Shaikh Ayaz

Call him sanctimonious saint, India’s conscience keeper, Mr Perfectionist or ruthless media strategist, the truth is Aamir Khan is a risk-taker who has discovered a magic formula for box-office gold. Dangal is yet another proof.

Amitabh Bachchan is a devotee. Shah Rukh Khan blindly imitates him. Javed Akhtar calls him the ‘Panini’ of Indian acting. What makes Dilip Kumar so great? Let’s find out.

The invisible Aditya Chopra may be the most powerful man in Bollywood but his directorial work is unexceptional with Befikre as his next film. And then there’s the question of DDLJ – will he ever outgrow his landmark debut?

Alia Bhatt, the Dear Zindagi star more than makes up for her off-screen ingénue image with a natural-born brilliance on celluloid. Alia, who made her debut with Student of the Year, could well be the ‘Actress of the Decade’

King Khan’s early training was rooted in art cinema and middle-of-the-road idealism of Aziz Mirza and Kundan Shah. Then Chopras and Johar made him the star. Now that he’s working with the equally offbeat Gauri Shinde and Imtiaz Ali, can SRK revive the ‘actor’ in him?

Happy Birthday Aishwarya Rai Bachchan: On Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s birthday, we look at why Indians love her despite her having more duds than hits. And she is at her best in simple roles (Iruvar, Guru, Chokher Bali) than in glam diva roles a la Ae Dil Hai Mushkil.

As Shivaay attracts Diwali buzz, a look at what is at stake for Ajay ‘Mr Director’ Devgn. This may be Ajay's second film as a director but he has reportedly ghost directed many of his earlier films.

Today is Shammi Kapoor’s birthday. As exuberant ‘lover boy’, Shammi Kapoor set the tone for how your typical modern Hindi film hero would look like

Why is Hema Malini not considered a feminist when she’s actually one? On her birthday, we look at how her life choices prove so.

Anil Kapoor's clan -- Harshvardhan Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor and Arjun Kapoor -- is ranked lower than the Original Kapoors -- Kareena Kapoor, Ranbir Kapoor and family -- and Bachchans, but slowly and steadily, they are getting there.

Every decade, there’s a new Amitabh Bachchan built on the ghost of the previous decade’s Amitabh Bachchan. On Big B's birthday today, we reveal how he has managed to stay a 'big deal'for close to five decades.

On screen, Mehmood made people laugh. But the King of Comedy often wondered why his life was so sad and tragic.

Ravi Baswani Birth Anniversary: Bollywood’s two-hit wonder whose fame rests entirely on two 1980s hits, ‘Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro’ and ‘Chashme Buddoor’. What makes him so delightfully memorable?

Mahesh Bhatt belongs to the Raj Khosla, Dev Anand and Guru Dutt school. Like them before him, his musical legacy will be his major contribution to Hindi cinema.

On Rekha's 63rd birthday, we take a look at her biography, Rekha: The Untold Story, written by Yasser Usman, which attempts to bring forth the extraordinary personality though it takes the familiar route that kept gossip and fan magazines of a certain era in circulation – Rekha’s salacious personal life.