Prime Minister Narendra Modi has praised composer duo Salim-Sulaiman Merchant for composing a patriotic song titled "Mera desh hi dharam" on the occasion of Indias 71st Independence Day....

I feel once the film is released it's out of my hands. It can be relieving and scary. There is always a fear of being judged and misunderstood. This is something one overcomes while making a film. However, when the film is out it's done. It's important to allow for people to say what they want. Because it's their experience," he said....

From melody queen Lata Mangeshkar to veteran actress Shabana Azmi to actors like Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Bollywood celebrities have shared what independence means to them....
Be it "Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein", "Tanu Weds Manu" or his TV show "Sea Hawks", actor R. Madhavan, fondly remembered for essaying the role of a lover boy on screen, says he would now do age appropriate romance as he does not have a "chocolate boy" left in him anymore....

Well-known actor Kamal Haasan on Tuesday said Indians cannot attain true freedom until they are freed of the scourge of corruption....
He gave Indian cinema gems like "Masoom", "Mr. India" and "Bandit Queen", before setting out to chase his dreams and desires in the international film world. Now pining to make a movie in his home country, Oscar nominated filmmaker Shekhar Kapur says his "big dream" in life is to make a movie series on Hindu deity Lord Krishna....
National Award-winning actress Vidya Balan, who has been appointed a member of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), says that many films today are highlighting issues that were so far brushed under the carpet. For her, it is interesting to see the dialogue that films are initiating on different issues of the society....
Indian stars Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone didn't emerge as winners at the Teen Choice 2017 award ceremony, where TV show "Riverdale" and film "Wonder Woman" dominated the winners' list. ...
Actors Tim Roth, Michael Madsen and Walter Goggins think Quentin Tarantino would be a great choice to direct the next James Bond film....
The makers of "An Insignificant Man" -- a movie that documents Arvind Kejriwal's journey and in the news for a row with the CBFC -- have welcomed the changes in India's film censor board. However, they rue that it won't affect the status of their yet-to-be-certified movie....