'The ladies, Maya Govind and Rani Malik, were criticised for writing sexist, crass or vulgar songs.'
20 Nadeem-Shravan film albums which emerged as chartbusters.
Sukanya Verma looks at the colourful portrayal of this festival on the Bollywood screen.
The Hundred-Foot Journey is reduced to plot holes and factual inaccuracies of surprisingly epic proportions, writes Nishi Tiwari.
Abhay Deol shoots himself in the foot by acting in (and, inexplicably, producing) this monstrosity called One By Two that sucks all the goodwill out of an actor we usually like, writes Raja Sen.
'The film industry could never exploit his versatile range as actively as it should have. To not have delivered a *single* bad performance in one's career is an exceptional feat.' Sukanya Verma retraces her steps to the time she became a dedicated fan of Farooque Sheikh's work for life.
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Sukanya Verma lists the memorable use of trees in Hindi movies.
From Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan to Chiranjeevi and Prabhas, India's film stars are stepping forward to do their bit for migrants, daily wage workers and those from their own film industry facing joblessness and near starvation in an unprecedented pan-India lockdown.
The Dulquer factor is the only saving grace of this witless, charmless sham posturing as satire, feels Sukanya Verma.
'Sometimes we arrange a Zoom call just for him to say hello to the players, that's about it.' 'But otherwise, no, no direct talk, it's never happened, even in a normal year.' 'After the game, you win, you lose, SRK is there to encourage the team, give them hugs.'
Meet Bollywood's poetic souls!
Aamir Khan speaks about his unusual trek in Indian cinema, why he didn't agree to play Sunil Dutt in Sanju, and more...
Warm or warring, back home too Bollywood has depicted many, MANY faces of sisterly love.
From 'Mera Wala Shah Rukh' to Salman's Being Hygienic ways, my super filmi week, says Sukanya Verma, has a lot on its mind.
Hindi cinema seems readier than society to focus on women. It is not just rape one is talking about, though an act of rape and its consequent injustice unfolds most narratives. Suddenly women are central not just as problematic but as possibility, as agency, as alternative, feels Shiv Visvanathan.
Here are 10 occasions when Holi held special significance on celluloid.
Sadly, the attitude and ada that makes Rekha so timeless is dumbed down in a role and film so behind its time, rues Sukanya Verma after watching Super Nani.
In our special series revisiting great Hindi film classics, Sukanya Verma looks back at Rishi Kapoor-Sridevi-Vinod Khanna starrer Chandni.
Before Shah Rukh Khan and his Happy New Year team wins us over with their dancing skills, read this.
Ajay has made some brilliantly reviewed films, some big hits and many, many, entertainers.
Before Vishal Bharadwaj's advent, several Hindi filmmakers had attempted screen adaptations of Shakespeare's various works, with varied success.
As often is the case on celluloid, romanticising death is as significant as making every moment count where a young life's passing makes the realisation all the more heartbreaking and momentous.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Sukanya Verma hails Bollywood's memorable bus moments.
Sukanya Verma looks at some striking age gaps between the onscreen romantic couples of Hindi movies.
To unravel Khan's overseas business, one has to rewind to 10 years ago when Londoner Richard James Moore floated a real estate company called Winford Estates in Surrey.
'I am not the kind of person who will stand up and complain. I have no complaints against anyone. If I've been away from the entertainment industry, it's because I am not into selling myself.'
Here's what caught our eye at the movies this year.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
The actor has quite a body of memorable death scenes to boast of.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'I fell in love with Amrita Singh from the day I saw Betaab... She is amazing'
'Cell phone towers with 4G technology might certainly impact the lives of birds, and humans.' 'This needs a greater amount of investigation, research and mapping in the country.'
'Mumbai stands tall yet again.' Bollywood raves about the city's resilience.
Celebrating Aamir Khan and his 55 popular songs on his 55th birthday
Reducing dependence on wholesalers will give the company better control over its inventory, besides offering greater visibility to new brands, reports Avishek Rakshit.
Bollywood doesn't care for the fading star, says Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'People ask me if I miss living a normal life, since I don't have privacy, and I tell them I don't want to have a normal life. I want people standing outside my house, I want to be loved by them. I have been fortunate enough to live like a star for 25 years and I would like to die as a star.' Shah Rukh Khan, unplugged.
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