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.
These gorgeous women call the shots in style.
Aseem Chhabra has been trying to get an interview with the superstar since 2005, and has been lucky only once.
Bollywood has realised the value of portraying the complexity, necessity and changeability of modern-day marital unions.
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.
On Father's Day, June 20, Joginder Tuteja looks at onscreen fathers who have impressed over the years.
'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.'
'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 is a list of some activities you can do in the park in Bollywood style!
Facebook, Airbnb, Paytm, eBay join the film's cast of brands, look to connect with young audiences.
'I cannot be confined to just one or two kinds of music.'
Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code, which was struck down by the Supreme Court, managed to be anti-women even while it appeared to be throwing a protective arm around them, says Shuma Raha.
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'Oscar has been given to A R Rahman.' Ringa Ringa Ringa, Choli ki peeche kya hai -- What's the difference? Exactly the same. Also, Jai ho.' 'I did Ramba ho in 1985.' 'Rahman combined three of my songs and got Best Original Score.' 'The Ho came from me.' 'Bappi Lahiri brought the Ho to Bollywood.'
'In the last seven years or so, many reigning heroes have stopped working with him because no matter how popular a star they are, irrespective of whether they are playing the lead, it eventually becomes an Amitabh Bachchan film!'
'40 years later, the world is still singing I Am A Disco Dancer.'
Film music flourished in the 1970s. Some old masters did some great work, but it was also the decade of new composers.
2 States, for all its modern touches, is a very regressive film, deeply rooted in old fashioned values that surely make no sense in the India of 2014.
If only making it official was as easy as falling in love, says Sukanya Verma.
'I really wonder how are we really democratic? How is there freedom of expression? As a filmmaker, I feel bound at every level, be it what I put out on celluloid or what I say in print.' Karan Johar joins the intolerance debate.
What connection does Qaumi Tarana -- Pakistan's national anthem, which millions of Indians heard at the Eden Gardens on Saturday -- have to Bombay?
'Life is so unpredictable.' 'Devastating beyond words.'
'Aditya Chopra says the only time Shah Rukh acts is when he laughs' 'I never realised this, but when I see him, I realise that he has never laughed.' 'So I asked him why doesn't he laugh.' 'He said he didn't know, that he never thought about it.'
Karan Johar talks about his much-awaited directorial venture Ae Dil Hai Mushkil.
'You have to be very equipped to even want to have children.' 'There are entrance exams for even MBAs ...and this is a life we're talking about.'
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Abhishek has been posting fond memories and interesting anecdotes on Instagram, recapping his #RoadTo20.
