Bollywood actress Kajol, Tamil actor Suriya and three others from the Indian film industry have been added to the members’ list of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. .  Besid...

What lovely memories! At that point, I wasn’t too fascinated by films. I wanted to do fashion. I came to Kolkata and started my career. Films took a back seat. Then one day I read that Sharmila...

Kajol’s Bengali roots stem from her father, Shomu Mukherjee. The actress has been celebrating Durga Puja since she was two-years old with anjali, bhog and an array of Durga Puja attire.  E...

What does Pranutan mean? It means new life, pran and nutan. It’s a unique name, inspired by my grandmother’s (Nutan). My grandfather had named me. I always get asked about my name, wherev...

I wonder if Sunanda, Shilpa Shetty’s chatty and friendly mother, had forecast what was in store for her when her daughter wed Raj Kundra. This is not a snarky swipe at Sunanda’s astrologic...

Actor Renuka Shahane directs Kajol, Tanvi Azmi and Mithila Palkar in Tribhanga, a story of intergenerational conflict and a look at what women really want. Over a Zoom call, we connected with Renuka, ...

Childhood angst can find its way into adulthood in many ways. Some block out the troubles of their growing up years, most learn to live with it, while a few allow it to fester to the point of it conve...

After a brief part in the blockbuster Tanhaji last year, Kajol returns this Friday with Tribhanga. Directed by actor Renuka Shahane, Tribhanga (which refers to a dance position in Odissi) is the story...

A girl who realises she’s in love with her best friend and he’s practising to say I love you for another girl he’s smitten by, gives him one last hug and a smile to say, “Go, tell her”. She ...