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.
Kapil Dev's historic World Cup win wasn't the only highlight of 1983. Sukanya Verma looks back how the year treated Bollywood.
Sukanya Verma celebrates its grandeur and grandiloquence in 25 glorious frames on its diamond anniversary.
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.
'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.'
'If this is how the audience likes me, I will continue doing it.'
On Ramesh Sippy's 70th birthday, we celebrate the man and his milestones.
These curious onscreen pairings will make you go... whoa!
'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.
Sukanya Verma looks at notable troikas in Bollywood's catalog of three hero vehicles.
Yes, they're both movie directors. But there's something else!
'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.
Varsha Bhosle salutes that effervescent icon of Indian cinema, Dev Anand.
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.
'I can write a book about Kamal Haasan. No, make that three books.'
'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.
Pay a little more attention and there's a lot she can teach you about romantic relationships.
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.
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.
'People are already talking about what my character will do in Mirzapur season three.'
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
An encounter with movie veteran Chandrashekhar.
'I came to hear you sing Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon. I am glad I have heard you sing.'
Kapoor said the names of the prominent places should be changed after those who worked for the welfare of the country.
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.
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.
Norma Godinho challenges sporting know-it-alls.
'Aryan (is special because he) was the first child, Suhana is special because she is a girl, and AbRam because he is the youngest.' Shah Rukh Khan chats about his children, movies and Eid.
'Nowadays, every week there is a comparison.' 'This week someone is on top, next week someone else.' 'For me, the love that I got made my legs strong, not my head.'
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