the new year.
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Priyanka Chopra joins Eddie Redmayne, Nicole Kidman as presenter for Golden Globes 2017
After her stints on the red carpet for the Oscars and the Emmys in 2015, the actress is continuing her form in the new year. She is now among the list of presenters for the Golden Globes Award 2017.
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Raees' new poster loaded with Shah Rukh Khan and Mahira Khan's chemistry
To mark the new year, the makers of Raees have released two new posters with Khan pulling off his intense best in both of them.
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How Asrani went from teaching Jaya Bachchan to 'Angrezon ke zamane ke jailor'
An underrated actor and a brilliant comedian, Govardhan Asrani's tale is one that every struggling actor in the Hindi film industry would identify with. On his 76th birthday, we reminisce how a remarkable actor found himself rescued from anonymity to find fame in acting.
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Rajkumar Hirani runs competition to find a title for Sanjay Dutt biopic
Stuck in a creative block, the director has enlisted the help of his cast and crew to find an apt title for the film. The winner gets to win a brand new iPhone 7 Plus.
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What's Kangana planning for the new year? A wedding
On the VH1 show Inside Access, Ranaut spoke about what she wants from 2017, and surprisingly it is a wedding.
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Throwback Thursday: Watch Aamir Khan explain his 'risky business' and India's global dominance
In a throwback interview, Khan describes his choice of films, risks and ideas of filmmaking that explains his penchant for risky scripts, and a prediction about Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone's global presence.
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Shakti Kapoor the villain in Farhan-Shraddha romance?
Reports doing the round suggest the elder Kapoor has taken serious note of his daughter's budding romance with recently divorced actor-director, Farhan Akhtar.
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Birthday special: 15 unforgivably funny tweets from Twinkle Khanna aka Mrs Funnybones
The author and actress has been one of the newsmakers of the year. From her witty barbs to hilarious reveals on her co-stars and friends, Khanna's transformation into one of the funniest, and most intelligent celebrity writers carries the mark of honesty that defines her as a woman. On her 43rd birthday today (29 December), we take a look at what makes @Mrsfunnybones the true queen of Twitter.
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Kaabil song: 'Kuch Din' is a slow tempo ballad that goes flat
The latest song 'Kuch Din' from Kaabil fails to deliver the spark and fizz that the film's soundtrack needs.
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In true glam style, Priyanka Chopra throws a mannequin challenge to stun her fans
The actress hopped on to the latest craze on social media, and posed with her team for a 'mannequin challenge' that is a slo-mo shot worth watching.
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How are Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Sidharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt bringing in 2017?
As the New Year of 2017 is around the corner, the stars have already taken off for a week-long holiday. Here's a lowdown on how your favourite stars are planning to celebrate their new year.
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Deepika Padukone's xXx: The Return of Xander Cage preponed to avoid clash with Raees, Kaabil
Initially scheduled for release on 26 January, the Padukone-starrer xXx: The Return of Xander Cage has been preponed to 14 January 2017.
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Akshay Kumar and Shah Rukh Khan have warnings for fans on New Year's Eve
Playing characters on opposite sides of the law, the actors seem to have come together for the common cause, tweeting the message to their fans.
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Aditya Roy Kapur, Shraddha Kapoor's chemistry highlight of OK Jaanu's making video
From getting drenched in the rain, to hanging out at shopping malls, the making video of OK Jaanu has Aditya Roy Kapur and Shraddha Kapoor having some fun during the shoots of Shaad Ali's film.
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Uncle David: The man who held the strings
Always in the background as the friendly uncle, the comic thief, or the kind old man, David Abraham Cheulkar belonged to the class of actors respected by his peers, remembered by the audience, but forgotten by the industry. On his 35th death anniversary today (28 December), we take a look at some memorable roles which immortalised 'Uncle David' for us.
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From Kareena Kapoor to Ranveer Singh: Top 20 newsmakers of 2016
From raging controversies to meteoric performances, 2016 belonged to courageous and daredevil newsmakers. Though the regulars like Shah Rukh Khan and Ranveer Singh kept the news mills running, it was the arrival of new entrants like Sushant Singh Rajput and the explosion of Pahlaj Nihalani that made 2016 such a newsworthy year.