Nimmi, the legendary actress, passed away at her Mumbai home on Wednesday, March 25.
Sukanya Verma goes through the cool and crazy ways moon/chand/chanda/chandrama is depicted in Bollywood movies.
Sukanya Verma hails Bollywood's memorable bus moments.
'She was gutsy and rebellious enough to take on roles other more conventional actresses wouldn't dare and she excelled in them.'
'As the burkha-clad beauty Husna in Mere Mehboob, she inspired Shakeel Badayuni to compose Mere Mehboob Tujhe Meri Mohabbat Ki Kasam/Phir Mujhe Un Nargisi Aankhon Ka Sahara De De. Hasrat Jaipuri showered epithets like Nargis-e-Mastaana and Phoolon Ki Rani, Baharon Ki Malika on her in Arzoo.'
Abhishek, Ajay, Alia, Anushka, Karan, Karthik, Ranveer, Richa, SRK, Shilpa, Sonakshi, Sonam, Varun... celebrate Independence Day.
Sukanya Verma looks back at Bollywood royalty, and asks *you* to pick your favourite!
The music of Brothers does not have blockbuster appeal. But the soundtrack will flow well with the narrative, writes Aelina Kapoor.
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.
'So the ice melted even before it was frozen.' Bolly Gupshup from Subhash K Jha.
A spectacular Taapsee Pannu brings out the shift of a happy homemaker to a heartbroken woman most strikingly in her deeply affecting performance, applauds Sukanya Verma.
'Her short black choli with a deep cut-out back and multi-coloured pom-poms became quite a sensation. It was clearly meant to draw your attention to Kareena's perfect figure.'
'Laxmikant-Pyarelal called upon Abba to ask him to sing this ghazal. "Please sing this ghazal for us. The producer is keen that only you should sing this ghazal, so that it will have the desired effect. But he doesn't have money enough to pay you".' Abba's heart was bound to melt on hearing this. He consented immediately. His daughter-in-law Yasmin K Rafi remembers the legendary Mohammed Rafi who would have been 91 today.
'Flypasts, bands, helicopters dropping flowers over hospitals treating coronavirus patients are cute ideas for an Akshay Kumar film.' 'But when lakhs of workers at the lowest rung of the employment ladder would still be walking back home, this is the true 2020 equivalent of 'let them eat cake,' notes Shekhar Gupta.
'People have already given a verdict against Himesh Reshammiya.' 'If people watch my performance with an open mind, then there is a chance that they will accept me.'
We list down some of the memorable performances as historical figures.
Bollywood celebrated 70 years of Independence by telling us what it means to them, and posting interesting pictures on social media.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
On his 90th birthday, Sukanya Verma highlights a fraction of the legend's marvelous versatility in this curated list of his 25 unique moods.
On planes, on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hotstar, Zee5, Hulu, MUBI, Kanopy, film festivals... Aseem Chhabra tell us how he watched 309 films in 365 days.
'People say my father was scared of Kishore Kumar. That is untrue. There are so many songs that my father told the composers to let some other singer sing because they too are good.'
Internet trolls kept the social media abuzz in 2016 and spared none -- be it Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi, cricketer Mohammad Shami or even 'Saifeena' -- unleashing posts and memes that ranged from controversial to hilarious to bizarre.
Rafisaab's memory is as alive as ever in his devoted fans' minds.
'Unfortunately, prostitution is looked down upon.' 'It should be legalised.' 'Imagine the sexual frustration in the country if it didn't exist!' Chunky Pandey tells Rediff.com's Ronjita Kulkarni how he bagged Begum Jaan and more.
Giving up cricket isn't easy for a cricketer especially when you are the son of a cricket legend.
As the dust finally settles on the outcome of the Lok Sabha elections 2019 and Bharatiya Janata Party along with its NDA allies emerges as the clear winner, here is a list of who won in each of the 7 phases of elections.
An A-Z of Bachchanalia, the letters expanding into unforgettable bits of his filmography.
