'Eddie Murphy was approached for Sanjay Dutt's role, Omar Sharif for Jackie's Shroff's. The title of Khalnayak was Be Negative then. I had started working on the screenplay with Hollywood writers. And then after three-four months...
'Pancham was way ahead of his times. Picture chale na chale, RD's music was damn good.'
Readers share their monsoon pics. You can share yours too.
'We have gone from baraati dancers to having learnt so many forms of dance.'
'I swayed my arms in the air with strangers when George Michael sang Careless Whispers' 'I was in heaven.'
Alone makes for comfortable listening even though it has no chartbusters, says Joginder Tuteja.
Indian beauty Urvashi Rautela put her best forward in the National Costume Round and Talent Show.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Some classy music here, writes Joginder Tuteja.
Sukanya Verma lists significant memories in our 1996 recap.
Pakistani actor Ali Zafar explains why he wants to change his romantic hero image.
'We don't make films which have scope for great music anymore.'
Much more was expected from the soundtrack of Katti Batti, writes Aelina Kapoor.
On his 40th birthday on September 28, Sukanya Verma draws up a playlist of 40 riveting Ranbir songs.
Jaanisaar will test your patience, cautions Paloma Sharma.
Shut for nearly a year due to the pandemic, schools reopened in Bihar on March 1. Rediff.com's Archana Masih spoke to 10-11 year olds about their year away from school and what it feels like to be back.
As it turns out, this soundtrack with multiple composers and lyricists at the helm of affairs turns out to be a largely entertaining affair with quite a few party tracks as well as a couple of soft songs that would go a long way.
The Imitation Game is an unsubtle film that delivers exactly what you expect in the most predictable way, laments Raja Sen.
This 22-year-old from Bengaluru hopes to bring home the Miss Universe crown after 16 years! Do you think she will succeed?
'The skill set this boy has, I don't think anyone in the country has.'
Arun, 24, is from Kolkata. He's a bartender. Vidya, 8, studies in an English medium school. Her father is a chaiwala. Purvika, 9, has big, bright eyes. Her father works in a beer bar. All of them are united by one cause alone: To become actors and join the film industry.
Sukanya Verma looks back at the decade gone by, in the movies.
Abhishek has been posting fond memories and interesting anecdotes on Instagram, recapping his #RoadTo20.
'I would like to do a biopic (on) Parveen Babi. She was such a gorgeous woman. She was also my neighbour. It was very sad when she died. It is so tragic when you are young and have fame, fortune, praise and everything and then you are alone.' Shraddha Kapoor discusses her big hits.
Do you know Ashaji crooned a seductive night club song, Zooby Zooby Je L'aime Vous for An Evening In Paris?
'It is the journey of my father -- how he made it in this industry in no time, from a nobody to a music mogul.'
Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire.
Mira's films are alive, rocking and so true to the reality I know. They are gifts that I keep revisiting, and I cannot wait for what more she will share with us, notes Aseem Chhabra.
Other composers tried their luck with Paisa Yeh Paisa, but Director Indra Kumar wasn't happy with the outcome. '"Induji asked us to try and we are glad we did because the song has turned out too good!"'
'It was impossible to please everyone with Amy Winehouse's story because it is complicated and dark. Everyone has his or her own version of what was going on and I found myself caught in the middle of it.'
Satyajit Ray. Films from Italy, Iceland and Albania feature on Aseem Chhabra's list.
His songs were the anchor, the substratum, if you will, upon which life unfolded day after day, decade after decade -- across villages, towns, cities, and regions. Siva Sankar pays tribute to S P Balasubrahmanyam, the legendary singer who passed into the ages on Friday.
A half-Indian Chandrika Darbari is creating waves in the international music industry.
Director Shonali Basu and her actors on the making of what appears to be a memorable movie.
Singer Nakash Aziz gets candid about his journey in Bollywood!
'People think Salman is ready to remove his shirt for small things but it takes a lot to convince him to take that shirt off.' Sultan director Ali Abbas Zafar tells us what to expect from his film.
