We celebrate Kishore Kumar's 90th birth anniversary on August 4 with Amit Kumar's 10 favourite Kishore Kumar songs.
For the love of films... and larger-than-life food!
Rajkumar Santoshi's comedy is purely a dialogue cum (comic) action cum performance based film.
'Rajesh Khanna broke the mould and yet, became the biggest superstar of Indian cinema.'
'My mother is a lady with a lot of emotional stability and strength. And wisdom.' 'When I was younger, she would tell me that if I ever refused water to anyone, I would have to drink gutter water.' 'When I grew up, she would say, "Be liberal when you know what you are talking about, and be conservative when you don't".'
'It is ironic that the guy who set the standard of stardom was forgotten. It was his death that made us remember him again.'
Sukanya Verma makes a playlist of 15 profound Rajesh Khanna ditties.
'The bhadralok would have earlier baulked at the very idea of wearing a coloured dhoti; now, with Dr Banerjee wearing, it is quite likely to be the hot fashion item during Durga Puja next year,' says Uttaran Das Gupta.
Sukanya Verma presents a playlist of 100 Lata Mangeshkar songs from different decades of Hindi films -- songs that make me sing, smile, sob and sigh.
As we prepare to return to the land of silver screens and samosa, Sukanya Verma looks at notable theatre moments in Hindi films.
If Kishore Kumar were alive today, he would have turned 90 on August 4.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Countless screen pairs have come together but only few can lay claim to that extra something called chemistry.
On his 90th birthday, Sukanya Verma highlights a fraction of the legend's marvelous versatility in this curated list of his 25 unique moods.
Film music flourished in the 1970s. Some old masters did some great work, but it was also the decade of new composers.
'To this day, not a year passes when Bollywood does not head to Kolkata to train its cameras on the magnificence of the bridge and the flow of life that pulses along the river across which it spans,' says Saibal Chatterjee.
On RD Burman's 75th birth anniversary, Lata Mangeshkar pays rich tribute to him.
'I kept telling myself I'd quit after every film. I saw myself in my first Hindi film Kashmir Ki Kali and I didn't like myself. I said, one more film and I'm done. But it continued.' Sharmila Tagore gets candid on her 70th birthday.
Yes, they're both movie directors. But there's something else!
Putting an interesting spin on Bollywood's power jodis...
Rajkumar Santoshi talks about his film Andaz Apna Apna that completes 20 years today.
This is why we love watching Sallu on Bigg Boss!
'There are times I have been rejected at the first stage of the film.' 'Also, accepted first and rejected later, along with when I was almost there, but the film did not happen.'
Sukanya Verma's nostalgic filmi week!
'I cried after my elimination from Indian Idol because I had got used to the lavish lifestyle, the good food, good hotels, good clothes and I was going to miss that.' Shivam Pathak returns to the good life, thanks to his hit music in Mary Kom.
'After Lagaan, Aamir would sit up the whole night and drink an entire bottle of Bacardi.'
Music composer-singer Bappi Lahiri offers a sneak peek into what to expect in his US concerts this month.
'His son had become a composer after all, and one now chased by producers. But while finding peace in one quarter, he had lost it in another. Jet was not a home any more. The room across his was empty, there were no sounds floating through the door.' The world, in the eyes of the Burmans.
'When it came to S D Burman, a Guide song was completely different from a Tere Mere Sapne song which was completely different from a Sharmilee song. Except for their quality, there is nothing to link them together.' 'Lata was his ultimate voice. He felt there was nobody like Lata. "Give me a harmonium, give me Lata and I will make music," he said.'
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