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Monday, March 16, 2026
TopicBollywood actresses

Topic: Bollywood actresses

Sridevi would light up the screen with her magic. A fact Saroj Khan, Kamal Hassan knew too well

There are many facets to Sridevi’s on-screen persona. She wasn’t just a tragedy queen or a dream girl.

Wamiqa Gabbi almost gave up acting. Now her CV boasts Vishal Bhardwaj, Motwane, awards

The Khufiya and Jubilee star has already worked thrice with Vishal Bhardwaj. Wamiqa Gabbi looks all set to achieve her goal: become a recognisable name across India.

‘Lux girl’ — Bollywood’s own soap brand that brought affordable luxury to all

Targeting the upper and middle-class population, Lux branded itself as the 'secret behind beautiful faces' in the Hindi film industry.

From Tezaab to Total Dhamaal, Madhuri Dixit’s ‘Diva-ine’ force continues to dazzle

Madhuri Dixit was a studious girl with aspirations in microbiology. 34 years on, she is India’s beloved ‘Dhak Dhak’ girl.

Dev.D to BJP: How Mahie Gill went from being the new Tabu to ‘sanskari Bharatiya naari’

Mahie was the queen of indie cinema, the ‘chosen one’, who was cast by every major auteur from Kashyap to Tigmanshu Dhulia. So what happened?

Fighting trolls, social norms & hostile farmers, Mahie Gill plays role of a lifetime in Punjab

Gill, the award-winning star of films like ‘Dev.D’ & ‘Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster’, is campaigning for the BJP in Punjab, braving protests and appealing to women voters.

A millennial desi femme fatale and in a saree. That’s Netflix’s ‘Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein’

Anchal Singh’s portrayal of Purva, a small-town femme fatale, feels straight out of Manohar Kahaniyan. Her ‘USP’ is her girl-next-door look.

Remembering Nanda, the star who worked with newcomers like Rajesh Khanna and Shashi Kapoor

From child actor to leading lady of the swinging sixties, Nanda was an invaluable part of several Hindi and Marathi hits.

Indians on social media accept maternity shoots of actresses but look down on pregnant models

Maternity shoots seem to be accepted in India if the mother is a Bollywood star, not a model. The flak designer Ayush Kejriwal received recently proves just that.

On Camera

Free gas to waivers, govt-owned gas firms roll out incentives to push households from LPG to PNG

IGL, MGL & other city gas distributors announce benefits to encourage LPG users to shift to piped natural gas as Centre flags concerns over LPG supply in the wake of Iran conflict.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.