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Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
In a special series, we will put YOU to the test everyday!
The Bollywood Music Awards see Aap Kaa Surroor and Guru compete in the major categories.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know.
Bollywood's style tips for work!
'The sweetest, warmest and loving man ever, always smiling, very innocent and child-like.'
As the nation mourns the music icon, Namrata Thakker looks at Bappida's amazing life.
'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.'
'If Shah Rukh and I come together again, we have to go beyond Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Kal Ho Naa Ho, Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna and My Name Is Khan.' 'I haven't come across a script that hits those high notes.'
With Mother's Day around the corner, we thought of looking at how Bollywood's mommy fashion has evolved from Achala Sachdev to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.
Sukanya Verma picks some of its best known sari appearances.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
'I sang... God knows how many songs I sang for him! Most definitely, 50-100 songs.'
'This was probably a first for Shah Rukh when he had met an 18-month-old ardent fan!'
Here's looking at superstars who have played fathers in the movies.
Debut director Punit Malhotra, nephew of costume designer Manish Malhotra, talks about his upcoming film I Hate Luv Storys.
'The music was so good that I felt that it would be a great way to bring it back to life.'
Rani Mukerji's friends make sure to stand by her side at her father Ram Mukherjee's prayer service.
It was after a gap of two decades that saw such an occasion where MPs of the upper house enthralled their fellow colleagues at a dinner hosted by Chairman and Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu for 72 retiring members.
Subhash K Jha looks at actresses who dared play Momma at the risk of getting typecast.
On his 45th birthday, Sukanya Verma offers a playlist of AB Baby's 10 grooviest tracks
Aseem Chhabra has been trying to get an interview with the superstar since 2005, and has been lucky only once.
'When he appeared on Indian Idol, he was on a wheelchair and he had difficulty moving around.' 'It was sad to see him in failing health'.'
Singer-composer Bappi Lahiri, who popularised disco music in India in the 1980s and 1990s, has died following multiple health issues. He was 69.
Sukanya Verma shows us how Bollywood has depicted housework on the big screen.
While Kareena kept it light and fun, Aamir didn't shy away from roasting Karan Johar.
Sukanya Verma looks at 12 times the superstar offered food for thought on subjects as varied as nation building, team spirit and the stupidity of big fat Indian weddings while wolfing down a meal.
'In fact, he asked about his passport and ticket when he was in the hospital for his visit to LA.'
'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.'
Here is a list of some activities you can do in the park in Bollywood style!
'That very brand name comes in the way of people expecting something different from me.'
Trains don't just transport from one place to another. Sometimes they can be a setting for a happily-ever-after. It sure happens a lot in the movies.
Bappida's softer more creative work got buried in the noise, rues Subhash K Jha as he picks the late lamented composer's most soulful songs.
'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 his 50th birthday on May 25, Sukanya Verma celebrates the man and his movies.
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