As the coming-of-age political action film “Rang De Basanti” clocked 20 years since its release, actor Sharman Joshi said that Hindi cinema will remember the Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra directorial forever.

“Time flies,” said Sharman as the film turned 20-years-old.

Rang De Basanti follows a British film student traveling to India to document the story of five freedom fighters of the Indian revolutionary movement. She befriends and casts five young men in the film, which inspires them to fight against the evils of their own present-day government.

Legendary playback singer Alka Yagnik expressed her profound gratitude after being conferred with the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India.

Sharing her emotions, the voice of romance described the honour as both humbling and deeply moving, reflecting on her decades-long journey in the Indian film and music industry.

Taking to Instagram, Alka wrote: “I am deeply grateful to the Government of India for bestowing upon me the Padma Bhushan. After decades in the film and music industry, this honour feels both humbling and deeply emotional.”

She went on to thank everyone who has been a part of her journey.

Actress Athiya Shetty has expressed her admiration for the latest war drama Border 2, starring her brother Ahan Shetty, calling it deeply emotional and even more special to her than the original Border, which released in 1997 and featured her father, Suniel Shetty.

Athiya took to Instagram Stories, sharing two photos of the big screen as she watched “Border 2” in a theater. She praised the immense hard work behind the project and said every performance in the film touches the heart.

As renowned filmmaker Subhash Ghai turned 81 years old on Saturday, Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor penned a heartfelt birthday post for the 'Taal' maker, in which he lauded his immense passion for cinema, along with his clarity of thought and generosity of spirit.

Thankful for all the lessons and memories he has created with the director during their time working together, Anil penned on the Stories section of his Instagram handle, "Happy Birthday, @SubhashGhai1 saab Your passion for cinema, clarity of thought, and generosity of spirit have left a lasting impact. Grateful for the lessons, conversations, and memories over the years. Wishing you continued good health, happiness, and success.(sic)"

Actress Bhumi Pednekkar recently had the privilege of meeting the spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and called herself ‘truly blessed.’

The actress shared a serene set of pic from her recent meeting with spiritual leader and offered a glimpse into a calm and reflective moment from the gathering.

Sharing the pictures on her social media account, Bhumi wrote, “Blessings Thank you Gurudev for enlightening us. Truly blessed to have had the opportunity to spend time with you @srisriravishankar.”

After keeping everyone in suspense with intriguing campaigns around "Assi", the makers have finally revealed that Taapsee Pannu will be seen in the upcoming stirring film, helmed by Anubhav Sinha.

The makers unveiled the motion poster on Friday, offering a gripping glimpse into the film. Taapsee shared it on Instagram, where a girl is seen running along railway tracks, desperately trying to escape as three men chase her. The motion poster flashes the words “An Urgent Watch” on top of the motion poster, which ends on a striking note, with Taapsee’s face smeared in ink.

As “Border 2” starring his son Ahan Shetty hits the big screens on Friday, Suniel Shetty shared a deeply personal reflection on what the franchise has meant to him over the years. Calling Border more than just a film, the actor said it became a responsibility he carried long after the cameras stopped rolling.

The actor took to his Instagram, where he shared a reel video featuring glimpses from his 1997 film “Border” and the latest release “Border 2” featuring his son Ahan. He added the song “Mitti Ke Bete” track playing in the backdrop.

As his film “Badmaash” clocked 28 years in Hindi cinema on Friday, Bollywood’s veteran star Jackie Shroff celebrated the moment on social media.

Jackie took to Instagram stories, where he shared a poster of the film, which was released in 1998. Directed by Goutam Pawar, the film also stars Shilpa Shirodkar, Paresh Rawal, Bindu, Pran, and Viju Khote among many others.

Jackie didn’t write much, simply captioning the poster, “#28YearsofBadmaash.”

 As her film “Airlift” completed a decade in Hindi cinema on Thursday, actress Nimrat Kaur celebrated the moment and said that it was 10 years ago, “this celluloid magic happened”.

Nimrat shared a string of images from the shoot of “Airlift” along with her co-star Akshay Kumar and the other cast and crew of the film.

Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan has opened up about how his upcoming film Border 2 proved to be a deeply transformative experience for him, both professionally and personally.

Varun shared a string of images from the sets of his upcoming war drama and said that the film really made him push him to his limits.

Actress Genelia Deshmukh has started working on her next film “Gunmaaster G9” starring Emraan Hashmi and tagged it as “new beginnings."

Genelia offered a quiet glimpse into a fresh chapter as she took to her Instagram Stories, sharing a picture that captured only a soft side profile of her face. Keeping it minimal yet meaningful, she added a “New Beginning” sticker on the image and captioned it with “#GunmaasterG9.”

Hollywood star Will Smith opened up about how he narrowly escaped death while scuba diving in the Arctic as part of his travel series.

