Sharmaji Namkeen is Rishi Kapoor's swansong and show. His cinematic memories are coloured in liveliest hues of celebration and happiness, observes Sukanya Verma.
'I played five different versions of Woh Subah Kabhie Toh Aayegi for Raj Kapoor, only to be greeted with a totally blank reaction.' 'Thereafter, for 40 minutes, he disappeared, leaving us baffled.' 'But when he emerged, he couldn't stop appreciating our efforts!' 'He said Sahir Ludhianvi's writing was sheer poetry and since all my five tunes were equally wonderful, he would leave it to my discretion to chose the final tune.' 'What could be greater appreciation for an artiste?'
From royalty to a tea vendor-turned-politician's wife and from a first lady to a Bengali actress, the 18 Muslim women who treaded the hallowed corridors of power in the Lok Sabha are an eclectic mix, with each of them having an interesting backstory, but one common thread -- their path to power was always strewn with struggle and hurdles.
Mayur Sanap wishes there was more to a this feel-good exercise that never reaches the dramatic heights it is aiming for.
'Mountaineering is never 'easy'. Nothing is in your hands, you have to be prepared. That's the same for life as well.'
A superficial drama that never rises above its boring sentimentality, notes Mayur Sanap.
'I represented India across the world, but here, in my own country, I was treated in this bad manner.' 'Everyone in Prayagraj respects me a lot and it is in this same city that I became homeless.'
Dabba Cartel's reluctant black comedy in the body of a crime thriller starts out interestingly enough to accomplish its Narcos: Thane aspirations, notes Sukanya Verma.
Ustad Zakir Hussain's story will be told in a thousand ways by each person who met him, loved him, spent time with him, got to know him and shared some precious time off stage with him, says Maanveer Singh.
Netflix has announced a thrilling line-up for 2025.
'Whenever he was on screen, one enjoyed watching him because he had such a cute personality.'
'Gadar 2 was made with the purpose of entertaining people and not to perpetuate enmity between neighbouring countries.'
A special screening of his last film, Sharmaji Namkeen -- which starts streaming on Amazon Prime Video on March 31 -- was held for his family.
'I was heartbroken, reeling from the sadness that came with the realisation that I would never working with him again.'
This isn't a hatchet job, and my excuse for the exercise is my feeling that when you invert some of the clichés mentioned here, you might just arrive at the portals of genuine movie-making energy, says Sreehari Nair.
His friends and colleagues attended the funeral to pay their last respects to the fine actor and offer support to his family.
Sukanya Verma gives us her picks for the Top 10 Actors of 2022, in no particular order.
Rohit to play Babasaheb Ambedkar...Soha twins with Kunal... Preity shares a throwback pic...
Varun shows off muscle... Sonal shoots in Dubai... Malaika is summer ready...
Juhi Chawla remembers her co-star Rishi Kapoor.
Kartik holidays in Goa... Sobhita visits the gym... Juhi promotes her film...
Bollywood's gorgeous actresses turned up to celebrate five years of Applause Entertainment.
'When a common man's house is on fire, he is infused with extraordinary strength.' 'He will go to any length to save his home and family even if he is not as big and strong as Sunnyji.'
'The joint family, which was an integral part of our Indian culture, is slowly disintegrating as we follow the West, but I'm all for it.'
'War is never a solution. It's nothing but real estate business I am against any kind of violence.'
Sukanya Verma feels there's much to look forward on OTT this week.
A look at the posthumous releases of leading Bollywood actors.
The party is divided on the leadership matter with a section demanding collective leadership and another reposing faith in the Gandhi family.
Most Indian fathers still want their children to study at the IITs and IIMs and draw a six-figure salary.
Veteran santoor player and music composer Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma died in Mumbai on Tuesday morning following a heart attack, family sources said. He was 84.
His rarely seen wife Priya Runchal!
Former India cricketer Virender Sehwag is surely having a ball on social media. His tweets and comments on other social networking sites have been widely followed and liked by fans from the country. The former India opener was recently in the spotlight for his Twitter banter with Piers Morgan with Indian fans targeting the British journalist for his insensitive remarks.
'Now the very government we helped to form is telling us we are enemies of the nation!' The BKU has stayed away from direct participation in politics. But this time they are not so sure, reports Aditi Phadnis.
Among those who are deeply saddened by music composer Khayyam's passing is ghazal maestro Talat Aziz.
His sister has passed away. 'We were planning to reschedule the shoot according to his convenience, but he said, "No. The one thing I have learnt from my father is the show must go on".'
Sukanya Verma salutes the legend and celebrates some of the finest soundtracks of his career.
This is what Subhodeep Mukherjee, 34 from Kolkata wrote:
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