As means of transport or metaphor, the romance of trains is unmistakable in Hindi cinema.
A lesson for Jeetendra from Raaj Kumar, Shashi Kapoor delivering gas and Susan Sarandon-Jessica Lange's caustic retelling of the infamous Bette Davis-Joan Crawford feud, Sukanya Verma's super-filmi week turned out to quite a blast from the past.
Sukanya Verma lists significant memories in our 1996 recap.
Here looking at 10 of Bollywood's best-known crime movies.
We take a look at his life through his pictures over the years.
On Lagaan's 20th anniversary, we bring back Aamir Khan's views expressed in an exclusive interview to Rediff.com Contributor Haresh Pandya in February 2000.
Sukanya Verma shares her exciting filmi week with us.
As we eagerly wait to see what 'farq' it makes when it hits the screens on June 28, Sukanya Verma looks at the few occasions caste came up in Hindi movies.
The future is uncertain and the past painful. So, Abdul Samad chooses to focus on the present, taking one day at a time, seeking solace in a game of chess in a bustling city.
'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 won't feel anything either.
Sukanya Verma celebrates 25 years of Bollywood images.
'For all its swagger and insolence, the script is full of silly loopholes, annoying clichs and glaring superficiality.'
Bollywood has told many 'Brothers' tales over the years.
Sukanya Verma revisits Chaalbaaz where Sridevi was such a pleasure to watch, twice over!
Sridevi was one of India's finest actresses. Here's the proof.
Some cool tips, right here!
The charismatic actor came to spend the next three years at Barnes School and Junior College at Devlali, near Nashik, in Maharashtra. His former schoolmates pay tribute to their late friend.
War is as grand and consummate as love in Bollywood.
Superheroes, Holi, apples and other happenings from Sukanya Verma's super filmi week!
25 years on, we see how these actors have fared.
'In 2015 I watched films in so many places. I attended several film festivals around the world -- Berlin, Tribeca (New York), Telluride, Toronto, Zurich, Mumbai, Dharamsala and Goa,' says Aseem Chhabra, author of a forthcoming book on Shashi Kapoor.
'I want my fans to remember me as the Sadhana of Love In Simla, Mere Mehboob, Woh Kaun Thi and Arzoo,' the Bollywood legend, who passed into the ages on Christmas Day, told Dinesh Raheja.
Here's celebrating Dilip Kumar by re-visiting his best movies.
Dr Siras was a man determined to be a freak in the show called Life, says Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.
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