Minutes into the actor's underwater adventure under thick ice, an emergency abort forced him to ascend into solid ice, and he accidentally pulled off his mask. The star recalled the terrifying incident that happened whilst filming Pole to Pole on an episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

After wrapping up the primary schedule for his forthcoming sequel, "Khosla Ka Ghosla 2", veteran actor Anupam Kher has now commenced filming his next with filmmaker Sooraj Barjatya.

During the shoot, Kher and the team even enjoyed some gali cricket.

Bollywood actresses Priyanka Chopra and Bipasha Basu were hit by a massive wave of nostalgia as their song "Teri Dulhan Sajaoongi" from the 2005 outing "Barsaat" has grabbed the attention of netizens, who have successfully turned the track into a new social media trend.

Various reels and dance videos featuring the track have recently flooded social media.

Bollywood hunk Hrithik Roshan's love for fitness is well known. In many of his movies, he has been seen flaunting his toned physique, and now the 'War' actor has finally admitted to his hardwired obsession with 'Bollywood Biceps'.

In his latest Instagram post, Hrithik published photos of himself flexing his huge biceps at various stages of his life, from 1984 to 2022.

One thing in common in all of these photos is Hrithik's love for posing and fitness.

Global star Priyanka Chopra knows how to balance work and play. Taking a breather from her hectic schedule, PeeCee took off on a fun trip exploring the sea with her 'favourite people' husband Nick Jonas and daughter Malti Marie Chopra Jonas.

The 'Desi Girl' took to her official Instagram handle and posted a video of herself enjoying the Vastness of the sea, and accompanying her were Nick and little Malti.

In the background, we could hear an audio of someone asking, "What’s your favourite place?"

Actress Rakul Preet Singh has decided to give her own unique twist to the 'Get Ready With Me' trend'.

She took to her official Instagram handle and uploaded a video of her own version of 'Get Ready With Me'.

In the clip posted by her on social media, Rakul is seen dressed in casuals without makeup or hair, all set to take us through her transition into her high-glam avatar. However, to everyone's surprise, we suddenly come across an empty chair in the frame, with Rakul nowhere to be seen.

The makers of ‘Kohrra’ announced on Tuesday that the series’ second season will stream from February 11 on Netflix. In this new chapter, Barun Sobti’s Amarpal Garundi will report to a formidable new commanding officer, Dhanwant Kaur, played by Mona Singh.

Leaving Jagrana behind, Assistant Sub-Inspector Garundi is now posted to Dalerpura Police Station. Different as he and Dhanwant may seem, both share the same passion to throw themselves into a case- even as the walls they’ve built to escape their pasts crumble right before their eyes.

Tollywood star Allu Arjun was in Tokyo, Japan, to promote his blockbuster hit "Pushpa 2: The Rule" as the movie released there on January 16. During his trip, AA was accompanied by his better half, Sneha Reddy, and kids - daughter Arha and son Ayaan.

Providing a peek into their time in Japan, Sneha Reddy uploaded a video on social media where all four of them were seen enjoying a gala time exploring the city.

The video showed all of them posing for a family selfie on the streets of Tokyo.

Veteran Bollywood star Jackie Shroff is celebrating nine years of his Konkani-language film ‘Soul Curry’, which released in 2017.

Jackie took to his Instagram stories section, where he shared a string of glimpses from the film, which was directed by Nieelesh Malkar.

Actress Genelia D'Souza is a proud mother as her younger son Raahyl was honoured as the ‘player of the match’ title at his recent football tournament.

The actress highlighting her son's achievement, took to her social media account and mentioned how all his soccer weekends make his ‘Aai Baba’ tired but his smiles make it all worth it.

Actress Sameera Reddy decided to take the ongoing "2026 is the new 2016" trend a little further. She looked back not 10 but 20 years in 2006 as she reunited with her 'Musafir' co-star Sanjay Dutt.

Sameera took to her official Instagram handle and dropped a video in which she was heard saying, "Why 2016 trend, when you can go back to 2006" and shows a throwback picture with Sanjay.

Moved by the letters of love penned by Japanese fans, ace director Sukumar, best known for having directed the pan-Indian blockbuster franchise 'Pushpa', has now said that cinema has no borders, only emotions.

Taking to his Instagram timeline to pen a post of gratitude to fans, the ace director posted a picture of himself reading all the letters that fans from Japan had sent him.

He wrote, "Reading letters that travelled all the way from Japan...truly humbling! Cinema has no borders, only emotions. Your words remind me why I fell in love with storytelling. Forever grateful for this connection beyond language and distance. Arigato gozaimasu, Japan."

Actor Ahan Shetty talked about having the best time shooting a scene with Diljit Dosanjh in the upcoming war drama “Border 2” but admitted that the soreness the next day wasn’t so great.

A BTS was shared from the shoot of “Border 2” by Diljit’s team on Instagram. In the picture, Ahan and Diljit are seen in uniform, engaged in a discussion amid an outdoor setup, appearing to rehearse or break down a scene.

