Shilpa Shirodkar openly credits veteran star Mithun Chakraborty (often called “Dada”) for giving her the first major break in Bollywood, rescuing her career after early rejections. After being labeled as “jinxed” or “unlucky” when initial projects were shelved, she landed her debut in the 1989 film Bhrashtachar thanks entirely to his recommendation to director Ramesh…
The rain over Nariman Point was relentless, matching the high-security suite inside the luxury Mumbai hotel. On the television, headlines screamed about the Mahayuti alliance sweeping 16 out of 17 seats in the Legislative Council elections.Inside, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis tapped a gold pen against the winner’s list. He had just engineered a massive coup,…
PM Modi visits Melbourne, Australia from July 8 to 10, 2026, for the Australia-India Annual Leaders’ Summit. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese praised the visit, stating, “he feels honoured to welcome his friend Prime Minister Modi to Australia,” and highlighting that the bilateral alliance is more consequential than ever for peace and prosperity in the…
Prime Minister Modi on Saturday launched and laid the foundation stone for massive development projects worth approximately ₹1.06 lakh crore in Balotra, Rajasthan. The transformative package spans multiple sectors including petrochemicals, railways, roads, urban transport, and renewable energy to significantly boost industrial growth and connectivity in the state.Key highlights of the development rollout include Petrochemicals…
In the 1979 Bollywood action thriller The Great Gambler,Prem Chopra plays Ramesh, a key antagonist working within an international criminal syndicate that uses a master gambler to steal military secrets. Zeenat Aman features as Shabnam, the glamorous female lead who becomes entangled in this high-stakes web of espionage, romance, and mistaken identities across international locations…
Prime Minister Modi will make a historic first official visit to New Zealand next week, marking the first time an Indian premier has traveled there in 40 years.He will land in Auckland onJuly 10, following a recent free trade agreement that removes 95% of tariffs. News Edit KV Raman
Uddhav Thackeray connects the recent departure of six MPs to a larger BJP conspiracy against Devendra Fadnavis. He characterizes the defection as ‘Operation Devendra’—a move allegedly orchestrated to clip Fadnavis’s political wings and prevent him from being a viable contender for the Prime Minister’s post.””Framing the MPs’ exit as ‘Operation Devendra,’ Uddhav Thackeray suggests that…
Sharmila Tagore was just 13, when she was handpicked by Satyajit Ray to star in the 1959 masterpiece “Apur Sansar”.Ray’s quiet, patient mentorship nurtured the teenager’s natural talent, launching her into the spotlight as a heartthrob of Bengali cinema and cementing an unforgettable creative partnership. Their warm creative partnership launched one of Indian cinema’s most…
Veteran filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt has officially confirmed he will never direct again. He cited that modern cinema heavily relies on pre-decided formulas and content designs, which he believes diminishes the true role and creative spontaneity of the artiste. Bhatt, who directed acclaimed classics like Arth and Saaransh, stepped away from direction in 1999. After a…
Zeenat Aman and Raj Kapoor shared a strictly professional director-actor relationship defined by mutual artistic respect. Their bond was forged during the casting and filming of the 1978 cult-classic Satyam Shivam Sundaram, where she convinced him to cast her by showing immense dedication to the role. Because of her modern image, Zeenat Aman was initially…
