What was meant to be a toast to life and its many gifts suddenly became Sushant Singh Rajput's last hurrah, a this-is-it, a tearful goodbye, feels Sukanya Verma.
When Fox Star came to him with the remake of The Fault In Our Stars, he made them an offer they couldn't resist.
'I can't wait to see Sushant spin his magic one last time,' notes Namrata Thakker.
'I have more time in Bengaluru to write, away from the film industry in Mumbai that always pulls me down and makes me frustrated.'
S D Burman enjoyed a productive partnership with Dev Anand's production house Navketan for two decades, but their collaboration reached its apogee with Guide.
And the makers, we hear, have also roped in Saif for the film.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
A look at the posthumous releases of leading Bollywood actors.
'It is difficult to speak about Sushant in the past tense.'
'Initially, I was reluctant about being friends with him.' 'He was a star.' 'It took me a while to understand him, and when I did, I opened up to him and we started talking about this and that and whatnot.'
The 66th Vimal Elaichi Filmfare Awards were held in Mumbai on March 27.
The actors, who star in Karan Johar's production, Dostana 2, were holidaying in Goa together.
Rediff.com Contributing Photographer Pradeep Bandekar sighted these stars on Thursday.
With the film's leading man's death, the release plan for Dil Bechara has been revived in a big way.
These movies may or may not have got critical acclaim, but when it comes to sheer eyeballs, these films did their job rather well.
Anju Modi's invited the audience to witness a nostalgic romance through her collection, Damayanti.
The cast of Rashtra Kavach Om watch the movie at the Gaiety Galaxy theatres in Bandra, northwest Mumbai.
Though the exact nature of the honour is yet to be decided, sources close to the I&B ministry reveal that the nature and extent of the posthumous recognition will be formulated soon.
Re-watching 1967's Jewel Thief evokes the joy of cinema, with its perfect blend of thrill, suspense, romance and music. A film like that can never be remade or be tampered with in any way, observes Deepa Gahlot.
Joginder Tuteja lists the movies you can watch on OTT platforms soon.
As the mercury rises she looks cooler and cooler,
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
'You can be a great actress, incredibly good looking, have a huge body of work, have National awards... but until you make a mark in a Hindi project, people will not bother.'
The release slate for the OTT platform just got bigger.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the actor's most touching scenes from his films.
'The fact that you get to spend the rest of your time by your mother's side, I know, gives you the only happiness you wanted in the world.'
'I'm glad that now we have so many opportunities to tell all kinds of stories, be it cinema or on OTT.'
A look at what these film folk are doing these days.
'They are expecting a larger viewership for Dhamaka than any of the fictional Indian content on the major OTT platforms so far.'
Kriti's a water baby... Radhika soaks in the sun... Divyanka gets serious...
'Now when I look back on the sequences where his character Manny is preparing to die, asking his best friend if he will miss him, I feel it's eerie.'
Joginder Tuteja lists the most interesting ones, right here.
Joginder Tuteja looks at some of the fresh faces who may have to wait another year to make their debut.
A look at film releases affected by coronavirus.
Sukanya Verma lists her favourite songs of the year.
'The world lost you, but you still exist as an inspiration to those who dare to dream big.'
It's refreshing to see Amitabh Bachchan doing what he does best -- entertaining the audience, feels Namrata Thakker.
As often is the case on celluloid, romanticising death is as significant as making every moment count where a young life's passing makes the realisation all the more heartbreaking and momentous.