Actor Ajay Devgn got a little emotional as his nephew, Aaman Devgan's debut movie "Aazad" completed one year of release on Saturday.

Ajay revealed that as the project turns one, he is experiencing the same feelings he felt when Aaman celebrated his first birthday.

The proud uncle wrote on the Stories section of his official Instagram handle, "It's the same feeling that I had when you turned one! Bachcha bada ho gaya (red heart emoji) Always proud of you champ @aamandevgan #1YearOfAzaad. (sic)"

Rasha Thadani is feeling nostalgic as her film ‘Azaad’ completed one year since its release. Marking the milestone, the actress shared a heartfelt note reflecting on the memories, friendships, and experiences she gained during the film's journey.

Rasha took to Instagram to share a series of behind-the-scenes pictures from the sets of Azaad, where she is seen dressed as her character, Janaki.

“1 year of Azaad heart so full, memories can never forget, friends made for life @pragyakapoor_@mohitmalik1113. Through the magic and the madness, partner in crime @aamandevgan (sic),” she wrote as the caption.

Actor Chunky Panday has completed another year of marital bliss with his better half Bhavana Pandey on Saturday.

Commemorating the special day, Chunky penned a lovely anniversary wish for Bhavana on social media, claiming "Love you forever".

The 'Housefull' actor took to his official Instagram handle and uploaded a string of unseen photos of Chunky and Bhavana, along with the caption, "Happy Happy Anniversary @bhavanapandey (red heart emoji) Love You Forever and ever again (Kiss emoji) (sic)."

Dancer-choreographer Shakti Mohan along with her sisters Neeti and Mukti Mohan, recreated the iconic Kareena Kapoor Khan’s character ‘Poo’ from the 2001 blockbuster film “Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham”, with filmmaker Karan Johar joining in on the banter.

Shakti took to Instagram, where she shared a reel. In the clip, three sisters are seen mouthing the iconic lines “Kaun hai yeh jisne dobara mudke mujhe nahi dekha?, who is he?”. The line was originally mouthed by Kareena for actor Hrithik Roshan in the 2001 cult classic.

As Bollywood hunk, Sidharth Malhotra turned a year older on Friday, his ''Vvan: Force of the Forest' co-star Tamannaah Bhatia, penned a lovely birthday wish for him on social media.

On his special day, Tamannaah wished Sid health, happiness, and joy in the coming year.

Uploading a picture of Sidharth on the Stories section of her Instagram handle, Tamannaah wrote, "Wishing health, happiness and so much joy in the year ahead!!! Happy happy birthday @sidmalhotra (sic)".

After "Maharaj" and "Loveyapa", Aamir Khan's son Junaid Khan will be seen romancing Southern beauty Sai Pallavi in the forthcoming romantic entertainer "Ek Din".

Adding to the excitement for the project, the makers have unveiled the gripping teaser of the drama on social media, with the caption, "Some stories don’t need time (red heart emoji) Watch EK DIN only in theatres, 1st May 2026. (sic)".

The teaser of "Ek Din" opens with a heartwarming dialogue.

The makers of director Puri Jagannadh's eagerly awaited upcoming film, featuring actor Vijay Sethupathi in the lead, announced the title of the film as 'Slumdog - 33 Temple Road' on the occasion of the actor's birthday on Friday.

Actress Ishita Dutta has commenced shooting for the much-anticipated film “Drishyam 3.”

Sharing her excitement on Instagram, Ishita posted a picture of the film’s clapboard, followed by another snapshot of herself standing next to her vanity van.

Captioning the post, she wrote: “Do I need to say more…..#Drishyam3.”

 Actress Shraddha Kapoor feels that there’s something truly special about exploring one’s own city after dark and said that nothing compares to the comfort of late-night drives through familiar streets.

Shraddha took to her Instagram Stories to share a video of herself inside a car during the wee hours, with the iconic Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus glowing beautifully in the background. She added the A.R. Rahman track “Rehna Tu” from the 2009 film Delhi-6.

 Superstar Rajinikanth, who greeted fans outside his residence on the happy occasion of Pongal, has now disclosed that shooting for his eagerly-awaited upcoming film with director Cibi Chakravarthy will begin in April this year.

Rajinikanth, as expected, met fans who had gathered outside his residence to greet him on the festival of Pongal. The superstar, who stepped out of his residence, waved to his fans and wished them a happy Pongal, before talking to the media present at the venue.

On the occasion of Army Day on Thursday, Bollywood actress Yami Gautam took a moment to honour the nation’s armed forces.

Yami took to X, where she re-shared a posed by a music label featuring various scenes from the 2024 political thriller film “Article 370.”

She wrote: Happy Army Day. Today & everyday. Jai Hind.”

Army Day is celebrated on 15 January every year in India, in recognition of Lieutenant General Kodandera M. Cariappa's taking over as the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army from General Francis Roy Bucher, the last British Commander-in-Chief of India, on 15 January 1949.