'If I had done Sholay, we would have missed seeing the performance of a wonderful actor called Amjad Khan.'
Much, much, much before Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani fussed over What Jhumka, Asha Bhosle trilled in her alluring voice and teased us with tantalising details about the events leading to her precious Jhumka's loss. Sukanya Verma celebrates the singing legend who turns 90 on September 8.
The Stardust 50th Anniversary Honours awards saw the who's who of Bollywood on the red carpet.
From aadmi to andas, Bollywood songs dispense gyaan for every occasion. But nothing beats its obsession with pyaar.
Shah arrived in the evening and was received at the airport by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Union minister Jitendra Singh, among others.
'Today, in India, if we do good to others, people feel s/he has some motive.' 'Politics has corrupted our minds.'
Mithya fumbles to make headway towards truth or dare, observes Sukanya Verma.
'When Ajitsaab pronounced the word lion in his own, unique way, I retained it.' 'And so, 'lion' became 'loin' and my dialogue attained cult status after the film's release.'
'Hot is more of a mindset. If you think you're hot, you are hot!'
'I remember walking up to him and telling him, "Sambhal ke khelna".'
'Vinod Khanna, Rishi Kapoor, Ranjeet and Shakti Kapoor were eating mutton biryani.' 'Suddenly, all of them jumped to their feet.' 'Sridevi had entered.' 'It was almost like a top army general had walked in.' 'The kind of respect she commanded without demanding it was incredible!'
'There will be other innovations coming, but, at the moment, this combination of the mobile phone and the Internet is such a disruptive way to deliver content.'
Subhash K Jha looks at actresses who dared play Momma at the risk of getting typecast.
What happened on the sets of Saagar. The role Irrfan desperately wanted to play. What Sayani Gupta is up to.
'For an introduction to his career-spanning genius, watch just five of his movies: Anand, Saudagar, Abhiman, Black and Pink,' notes Kalyan Singhal, McCurdy Professor of Business at the University of Baltimore.
'I have admired his performances. To me, they have remained beyond fault.'
'When I heard the script, I begged Salimsaab and Javedsaab and later, Ramesh Sippyji to let me play Gabbar.'
'This man changed the mindset of a generation.'
Ranbir Kapoor's larger-than-life daku depiction in and as Shamshera is old school at its spectacular best. While we wait to watch the actor in one of the most raw, rough and rustic outings of his career, here's Sukanya Verma's list of 25 daku roles we love, ranked in an ascending order.
Criminal Justice 3: Adhura Sach is watchable for Pankaj Tripathi's brilliant portrayal of Madhav Mishra, observes Divya Nair.
Smita has left behind a rich haul of films that showcase her enormous ability to offer us a glimpse into her soul each time she performed a role.
Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota Hai actor Abhimanyu Dassani invited his friends over for his birthday over the weekend.
'The filmi keeda was always there.' 'I hope I can get even five percent of the love that audiences gave my mother.' 'But I'm here to make my own identity.'
Isha Koppikar and Timmy Narang celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary with a disco-themed party, and invited their friends over.
After a glamorous opening night, Bollywood continued to put up a solid presence at the Jio MAMI Film Festival.
The 20th edition of the IIFA awards unveiled their first event, IIFA Rocks, and celebs made a beeline for it.
Whether it is Nargis in Mother India or Nirupa Roy in Deewaar, Mama's a scenestealer while Dad is just a shadow. There are films that have explored the Dad's character with tender affection
Joginder Tuteja looks at the Bollywood debutantes on streaming platforms.
Abhishek and Aishwarya Bachchan celebrated their daughter Aaradhya's eight birthday with a fun party, inviting all her friends over.
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.
It was a full house for the special screening of Mudassar Aziz's Pati Patni Aur Woh, which saw the film's cast and their friends and family in attendance.
Namrata Thakker takes a walk down memory lane with Big B, in his own words.
After a sneak peek at the Movie Mela, Bollywood stars took the glamour a notch higher at the grand opening night of the 21st Jio MAMI Mumbai Film festival. The red carpet was rolled out at the Balgandharva Rang Mandir on Octobner 17.
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Shimla Mirchi is a lost opportunity, feels Moumita Bhattacharjee.
A steady stream of film folk have been queuing up at Anil Kapoor's residence to meet the family.
We couldn't believe our eyes for a moment! Can you?