25 Years of Taal EXCLUSIVE: Subhash Ghai reveals that Govinda was the original choice for Anil Kapoor’s role: “He declined since the heroine was marrying Akshaye Khanna. He told me, ‘Yeh film ki toh main character actor ban jaunga’”
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EXCLUSIVE: Tigmanshu Dhulia’s Ghamasaan to release in cinemas in the first quarter of 2025; Pratik Gandhi-Arshad Warsi starrer gets a ROARING response at MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2024
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EXCLUSIVE: Himanshu Malik’s next directorial venture is called Parrot; reveals that his role in Ulajh was majorly chopped off
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Bollywood STUNNED as Bihar offers HIGHEST film subsidy of up to Rs. 4 cr; Manoj Bajpayee, Pankaj Tripathi, Sanjay Mishra applaud the GAME-CHANGING move
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MAMI Masterclass: Shabana Azmi reveals mainstream cinema’s obsession with ‘gandi si kangi’; adds “If I asked Manmohan Desai, ‘Iska kya matlab hai?’, he would reply, ‘Iska kuch matlab nahin hai. Yeh Satyajit Ray ki picture nahin hai’”
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MAMI Masterclass: Shabana Azmi revealed that 21-year-old Farhan Akhtar helped change the ending of Fire: “The new end saved the film”
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MAMI Masterclass: Shabana Azmi feared people would walk out during ‘Abhi Na Jao’ scene in Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani: “I told Karan Johar, ‘You are mad’…”
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Fabulous Lives vs Bollywood Wives: Bhavana Pandey reveals that once on Karwa Chauth, she mistakenly saw Boney Kapoor instead of Chunky Panday through the ‘channi’
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Fabulous Lives vs Bollywood Wives: Saif Ali Khan reveals Taimur is not interested in being an actor: “He said, ‘Saying something in front of 50,000 people is a NIGHTMARE’”
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Fabulous Lives vs Bollywood Wives: Saif Ali Khan reveals how Aamir Khan DEMOTIVATED him during Parampara: “Aamir told me, ‘Yash Chopra has only worked with great actors. He’s not going to help you’”
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Fabulous Lives vs Bollywood Wives: Riddhima Kapoor Sahni felt jealous when Ranbir Kapoor was born; would throw him off the cradle: “I would pinch him…”
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All We Imagine As Light premiere at MAMI: Payal Kapadia reveals her love for Govinda-Raveena Tandon’s Dulhe Raja; calls it a ‘SOCIALIST film’
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