Did Amitabh Bachchan drop Parveen Babi from ‘Silsila’? Bollywood writer claims: ‘She was crawling, her cheeks were swollen, he feared …’Yash Chopra's Silsila initially cast Parveen Babi and Smita Patil, but Parveen's deteriorating mental health led to her replacement. Amitab...
08 Aug, 2025, 08.00 PM IST
Before Jaya, there was Maya: Who was Amitabh Bachchan’s first love? Biographer says, ‘They could have married but…’Before his iconic Bollywood journey and marriage to Jaya Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan experienced his first love in Calcutta with a British A...
08 Aug, 2025, 04.54 PM IST
Why Amitabh Bachchan and Rajesh Khanna never shared screen again after an iconic climactic death scene?Amitabh Bachchan and Rajesh Khanna’s on-screen partnership ended abruptly after a surprising fallout during the filming of Namak Haraam. A ...
05 Jul, 2025, 08.53 PM IST
'I am a flop actor': When Jaya Bachchan reminisced about Amitabh Bachchan's career strugglesAmitabh Bachchan faced a significant career downturn in the 1990s, marked by box office failures and financial struggles with his company, ...
02 Jul, 2025, 01.18 PM IST
When Rekha's new look made Jaya Bachchan cry at a famous Bollywood wedding, biographer revealsThe wedding of Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh in 1980 was a star-studded affair. However, Rekha's appearance stole the show. She arrived in a...
17 Jun, 2025, 11.14 AM IST
How Rajesh Khanna’s Carter Road bungalow became the heart of Bollywood’s golden eraIn the 1960s, a dilapidated bungalow on Mumbai’s Carter Road, initially overlooked by buyers, was purchased by aspiring actor Rajendra Kuma...
22 May, 2025, 06.31 PM IST
Rajesh Khanna turned into an overnight superstar after living in this Mumbai buildingOnce dismissed as a neglected house on Mumbai’s Carter Road, the iconic bungalow later witnessed the rise of two major Bollywood stars. Ini...
22 May, 2025, 06.31 PM IST
What's in an accent? That whom we pronounce Sexpeer would be as fabOnly Donald Trump seems to have problems enunciating Kamala Harris’ name—but the rest of the English-speaking world also pronounces Indian ...
05 Oct, 2024, 11.00 PM IST
'Paradise Towers' comes after 44 yrs of shyness, says author Shweta Bachchan-NandaThe fashionista talks about starting a new life in her mid-40s, and being a multi-tasker like her mum.
25 Sep, 2018, 04.35 PM IST
Suits & sayings: ET’s weekly roundup of the wackiest whispers in corporate corridorsOne of the largest sovereign funds in the Middle East has reversed its recruitment strategy when it comes to managing the Indian market.
22 May, 2017, 01.15 AM IST
Nitish Kumar, Lalu Prasad ask Shatrughan Sinha not to be 'silent'Nitish reciprocated and described Sinha as "pride of Bihar" and said his association with him was "more of an emotional one than political."
19 Mar, 2016, 03.12 AM IST
The rise of Mahendra Singh Dhoni: From ticket collector to World Cup-winning captainDhoni's image of holding the World Cup trophy at Wankhede has been immortalised in cricketing folklore but not many know that he was once a...
08 Feb, 2015, 01.18 PM IST
Actress Zohra Sehgal dies at 102Often called the grand old lady of Bollywood, she last appeared in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Saawariya" in 2007.
10 Jul, 2014, 10.05 PM IST
Balasaheb Thackeray's early life, political career & strange waysA demagogic but entertaining orator, a politician who talked about his love for beer and wine, an anti-Cong who supported the Emergency.
18 Nov, 2012, 12.02 PM IST
- Books on cinema: New genre catches up with readers
From an activity that took one’s mind off reality, cinema has now become a part of it. It is no wonder that in the same fashion, books on c...
08 May, 2010, 12.57 AM IST
Paa: Movie ReviewAt times you should not be yourself to show the world what you really are. Amitabh Bachchan does just that and shows the world he is the Pa...
04 Dec, 2009, 12.35 AM IST
- Pawar's photobiography set for grand release
After Bal Thackeray, it’s Sharad Pawar’s turn to unveil the many facets of his 50-year-long political life in a pictorial biography.
06 Apr, 2007, 03.39 AM IST