'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.'
The south awards night was a GRAND affair!
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel loses the plot somewhere in the first 15 minutes, says Nishi Tiwari.
'They don't make stars like Bachchansaab anymore. Or film-makers like Prakash Mehra.'
One expected just a fun-filled score, but composers Vishal-Shekhar have gone beyond that to bring us some soulful melodies as well.
Thank God tries hard to be funny but its humour is dated and cliched, observes Namrata Thakker. Thank God Review.
The movies that impressed, puzzled and stunned Sukanya Verma at MAMI this year.
'But he was very quick and did a very stylish adab.' 'Of course, I didn't expect him to hug.'
A R Rahman plucks the strings of a harp following a rehearsal at The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
'I have lost a piece of my heart.' 'I can cry me a river and write words & words.. but I can never completely express what he means to me.' 'Mera yaar ...KK!!'
'Pancham was way ahead of his times. Picture chale na chale, RD's music was damn good.'
Sreehari Nair is *not* impressed by this lot of films at all.
Sukanya Verma lists her five BEST and WORST Bollywood movies of 2019.
Amitabh Bachchan remembers Holi over the years.
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.
'I thought my journey had ended even before it began.'
'Kriti tells me to be candid and real, just the way I am at home. I've applied that in my first film just to take that nervousness out of me.'
Joginder Tuteja looks at the big November hits in the past decade.
Raja Sen's favourite bits from what was, overall, a glitzy but forgettable awards show.
'I remember I was doing The Hate Story and had finished shooting all the other bits with Paoli (Dam, actress), only the erotic bits were left. It was the first time I was doing lovemaking scenes and I had no clue how to do that. My wife was like, 'don't worry, just be comfortable, it's your job.' It was comforting coming from my wife.' Knowing Gulshan Devaiah better.
'Marriage was never a pit stop after which my life would change.'
Rani Rudramma Devi, the Kakatiya queen, ruled in the 13 century. She is a well-known figure of Indian history, particularly in South India.
The nominees for the Academy Awards enjoyed a special Oscar luncheon at the Fairmont Century Plaza in California on March 7, 20 days before the big day on March 27.
Ester Noronha who has worked in Telugu films talks about making her Kannada debut.
Joginder Tuteja looks at Ranbir's films, which have seen the best opening collections.
'I am very much overwhelmed by this great moment happening and I am very happy to share this excitement with my wife.'
Udta Punjab truly soars when being its own madcap beast, profane and powerful and preening.
The best of the glitz from the HT India's Most Stylish Awards 2023.
While we wait and see the final BO ratings of this Ranbir Kapoor-Anushka Sharma-Aishwarya Rai Bachchan starrer, here's a look at successful romances in the past.
On her 50th birthday on November 1, Sukanya Verma raises a toast to Bollywood's Golden Girl and 15 of her noteworthy performances.
From Boyhood to The Grand Budapest Hotel, we've seen some brilliant cinema this year.
'With the media and social media pulling them down every second day, there are no heroes left.' 'What we have are actors and we want to see them play characters which are real, human and identifiable.'
'Our research shows that 60 per cent of the growth and interest in anime will come from India for the next few years.'
The news of his passing is sad and sudden but the body of work he leaves behind will neither fade nor be forgotten.
Boman shares a BTS from Chandigarh... Amitabh supports a young talent... Hina leaves New York...
