'Chand Chhupa Badal Mein were originally written for a film that Ram Gopal Varmaji was directing.' 'One day he said, "Mehboob, the lyrics that you have written are really beautiful, but the hero of my film is a goon. He cannot sing such beautiful lyrics".'
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
'Recently, I received a call from A R Rahman.' 'He said, "Someone wants to talk to you".' 'Ahmed Khan was a part of the conference call. He said, 'Mehboob-bhai, I am making Heropanti 2 and you will write the lyrics".' '"Let the three of us create the same magic".'
Celebrating the maestro, who turned 52, January 6, and his music.
White is pure. White is powerful. And our movies just love to channelise its immaculate energy and enhance a visual's impact.
Utkarsh Mishra imagines what is it that Baba Gandhi would say if he got the chance.
Nearly half a century later, Shyam Benegal's Manthan will be showcased in restored print at this year's Cannes Film Festival. It still serves as a much-needed reminder of setting aside differences in the favour of combined progress and profit, notes Sukanya Verma.
'Today, when I look back, our journey together ajooba lagta hai.'
Deepa Gahlot lists 10 popular Mani Ratnam films that you can watch on streaming platforms.
On his 40th birthday on September 28, Sukanya Verma draws up a playlist of 40 riveting Ranbir songs.
'Among the many composing geniuses, who created beautiful tunes for me to sing, Khayyamsaab was the last to remain alive.'
'Ek ghante ke andar humare paas 78,000 calls aaye.' '78,000!'
The best analysis of politics does not come out of air conditioned newsrooms, but from the voices on India's streets. Rakesh Kumar Singhal -- once an army jawan, then an ONGC employee, then a tea shopwallah -- reveals why he left the Congress for Modi.
Film music flourished in the 1970s. Some old masters did some great work, but it was also the decade of new composers.
Sukanya Verma looks at the debutants of that year and how they've fared since.
Former Delhi police commissioner Neeraj Kumar is one of the few Indian police officers to speak to Dawood Ibrahim at length after the fugitive gangster fled India. A gripping excerpt from his new book, Dial D For Don: Inside Stories Of CBI Missions.
