Monika Rawal Kukreja

Raveena Tandon: Yes, there are people in the film industry, who do plan your failure

Angered by constant rumour-mongering around Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, actor Raveena Tandon says this is now becoming a witch-hunt and a mob lynch that’s wrong and needs to stop now, as it’s doing disservice to the late actor.

Abhay Deol calls out Bollywood’s lobby culture, award functions: I’m sorry it took someone’s death to wake everybody up

Actor Abhay Deol calls Bollywood “an extremely competitive space where people are highly insecure”. And he agrees that biases and practices like nepotism and lobbying can take a toll on person’s mental health.

Sushant Singh Rajput’s death puts nepotism in spotlight again; industry divided on the debate

Actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death invokes strong emotions. Debates abound on Bollywood nepotism versus outsiders.

Sushant Singh Rajput had so many plans, he wanted to do so much: Chhichhore director Nitesh Tiwari

Sushant Singh Rajput’s character in Chhichhore shares his entire college life with son to make him understand that no matter how bad things get, suicide is not an option. Nitesh Tiwari remembers the actor and his friend.

TikTok in India: To ban or not to ban? The debate heats up after sexually violent videos draw flak

Violent and repulsive videos, which recently surfaced on the video-sharing platform, have outragednetizens who want action against the Chinese app.

HT City Spotlight: Taking care of the elderly amid Covid-19 crisis

In conversation with a senior medical practitioner in two sessions, watch actors Nushrat Bharucha and Vivek Oberoi raising concerns about taking care of the elderly in the family amid the pandemic.

Randeep Hooda says at Irrfan’s funeral, nobody could really hug each other: That’s the new normal we’ll soon have to get used to

Actor Randeep Hooda talks about how to make the most of this lockdown, adds that he’s not someone who’s interested in letting know what he’s doing or eating or how he is working out inside his house.

Gautam Gambhir on lockdown: I don’t want a single picture of me distributing rations, I hate it

MP and former cricketer, Gautam Gambhir is strictly against the idea of making charity for a cause look like any sort of marketing propaganda. With a lot of time to spend with his family amid this extended lockdown, he’s ensuring he fulfils all his duties towards his constituency.

One of Indian cinema’s greats takes his final bow

The 53-year-old actor was on Tuesday admitted to the intensive care unit at Mumbai’s Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital where he was under observation for colon infection.

Bollywood stares at dry summer

PM Narendra Modi applauds Akshay Kumar for Rs 25 cr donation, calls it a ‘great gesture’

Akshay Kumar has contributed Rs 25 crore to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s PM-Cares fund and says this is from his mother to his motherland.

Akshay Kumar donates Rs 25 cr to PM’s coronavirus relief fund: ‘This is from my mother to Bharat maa’, he exclusively tells HT

Akshay Kumar has vowed to contribute Rs 25 crore to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s coronavirus relief fund.

Bollywood looking at Rs 1300 crore losses due to Covid-19 lockdown, films expected to ‘eat each other’s business’

With big films such as Radhe, Sooryavanshi and 83 postponed, Bollywood is staring at losses of Rs 1300 crore because of the coronavirus lockdown.

Angrezi Medium movie review: Irrfan is the heart of this father-daughter tale

Angrezi Medium movie review: An excellent Irrfan keeps this film afloat despite a weak script and a climax that hits you with the subtlety of a bullet train.

There are some people who still look for Sridevi in me: Janhvi Kapoor

Not too happy about constantly being compared to her mother, late Sridevi, actor Janhvi Kapoor says that she is hopeful her upcoming films would make people understand that she is a different person and a different type of an actor, too.

Thappad movie review: Taapsee Pannu film is a scorching indictment of everything that’s wrong with us

Thappad movie review: Taapsee Pannu and Anubhav Sinha’s film will stay with you and make you question the status quo. One of the most powerful films to come out this year.

Zoya Akhtar: ‘Farhan and I are dying to do a gangster film’

Zoya Akhtar has worked with her brother Farhan in Luck By Chance, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Dil Dhadakne Do.

Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan movie review: Ayushmann Khurrana jabs at homophobia in delightful film

Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan review: Ayushmann Khurrana stars in an important film that talks about an important subject conveyed in the simplest manner without sounding preachy at any given point.

Bhoot Part One The Haunted Ship movie review: Fear meets unintentional comedy in this Vicky Kaushal film

Bhoot Part One The Haunted Ship movie review: Vicky Kaushal does his job effectively but is let down by a hackneyed script and a predictable plot.

Karan Johar says he takes responsibility for Kalank’s failure, won’t make same mistakes with Takht

As he readies to direct his next big film, Takht — yet another period drama — Karan Johar assures that he “won’t repeat the mistakes” he made in the past.

Love Aaj Kal movie review: Sara Ali Khan, Kartik Aaryan’s Valentine’s Day offering is love’s labour’s lost

Love Aaj Kal movie review: Imtiaz Ali Imtiaz invites you into the world of imperfect people, complex situations and dysfunctional relationships, but fails to weave it all together despite good performances by Sara Ali Khan and Kartik Aaryan.

Valentine’s Day special: We’re a fun loving couple, we don’t pretend to be somebody else, says Yuvraj Singh

After three years of marital bliss, while Hazel Keech has become “more patient”, Yuvraj Singh is enjoying being “the queen of the house”.

Janhvi Kapoor: ‘I hope people talk about my films more than my gym shorts’

From being clueless before paps to now enjoying the attention, Janhvi Kapoor is a happy soul.

Shikara movie review: Strong performances uplift this slow-paced film

Shikara review: The film touches you as Vidhu Vinod Chopra does justice to the direction, though a much hard-hitting narrative is something we continue to wait for.

Malang movie review: Aditya Roy Kapur, Disha Patani’s film is a missed opportunity

Malang movie review: Aditya Roy Kapur and Kunal Kemmu steal the show in the film with their performances while Disha Patani looks stunning in this romantic thriller.

Anurag Kashyap says he was in the web space even before OTT: ‘They were downloading my films illegally’

Anurag Kashyap says that even before OTT platforms launched in India, he was a part of the web space. “My audience was always downloading my films illegally and watching them,” he says.

Street Dancer 3D movie review: Varun Dhawan-Shraddha Kapoor film has thinner plot than a dance reality show

Street Dancer 3D movie review: Watch Varun Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor’s film only if you’re a diehard fan of dancing and love watching dance shows.

Panga movie review: Kangana Ranaut touches your heart in this emotional roller-coaster

Panga movie review: Kangana Ranaut excels as a kabaddi player on a comeback trail in this slice-of-life drama that puts focus on a mother’s aspirations.

Aamir Khan on his reaction to trolling: ‘If someone is just making fun of me or attacking me for no reason, I don’t bother’

Aamir Khan says he is all for constructive criticism on social media but he doesn’t pay heed to arbitrary people attacking him for no reason.

Karan Johar says after Ghost Stories, ‘I will never direct a horror film again’

Karan Johar has said that he doesn’t connect with horror at all, and after Netflix’s Ghost Stories he will never direct the genre again.