'When Rajkumar Hirani offered me the film, I was probably in the worst phase of my life.'
'I thought I'd be Chintu's ghost voice, just like Mukeshsaab for Rajsaab.' 'Chintu believed in my voice. He would always recommend me.' 'I sang two songs for him in his second film, Zehreela Insaan.' 'I was supposed to sing Oh Hanseeni, which became the biggest hit of the film.' 'Before I knew it, the song was taken away from me and given to Kishore Kumarsaab.'
The actress will be see in Aparna Sen's Bengali film Arshinagar.
The hits and misses of the week.
How the Galti Se Mistake song was filmed, and other stories from Jagga Jasoos...
The south awards night was a GRAND affair!
Here's a round-up of the glossies for March. Vote for your favourite cover girl!
Air Commodore Nitin Sathe discovers how the IAF trained Pakistani air force pilots, during the 1971 War, which led to the birth of the Bangladesh air force.
'Human beings are voyeuristic by nature. We love to imagine some things. Like Salman and Katrina were ex-lovers, and are now working in Ek Tha Tiger. Oh my God, what must be going on between them...? We, as an audience -- and I include myself in that -- talk like that. If Salman and I announce a film tomorrow, I'm presumptuous enough to say there will be interest in it.' Katrina Kaif on life and love.
Did you like Chennai Express, Goliyon Ki Raasleela: Ram Leela and 3 Idiots?
'If today, I have to take up a nude role, I will, if I like the script and the director.'' 'It has to affect me as a script and be meaningful.' 'It should not be to titillate the audience.'
Sukanya Verma presents an appreciation post for the cast of this must-watch movie.
'I don't remember the last time I was this invested in the characters of a story since Doordarshan's golden age or early days of cable television boom,' applauds Sukanya Verma.
We look at 52 of them, spread over 52 Fridays, in a two-part special. Here's the first part.
Over the last decade the Indian film industry has reinvented itself. Do film critics need to do that too?
'Even if your soldiers are Sunny Deol and Vicky Kaushal, Pakistanis are no Johnny Walkers.' 'The one lot who never takes them lightly is India's professional soldiers.' 'That's why they keep winning the real wars,' says Shekhar Gupta.
Which movies should you watch in the coming year? We draw up a list.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'Not being in front of the camera, that was scary.' 'At that time, Raju sir came in as a maseeha.'
The move will catapult Disney as the country's largest media and entertainment broadcaster, with over $1.3 billion of additional India revenue.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
How many of the 354 films Aseem Chhabra watched in 2017 have you seen?
Happy Friendship Day, folks!
'The honest truth is, after Tiger Zinda Hai released, the next time I was in contact with Salman again was on the sets of Bharat.'
'Maneesh Sharma's Fan should be good. It will have Shah Rukh doing something entirely different from what he has been doing recently.'
'You might hate him, but it will be an honest portrayal.'
'A lot of fraud films are being made in the name of realistic cinema.'
'Sanjay Dutt is a survivor, and I have seen his spirit adjusting to that. He writes letters. From the tone of the letters, you can sense whether he is depressed on that day or if he's better,' Rajkumar Hirani tells Patcy N/ Rediff.com
'Salman Khan told me once that he didn't receive any award nominations till Dabangg happened. Not that I am comparing myself to him -- he is an iconic person in the industry -- but I find it quite relevant to what I want to achieve,' Katrina Kaif tells Sonil Dedhia.
Sreehari Nair wasn't impressed with Rangoon at all. But find out which film tops his list!
'While they are a long way off from the box office muscle that the Khans enjoy, a host of young stars are entering the Rs 100 crore club that was earlier the reserve of the seniors. This year will see a lot of young stars in action.'
'I'm ruled by emotions. I think women are generally more emotional than men. I believe love is like what we see in movies or what we read about.' Love talk from Katrina Kaif.
Kabir Khan tells Patcy N/ Rediff.com what Bajrangi Bhaijaan is all about.
'I want to play a villain. There is something really exciting about villains. They have beautiful girls around them every time, lots of money and all the luxuries because of which I don't mind dying in the end.' Ranbir Kapoor speaks his mind.
'A friend of mine was going through a midlife crisis with me, so we sat down and talked it out.' 'He said, you know, we are going through a midlife crisis. I asked him for how long it would last. He didn't know, so we tried to Google it but nobody had an answer.' Saurabh Shukla fields questions in his signature witty way.
