Entertainment

Elizabeth Taylor died March 23, 2011, at 79. A look back at her three careers — MGM child star, two-time Oscar winner, and founding national chairman of amfAR.

March 23, 2011 · 1 min read

Saif Ali Khan argued Bollywood is creatively self-sufficient. The commercial case is strong; the creative one is more contested.

March 23, 2011 · 1 min read

In early 2011, Shah Rukh Khan quit Twitter over its toxicity -- one of the first major celebrity exits, and a preview of a decade of debate.

March 15, 2011 · 1 min read

Charlie Sheen's March 2011 firing from Two and a Half Men was the first celebrity implosion conducted on social media. What 'winning' taught Hollywood.

March 8, 2011 · 1 min read

In 2011, stories of an underground fight circuit in Mumbai echoed the famous film. What the scene said about unmet demand for combat sports in India.

February 19, 2011 · 1 min read

In February 2011, Rajasthan braced for Tom Cruise and Salma Hayek. What the announcement promised -- and what actually got filmed.

February 14, 2011 · 1 min read

Steve Jobs at 30, weeks after leaving Apple: a candid 1985 Newsweek interview on getting fired, staying unbitter, and why customers cannot invent the future.

January 26, 2011 · 1 min read

Income tax officials raided the Mumbai homes and offices of Priyanka Chopra and Katrina Kaif on January 24, 2011 over suspected tax evasion.

January 23, 2011 · 1 min read

Bill Hudson, Goldie Hawn's ex-husband and Kate Hudson's father, planned a 2011 memoir called So You Are a Star to tell his side of a famous estrangement.

January 13, 2011 · 1 min read

Shah Rukh Khan apologized to Salman on Koffee With Karan. Salman said a TV apology wasn't an apology. The feud continued — until it didn't.

January 10, 2011 · 1 min read

Amitabh Bachchan and Prateik Babbar cast together in Prakash Jha's Aarakshan. The news revived memories of Smita Patil, who died at 31 in 1986.

December 23, 2010 · 1 min read

Priyanka Chopra will reprise her reporter role opposite Hrithik Roshan in Krrish 3, after rumors she was out of the superhero sequel.

December 17, 2010 · 1 min read

The Staten Island estate where Vito Corleone held court in The Godfather is on the market. On the $2.9 million price of cinema history.

December 6, 2010 · 1 min read

Salman Khan quipped that not even a mosquito went to watch Guzaarish — and captured Bollywood’s eternal split between critical acclaim and ticket sales.

December 6, 2010 · 1 min read

Bollywood's 'Showman' Subhash Ghai announced a one-year sabbatical at IFFI 2010, promising to return to direction with a newcomer.

November 24, 2010 · 1 min read

Wayne and Laurie Hallquist of Stockton, California — 13 feet 4 inches combined — were named the world's tallest married couple.

November 21, 2010 · 1 min read

In 2010, Shah Rukh Khan was betting big on Ra.One — Bollywood's most ambitious superhero film, slated for Diwali 2011 at a record budget.

November 18, 2010 · 1 min read

Katrina Kaif reportedly slimmed to size zero for Tees Maar Khan — on Bollywood's body-image debate and the health warnings behind the trend.

November 18, 2010 · 1 min read

Hollywood wants India's box office; Bollywood wants Hollywood's production muscle. Why the most successful collaborations work on Indian terms.

November 12, 2010 · 1 min read

Roughly 80% of adults will get lower back pain — and the old advice to lie down was wrong. The evidence now says: move your back, don't rest it.

November 12, 2010 · 2 min read