'I was all of 4 years old when I saw my first stampede. #dilipkumar walked into a wedding reception.. there was hysteria.. women thronged to see him, the bridal couples stage broke!! Such was the magic!'
If there's even the slightest chance of a laugh, its dummy cast ensures the joke doesn't land, feels Sukanya Verma.
'The Modi government must tell us what this person's connection with the BJP is.'
Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Baahubali still rule the box office.
Like there's no dearth of memorable bus scenes and train imagery in Hindi movies, planes are equally prolific on silver screen.
Sukanya Verma looks at Bollywood's cool, curious, bag moments.
Bhaiaji Superhit is bah baloney! sighs Sukanya Verma.
Voters in Rae Bareli said they feel an emotional connection with the Gandhi family.
Check out the stars who came to cheer the players
Vinod Mirani gives us his weekly verdict.
'I am happy that I got to meet Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Aamir Khan. I get very excited when I see a message from Aamir on my phone.' Sunny Leone is all praise for the Khans.
Who's the hottest pick from this lot? YOU tell us!
Remembering Sridevi's strongest words on her 56th birth anniversary.
This Republic Day, learn what it takes to be a perfect patriot from Bollywood.
With the festival of colours just around the corner, we dig out some lively bhang-soaked ditties just for you.
'Chest-thumping on-air theatrics on television are no consolation for families who've been forced to embrace the price of war,' notes Nikita Puri.
Sukanya Verma looks at notable troikas in Bollywood's catalog of three hero vehicles.
They are so bad, they're good for laughs!
If Irrfan could have been our finest professor of empirical philosophy, and Nawaz is our foremost poet of that space halfway between the gutter and the stars, then Jaideep Ahlawat has to be our greatest artist-scientist, asserts Sreehari Nair.
'Ajay Devgn is perfect to slip into Idris Elba's shoes.' 'Taapsee can play any role under the sun.'
Sukanya Verma looks at all kinds of kooky khaki portrayals on the silver screen
'It reminded me of the Ramayana, a story that runs in every Indian's blood.'
A look at the red carpet glamour.
Director Anil Sharma gives us an insight into the Deol men, and other Bollywood Greats.
'John Abraham has Popeye's muscles and Bluto's scowl, but how many times can you watch a deadpan Hulk pull out a van door or burst forth from a truck tyre?' asks Sukanya Verma.
Before Akshay Kumar takes centrestage in the courtroom this Friday, here's looking at filmi lawyers before him.
Here's looking at the films that failed at the box office in the first half of 2016.
Varun Dhawan's winning streak at the box office continues.
From Bollywood strong men to cricketing greats, celebrities upped the glam quotient this poll season. Some we will see as future MPs, the others just have to get back to business. Rediff.com takes a look at some popular faces, who fought Election 2019 and here's the verdict on them.
Shreyas Talpade reveals how he has survived in Bollywood.
In a special series, we will put YOU to the test everyday!
'Mr Kejriwal has played it cool in distancing himself from Delhi's hotspots, adroitly pandering to the BJP's Hindu vote.' 'He neither visited the scene of JNU violence nor has he dropped by at Shaheen Bagh,' notes Sunil Sethi.
As many as 37 farmer leaders, including Rakesh Tikait, Yogendra Yadav, Darshan Pal and Gurnam Singh Chaduni, have been named in a first information report in connection with the violence during the tractor parade that left 300 police personnel injured even as two farmer unions on Wednesday withdrew from the agitation against the farm laws.
Her speech was laced with Hindi, Urdu, Sanskrit and even Tamil verses.
If people make films like Baahubali, which has Indian content, it will always be a hit. But nobody makes it nowadays.
The hits and misses of the week.
In a grand ceremony with overtones of a United States presidential inauguration, heads of state and government, India Inc honchos, opposition leaders, Bharatiya Janata Party members and showbiz stars rubbed shoulders as they watched President Ram Nath Kovind administer the oath of office to India's 58 new ministers.
Sukanya Verma salutes the power of Saroj Khan and her brilliant choreography.
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