'Pagalpanti has no double meaning, no exposure, no bloodshed... Even the villain is very cute!'
'The stimulus packages, sector reliefs, loans etc are coming to industry, but state governments have not got any money from GST, no money from excise, no money from any income source.'
Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire.
'I believe this song became a hit because of Aishwarya Rai. She is totally responsible for its success.' 'People would go to see the film all over the country, just to see her dance.'
The music of 2016's Baaghi may be nowhere close to the blockbuster soundtrack that had been delivered by Anand-Milind for Salman Khan's namesake film, feels Aelina Kapoor.
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'Does the BJP opening up a new assault on Rajiv Gandhi indicate that the BJP's internal calculations are pointing to the election results not going as it hoped, and hence a sign of desperation?' asks Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
Film music flourished in the 1970s. Some old masters did some great work, but it was also the decade of new composers.
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Indi pop singer Alisha Chinai recently spoke out about the music scene in Bollywood, and her tiff with composers Vishal-Shekhar.
'He has poured his blood, sweat and tears in Padmavati.' 'Now he has left the matter in the hands of his producers.'
It has been 20 years since the Kargil War. Sukanya Verma look back at Lakshya, Farhan Akhtar's memorable film that was inspired by the war in the icy heights where young Indian soldiers fought tireless battles to evict Pakistani troops from our territory.
The amazing Hero soundtrack makes sure that you give most of the songs a repeat hearing, says Aelina Kapoor.
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'There's zero emotion and logic in anything about Baaghi 2,' says Sukanya Verma.
Arjun Kapoor beats Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan and Akshay Kumar at the box office!
'It is great that I am making this film after 20 years with my son.' 'People loved some 8 to 10 scenes in the original and we have got some of it in this film.'
Abhishek has been posting fond memories and interesting anecdotes on Instagram, recapping his #RoadTo20.
Dolly Jain knows 325 ways of draping the sari, a talent that has taken her to the Limca Book Records.
Sukanya Verma revisits Chaalbaaz where Sridevi was such a pleasure to watch, twice over!
Sukanya Verma lists her top 15 songs of the year.
'I never wanted to be a niche actor; I want to be a commercial star heroine.'
'We cannot express the sorrow in words.'
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The music of Ek Paheli Leela has a good mix of party and romantic numbers, writes Joginder Tuteja.
A lot of qawalli and romance in Bajirao Mastani's soundtrack, says Aelina Kapoor.
Sun Mere Bandhu Re: The Musical World of S D Burman by Sathya Saran reveals many interesting anecdotes from the late composer's life in Hindi films
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If Kishore Kumar were alive today, he would have turned 90 on August 4.
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