'People sometimes ridiculed him for the way he looked or dressed.' 'Sometimes they ran down his music.' 'But I have never heard him say one bad word about anyone.'
On her 65th birthday, Sukanya Verma looks at the diva's 10 definitive songs.
There are a lot many gems he produced long before Naatu Naatu became a worldwide Oscar-nominated (and winning in all likelihood) sensation.
Issaq is a shoddily written film with a cringeworthy performance from its leading man Prateik Babbar, writes Raja Sen.
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Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's latest film lacks clarity and coherence.
On his 40th birthday on September 28, Sukanya Verma draws up a playlist of 40 riveting Ranbir songs.
'Javed Akhtar, Naseeruddin Shah and Shabana Azmi have collectively brought more pride and honour to our country than the entire film fraternity put together.' 'Sir, the names you have taken are institutions, pillars of India's popular art, symbolising the very essence of humanism and nationalism.'
Here's looking at the summer hits through the years.
'It was because of the strength of Helenji's performance that I was even called on stage to present her with the coveted Black Lady.'
Deepa Gahlot lists the most popular Yash Chopra films -- the ones he directed, not produced (yes, so that means no DDLJ) -- that can be watched on OTT.
'Chup is the work that I'm most satisfied with; it won't bore me or make me cringe later.'
Who is the best onscreen brother - Salman or Ranveer?
'Satyajit Ray was somewhat tolerable; you didn't have to hang your head in shame.' 'Sholay is a series of stereotypes and borrowed ideas... And we are still singing praises of that film.' 'What would I make of two grown men behaving in this manner? It's deeply embarrassing.' If you thought Naseeruddin Shah was too frank with his opinions, he'd have to take a back seat to wife Ratna Pathak Shah, who doesn't waste a second, giving you her strong views on matters movies and personal.
Sukanya Verma celebrates The Legend's 25 distinctly different moods.
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.
Gangubai Kathiawadi dominated the 68th Filmfare awards, held on April 27 in Mumbai, as it picked up 10 awards including Best Film, Best Director for Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Best Actress for Alia Bhatt.
Sukanya Verma celebrates the acting legend.
Sukanya Verma salutes most beloved Rishi Kapoor melodies.
His music was loved by film personalities and political leaders alike, and they took to social media to offer their condolences.
'He made people happy with his songs.' 'What matters is how many people you really make happy, how you connect and make them joyous and help them forget their problems.'
White is pure. White is powerful. And our movies just love to channelise its immaculate energy and enhance a visual's impact.
Subhash K Jha selects his favourite rain songs. Do list your favourites in the message board below!
20 Nadeem-Shravan film albums which emerged as chartbusters.
Hardik Pandya spent the New Year eve with his rumoured girlfriend Natasa Stankovic
'No matter how big the name, no one lives forever; like medicines, we come with an expiry date.' 'But, in the short time that we have, we try to make something that will stay on long after we are gone.'
With any luck, Bollywood will get back on its feet again and give us much to awe and amaze about.
'Two years ago, people said I was making smart choices -- making films with the likes of Vishal Bhardwaj, Milan Lutharia... But what happened? Nothing. The choices were intelligent but we went wrong in making the films.' Imran Khan talks about his big learnings, and more.
'How can so many misfortunes fall on one beautiful family?'
'Today, when I look back, our journey together ajooba lagta hai.'
'...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.'
'If you are a virgin after a certain age, people will bully, mock and pity you.'
Filmmaker Mansoor Khan turned his back to the movies, to live a simple life off the land. He has another passion now -- Mother Earth.
She sung a song for every mood, every situation. Sukanya Verma dives into Asha Bhosle's magnificent repertoire and pulls out gems on her 85th birthday.
Celebrating Aamir Khan and his 55 popular songs on his 55th birthday
This piece is a tribute to that corner of film criticism that they call subtextual film criticism.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'I kept thinking the bedroom door would open any minute and Didi Atya would step out...'
