Pancham, like his father, was besotted by Lata Mangeshkar's voice and his career's finest songs were reserved only for her.
In our special series revisiting great Hindi film classics, we look back at Randhir Kapoor and Jaya Bhaduri's 1972 film, Jawani Diwani.
There are so many female-oriented movies, from Mother India to Arth to Pink. But there are some absolute gems that never got their due.
In Nishikant Kamat's Drishyam remake, Tabu will be cast in a powerful female antagonist's role of a senior police office, who goes all out to save her son from the law.
The House witnessed heated exchanges between Congress and Samajwadi Party members.
'It didn't matter to him if he was not the focus of attention in a film.'
'I know all good things have to end someday. But memories, especially film memories are special,' says Aseem Chhabra.
Asking the government to take strict action, DMK MP Kanimozhi said 'we need stricter laws' to deal with such cases.
Subhash K Jha looks at actresses who dared play Momma at the risk of getting typecast.
'The Ek Do Teen star struggled with a problem skin all through her reign as numero uno.' 'And yet acne never got into the way of her incredible success.' All this and more in Sukanya Verma's Super Filmi Week.
In a special series, we will put YOU to the test everyday!
Will Varun Dhawan's Coolie No 1 be a bigger hit than Govinda's hilarious original?
'To keep laughing is the most important thing in life.'
'When Gabbar Singh says 'Kitne aadmi they,' visitors can deliver the dialogue that follows: 'Do sarkar.'' The Sholay magic might just come alive in this 3D virtual reality village.
Apart from the super stardom, there is something else common between Priyanka and Deepika.
'I joined Hrishida when I was 17.' 'He left me with a lifetime of memories.'
Sukanya Verma looks at the wide-eyed dolly's presence in our movies.
'Hrishi-da often voiced his disenchantment with Bachchan's Angry Young Man persona -- the 'maara-maari', the growth of sidelocks; he even said directors were killing Amitabh the actor and turning him into a stuntman. Yet, as Jaya Bhaduri jovially pointed out, the seeds of that seething persona can be found in Anand and Namak Haraam.'
How did a superstar provoke the break-up? 50 years later, the truth can finally be told. A revealing excerpt from Hanif Zaveri and Sumant Batra's An Actor's Actor: An Authorized Biography of Sanjeev Kumar.
On Hrishikesh Mukherjee's 91st birth anniversary on September 30, we bring back a Rediff Special done on the brilliant filmmaker in December 2002.
The actress has been cast in Onir's forthcoming film Shab.
Dharmendra was fascinated by Gabbar's role, then he said he would like to play Thakur. 'I told him he won't get Hema Malini.' 'He laughed and said okay (to play Veeru).'
As often is the case on celluloid, romanticising death is as significant as making every moment count where a young life's passing makes the realisation all the more heartbreaking and momentous.
Sukanya Verma looks at the many, many reasons for marital discord reported in Hindi movies.
As means of transport or metaphor, the romance of trains is unmistakable in Hindi cinema.
Rediff.com celebrates 40 years of the beloved movie classic.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'The critics were writing so well about me, I was shocked!' 'My phone didn't stop ringing!' 'This is the biggest tribute for a senior actor.' 'Now, I can pack up.'
Teatime enjoys a special place in Hindi films.
Is Mumbai done with shared lives and overshared living spaces?
A 1990s Bollywood album. Ranbir Kapoor as Balraj Sahni. Dimple Kapadia's Crowning Glory days. Agha-Mukri-Kesto's fun, fabulous, forgotten friendship. Sukanya Verma's super-filmi week was a complete blast from the past.
Hamari Adhuri Kahani is a film where three fine actors all play idiots, says Raja Sen.
Pran lived a full life, entertaining and scaring the hell out of many people, writes Aseem Chhabra, in his tribute to the legendary actor who passed away on July 12.
Millions of kids and young adults were terrified of Pran and believed him to be a villain in real life, writes Arthur J Pais, in his tribute to the legendary actor who passed away on July 12.
'He was the only new face in a sea of superstars and slowly talk started in the unit that perhaps Ramesh had made a mistake by casting him.'
How the Galti Se Mistake song was filmed, and other stories from Jagga Jasoos...
Barring a Shah Rukh Khan, an Akshay Kumar or a Preity Zinta, it is near impossible for most Indians to break into Bollywood's exclusive club of star children. Hearteningly, it is still possible for Indians born in middle class homes to become star technicians like 3 Idiots director Rajkumar Hirani. Patcy N and photographer N V Reuben traveled to Raju Hirani's home town Nagpur last week to discover how his journey to directorial superstardom began.
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