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The rise and struggles of Pooja Bhatt—from stardom at 19 to ending 11-year marriage

By the time Pooja Bhatt turned 19, the actor said she was already a star. But the stardom was short-lived, as the industry declared that her career was over when she was just 24.

Mahesh Bhatt to UG Krishnamurti: I was in a spiritual coma. Why did you wake me up?

In 'The Ashes Are Warm', Mahesh Bhatt recounts his memories with his 'anti-guru' UG Krishnamurti.

Bhatt family dysfunctionality — ‘It’s more functional than most families,’ says Pooja Bhatt

As Indian family dynamics change, Mahesh and Pooja Bhatt, along with Soni Razdan, trace their history as a family at the Self Discovery via Rediscovering India Festival.

Ravi Pujari — English-speaking don, ‘Preity Zinta fan’ in Mumbai Police custody after 25 yrs

Gangster Ravi Pujari was brought back to India over 25 years after he fled. He was intercepted at a barber’s shop at Dakar in Senegal in 2019. There are 49 cases registered against him.

Parveen Babi put sex-appeal in 1970s Bollywood, but constantly fought mental health issues

Parveen Babi’s boldness on and off the screen stood in contrast to the Sati Savitri heroines who came before her, but paranoia haunted her existence.

I was part of Osho’s spiritual whorehouse cult & flushed his mala in disgust: Mahesh Bhatt

Rajneesh was a pleasure-peddler, an entertainer par-excellence, and a wordsmith. Netflix series Wild Wild Country feeds on that star power of his.

On Camera

MAC’s new campaign puts makeup on the Indian groom. Someone alert the authorities

For years, the beauty marketing around weddings has assumed that beauty begins and ends with the bride. Everyone else is an accessory. But that idea feels outdated now.

Bitcoin surges toward $80,000, on track for its biggest weekly gain in over 3 years

Bitcoin is up about 23% this week, on track for its best weekly gain since March 2023, as US Treasury bond buybacks lower yields and boost appetite for risk assets.

India, Japan look at joint naval shipbuilding, technology transfer with pact to deepen defence ties

Maritime security agreement opens avenues for joint development of naval ships and design, greater use of Indian shipbuilding and repair facilities by Japan.

Munir’s latest power grab is proof of his paranoia. Dictatorship and delusion go together

At some point Pakistani dictators begin to show paranoia. That’s the strategic reality most relevant to India since the late fifties. Munir’s case is worse, like some sudden acrophobia.