'He took Simmba to a different level.' 'Sara has the energy of a commercial heroine.' 'She has a very bright future.'
On his 60th birthday, we recall the 10 times Hindi cinema's beloved Bhidu was the epitome of cool.
One of Bollywood's most rock-solid careers, Anil Kapoor shows no signs of stopping!
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.
'I was always a reluctant actor.' 'I kept putting things off and not doing them.' 'But Tenet has really changed that for me.'
Celebration time for Slumdog Millionaire's India team.
Sukanya Verma wishes filmmakers would stop using rape as a plot point to execute reckless ideas of justice. Especially when it has little to do with social sentiments but more to flaunt its leading man in a valiant, chest-thumping light.
Janhvi Kapoor does well as the girl trying to assert her 'kaabiliyat', observes Sukanya Verma.
Bollywood and black money go a long way.
Sukanya Verma looks at all kinds of kooky khaki portrayals on the silver screen
The Bihar CM has made a sagacious attempt to consolidate his extremely backward castes (EBC) support base while trying to make a dent into RJD's Muslim-Yadav combine.
'There are hardly singers who could put life into a song the way Mohammad Aziz did.' Lata Mangeshkar, Alka Yagnik, Rajesh Roshan and Anu Malik remember the versatile singer who passed into the ages on November 27.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities:
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'After doing films like Dedh Ishqiya and Bucket List, I am ready to take up risks in films. I am game for any kind of roles that put me in a different light.'
Priceless gems, tucked away in movie history.
Anil Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit get ready to make Total Dhamaal on the big screen again!
'Akshay Kumar had done three seasons, then Priyanka Chopra came into the picture.' 'They are superstars; I am a director.'
Sukanya Verma celebrates chandeliers on celluloid and their most memorable moments in Hindi films.
'It was tough to take my eyes off Kareena Kapoor!' 'I have grown up watching Akshay and Jackie Sir's films. They are the coolest guys I have worked with. Jackie Sir was our in-house bidhu.'
Aamir, Shah Rukh, Irrfan are just some of the interesting examples.
Every single one of Parinda's magnificent frames is a masterclass in slick. Sukanya Verma tells us why.
'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.
'...changed my image, changed everything.' 'Now I make calls with great confidence.' 'Day before yesterday, I sent a message to a director that I heard you are making a film, is there any role for me?' 'I have confidence now. Earlier, I could never do.'
Sukanya Verma celebrates 25 years of Bollywood images.
The Musahars, still regarded as 'untouchables' in the state, usually hunt rats for food in the paddy fields.
'Jaffrey played all his roles with a characteristic elan and amiability: He looked like a clever, all-knowing, winking Super Mario, gloriously grey around the edges. Irresistible, really.'
There are quite a few memorable on-screen artist-muses from Hindi cinema.
Singh is Bliing is far too moronic to be saved, says Raja Sen.
'If you can live your life with honesty and bravery, then that makes you a superhero.'
Interviewing Anil Kapoor, Syed Firdaus Ashraf discovered, can be a real pleasure!
Anil Kapoor on 24: Season 2, intimate scenes and son Harshvardhan.
In the beginning was Salman Khan and the word was Dabangg. Ever since Sallu bhaiyya outdid every other star's box-office record with his brother's film, by playing the buffoon and dumbing down to hitherto unimagined levels , every other actor worth his namak has had his Dabangg moment: Shah Rukh Khan with Chennai Express, Ranbir Kapoor with Besharam and Shahid Kapur with Phata Poster Nikla Hero.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'I lived in a chawl for 33 years, aur potty ke liye line lagaya, holding a dabba in my hand (I would queue up to go to the loo, with a bucket in my hand). Even after I became a hero, I had to stand in line. It has become so ingrained in my bones that it cannot come out easily.'
Happy Friendship Day, folks!
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