Wishing all the DARPAN readers a very happy Diwali, a very peaceful and prosperous year and blessed with good health.
I would like to add a simple note: at Diwali you do not pray only to Maa Lakshmi, you also pray to Ganesh ji and Maa Saraswati. Ganesh ji takes away every obstruction from your way. You pray to Maa Lakshmi so that she blesses you with wealth. Maa Saraswati blesses you with knowledge so that you know how to treat that wealth given by Maa Lakshmi when it comes to you.
Newly-wed actress Anushka Sharma has been named PETA's Person of the Year by animal rights organisation People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
Actress Soha Ali Khan, who is enjoying the initial months of motherhood with her daughter Inaaya Naumi Kemmu, is looking forward to getting back to work, but she says she prefers to live in the moment rather than plan for the future.
Be it about getting fitter or travelling more -- television personalities like Delnaaz Irani, Tejasswi Prakash and Vatsal Sheth have resolved to make their New Year better.
If during the year 2017, the scarcity of new acting talent was scary, the abundance of directorial talent instantly lifted the spirit and made sore expectations soar. Yes, there is hope for Bollywood.
India-born Google CEO Sundar Pichai, who will be seen on Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khans TV show "TED Talks India Nayi Soch", said the Hindi film industry is famous worldwide.
