Before Vishal Bharadwaj's advent, several Hindi filmmakers had attempted screen adaptations of Shakespeare's various works, with varied success.
'The ladies, Maya Govind and Rani Malik, were criticised for writing sexist, crass or vulgar songs.'
A big part of October's charm is in its taking of a cinematic tragedy and presenting to us how we may experience it in real life, says Sreehari Nair.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
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.
'I got married to Reena secretly through court marriage, with three witnesses. My wedding with Reena was most economical. I took the Bus No 211 and bought a ticket of 50 paise. I got down at Bandra Station West, crossed the bridge, landed in the East and walked towards the highway. I crossed that highway and entered the Griha Nirman Bhavan, where there's a Marriage Registrar Office. So my wedding cost me less than Rs 10!'
Here's what caught our eye at the movies this year.
The Bollywood stalwart turns 70 on January 17.
When Bollywood stars opted for bicycles.
'We cannot express the sorrow in words.'
This year's auctions will wrap up in one day.
Sukanya Verma shares her exciting filmi week with us.
The world according to Neeraj Pandey. Observed by Sreehari Nair.
'There are enough LGBTQ people in the industry, so I don't feel like a misfit.'
Bollywood's blockbuster machine Salman Khan's presence is greeted with whistles and euphoria every time he appears on the silver screen.
'Mumbai stands tall yet again.' Bollywood raves about the city's resilience.
Sukanya Verma looks at the debutants of that year and how they've fared since.
Bollywood's Badshah turns 50 on November 2, and it's time to celebrate his life and his movies.
Before Shah Rukh Khan and his Happy New Year team wins us over with their dancing skills, read this.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Star India shuttlers P V Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth notched up comfortable victories but it was young Mumbai player Harsheel Dani who hogged the limelight at the Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold when he stunned H S Prannoy in straight games to storm into the quarter-finals in Lucknow on Thursday.
Shoojit Sircar takes Rediff.com's Ronjita Kulkarni behind the sets of October, and right inside his beautiful mind.
Ajay Devgn defends the Golmaal franchise.
What if we these popular American television series were made in India?
Aamir Khan speaks about his unusual trek in Indian cinema, why he didn't agree to play Sunil Dutt in Sanju, and more...
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday.
Bollywood is in shock after Sridevi's death.
On the actor's 54th birthday on November 2, we write another tome about the boy with big dreams and a regrettable haircut, who defied incredible odds to become one of the most loved actors on the planet.
Here's a look at Aamir's unique avatars, where he's not playing the usual cop or college-goer, no matter how well (or how often) he's performed. And also where what he plays is as attention grabbing as how he plays it, no matter how lousy the film.
'This may seem like a lyrical lamenting of a writer, but it is the sad reality in and outside the industry. In films, nine out of 10 times the writer's name is not mentioned in posters, publicity or even reviews.' Screenwriter Anjum Rajabali and actress-writer Preeti Mamgain hope to make way for Bollywood's writers.
On Hrishikesh Mukherjee's 91st birth anniversary on September 30, we bring back excerpts from a Rediff interview with the brilliant filmmaker, just after the release of his last film, Jhoot Bole Kauwa Kate.
'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.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'Everyone has his destiny. Shah Rukh became an overnight star with Deewana. I remember they had shot half the film with another actor. Shah Rukh came into the project at a late stage. If that isn't destiny, what is?' Shah Rukh Khan's directors celebrate the superstar.
Sreehari Nair presents his Top 20 movies of the decade.
Indians took to social media to pay their respects.
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