As Independent India turned 76, so did the ethereal Raakhee I know better than most, says Subhash K Jha.
Maine Pyar Kiya, Biwi No 1, Dabangg, Kick... the list is endless!
The 68th National Film Awards saw actors from across India get together for the prestigious ceremony in New Delhi.
On Imtiaz Ali's 50th birthday on June 16, Joginder Tuteja looks at his brand of films.
Had he not taken his final curtain call on April 23, 1992, Satyajit Ray would still, undoubtedly, have been making movies.
Subhash K Jha is not recommending Pakeezah and Umrao Jaan. They are beyond recommendation, he says.
'It was my job to read out their lines to the actors and make sure they spoke them with the right diction, accent and pronunciation. If you look at my photographs from the Sadma set, you will always find me with a file in hand, even when I am in my costume. While Kamal and Sridevi were diligent about their Hindi dialogue, Silk Smitha, while always respectful, was not too interested in her lines or my instructions.'
Good, bad, evil, we saw a gamut of emotions on display in their most stirring form as actors reiterated their worth.
The SKG style book is as lively and natural as she.
Shalini gives herself some self love... Chitrangda goes down memory lane...Harshvardhan's date diary...
Mohammed Zahur Hashmi, popularly known as Khayyam, was also a recipient of Sangeet Natak Akademi Award and Padma Bhushan.
The Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards were held at Mumbai's Taj Lands End hotel on February 20.
Aseem Chhabra lists the elements that he loved and was pleasantly surprised by in the movies.
The IIFA weekend saw a bevy of Bollywood stars, with green carpet arrivals, performances and awards.
Anupam Kher celebrated his friend Satish Kaushik's 67th birth anniversary on April 14 by hosting a musical night, and getting Kaushik's friends to share their memories about him.
Aseem Chhabra picks the scenes that left him impressed this year.
While Satya's pleasures are palpable -- among them the poetry of the coarse language, the mercifully rough-hewn texture, the oh-so-familiar underdog story -- these pleasures hit you at a completely different speed. The movie is charged with a sense of discovery, and every shot is a cornucopia of details existing independent of the main story. It's touching, notes Sreehari Nair.
He was replaced by the then hot and saleable Sanjay Khan.
'We shot about 20 or 30 days, I'd say at best 20 per cent. The big stuff is remaining.'
Film and telly folk attended the 29th Lions Gold Awards, which honoured extraordinary achievements in film, television, OTT, music and social welfare commitment.
Make time for this one, you will be in for a pleasant surprise like I was, endorses Mayur Sanap.
'I felt awkward pairing with Anushka Shetty on screen because she had played my daughter in a film.'
Usha Uthup and Mithun Chakraborty were among those who were conferred with the prestigious Padma Bhushan award for their outstanding contribution to Indian cinema.
'I have made a new rule: When I'm having my morning tea, a guy keeps the harmonium on my bed.' 'So while I'm writing what my plan for the day is, that harmonium is in front of me and I do riyaz of 40-50 minutes.'
'If we see that romance only belongs to the young or to a particular age group, then the whole definition changes.'
A good listener-friendly album, but not one of Illayaraja's best.
Bengali film Asha Jaoar Majhe is a must watch, a once in the lifetime kind of work that should be supported by film lovers and experienced on the big screen, writes Aseem Chhabra.
With the rains pouring down on us, August offers yet another reason to stay home!
It's an emotional time for Manisha Koirala, as she stars in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Web series Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar.
India offers travel adventures no other country can offer.
A quick look at the winners of the 96th Annual Academy Awards.
'Diljit and Prabhas are so similar -- very humble, down-to-earth, extremely shy introverts and at the same time, extremely talented guys.'
The Salaar team is celebrating the film's success in Hyderabad.
'All through the making of Dil Daulat Aur Duniya, Rajesh Khanna never acknowledged me.' 'Dev Anand couldn't carry off a dhoti in Insaaniyat. He told me that he would never wear one again.' 'Shammi Kapoor and I began on an icy note during Raajkumar, but once the cold vibes thawed, we became the best of buddies.'
'I knew one day I will explode if I don't get some sanity with making music.'
'How to hold people's attention is challenging.'
'If a hero wanted Mr Rafi to sing for him, naturally it had to be him.' 'Then if it was Dilip Kumar, who is a soft-spoken man, he naturally wanted Talat Mehmood.' 'Raj Kapoor wanted only Mukesh. Now you tell me, where did I stand a chance?'
National-award winning actor, producer, hotelier, ex-politician, cricket team owner, philanthropist, highest tax payer, reality show judge, animal lover and, above all, people's hero -- Mithun Chakraborty -- who has been conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award -- is truly a force of nature, notes Sukanya Verma.
'Rakesh's life is hard, but he knows how to find joy.' 'He doesn't think his life's value comes from money. He sees no shame in his poverty.'
