'Mere Haathon Mein Nau-Nau Chudiya Hain showed how skillfully Shiv-Hari could weave into the commercial idiom.'
Zeenat Aman had scored more hit songs than any of her contemporaries. This can be attributed partly to happenstance and partly to the fact that her forte for high glamour could be showcased most winningly in a crowd-pleasing number, observes Dinesh Raheja.
You know the celebrated Raksha Bandhan songs. Subhash K Jha lists the ones you don't.
'I've faced the camera with lots of co-stars, exceptional ones, exceptionally bad ones, catty female co-stars, bratty child actors, but Panchamda was easily the most challenging co-star I've ever worked with.'
Raakhee, who turns 77 on August 15, remains an enigma wrapped in a riddle. Dinesh Raheja remembers Raakhee telling him how she loves the rains and how she would drive down to Tulsi Lake in the 1970s and float paper boats in the water. He would like to imagine that Raakhee still does that at her farmhouse.
Sukanya Verma lists 25 unforgettable Dilip Kumar melodies to love and listen to.
'She was not just a fan; she knew the game and could differentiate between a good cricketer and a great cricketer.'
On RD Burman's 75th birth anniversary, Lata Mangeshkar pays rich tribute to him.
'To keep laughing is the most important thing in life.'
S P Balasubrahmanyam sang songs about life and loss with enough soul to break your heart, notes Sukanya Verma.
She sung a song for every mood, every situation. Sukanya Verma dives into Asha Bhosle's magnificent repertoire and pulls out gems on her 85th birthday.
'The credit for giving me my first major break goes to Master Ghulam Haider.'
Bappida's softer more creative work got buried in the noise, rues Subhash K Jha as he picks the late lamented composer's most soulful songs.
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.
As Gulzar turns 86 on August 18, Subhash K Jha celebrates the iconic figure by picking his five favourite songs.
Using snatches of a cult favourite or evergreen classic in its original form for action, comedy or romance can transform the entire vibe of a scene.
Film music flourished in the 1970s. Some old masters did some great work, but it was also the decade of new composers.
As India successfully lands Chandrayaan-3, does the moon look as beautiful as one's beloved or has the Chanda Mama of folk ditties acquired a whole new meaning?
Mohammad Aziz sang over 20,000 songs including evergreen tracks like My Name Is Lakhan, Aap Ke Aa Jane Se and Dil Le Gayi Teri Bindiya
Sukanya Verma salutes most beloved Rishi Kapoor melodies.
Long before she won royalty rights for playback singers, there was an undisclosed incident in Lataji's life where she not only put a male colleague in place, but also refused to sing with him thereafter.
Dinesh Raheja doffs his hat to the movie legend, who will be honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award this year.
Hrishida's Abhimaan captured the real life pair Jaya and Amitabh Bachchan's dazzling chemistry in the many stages of the husband-wife relationship, observes Sukanya Verma.
Nasty surprises and quirky humour make Monica, O My Darling an intriguing, fun, watch, observes Sukanya Verma. Monica, O My Darling Review.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'If I had a chance to live it all again, I wouldn't change a thing.'
'If a hero wanted Mr Rafi to sing for him, naturally it had to be him.' 'Then if it was Dilip Kumar, who is a soft-spoken man, he naturally wanted Talat Mehmood.' 'Raj Kapoor wanted only Mukesh. Now you tell me, where did I stand a chance?'
As Sachin turns 50, Rediff brings you 50 fascinating facts about the God of Cricket.
Varsha Bhosle salutes that effervescent icon of Indian cinema, Dev Anand.
Subhash K Jha picks songs to celebrate Maha Shiv Ratri.
'Today, when I look back, our journey together ajooba lagta hai.'
'Kishore Kumar lived like a king and knew that he could get away with anything. It's as simple as that.'
In these pandemic stricken, music bereft times, what can be more joyous than a playlist of 25 golden melodies?
Kapil Dev's historic World Cup win wasn't the only highlight of 1983. Sukanya Verma looks back how the year treated Bollywood.
Sar Jo Tera Chakraye, featured in Road, Movie has been credited to R D Burman, not his father, S D Burman, who composed the original music in Guru Dutt's Pyaasa.
It was Dev Anand's dream to put Indian cinema on the world map and he thought Guide was the perfect film for it.
Did you expect Kareena Kapoor to die in Udta Punjab?
In a special series, we will put YOU to the test everyday!
Saluting the late music composers most memorable film songs.
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