On his 90th birth anniversary, Sukanya Verma lists 20 of her favourite scenes that reiterate his extraordinary grasp on the language of cinema and connect with the viewer.
We celebrate Friendship Day by looking at the various kinds of friends in the movies.
Gentle, fiery, magnanimous or disadvantaged, there are many faces of the Bhansali heroine. Sukanya Verma looks at every single one.
"Unfortunate stance of Mia Sharif at UN. Zee is considering stopping Zindgi programs from Pakistan, as well artists from there should leave," Subhash Chandra tweeted.
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
This isn't a compilation of his best films, biggest blockbusters or important milestones but moments that swept Sukanya Verma off the floor, blew her heart into smithereens, regaled her with their sheer silliness, made her laugh till her sides hurt and look at phenke hue paise in disdain.
Subhash K Jha pays tribute to the late Shravan Rathod.
'KK had an emotional bandwidth which echoed all the seasons of the heart.'
20 Nadeem-Shravan film albums which emerged as chartbusters.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
'I went to Nagpur for my engineering. I used to model there, those amateur fashion shows. Then you know, I thought why not try my luck in films and all?'
As Gulzar turns 86 on August 18, Subhash K Jha celebrates the iconic figure by picking his five favourite songs.
How much you know about the movies? Find out in Sukanya Verma's amazing quiz.
Sukanya Verma gives you various untried Bollywood combinations we would like to see on screen.
'The sweetest, warmest and loving man ever, always smiling, very innocent and child-like.'
A salute to Commando Mudasir Ahmed Sheikh, known as Bindaas to Indian Army officers and colleagues in the J&K police, who was killed in action last week in an encounter that eliminated three terrorists in Kashmir.
'On a scale of one to 10, my confidence level is minus 1.'
Subhash K Jha salutes the evergreen, effervescent, Jaggu Dada.
'Lataji, Ghalib, Beethoven and Shakespeare are far removed from the normal chain of human civilisation.' 'If they were just role models, how come no one was able to achieve an iota of their perfection?' 'They are a kind of intruders who come as reminders of the rule of mediocrity that prevails.'
Joginder Tuteja lists some lesser known facts about this blockbuster starring Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel.
'If you sit collar turned up and tell yourself, you are great, you will never evolve as an actor.'
Basu Chatterjee's films have wonderful songs, 10 of which Joginder Tuteja lists here.
'It's time to change this system of randomly giving stars and the right to bad critics to run down our products.' 'Two films, even if both get three stars, are very different from each other.' 'I can understand if these stars indicated a level of enjoyment or engagement, but the current rating system is flawed because there are no parameters.'
The title of Akshay Kumar's horror comedy was changed from Laxmmi Bomb to Laxmii only a few days before its release on November 9. But this has happened many times before.
10 Bollywood-inspired things to protect yourself.
Sukanya Verma presents a playlist of 100 Lata Mangeshkar songs from different decades of Hindi films -- songs that make me sing, smile, sob and sigh.
'It's very difficult, almost impossible, to select my favourite duets with Kishoreda.'
Pankaj Kapoor is one of India's finest actors. Subhash K Jha picks 5 memorable performances.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Jersey is a sweet little drama that hits a home run on the strength of its heart and hero, applauds Sukanya Verma.
The 2010s and their impact on the Badshah's career.
Love You Zindagi has been picturised so beautifully, it will remind you of your carefree teenage days.
Sushmita Sen's combination of blazing authority and maternal anxiety are perfectly cast as a woman thrown in the centre of chaos in Aarya 2, observes Sukanya Verma.
On his 55th birthday, Sukanya Verma celebrates his inimitable ways in 10 scenes that she keeps returning to time and again.
'If you don't have children, that's also a problem.' 'There's no right way to live because everybody has an opinion about your personal life, and how you should live.' 'You have to listen to them, unless you can pick a fight with everyone.'
Kapil Dev's historic World Cup win wasn't the only highlight of 1983. Sukanya Verma looks back how the year treated Bollywood.
When Vicky's latest film Bhoot Part One: The Haunted Ship had a special screening, Katrina made sure to attend.
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