Sridevi, Karan Johar, Tabu... Sukanya Verma's week was all about time travel and pleasant encounters with the super young avatars of Bollywood's famous folk.
As means of transport or metaphor, the romance of trains is unmistakable in Hindi cinema.
The prayer service for Veeruji, who passed into the ages on May 27, was held at ISKCON, in Juhu, north west Mumbai.
'A month before he died, he rang me up to say he wanted to meet me. I was alarmed by the tone of his voice.'
'He was a fighter, a stunt man and an action director, the master of all things rugged. Yet, he had the softest heart.'
Sukanya Verma lists 25 unforgettable Dilip Kumar melodies to love and listen to.
'As the burkha-clad beauty Husna in Mere Mehboob, she inspired Shakeel Badayuni to compose Mere Mehboob Tujhe Meri Mohabbat Ki Kasam/Phir Mujhe Un Nargisi Aankhon Ka Sahara De De. Hasrat Jaipuri showered epithets like Nargis-e-Mastaana and Phoolon Ki Rani, Baharon Ki Malika on her in Arzoo.'
'You knew that Shetty hai aur tere saath hamesha rahega. Then why???'
Hrithik Roshan was just 32 when he played a grandfather in Krrish!
Hate Story 3 engages you right through its four songs, writes Aelina Kapoor.
1997: Sukanya Verma offers a recap of its memorable imagery.
Sukanya Verma makes a playlist of 15 profound Rajesh Khanna ditties.
With the festival of colours just around the corner, we dig out some lively bhang-soaked ditties just for you.
Sukanya Verma goes through the cool and crazy ways moon/chand/chanda/chandrama is depicted in Bollywood movies.
'Among the many composing geniuses, who created beautiful tunes for me to sing, Khayyamsaab was the last to remain alive.'
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'He was intelligent beyond belief and some of you can barely read.' 'And you know what? He didn't care about all of you or your dumb opinions then.' 'He won't care any less now.' 'But I do.' 'Protecting his legacy is important to me.'
When was the last time you saw a face in a letter?!
'Not many know I am a Rajput from Jodhpur.' 'My ancestors shifted to Kolhapur as my great grandfather and grandfather were both engineers.' 'They were called by Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj to build the city of Kolhapur.'
Sukanya Verma looks at the many, many reasons for marital discord reported in Hindi movies.
'It is ironic that the guy who set the standard of stardom was forgotten. It was his death that made us remember him again.'
When Khayyam talked about his favourite singer, the song he can never forget and the film that won him the National Award.
Sukanya Verma salutes the legend and celebrates some of the finest soundtracks of his career.
Kishore Kumar didn't become a legend overnight. And even when he did, he had many unfulfilled dreams.
Film music flourished in the 1970s. Some old masters did some great work, but it was also the decade of new composers.
Among the finest Indian actors, voices and smiles to grace the stage and screen, Om Puri's uniqueness, always so fluid and natural, cannot be summed up in a few words, feels Sukanya Verma.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
For the love of films... and larger-than-life food!
Prepping for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmavati, remembering Rajesh Khanna and Raaj Kumar's exclusive tramp club and picking Ranbir Kapoor's best performance in my Super Filmi Week.
Here's looking at some popular Bollywood movies shot in Kashmir.
Veteran music composer Khayyam revisits Umrao Jaan.
If Kishore Kumar were alive today, he would have turned 90 on August 4.
Sukh Ram and Raja were charged with corruption during their tenure as telecom ministers. Sukh Ram was convicted while Raja has been acquitted. One had cash found under his bed; in the case of the other the trial judge mockingly asks: Where is the money? And if there's no money, where is the corruption? So, pronounced innocent. Sukh Ram is a Brahmin. 'Maybe he strayed just that one time, people like that aren't usually corrupt.' And Raja is a Dalit. 'Can you expect any better?' What race is in some places, caste is in India, says Shekhar Gupta.
'Her death has left a small hole in me. That little space that her songs and her screen image always filled in me. She had not worked in films for years, but somehow I always sensed she was there, somewhere in Bombay where movie magic is made.'
A new West Asia is emerging and India must engage at the highest level and help shape this change, says Saeed Naqvi
With the CBI ruling out bus conductor Ashok Kumar's involvement in Ryan International School student Pradhyumn Thakur's murder, his wife Mamata is hopeful of him getting bail on November 16. 'I just want my man to come home, I don't want anything else,' she tells Rediff.com's Swarupa Dutt.
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