'There was no other Lata Mangeshkar, there is none and there won't be any. I will celebrate her life, today and always.'
Prime Minister Modi's remarks on Thursday came during his address to a joint session of the US Congress. He attributed a big part of the success of India-US ties to Indian-Americans.
Akshara's life mantra... Nia celebrates Navratri... Anil Kapoor's mom turns 88...
At a time when human contact seems is at its lowest, two people meeting for the first time oblivious to their romantic future together is alluring than ever.
Dilip Kumar remains an inspiring example of how one can build a career from scratch, fuelled purely by passion and hard work.
Film music flourished in the 1970s. Some old masters did some great work, but it was also the decade of new composers.
Bharat is nothing more than a reflection of the times we are living in: where we expect our heroes to be flawless, virtuous fellas -- it is our current national disease.
Vajpayee, who died on Thursday at the age of 93 after a prolonged illness, had made a significant diplomatic breakthrough and travelled on a bus from Amritsar to Lahore with a delegation that included the likes of Bollywood legend Dev Anand, writer Javed Akhtar and cricket icon Kapil Dev.
With no movies to shoot, no meetings to attend and no red carpets to grace, lockdown-afflicted celebrities are pursuing forgotten hobbies or browsing through old photo albums to share warm memories.
Sukanya Verma lists memorable instances of stars entertaining kids over the years.
As we prepare to return to the land of silver screens and samosa, Sukanya Verma looks at notable theatre moments in Hindi films.
Deepa Gahlot lists some interesting made-for-OTT hostage dramas that you can watch.
Monsoon is here, and time to bring out the chhatris.
'I guess if I was chosen to be his wife, I must be special.'
Shilpa Shirodkar, who starred in 1990s' hits like Kishen Kanhaiya, Hum, Aankhen, Khuda Gawah and Gopi Kishen, has made a comeback to the movies with Guns Of Banaras.
'She had indeed grown to full womanhood and was in reality more beautiful than I thought she was.'
The actress, who starred in films like Bhabhi and Choti Bahen, was 75.
Bachchan versus Bachchan... Dev Patel turns director...
'Openness is a great weapon in the armoury of more open societies. That's why the fight with Pakistan isn't just about India be six times bigger, but equally bitter and insecure Pakistan,' argues Shekhar Gupta.
Kumar leaves in the midst of assembly polls in five states and ahead of the February 20 election in Punjab.
Sukanya Verma presents a playlist of 100 Lata Mangeshkar songs from different decades of Hindi films -- songs that make me sing, smile, sob and sigh.
Sukanya Verma makes a playlist of 15 profound Rajesh Khanna ditties.
Thane, the home turf of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, will on Friday witness Dahi Handi events being organised by his faction as well as the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena.
'When it came to S D Burman, a Guide song was completely different from a Tere Mere Sapne song which was completely different from a Sharmilee song. Except for their quality, there is nothing to link them together.' 'Lata was his ultimate voice. He felt there was nobody like Lata. "Give me a harmonium, give me Lata and I will make music," he said.'
In these pandemic stricken, music bereft times, what can be more joyous than a playlist of 25 golden melodies?
Bollywood is known to make everything look dazzling and dramatic -- suffering, seclusion, hopelessness.
'... their love was jinxed.' 'His celluloid path to his partner's heart was seldom smooth; it had to contend with greedy relatives and indecisive sweethearts, who were more ready to sacrifice than woo and wed.'
What did Sukanya Verma's Super filmi week look like? Read on...
Kishore Kumar didn't become a legend overnight. And even when he did, he had many unfulfilled dreams.
White is pure. White is powerful. And our movies just love to channelise its immaculate energy and enhance a visual's impact.
Deven Verma passed away into the ages on December 2. We re-publish an interview done with the veteran actor.
You know the celebrated Raksha Bandhan songs. Subhash K Jha lists the ones you don't.
A look at the portrayal of air hostesses in Hindi movies.
Something in Alia has surely changed after Gangubai. Her entire performance is about proving to herself and not to the world what she can do, feels Sukanya Verma.
Poor governance and mediocre short-sighted politics are destroying the paradise that Goa was as its environment, water table, culture and way of life is drastically threatened by tourism and migration, points out Ramesh Menon.
No one deserves the title thespian more than Dilip Kumar, notes Shreekant Sambrani.
Five outsiders with zero connections in the film industry and no money made their mark despite nepotism ruling the roost.
While we wait for Batra's latest to drop on Amazon Prime Video on February 11, Sukanya Verma looks at how Bollywood has dealt with affairs of the heart over the years.
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