We celebrate the brilliant actor by looking back at his classic works.
The actor turned 70 on November 24.
The actor-director talks about his latest project, Thaang or The Quest.
His new film, tentatively titled Saamantar, is a Marathi movie, which will be directed by him as well. It will co-star Sharmila Tagore.
Is Shah Rukh Khan acting in a remake of Amol Palekar's lovable film, Golmaal?
In a special series, we will put YOU to the test everyday!
In a special series, we will put YOU to the test everyday!
The 88th Academy awards event will take place in Los Angeles on February 28, 2016.
'The scenario today, whether in 'Everybody is concerned only with 100 crore films... If our starting point is going to be "How much money will it make? Will it go into the 100 crore club?" then I am not interested.'
Palekar was repeatedly interrupted during his speech by some NGMA members.
'It was a daunting task to select one film from India where film production is so prolific,' Amol Palekar tells Subhash K Jha.
The veteran actor talks about his new responsibility as the head of Oscar selection jury.
'I am happy showing my age. I don't want to look 20 years younger than my age. Neither have I done any cosmetic surgery nor do I want to.'
Asrani may have never been a marquee name up in sparkling lights or on outsized posters but the sheer proficiency with which he realised his characters has unleashed gales of laughter over five decades and made a significant contribution to several landmark films. Dinesh Raheja salutes the iconic actor.
'Every film had its challenges, but Mr India, Sadak and Gandhi were the toughest.' 'Mr India needed imagination, Sadak needed sensitivity and Gandhi demanded historical authenticity.'
Joginder Tuteja offers us a sneak preview of the coming attractions on OTT platforms
As Yesudas turns 84 on January 10, Subhash K Jha salutes the legend.
'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.'
'Earlier, the comedy track used to run parallel to the main story with songs et al.' 'Nowadays, it's just once one scene here and there.'
'I have become more comfortable with silences,' says Amol Palekar.
'Rahul Gandhi has shown courage to heal the heart of democracy.'
We flip through our archives and pick some of the best Rekha images through the years.
'Our fractured world has been embroiled in wars and hatred, and many sessions reflect these concerns.'
Feeling the heat and tension of the crisis? Fikar not!
200: Halla Ho's filmi treatment of events diminishes the impact of a fiery reality, says Sukanya Verma.
'...saying 'I love you'.' 'In none of the films has my character ever uttered 'I love you' or 'Main tumse mohabbat karta hoon'.'
Shahid makes his OTT debut with this Raj-DK show, where he plays a conman named Sunny.
The casting of Marathi theatre and screen actors gives Manvat Murders its stamp of authenticity, observes Deepa Gahlot.
Amol Palekar remembers the renowed playwright Vijay Tendulkar who recently passed away.
The hour-long episodes lurch from adrenaline-pumping to yawn-inducing, observes Deepa Gahlot.
'Basuda hardly spoke, but he had a sense of humour and that showed in his films.'
'His time had not come, he went away before his time was up.'
Amol Palekar tells Patcy N/ Rediff.com how he captured Kishori Amonkar's life in his documentary called Bhinna Shadaj.
"An era in Indian films has ended."
'The offers never stopped coming,' insists Bhagyashree, as she gets ready for a new television show.
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