Today's Hindi film mothers are younger, trendier, more mischievous. But, truth be told, says Dinesh Raheja, I still do miss sometimes the comforting presence of the trad mother.
'Everything in life is about timing.' 'I came to films when the disco craze had started.' Everything just fell into place: The shorts, the slimness, the songs, and my combination with Usha Uthup and Bappi Lahiri.'
'I just took the Almighty's name and plunged into it.'
The luminous Waheeda Rehman will be honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award this year,
The ethereal Hema Malini turns 75 on October 16, and gives us yet another reason to celebrate her.
'Mrs shows a dark side to the son and the father.' 'I had to do things that I wouldn't dare to do in real life.'
As Hrithik Roshan announces his plans to turn direct films, one looks forward to an altogether different grammar coming into action.
'I always considered him as a director, never an actor. Do you know he always considered other actors for his films first?' 'For Pyaasa, he wanted to cast Dilip saab; only when Dilip saab refused did Guru Duttji decide to do the role himself.'
Dinesh Raheja celebrates Lata's 96th birth anniversary on September 28 by picking some choice examples of her non-typical songs that are tinged with a rare eroticism.
We look back at the iconic actor's brilliant life on his 90th birthday.
Asha Bhosle's terrific singing the song almost didn't make it into the film.
'Those were not kind days for a woman with a break-up. The world has changed; today, nobody cares.'
Dinesh Raheja doffs his hat to the movie legend, who will be honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award this year.
FIDE, which has listed the venue for all its global events, has not yet announced the venue for the World Cup.
Padmakar Shivalkar was distinctly unlucky that his best days in the 1970s coincided with that of Bishan Singh Bedi's prime.
Forty four years after Mohammed Rafi's untimely demise on July 31, 1980, at the young age of 55, the singer's work continues to enjoy a musical afterlife on radio, television and modern streaming channels.
It was Dev Anand's dream to put Indian cinema on the world map and he thought Guide was the perfect film for it.
'If I got more work, I would do even more! Recently, I did the Tanishq ad.' 'I keep working because I am fit. I love acting, that is my relaxation.'
The evergreen Anand, who commands an enviable fan following, talks with great pride about his life and his long innings in filmdom.
Sukanya Verma compares yesteryear stars and the contemporary ones at about approximately the same age and the results are glaring.
'When Aamir Khan was being launched in Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, Director Mansoor Khan needed a young vibrant youth anthem, a song that described the uncertain adventures of the young, as they stepped into the real world.'
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
'When I heard the tune for Abhi Na Jao I was bowled over.' 'Of course, I never knew it would be such a timeless rage.'
Bollywood is full of interesting stories and anecdotes. We bring you some fun facts!
'They can't take even the smallest step.' 'The mental abuse is so insidious that sometimes they don't even realise it's happening.'
Sukanya Verma looks at all the times Bollywood peddled its treasured ishq our way.
Subhash K Jha lists the inimitable Mohammad Rafi's five most enduring romantic songs.
Pradeep Sarkar is all set to bring Priya Rajvansh's story on screen.
Chess grandmaster Viswanathan Anand, sprint queen P T Usha and football legend Bhaichung Bhutia are among the prominent sports personalities invited for Monday's ceremony.
The iconic Waheeda Rehman tells Subhash K Jha why she refused her most memorable role in Guide until...
Varsha Bhosle salutes that effervescent icon of Indian cinema, Dev Anand.
If you think Bollywood's kitschy overkill from the 1980s is stuff of throwback terror, wait till the big, bad, bold fashion of the 1970s is unleashed upon you.
Just what do actors *do* the whole day?
Sukanya Verma looks at Bollywood's best-known diamond robberies in film.
A blaze triggered by a suspected short circuit in a building near the iconic Charminar here on Sunday left 17 people dead, with a majority of them being children.
Bollywood pays tribute to its brightest star.
Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday said a fair enquiry is being conducted regarding the stampede which took place at New Delhi railway station last month and said the government is implementing a slew of measures to avoid such incidents in the future.
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At 13, Naseer Khan left Bihar to work in a saw-mill in Bhutan. He learnt the craft of making sofas, and some of the pieces he made found a place in the royal palace. He returned home after spending 35 years in the Himalayan kingdom, and has continued making sofas, restoring old furniture and creating wire-gutting chairs, all that has become a dying art now.
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