From sultry cabaret numbers to soul-stirring ghazals, Asha Bhosle crafted a sonic universe where boldness met beauty and mischief mingled with melancholy. Her voice didn't just soundtrack cinema, it liberated expression, challenged norms and gave generations permission to feel, flirt, ache and celebrate without restraint. Sukanya Verma salutes the legend.
You can compound money. You cannot compound being young and stupidly in love. So? 'Don't Play Small' this Valentine's Day
Bollywood's young generation is going totally glam on social media.
Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari is one of those mindless fluff kind of date movies, where there is no real conflict, lots of singing and dancing in fancy outfits (as brief as possible for the ladies), observes Deepa Gahlot.
On her 50th birthday on June 25, Sukanya Verma celebrates some of her most significant works.
Meet the champs!
Zeenat Aman shares pictures from Shammi Kapoor's directorial debut Manoranjan where she played a sex worker, Nisha and spoke in detail about how the moral police had a field day because of her flirtatious and sexy outfits in the film.
'I was completely in awe of him. After the shot was okayed, I would quickly run back to my chair and sit quietly till I was called again.'
'I don't watch my films more than once, otherwise I will fall in love with myself.'
The actor model's fitness regime will inspire your Mondays.
Sex, violence, song or dance -- the monsoon serves multiple purposes in Hindi movies. With the onset of the rains, it's the perfect occasion to highlight all the cool, crazy reasons Bollywood uses it as an excuse for.
'The ladies, Maya Govind and Rani Malik, were criticised for writing sexist, crass or vulgar songs.'
Sukanya Verma lists 10 of our best ruling the roost of Hindi cinema right now.
'Nobody really talks about the middle of relationships or the mundane parts... (When the end comes) we think, "Wow, this is the worst time of my life. This is horrible. It's never been worse". But actually, I feel the endings are what makes us who we are.'
Warne finished his career with 708 wickets in 145 Tests
Presenting a roundup of the glossies this month. VOTE for your favourite cover girl.
Ananya Panday lets loose her inner diva as she glams up iDiva digital cover.
Sukanya Verma looks at how one of the seven primal human emotions is usually treated in Hindi movies.
Sonam Kapoor sizzles on the latest cover of Vogue India.
Katrina, Sonam and Chitrangda -- who's the hottest?
Nobody does ethnic chic as well as D-Pad!
'If you just click sexy pictures, you are only going to have a bunch of perverts following you.' 'What do perverts buy? They don't even buy condoms.'
Kangana, Priyanka or Vaani Kapoor -- who takes the top slot?
The 38-yr-old American artist oozes glam on Paper magazine's digital cover.
Here's a how-to guide to getting this bohemian fad right this season.
Make your Valentine's Day fun and fabulous with Sukanya Verma's OTT suggestions.
Where the larger-than-life villain hogged the show by hurting the hero or throwing hurdles in his path, the role of his female counterpart has evolved from seductive sidekick to she-devil.
2023 was a good year for international cinema with many strong films premiering at the Berlin, Cannes, Venice and Toronto film festivals.
Two seconds of Kajol and Shah Rukh Khan in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai pack in more chemistry than two hours and 44 minutes of Ranbir and Shraddha's romance in Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar, feels Sukanya Verma.
It's a riveting film, writes Raja Sen.
'When a woman uses stunning sexy photo shoots to make a splash and be noticed by the audiences and the industry, it doesn't mean she can be broken down to breasts, buttocks, legs, navel and oh... a pretty face,' says movie director Suparn Verma.
Even though the plot is predictable, Allu Arjun's swag makes this film an edge-of-the seat action-drama, observes Divya Nair.
Twelve days of movie madness and 36 films later, Aseem Chhabra lists his top 10 favourite films from this year's Cannes Film Festival.
Manish Malhotra has been wowing us with his onscreen fashion designs for 30 years.
Catch the actress on ZaraBol on June 12.
Harper's Bazaar's cover girl for January/February 2019, reveals what it takes to be a model.