'Even after Awaara Hoon and Mera Joota Hai Japani, between 1946 to 1963, there were plenty of upheavals in his career. My parents had moved into two rooms of a chawl, with an attached bathroom, by then, but life was hard, and often there was no food at home.'
'After pack-up, Sridevi took a shower in the studio itself, changed, and returned to the set with a wad of notes.' 'She distributed it amongst every technician who had worked on the song Na Jaane Kahan Se Aaye Hai.'
Aseem Chhabra lists the top 10 films at the recent Toronto International Film Festival.
Bhupinder's magical legacy lives on in the musical masterpieces he left behind.
The film's stage version has already taken London by storm.
Madras Cafe has some interesting songs in its soundtrack that seem to go with the flow of the film. Still, one feels that the tempo should have been raised a bit to keep up with its spy thriller theme.
Hands down, the winner of Anurag Kashyap's patriarchy and privilege pooh-poohing exercise is Amit Trivedi and Shellee's spirited soundtrack, notes Sukanya Verma.
Was romance invented so that Sanjay Leela Bhansali would one day make Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, which released on June 18, 1999, asks Subhash K Jha.
The action comes alive in New Delhi.
Raja Sen analyses the contenders for the Best Director category at the Oscars.
Like the Filmfare awards and Hollywood's Oscar awards, there are some amazing facts you may not have known about India's most prestigious awards.
Sukanya Verma lists her top 15 songs of the year.
It's time to celebrate the Roshan family and their music.
A look at the winners of the 64th National awards.
'Oscar has been given to A R Rahman.' Ringa Ringa Ringa, Choli ki peeche kya hai -- What's the difference? Exactly the same. Also, Jai ho.' 'I did Ramba ho in 1985.' 'Rahman combined three of my songs and got Best Original Score.' 'The Ho came from me.' 'Bappi Lahiri brought the Ho to Bollywood.'
'I have enjoyed working on this film. It is one of my best films,' says the star.
On her 50th birthday on November 1, Sukanya Verma raises a toast to Bollywood's Golden Girl and 15 of her noteworthy performances.
Raja Sen confesses to not being able to stop raving about the spectacular La La Land.
Shahid will be seen dancing on amedley of popular Shammi Kapoor songs from the 1960s.
Whiplash is a film that captivates right from the start and reels in the viewer in that seductive way only the finest jazz can, assures Raja Sen.
Some songs off the Gabbar Is Back album will keep you hooked.
As it turns out, this soundtrack with multiple composers and lyricists at the helm of affairs turns out to be a largely entertaining affair with quite a few party tracks as well as a couple of soft songs that would go a long way.
The best films are not necessarily the most successful -- that would be another list altogether -- although sometimes quality and commerce do converge.
Bollywood makes way for regional cinema at the 65th National Awards.
Ananya's attacked by feathers... Mahesh, Fahadh and birthdays... Manushi can't stop smiling...
We will continue to be enthralled by your golden oldies we grew up with, notes Shreekant Sambrani.
'I don't miss college because I don't know what's like. What I'm doing is something special; I wouldn't trade it for a normal life.' The Stage winner Yatharth Ratnum gets ready for a new phase in his life.
'Our research shows that 60 per cent of the growth and interest in anime will come from India for the next few years.'
After 26 years, Aditya Chopra is set to direct DDLJ again and it will mark his debut as a director on Broadway.
'In Angamaly Diaries, dreams, kinks, small corruptions, cheap lives, and hopes are all given their due and that attitude frees us up to believe that perhaps there is more good than bad in the sum total of us.' 'This is a coming-of-age tale taken straight out of a diary written in blood,' says Sreehari Nair.
'Not since the time when my Devdas went to Cannes have I felt this level of enthusiasm for my cinema being honoured internationally.'
Thank God tries hard to be funny but its humour is dated and cliched, observes Namrata Thakker. Thank God Review.
Smriti Mundhra's documentary The Romantics has many, many, gems about one of Bollywood's most successful film-makers and more importantly, his iconic father, Yash Chopra.
'Laxmi and I firmly believed that while working, the egoistic word 'Main (I)' never interferes.'
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