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Kangana Ranaut: Free Spirit

Open

Kangana is brutally outspoken in public and exhibits an independent streak that defines her

Priyanka Chopra: World at Her Feet

Open

Many A-list Bollywood actresses have aspired to conquer Hollywood but no one has come close to what Chopra has achieved

Out of the Dabba

Akshay Sawai

Acting, according to Nimrat Kaur of The Lunchbox fame, is a lie well told

Dee Saturday Night

Sonali Kokra

The life of an Indian porn star who has moved up to C-grade cinema

The Vibes of Deepika

Rajeev Masand

Controlled aggression, sporting spirit and playful camaraderie. One of the guys? A superhot actress, actually

The Leading Lady with Balls

Aastha Atray Banan

Vidya Balan, the actress who decided to do it her way

‘Writing is much more intimately who I am’

Trisha Gupta

The difference between Deepti Naval the actress and Deepti Naval the writer

Hollywood’s troubled child is now its bestselling actress who also manages the most glamorous family in the world. Open caught up with Angelina Jolie in Cancun, Mexico, and sought the woman behind the superstar.

Confessions of a Theatre Actress

arindam

“Once, a chaiwallah at Prithvi Theatre unknowingly walked on to the stage during a performance and asked, ‘Who had asked for tea?’ The actor answered ‘no one’”

No Country for Heroines

Rubina A. Khan

The Hindi film industry, for all its powdercaking and blockbusting, cannot disguise its utter disregard for lead female roles and the actresses that play them. It’s not just about the difference in pay, it’s about the industry’s attitude towards filmmaking