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Amitabh Bachchan and Samir Soni in Baghban.

Amitabh Bachchan was the real villain of Baghban: Samir Soni loves 'the new generation' for redeeming his character as a 'green flag' after 23 years

February 09, 2026 12:54 pm

Samir Soni endorsed a GenZ influencer's argument that he was actually a green flag and was unnecessarily villainized as Amitabh Bachchan and Hema Malini's ungrateful son in Baghban.

Pakistani star’s family cost her a dream debut with Raj Kapoor; Nikaah made her a sensation, but she couldn’t capitalise on it

September 14, 2025 3:34 pm

Salma Agha was a rare actor-singer who gained success across the film and music industries in both India and Pakistan.

Bollywood starlet was pushed into prostitution, died penniless and alone at 34; her body was transported on 'thela' for funeral

August 01, 2025 4:38 pm

Having debuted with a film directed by BR Chopra and starring Raaj Kumar and Sunil Dutt, Vimi was riding a wave of promise. But her career nosedived almost immediately, and she died at the age of 34 after having experienced tremendous tragedy.

Mukesh Khanna calls Mahabharat co-stars 'chhichhoras', says Ravi Chopra once said 'a real man is someone who has affairs'

July 29, 2025 12:11 pm

Actor Mukesh Khanna didn't have kind words to say about his former Mahabharat colleagues, implying that they were 'chhichhoras' in real life.

Javed Akhtar responds to Pakistani actors wishing death upon him.

Javed Akhtar bought 4,000 sq ft bungalow on Bandra Bandstand for Rs 5 lakh in 1970s, reveals Sahir Ludhianvi was paid in prime real estate by BR Chopra

May 13, 2025 9:06 am

Javed Akhtar argued that besides him, veteran screenwriter-lyricist-poet Gulzar also purchased a bungalow in Bandra, Mumbai, but he also had a "successful star wife" in Rakhee Gulzar.

BR Chopra's Mahabharat was a 94-episode series broadcast in Doordarshan

Mahabharat: BR Chopra stood by Rahi Masoom Raza when Doordarshan questioned how a Muslim man could write the show, 'It's not Hindu or Muslim'

April 22, 2025 3:52 pm

37 years ago, when BR Chopra made Mahabharat, he hired Rahi Masoom Raza to write the show, and the naysayers didn't approve.

Govinda recalls being thrown out of BR Chopra's office for refusing Mahabharat; says filmmaker called his mom 'mad': 'Bahar nikalo isko'

March 10, 2025 10:41 am

Govinda refused the role of Abhimanyu in Mahabharat, which angered BR Chopra so much that he threw him out of his office and said his mother was mad for advising him not to do the show.