As the spirit of summer holiday takes over , here's looking at 15 Hindi songs whose tourist-y picturisation transported us into a feast of sights and sceneries on silver screen.
'We hope we will have created a world where music for films appeals to fans across the country, across languages and genres.'
Riddhima Kapoor Sahni, Neetu Singh and Rishi Kapoor's daughter, is making her acting debut at 46, joining a list of actors who took their sweet time to be bitten by the acting bug.
Much, much, much before Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani fussed over What Jhumka, Asha Bhosle trilled in her alluring voice and teased us with tantalising details about the events leading to her precious Jhumka's loss.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
If the stories are food for the mind then our digestive system has changed. If they are a piece of art, our gaze has altered. This calls for a change not in stories, but in the grammar of storytelling so that it can cut through the deluge and gluttony and force people to savour, appreciate and re-visit it. That is what the creators of Taskaree or Dhurandhar are trying, points out Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
As Saif Ali Khan turns 51 on August 16, Subhash K Jha reveals interesting facts about the nawab of Pataudi.
PZ's played a newlywed many times on screen!
Award-winning cinematographer Ravi K Chandran on his experiences of working on Firaaq and it's creator, Nandita Das.
Aamir Khan's Mangal Pandey: The Rising released on August 12, 2005.
The incredible years, with Farhan and Adhuna.
Aseem Chhabra hails possibly the best Indian film in recent times.
Mrighdeep Lamba's Fukrey disappoints on many levels.
Aamir is also reuniting with PK Director Rajkumar Hirani for a biopic on Dadasaheb Phalke, the Father of Indian Cinema.
Kai Po Che works because of its earnest and very talented cast.
A composer and guitarist in his own right, Ehsaan Noorani of Shankar Ehsaan-Loy, talks about music composition as a profession.
The Rock On premiere took on a unique flavour in Mumbai.
In this exclusive interview, Akhtar talks about preparing for Bhag Milkha Bhag and his wish to see father Javed Akhtar make a comeback as a scriptwriter.
Producer Ritesh Sidwani looks forward to his new film.
Karan Johar talks to Javed and Farhan Akhtar and Shabana Azmi about marriage and movies.
Cinematographer Ayananka Bose shares the tricks of his trade.
Shankar Ehsaan Loy's music from this Ranbir Kapoor starrer grows on you.
Social media saw some of the cutest pictures of star kids celebrating Raksha Bandhan on August 11.
We invited readers to send in their interesting summer snapshots. Here are some more responses -- and you can share yours too!
Luck By Chance's music is aimed at the Dil Chahta Hai generation of Bollywood viewers -- definitely urban. Let's hope the movie matches up.
What started as a trickle three years ago has now hit big time with music companies putting more and more songs on iTunes. "Three years back, when we started off, Bollywood filmmakers were not very bullish about promoting music content on a global platform. Under iTunes' world category of songs, Bollywood certainly features in the top three," said Neeraj Roy, CEO, Hungama Mobile. The company has been responsible for making Bollywood music available on iTunes.
On Valentine's Day, Sukanya Verma looks at some dream destinations in Bollywood style.
It's not everyday that one gets to direct the man, who directed the brilliant Dil Chahta Hai. But Abhishek Kapoor does just that in Rock On!, in which Farhan Akhtar makes his acting and singing debut.
