'When you sing, you have to be in the song. You have to feel it or else, don't do the song.' 'That's why I haven't delivered a bad song in my career.'
'Here are 25 stories special to me for one reason too many,' says Sukanya Verma who scored 25 years writing about the movies last week.
Bollywood is known to make everything look dazzling and dramatic -- suffering, seclusion, hopelessness.
Sukanya Verma looks at the many ways fire enjoys a significant presence in our movies.
Sukanya Verma tells us how Bollywood gives colours a whole new meaning.
On her 47th birthday on November 1, Sukanya Verma showcases 15 of her most memorable silver screen costumes.
An actor of remarkable presence and gravitas, Vikram Gokhale's dramatic eloquence and cocksure authority sparkled every time he had to call on someone's bluff or leave them too tongue-tied to beat around the bush. Often though, his cold, composed stare was enough to put a dolt in place.
Legendary actress Zohra Sehgal, who essayed character roles with aplomb in a career spanning both theatre and cinema, died in New Delhi on Thursday. She was 102.
'I promise you, you've never seen her do anything like this.' 'It is a complete reinvention of Janhvi Kapoor.'
Doctor G blends mirth and meaning, observes Sukanya Verma. Doctor G Review.
'Although on a daily basis it might be difficult to deal with it, I know at a larger level, I know that she's really good for me.'
'I don't let it affect my life because otherwise, we will go mad.'
Sukanya Verma looks at Bollywood's various terrace moments.
Aishwarya Rai confirmed in her September 27, 2002, interview to The Times Of India: 'Salman and I broke up last March, but he isn't able to come to terms with it.'
He may or may not have changed, but one thing is certain: his friends and fans are going to stick by him
'When it comes to interpretation of history, you can disagree with him, but at least allow the film to release.' 'By asking for a ban, you are creating an atmosphere where nobody will attempt films on Indian history.'
Sukanya Verma salutes the power of Saroj Khan and her brilliant choreography.
'No matter how old or ill you may be, your thirst to excel as an actor remains intact.'
Games Sukanya Verma learned at the movies.
Alia Bhatt and Sidharth Malhotra's Kar Gayi Chull is the latest song to praise Bollywood's heroines.
Nobody does ethnic chic as well as D-Pad!
An initial probe has revealed that the 53-year-old singer, who was on a two-day tour to Kolkata to perform at two college programmes, was 'almost mobbed' by fan followers at the hotel where he had returned to after performing at Nazrul Mancha auditorium in the southern part of Kolkata.
Sukanya Verma looks at the many, many reasons for marital discord reported in Hindi movies.
Whether it's a filmi rite of passage or just another facet of nepotism, quite a few star kids began their journey as ADs.
'So the ice melted even before it was frozen.' Bolly Gupshup from Subhash K Jha.
This is why we love watching Sallu on Bigg Boss!
Sanjay Leela Bhansali on his ambitious plans with Amitabh, Kareena, Rani and Salman.
'I never got respect as an actress.' 'But when I became a director and worked with actresses like Cate Blanchett and Jessica Chastain, I felt such pride of being an actress.'
On her 72nd birthday on September 18, Sukanya Verma gives three cheers to the legend and lists 20 of her stellar performances.
Be it scenic Kashmir or majestic Swiss Alps, Bollywood's trendsetting winter wear is the A to Z of style and snug. Sukanya Verma looks at its winter fashion over the years.
Things are off to a good start when a lead movie character appears for the first time against strategic music or swaggering drama and the audience bursts into wholehearted whistles and applause.
'It's like he came on a Time Machine and left in the same vehicle. A fairytale ending, but not a happy one.'
We revisit the actor's many controversies over the years.
'Manmarziyaan is a meaty slice of Tinder-day relationships where love is a libidinous explosion that is unafraid of consequences and flies in the face of discretion,' says Sukanya Verma.
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.
Bollywood's blockbuster machine Salman Khan's presence is greeted with whistles and euphoria every time he appears on the silver screen.
