'I welcome all my actresses, I welcome all the actors. I am here because of you.'
From the swag displayed in the King teaser, there is no dimming of the klieg light of his superstardom... yet, notes Deepa Gahlot.
The 'newcomer' was praised by Pritam as an 'amazing singer'.
10 Heroes of the 1965 War which ended on September 23 60 years ago.
Spy dramas, social comedies, star-studded delights, new seasons of beloved series -- Sukanya Verma lists a fun, fun weekend for you on OTT.
'Bappi Lahiri was looking for a break so he and his father would meet me.' 'I told Director Bhisham Kohli about this promising young boy from Kolkata, and Bappi came over with his harmonium.' 'Bappi played this composition and Bhisham liked it immediately.' 'As we were discussing, I said I would give the words, and that's how I wrote this song.'
Sukanya Verma had multiple migraines making sense of the utterly daft, warped and awful Ek Villain Returns.
'It was the toughest of roles because he had to change quickly behind the sofa and come out in the next dress!'
'I know people tell me aur picture karo, but it's so difficult to find scripts that actually offer the audience something new.'
Amitabh Bachchan did not make an appearance in The Great India Kapil Show, featuring Rekha as its special guest, but his presence was felt throughout. Even though she never once mentioned his name, Rekha shared her thoughts quite clearly.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
'If Lord Ram can forgive Manthara, if he can forgive Kaikeyi, if he can even forgive Ravan after the great battle was done, surely you can let go of this extremely small thing in comparison... not that I need your forgiveness.'
Within his short lifespan of 63 years, Raj Kapoor left behind an incredible cinematic legacy. Dinesh Raheja continues celebrating Raj Kapoor's birth centenary by looking at seven sequences from his films that have defined Hindi cinema.
Shailendra's songs were attuned to Raj Kapoor's explorations of the themes and dreams of the Everyman.
'I love to meet people.' 'I love that personal connect when they express their genuine, heartfelt feelings.'
'If you look at its melody, it's nothing.'
With Ayesha Khan's arrival in the Bigg Boss 17 house, things are not going smooth for Munawar Faruqui.
Sukanya Verma remembers the Boss in 30 of his underrated, overlooked gems in Hindi film music.
'The fact that I got noticed in a film that stars Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone is a big high for me.'
Shah Rukh was a special invitee for the English Premier League match between Arsenal and Newcastle at the Emirates Stadium in London.
'Today, when I look back, our journey together ajooba lagta hai.'
'Aamir is deeply patriotic and cares for the country.'
'They (the characters) are not bad people; they are good people, who make bad choices.' 'The idea was to show that when people are put in a situation, which side of the moral spectrum do they fall on?'
'The self-censoring process came from my heart, not my head.'
'...changed my image, changed everything.' 'Now I make calls with great confidence.' 'Day before yesterday, I sent a message to a director that I heard you are making a film, is there any role for me?' 'I have confidence now. Earlier, I could never do.'
1997: Sukanya Verma offers a recap of its memorable imagery.
Remembering Sridevi's strongest words on her 56th birth anniversary.
Sukanya Verma celebrates its grandeur and grandiloquence in 25 glorious frames on its diamond anniversary.
'I want to show that we are also part of this society and want to participate just as much, whether it is for security or whatever community work there.'
Sukanya Verma presents a playlist of 100 Lata Mangeshkar songs from different decades of Hindi films -- songs that make me sing, smile, sob and sigh.
Sukanya Verma revisits Chaalbaaz where Sridevi was such a pleasure to watch, twice over!
Here's looking at the summer hits through the years.
'It was one of the greatest learnings in my life to see someone like the great Amitabh Bachchan go through such a tough phase.' 'He had been there, done it all and really didn't need to prove himself.' 'Yet, he channelised it all and came out with one of his best performances,' Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra tells Savera R Someshwar/Rediff.com in a fascinating conversation about the films he has made and the actors he has worked with.
Kishore Kumar didn't become a legend overnight. And even when he did, he had many unfulfilled dreams.
What did Sukanya Verma's Super filmi week look like? Read on...
'I have never had a foul experience in the industry.' 'There are rotten apples everywhere, in your family, relatives, friends circle, colleagues...' 'It's very vulnerable because of the glamour, but it's very heartbreaking to hear bad things about the industry.' 'It's not such a bad place.'
Aseem Chhabra picks the finest Indian films in the 2010-2019 decade.
'... That they should emerge as role-models to be emulated by the fellow countrymen; and that the middle classes should not stick only to hate-filled and scornful criticism and condemnation against the state of affairs,' remembers Mohammad Sajjad.
In our special series re-visiting great Hindi film classics, Sukanya Verma looks back at Madhubala and Kishore Kumar's Half Ticket (1962).
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