What if these old classics were made in today's times? Sukanya Verma figures it out.
'A lot of people in the West think that India has a very conservative culture, so we don't show much intimacy and sex in movies here. But I always say that, without sex, India won't have a population of over 1.2 billion people.'
Chennai Express is a full throttle masala entertainment ruled by Shah Rukh Khan's star power
Looking at Emraan Hashmi's top money-making movies at the box office.
'A friend said there was a new phenomenon occurring during every screening. Audience members were mouthing the dialogues with the characters on screen.' 'It was a truly amazing experience. It was impossible to hear what was being said on the screen. There was so much noise, laughter and celebration in the theatre. And the film was not even a month old.' Aseem Chhabra remembers seeing Sholay twice in the couple of weeks after it opened.
Tiger Shroff has got the goods of a solid action hero but it's time to step out of the show reel space and shine under an actual script and a skilled hand, feels Sukanya Verma.
Bajrangi Bhaijaan was Bollywood's biggest hit this year.
Not exactly meant for family audiences, Main Tera Hero is a refreshingly unpretentious, says Paloma Sharma.
On the 20th anniversary of her tragic death, the actress remains strikingly relevant.
Here's how India's most successful film star goes about his work.
'Just because you fall in love with someone, who might not belong to the opposite sex does not mean you are different.' 'Love is always Love.' 'You cannot choose which person you will fall in love with.'
Founder Shilen Amin tells Arthur J Pais how far the South Asian International Film Festival has come since its inception 10 years ago
Singham Returns offers quite a bit to whistle about with its steady supply of straightforward action and a hot-headed hero who delivers a punch with a fist and a line, writes Sukanya Verma
What did Sukanya Verma's Super filmi week look like? Read on...
Vice-President Hamid Ansari embarks on an important Latin American visit, heralding that resource-rich continent's importance to India.
A look at the potential blockbusters this summer.
'We have a huge responsibility of being so-and-so's daughter... you are compared to your parents who are these legends right from your first film, and that can get hard.'
'Celebrities have to make sure they do enough due diligence on their own before they sign up multi-million dollar contracts.' 'Today, it is just easy money. Lend your name, lend your face and laugh your way to the bank.'
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Saluting Amjad Khan on his death anniversary on July 27.
'With Tiger, you always need to be on your toes and always ready to dance.'
'When I least expect it, I start to find traces of India in foreign lands.'
'One glance at the Indians on the field compared to these visiting South Africans, and you know something is very wrong or very different. One side (not our side) looks like athletes do,' says Aakar Patel.
'I don't remember (watching) a good horror Hindi movie in a long time. I like films like Bhoot, Raaz and the first 1920. I wouldn't even include the second 1920 in this.' Meera Chopra is all set for 1920 London.
'The one thing he wants from me is that I should learn from him and fly away the day I get launched.' 'He has told me that after LoveYatri, whatever film is being offered to you, it's up to you to discuss with me or not.' 'If you feel like discussing it with me, you can.' 'If you don't, go ahead and make your own choices because it is your career.'
'What I see in Bollywood is that there's this assembly line -- there's a lyrics writer, there's a composer, then there's playback singer who is selected on mutual discussion, and then there's a producer who oversees the entire thing.' Grammy-winner Ricky Kej would rather make his own music than pander to the Indian film industry.
As Sunny Leone's film, Mastizaade, hit screens amidst a wave of unprecedented social media support for her, Ritika Bhatia finds out what India thinks of the actor.
Smita Patil would have been 60 on October 17 had fate not cruelly snatched her from us in 1986. She was only 31 when she died. Rediff.com salutes the incomparable actress in a special series.
'During the Queen shoot, I was pretty depressed. I thought I had done a crap job and no one would notice me.' Lisa Haydon opens up.
Down in the Indian Ocean, cricket turned out to be the great unifier and Archana Masih, only an intermittent fan, became its ambassador of sorts.
Bajrangi Bhaijaan is an overearnest, oversimplified, preposterously sweet and frequently schlocky film, which works because of a finely picked supporting cast, some sharp lines of dialogue and, most crucially, because of its overall heart, writes Raja Sen.
One of Bollywood's most rock-solid careers, Anil Kapoor shows no signs of stopping!
Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro is one of the best and most uncompromised films of Indian cinema, says Sukanya Verma.
Shah Rukh Khan yelps and squeaks and shrieks and bares fangs and pouts and, well, exhausts himself overcompensating at every step, despite nobody else in the film following this template.
Arthur J Pais charmed her and exasperated her. But, says Vaihayasi Pande Daniel as she bids him goodbye, it is the 'irrevocability' of death that 'stingingly puts into focus what you never realised you would miss terribly.'
Bollywood's Badshah turns 50 on November 2, and it's time to celebrate his life and his movies.
The call to make brand ambassadors accountable has rattled filmstars and sports stars.
Milap Zaveri talks about Mastizaade, Sunny Leone and much more!
