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Ranveer Singh: A force of nature
Many actors say they want to defy stereotypes. But Ranveer Singh is actually walking—or in his case, running—the talk. And the 29-year-old, so far, has got the risk-reward formula down right
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Sania Mirza: The queen of her court
When Sania Mirza plays the confidence game, she rarely loses. For evidence, consider 2014
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'We've lost the warmth in the industry': Ajay Devgn
Actor-director-producer Ajay Devgn looks back at a career spanning over two-and-a-half decades, and says he is a content man
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AR Murugadoss: Tamil cinema's golden messenger
Not only did he give Bollywood its first Rs 100-crore hit, Ghajini, in 2008, he also became the first in the country to score two Rs 100-crore blockbusters in a year—in 2014. Even better, his commercial success hasn't come at the cost of a strong social message. Meet AR Murugadoss, Tamil cinema's Midas man
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A different stardom: Celebrities in a world before now
What did being a celebrity mean in the era before 24-hour TV and the Internet?
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The growing up of Salman Khan
The film industry's problem child is also, on current form, its biggest, most bankable star. But the acting and the movies are devolving into a convenient hobby. Instead, Salman Khan has been busy... growing up
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Measuring the top celebrities' fame and fortune
What the data reveals about their popularity and earnings
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Akshay Kumar: Bollywood's man for all seasons
He wears his discipline like an armour and tackles four films a year when others stick to one. Akshay Kumar on how his personal habits and his family have been the bedrock of his stardom
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Mary Kom's quiet legacy
Having braved the odds herself, Olympic bronze medallist and five-time world boxing champion Mc mary Kom now wants to help her successors find a smoother path to glory
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The evolution of the star's manager
Once upon a time, managing actors meant handling their shooting schedules and payments; today, it's bigger, glitzier, with a heavy dose of corporate might
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The truth is stranger: The success of non-fiction writing
This year, political non-fiction, written by people in the know, shed its sycophancy to reveal secrets of the nation's leaders. As the audience lap up the controversial content, publishers hunt for the next big reveal