Even after three decades, Mandi proves its lasting relevance and powerful impact on cinephile memory by inviting comparisons to Vidya Balan's Begum Jaan.
Aseem Chhabra salutes the late Italian Master and his cinema.
Things are off to a good start when a lead movie character appears for the first time against strategic music or swaggering drama and the audience bursts into wholehearted whistles and applause.
Anuja Gupta is not all about style but substance too and here's why she is not happy with the fashion scene in the city...
These headturners sure knew how to bring their A-game to the prestigious red carpet back then, too, didn't they?
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These hotties have been the toast of the fashion world this year. Vote for your favourite.
Whatever happens to WPP, the marketing communications business will no longer be the same again, says Sreekant Khandekar.
These old fashion trends are back in style. Here's how to wear them.
Going behind the scenes with director Mira Nair.
The gifted actress passed into the ages on January 21, 1965.
Under Rajkumar Hirani's light touch and unwavering optimism, the darkness of Sanjay Dutt's life acquires the spirit of a sportsman, grit of a soldier, humour of a rascal and regrets of a son, notes Sukanya Verma.
What Sukanya Verma loves about Kenneth Branagh's extravagant vision is he gives us a Cinderella that's got a little more spirit and penchant for horse-riding if not the hand-drawn delicacy or singing prowess of her animated avatar.
Favourite movie homes, comparing Amitabh-Shashi's beds in Kabhi Kabhie and discovering the truth about Salman Khan's 1990s chartbuster... All in Sukanya Verma's Super Filmi Week.
A look at Bollywood's best cabaret performers over the years! Who is 'YOUR' favourite?
Kangana Ranaut's guts, Amitabh Bachchan's venomous threat and dark TV serials occupied Sukanya Verma's super-filmi week.
Sreehari Nair lists some movies, documentaries, recorded-performance films, and literature and music suggestions that might help.
Because, let's face it, we can never have enough of her on the silver screen!
Sharmila Tagore was just 25 years old when she played mom to Rajesh Khanna in Aradhana!
'In a world where the corridors of power are packed with sexually promiscuous men, it would be interesting to see what sort of a president a man committed to one woman 25 years his senior would make.'
'He has given us a history, a heritage that we can share with generations to come,' says Aseem Chhabra.
Aseem Chhabra picks the scenes that left him impressed this year.
'It feels like a part of me is going away with her death.'
Sridevi was one of India's finest actresses. Here's the proof.
Khoobsurat offers up the expected -- only it does so with a smirk, says Raja Sen.
Kangana, Priyanka or Vaani Kapoor -- who takes the top slot?
'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.
Love In Bombay is a piece of history, a fragment of a time that was. Letting us gaze at it is a great idea. Expecting it to compete with films shot six months ago, on the other hand, is dead wrong, writes Raja Sen.
Among the finest Indian actors, voices and smiles to grace the stage and screen, Om Puri's uniqueness, always so fluid and natural, cannot be summed up in a few words, feels Sukanya Verma.
Teatime enjoys a special place in Hindi films.
The film which is dedicated to India's mathematical prodigy, Ramanujan, is a well researched, well-written and brilliantly directed.
Tim Pigott-Smith hated the natives in The Jewel in the Crown, but went back a lover of India at the end of the four-month shoot. India not only gave him a career-defining role but touched him in many different ways. Documentary filmmaker Siddharth Kak -- who acted with the classy actor in the beloved television series -- shares his memories with Rediff.com's Archana Masih.
Taapsee is super. But that's not to say that the rest of the cast isn't tremendous, says Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.
Aseem Chhabra lists the movies that taught him about the Idea of India.
In our special series re-visiting great Hindi film classics, we look back at Dev Anand and Asha Parekh's Jab Pyar Kisise Hota Hai (1961).
Once a rage on Indian roads, the Yezdi motorcyle and its cult are stronger than ever
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