While we wait for Batra's latest to drop on Amazon Prime Video on February 11, Sukanya Verma looks at how Bollywood has dealt with affairs of the heart over the years.
For a while it looked like Twinkle may have nearly disappeared from the public eye until the world discovered her flair to notice wit and wisdom in everyday life. It wasn't long before she had authored two bestsellers and was hailed as one of the most, candid, humorous, stylish celebrities to emerge from the heart of Bollywood.
'I don't get involved in my movie characters. That's fake. Let's be practical. We get a nice air-conditioned vanity van to sit in, which has lovely fruits and dry fruits. We get to work with lovely ladies. So it is not taxing at all!' Akshay Kumar gets candid.
Joginder Tuteja introduces us to the men who have made an impression in the OTT universe.
'The difficult part is that there is no script and you have to be impromptu. So by the end of the day, I am very tired.'
Is it Orlando Bloom, Hrithik Roshan, Johnny Depp? Who do you think is the world's hottest father? Take our poll and let us know!
Inspired by the American TV reality show, Fear Factor, India has started Khatron Ke Khiladi, which takes the game to the next level of physical and mental challenge.
Reader Vaibhav Palnitkar shares with us a blooper that he spotted in the 1997 movie, Mr And Mrs Khiladi starring Akshay Kumar and Juhi Chawla.
Priyanka Chopra on her entry as te host of Khatron Ke Khiladi
The soundtrack of the film fails to live up to its bonanza title.
'I don't make big budget films. So if my film makes Rs 120 crore, it's a huge hit. We finish fast, make it on a small budget and recover fast,' Akshay Kumar tells Patcy N/Rediff.com.
'I had seen Waqt, starring Balraj Sahniji, and I can never forget it. There is a happy family and an earthquake later, everything is gone. That movie got stuck in my head. How one man loses his entire family and becomes a pauper. The same thing happens in Airlift.' Akshay Kumar, and his lovely leading lady Nimrat Kaur discuss their latest film.
Even with an ongoing pandemic, theatres in many states functioning at 50 per cent occupancy, a quieter social life and fewer movies, Bollywood still managed to pack in plenty of drama and trauma, fun and festivity, love and war into the year.
Director Karan Malhotra overstuffs a simple family story about strained ties into a nearly three-hour long cacophonous music video, writes Sukanya Verma.
Is it Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgan or Sunny Deol?
The news of his passing is sad and sudden but the body of work he leaves behind will neither fade nor be forgotten.
'Today, moviegoers are in the 13 to 33 age bracket.' 'If people like us have to remain relevant, we have to make movies that cater to them,'
The Khans and the Kumar make it to the list!
As we prepare to return to the land of silver screens and samosa, Sukanya Verma looks at notable theatre moments in Hindi films.
Joginder Tuteja looks at Bollywood's new lot of actress-turned-producers.
Sukanya Verma lists the memorable use of trees in Hindi movies.
Like there's no dearth of memorable bus scenes and train imagery in Hindi movies, planes are equally prolific on silver screen.
There are quite a few reasons, and the main villain was not Chennai Express.
Sukanya Verma celebrates 25 years of Bollywood images.
A look at Bollywood stars and their popular screen names!
This April Fool's Day, Sukanya Verma kickstarts the month on a light note with this list of Bollywood's most memorable pranks.
'I am very grateful to Arshad (Warsi, who stars in Jolly LLB) to show me the way of doing a film like this. He is the guy who paved the way. I went by the way he did it. He made sure the film was big. I hope this film goes the same way as the first. To be honest, the pressure is on me.' Akshay Kumar discusses his new film Jolly LLB 2.
Whether to cover a bald head or let your hair down, one can learn (and unlearn) a great deal about the art from Hindi movies. Take a look.
Sukanya Verma lists significant memories in our 1996 recap.
From being siblings in one film to sweetheart in the other, these actors have done it all.
Sukanya Verma flips through the pages of Bollywood, and sees just how they keep fit.
Before falling seriously ill, Neeraj Vora was working on the third instalment of the Hera Pheri franchise.
'Akshay Kumar had done three seasons, then Priyanka Chopra came into the picture.' 'They are superstars; I am a director.'
Sukanya Verma looks at some memorable balloon moments of Bollywood.
A look at the top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
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