Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, eminent personalities, politicians described Lata Mangeshkar as the "nightingale of the subcontinent"
The latest Bollywood updates.
Millions of kids and young adults were terrified of Pran and believed him to be a villain in real life, writes Arthur J Pais, in his tribute to the legendary actor who passed away on July 12.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Bollywood stars react to their Padma awards wins.
Sukanya Verma raises a toast to the man and his movie magic.
Sukanya Verma celebrates its grandeur and grandiloquence in 25 glorious frames on its diamond anniversary.
Kapil Dev's historic World Cup win wasn't the only highlight of 1983. Sukanya Verma looks back how the year treated Bollywood.
On Ramesh Sippy's 70th birthday, we celebrate the man and his milestones.
'If this is how the audience likes me, I will continue doing it.'
These curious onscreen pairings will make you go... whoa!
'If you are dark, you can't be a hero.' 'If you have curly hair, you can't be a hero.' 'If you were muscular, you had to become a fighter.' 'Today if you are muscular, you can be a hero.' 'Salman Khan made being muscular fashionable.'
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.
'It reminded me of the Ramayana, a story that runs in every Indian's blood.'
'A girl on Instagram got very angry with me and wrote, 'Yeh toh shakal se he harami lagta hai, yeh real life mein bhi harami hi hoga.'
Despite a few flaws in the film, Yash Chopra distinguishes himself.
Yes, they're both movie directors. But there's something else!
Sukanya Verma looks at notable troikas in Bollywood's catalog of three hero vehicles.
'When he came to Bombay, he lived on the streets with his mother.' 'He had to sell whatever little they had in their bags -- their clothes, his toys.' 'When they did not have money, a bakery would sell the bread crumbs fallen on the floor for one paisa in a newspaper.' 'But before eating, they had to take out the rat and cockroach shit from the crumbs.'
Sukanya Verma lists the memorable use of trees in Hindi movies.
'I can write a book about Kamal Haasan. No, make that three books.'
Pay a little more attention and there's a lot she can teach you about romantic relationships.
'Sushant Singh Rajput, a bright young lad who had a life beyond films, was probably too good for Bollywood.' 'To blame his death by suicide on a gang of Bollywood bullies is stretching the point too far,' argues Saibal Chatterjee.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Which is *your* favourite AB film?
'Are we seeing the beginning of the communalising of one of the most iconic film industries in the world?' asks Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
Because it's all about loving your siblings.
Varsha Bhosle salutes that effervescent icon of Indian cinema, Dev Anand.
Akkineni Nageswara Rao was one of the people instrumental in bringing the Telugu industry to Hyderabad from Chennai in the 1990s. Radhika Rajamani salutes the thespian, who passed into the ages on Wednesday, January 22.
By refusing to follow the pack and remain politically correct, Aamir Khan has paid a price. A fascinating excerpt from Shobhaa De's new book, Insatiable.
'People are already talking about what my character will do in Mirzapur season three.'
Kapoor said the names of the prominent places should be changed after those who worked for the welfare of the country.
An encounter with movie veteran Chandrashekhar.
Mukhbir: The Story Of A Spy makes up in elegance of language and production design what it lacks in flashy derring do that most actioners rely on to keep the audience hooked, observes Deepa Gahlot. Mukhbir: The Story Of A Spy Review
'I came to hear you sing Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon. I am glad I have heard you sing.'
Filmistaan actor Sharib Hashmi looks back at his struggles.
Citing the neighbouring country's support to terrorism as the reason behind the opposition, the party warned that the function will be disrupted if not cancelled.
Ironically, the BJP, which seeks to unseat the TMC from power, has taken a leaf out of Mamata Banerjee's strategy of soliciting tinsel town's support towards causes and fielding actors in elections.
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