'Kishoreda was very close to our family and offered a lot of support.'
'When was the last time you heard a music composer or a singer's son being launched?'
'He made me feel like a crorepati even without sitting in the hot seat.'
Kapil Dev's historic World Cup win wasn't the only highlight of 1983. Sukanya Verma looks back how the year treated Bollywood.
Part of what make Ee.Ma.Yau so special is its ability to focus our attention on things that conventional movies throw away under the pretext of storytelling, says Sreehari Nair.
'I'd define my personal style as comfy, timeless and easy going.'
'Much as I feel on top of the world after being a part of a special series like Jubilee, I would say my biggest achievement so far has been spreading happiness around.'
Ageing is a funny process. After rebelling and exploring, the human being drifts to the ordered arrangement, he/she once left. As a youngster I outgrew ABBA while my mother continued to like them. In September 2021, when ABBA's first single in 40 years was launched, I sent the video link to my mother. Meanwhile, now in my fifties, I find myself curious to hear ABBA's new songs, notes Shyam G Menon.
'And it always should be.' 'I believe nothing should come easily to anyone because then there is no thrill in it.'
Sukanya Verma lists significant memories in our 1996 recap.
M Preetham, 22, a hard-core Vijay fan, watched Master first-day-first-show, and loved every moment of it.
Major Bikramjeet Kanwarpal succumbed to COVID-19 on May 1. After retiring from the Indian Army, the major became a successful actor in films and television. An old friend salutes a wonderful human being.
'Kumbalangi Nights is a movie that respects women, but most importantly, it's a movie that loves them,' says Sreehari Nair.
'The death of Tulsi Ramsay signals the end of an era.'
The Filmfare OTT awards 2021 were held at Mumbai's Taj Lands End hotel, and the big winners of the night were quite expectedly, Scam 1992 and The Family Man 2.
'At the time of his death, he was alone at home and very unwell.'
A look at the pictures.
More than anything, he played his parts with great gusto.
'How can so many misfortunes fall on one beautiful family?'
Sukanya Verma tells you everything you need to know about the Oscars.
'Amitabh Bachchan Sir said some nice and encouraging things about the trailer, the way I directed it and, of course, about Abhishek's performance.'
Why were two of 2018's critically panned films awarded?! exclaims Aseem Chhabra.
From aadmi to andas, Bollywood songs dispense gyaan for every occasion. But nothing beats its obsession with pyaar.
Stars. Substance. Style. Sukanya Verma lists them all on OTT this week.
Other composers tried their luck with Paisa Yeh Paisa, but Director Indra Kumar wasn't happy with the outcome. '"Induji asked us to try and we are glad we did because the song has turned out too good!"'
'I loved doing Bunty Aur Babli. I love working with Rohit Shetty. I just shot for Dilwale. Kuch bhi karva leta hain mujhse (he makes me do anything)!' I worked in Jolly LLB for free. It was just a night's work. We laughed till we died during the shooting. It was such a cute character!' Meet Bollywood's busiest actor, Sanjay Mishra.
The popularity of the fashion trends the movie established saw the Filmfare awards introduce a new category for costume design, Manish Malhotra being the first recipient.
HUL is keen to redefine the way in which brands tell their stories to consumers.
Varsha Bhosle salutes that effervescent icon of Indian cinema, Dev Anand.
A playlist of 10 'so bad it's good' songs, our hostile neighbours will regret the day they decided to take panga.
'She is the main reason why I was inspired to make the film.'
To be able to bid farewell to Daniel Craig is an emotion all fans of the Bond franchise must experience, feels Aseem Chhabra.
The Oscars is prestigious and all artists covet it but ultimately, the business of winning is ruthless and political. And India has seldom risen to the challenge, argues Sukanya Verma.
Kaanekkaane is Suraj's triumph all the way, declares Divya Nair.
If anyone thinks that the Golden Globes are insignificant, the Hollywood studios are out to prove them wrong.
1997: Sukanya Verma offers a recap of its memorable imagery.
As Saif turns 50, Joginder Tuteja looks at his top money-spinners over the years.
Gowri Ramnarayan explores the world of Kalki Krishnamurthy whose magnificent novel Ponniyin Selvan has inspired Mani Ratnam's latest film PS I.
An encounter with movie veteran Chandrashekhar.
'What I see in Bollywood is that there's this assembly line -- there's a lyrics writer, there's a composer, then there's playback singer who is selected on mutual discussion, and then there's a producer who oversees the entire thing.' Grammy-winner Ricky Kej would rather make his own music than pander to the Indian film industry.
