Veteran filmmaker Chandra Barot, best known for directing the 1978 Amitabh Bachchan-starrer 'Don', passed away on Sunday due to cardiac arrest at a hospital in Mumbai. He was 86.
'The opportunity to live as the Serpent excited me.'
'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.
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.
We look back at the iconic actor's brilliant life on his 90th birthday.
'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.'
Asha Bhosle's terrific singing the song almost didn't make it into the film.
'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.'
Dinesh Raheja doffs his hat to the movie legend, who will be honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award this year.
As Hrithik Roshan announces his plans to turn direct films, one looks forward to an altogether different grammar coming into action.
It was Dev Anand's dream to put Indian cinema on the world map and he thought Guide was the perfect film for it.
The evergreen Anand, who commands an enviable fan following, talks with great pride about his life and his long innings in filmdom.
'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.'
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.
Padmakar Shivalkar was distinctly unlucky that his best days in the 1970s coincided with that of Bishan Singh Bedi's prime.
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.
Sukanya Verma compares yesteryear stars and the contemporary ones at about approximately the same age and the results are glaring.
'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.'
'Those were not kind days for a woman with a break-up. The world has changed; today, nobody cares.'
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
FIDE, which has listed the venue for all its global events, has not yet announced the venue for the World Cup.
'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.'
'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.'
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.
Bollywood is full of interesting stories and anecdotes. We bring you some fun facts!
The iconic Waheeda Rehman tells Subhash K Jha why she refused her most memorable role in Guide until...
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.
Sukanya Verma looks at all the times Bollywood peddled its treasured ishq our way.
Just what do actors *do* the whole day?
Varsha Bhosle salutes that effervescent icon of Indian cinema, Dev Anand.
Bollywood pays tribute to its brightest star.
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.
'They can't take even the smallest step.' 'The mental abuse is so insidious that sometimes they don't even realise it's happening.'
All you have to do is answer some questions!
