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'Bappi Lahiri was looking for a break so he and his father would meet me.' 'I told Director Bhisham Kohli about this promising young boy from Kolkata, and Bappi came over with his harmonium.' 'Bappi played this composition and Bhisham liked it immediately.' 'As we were discussing, I said I would give the words, and that's how I wrote this song.'
'I fell in love with Suraiya and that was my first real gafla. The more I couldn't get her, the more I wanted her. When I couldn't marry her because the world didn't want it, I cried for the first time.'
'Everybody goes through tumultuous times. I've been lucky and my journey has been excellent.' 'I can't complain because I've had everything and God has been kind.'
Did you know Dev Anand worked as a clerk at a salary of Rs 85 before he became an actor?
In a special series, we will put YOU to the test everyday!
But SRK's heavily bandaged look is making Sukanya Verma think about all the crazy, funny ways Bollywood has treated a means of dressing an injury.
'I tell the next generation of singers to take a leaf out of Lataji's book.' 'Be it Kavita or Alka, every time I give a song to a singer, I tell them, 'Dhyaan se suno, listen attentively, phir socho, Lataji isse kaise gaati'.'
Only this week, let's change things up a little. Instead of naming the movie, you have to identify the actor in the photograph.
Sukanya Verma remembers the Boss in 30 of his underrated, overlooked gems in Hindi film music.
Perfect occasion for Sukanya Verma to look into all the Woh woes in Hindi cinema.
The distinguished actress Shaukat Kaifi, mother to Shabana and Baba Azmi, passed away on September 22.
Sukanya Verma takes a look at all the strange ways Hindi films has dealt with the memory loss syndrome.
'...saying 'I love you'.' 'In none of the films has my character ever uttered 'I love you' or 'Main tumse mohabbat karta hoon'.'
Sukanya Verma lists many more Rishi Kapoor chartbusters.
The novel has an ambiguous ending, but in the film the man becomes a saint and risks his life as he goes on a fast. He just cannot let down the thousands of people who have faith in him... Arthur J Pais reveals little known facts about Dev Anand's film, Guide.
Kannada actress Jennifer Kotwal will play Tina Munim in the new Karzzzz.
Kresha Bajaj's store launch had plenty celebs in attendance.
Rajiv Kapoor did not do many films in his career but he is still remembered for his solid hit, Ram Teri Ganga Maili.
Here's where Bombay Velvet got its retro fashion inspirations from!
'Songs are a commercial compromise.' 'I had to invent tricks to fit songs into my films.'
If there's one thing about the decade our glamorous lot is in NO RUSH to replicate, it is the '80s' kitschy, over-the-top sartorial style.
There are quite a few memorable on-screen artist-muses from Hindi cinema.
Prolific and passionate, Omji's cinema is far more valuable than we think.
Yogesh, who worked across generations with everyone from Amitabh Bachchan and Rajesh Khanna to Amol Palekar and Shah Rukh Khan, passed away on May 29.
'Pancham was way ahead of his times. Picture chale na chale, RD's music was damn good.'
We celebrate the brilliant actor by looking back at his classic works.
'Sriji knew me as a kid because I used to go in my school uniform to see her shoot.' 'The last two years, ever since I had my child, she has been so supportive. So inspirational.' 'The kind of love that she has given Adira and me has been phenomenal.'
'I wonder what Zaibunissa Kazi would feel if she saw the trailer for Sanju.' 'An effort that proves movies are made about celebrities who get away after committing a crime while poor souls like Zaibunissa rot all their lives in prison only for knowing a star like Sanjay Dutt,' says Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
Sukanya Verma looks at some of the dance-offs that regaled us in the past.
'Rishi Kapoor was a complete original.' 'He dazzled the screen and stayed a livewire off it as well,' remembers Sukanya Verma.
Sukanya Verma looks at the many, many reasons for marital discord reported in Hindi movies.
Vote for your favourite Bollywood dance-off sequence!
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