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Javed Akhtar says the world needs Michelle Obama in The White House as she announces a month-long tour; Twitter reacts

The First Lady Michelle Obama’s book The Light We Carry’s tour is all set to happen from November 15 and end by December 13. And veteran lyricist and screen-writer Javed Akhtar had a take on this very tour.

Masakali 2.0, Humma Humma, Dus Bahane: Remixes that ruined our collective nostalgia and memories

It’s not just about Neha Kakkar’s fiasco that led to Falguni Pathak’s short-lived frustration. The examples are aplenty, and so are the explosions.

On Shashi Kapoor's birth anniversary, remembering actor’s top films, from Deewar to Shaan

Shashi Kapoor began his acting career as a child actor in his brother Raj Kapoor's directorial Aag

Sooryavanshi to Satyamev Jayate 2, why the new-age police costume in Hindi cinema seldom goes beyond a khaki blur

Gone are the days when the reference to a ‘police ki vardi’ referred to the sanctity of the uniform, and the police-protagonist was sometimes incorruptible, a symbol of integrity, or of simmering anger against the system in which they were a part.

Salman Khan, Farhan, Zoya Akhtar to produce documentary on screenwriter duo Salim-Javed

Salman Khan will unite with Zoya Akhtar and Farhan Akhtar for a documentary on Salim Javed, titled Angry Young Men

Deewar, Pakeezah art director Marutirao Kale passes away at 92 due to coronavirus complications

Marutirao Kale also worked as an art director for films like Disco Dancer, Commando, Saudagar, and Ajooba among others

Richard Dawkins congratulates Javed Akhtar on winning award named after him: 'Couldn't be more pleased'

Javed Akhtar has become the first Indian to win the Richard Dawkins Award

Amitabh Bachchan completes 50 years in Bollywood; Abhishek congratulates him: 'We're all blessed to witness greatness'

Amitabh Bachchan made his acting debut with Saat Hindustani on this day in 1969.

Naach-gaana and inclusivity: Jonathan Gil Harris on how masala films reflect the idea of a pluralistic India

Author Jonathan Gil Harris on how masala films are a syncretic mix of traditions, what the significance of item songs is, and why the disappearance of single screen theatres has sounded a death knell for the genre

Amitabh Bachchan on four decades in the limelight: 'Never dreamt of being where I am today'

Amitabh Bachchan says he has been in public life from the day he was born, but has no legacy of his own to leave behind.