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Shilpa Rathnam

Shilpa Rathnam

The author has a gift for getting entangled in peculiar predicaments. When she's not writing about those, you can catch her on Headlines Today.

By Shilpa Rathnam

How Salman Khan missed his chance to be a real Sultan for once

The responsible thing to do would have been to apologise for the rape comment and set an example among his staggering fan following.

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India Today journalist live tweets Udta Punjab court hearing

Judge dictating the submissions made so far by the CBFC and the film team.

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15 stunning years of Aishwarya at Cannes (including the purple perplex)

Wow, wow and ouch!

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How the media really covered Sanjay Dutt's jail release

When the actor arrived, reporters who seemed sane until then, hugged him, whispered sweet nothings to him.

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The importance of being earnest, Big B style

Over the last fortnight, I've been at three events where Amitabh Bachchan was present.

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#SalmanKhanVerdict: Diary of a TV journalist

I'm asked to get reactions of the Bollywood superstar's fans who gherao me happily at the first 'suniye'.

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What Bollywood taught me: Watch like an Egyptian

Just by virtue of knowing I was going to be in Big B's vicinity, I was called everything from Shakira to Cleopatra.

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What Bollywood taught me today: When will our stars stop sweeping serious issues under the red carpet?

When was the last time that we touched upon one serious issue in an Indian awards show?

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What Bollywood taught me today: Dilwale DDLJ le gaye

After a mammoth 1,009 week run at Maratha Mandir, the film made an exit from the theatres today.

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What Bollywood taught me today: Maskhare ka khel dhokhe ka khel hota hai

When AIB is already down and out and issuing apologies, was it really necessary for Aamir Khan to condemn the roast more?

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