2015 Celebrity 100
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Shah Rukh Khan: Dreams, unlimited
India's most-loved superstar has turned 50. Shah Rukh Khan talks about what is arguably the most interesting phase of his career, balancing business sense with artistic instinct, and his dream project: Making that one Indian movie that will wow the world
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Songs and their enduring appeal
Songs often achieve what movies and actors can seldom strive to—immortality
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The cynicism towards India is rapidly fading away: Amitabh Bachchan
From movies to social awareness campaigns to, now, an uplifting television show, Amitabh Bachchan, at 73, continues to do it all and stay inspired in the process
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Zoya Akhtar: Woman in charge
Few filmmakers have captured contemporary India quite like Zoya Akhtar, who has made the genre her own
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Games B-Town folks play
Bollywood has recently been fascinated with biopics on sporting legends. But much of the on-screen action is thanks to smart camera angles and editing. Here are a few rare moments when it actually got real
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Priyanka Chopra: Pushing boundaries
It isn't easy to go from being a superstar in Bollywood to a rising star in American pop culture. But Priyanka Chopra is showing the world how it's done
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Mahesh Babu: When heroes get real
Mahesh Babu wears his superstardom like no other—he owns up and apologises when a movie flops, retreats to introspect and even imbibes his films' social message
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R Ashwin and the spin evolution
From opening batsman to one of the world's best spin bowlers, Ravichandran Ashwin's journey has seen him embrace change at every step
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Taking stock of the stars
A low-down of the wealth, fame and ranks of India's most celebrated personalities and a peek into the churn in the year gone by
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Saina Nehwal's super streak
The 25-year-old has shown maturity beyond her years in dealing with the pressure of being one of India's leading sports icons. And the shuttler's calm has translated into momentous gains for both her and the country
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SS Rajamouli: Tollywood's hit machine
[From our Archives] SS Rajamouli has shown how vision, commitment and big budgets can form an exotic cocktail to deliver larger-than-life stories. Case in point: Baahubali