Just when it seemed that Bollywood had recovered with multiple big hits in 2023, it all came down in 2024 with a flurry of flops, disasters and mega disasters.
'We rarely see films that comment on a failed man-woman relationship.'
Sukanya Verma looks at the coolest endorsers of bell bottoms in Bollywood.
Sukanya Verma salutes most beloved Rishi Kapoor melodies.
Good, bad, evil, we saw a gamut of emotions on display in their most stirring form as actors reiterated their worth.
'I'm a guy who is sure of what he wants and confident of getting it.' 'Jab prem kiya, I knew that one day, I would marry the woman I love and spend my life with her.'
Wazir has some good songs but they will not be memorable, feels Aelina Kapoor.
This April Fool's Day, Sukanya Verma kickstarts the month on a light note with this list of Bollywood's most memorable pranks.
'Rishi Kapoor was a complete original.' 'He dazzled the screen and stayed a livewire off it as well,' remembers Sukanya Verma.
Neeraj Chopra is all about greatness without pretensions.
Shami last played for India in the ODI World Cup final in November 2023. He had sustained an ankle injury on his left leg that required surgery.
'When Chintu told me about his plans to go to Delhi in February for a wedding, I advised him against it.' 'But he still went, and had a relapse.'
Sukanya Verma remembers some of his greatest solo numbers in our fondly curated playlist.
Coolest and craziest campus fashion over the years!
'Here are 25 stories special to me for one reason too many,' says Sukanya Verma who scored 25 years writing about the movies last week.
Sukanya Verma raises a toast (he'd like that very much) to the magnificent Rishi Kapoor and his 25 essential performances.
One of the most attractive things in a movie romance is to watch two people fall in love over a date or two.
Sukanya Verma looks at husband and wife filmi collaborations.
'If you shout at me, I will not take it.' 'If you jump on me and pounce on me or physically come too close to me, that's not acceptable.'
A look at Bollywood's best cabaret performers over the years! Who is 'YOUR' favourite?
Sukanya Verma celebrates Hrithik Roshan's silver work anniversary with a playlist of 25 of his chartbusters.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
Much, much, much before Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani fussed over What Jhumka, Asha Bhosle trilled in her alluring voice and teased us with tantalising details about the events leading to her precious Jhumka's loss. Sukanya Verma celebrates the singing legend who turns 90 on September 8.
'I thought I'd be Chintu's ghost voice, just like Mukeshsaab for Rajsaab.' 'Chintu believed in my voice. He would always recommend me.' 'I sang two songs for him in his second film, Zehreela Insaan.' 'I was supposed to sing Oh Hanseeni, which became the biggest hit of the film.' 'Before I knew it, the song was taken away from me and given to Kishore Kumarsaab.'
Sukanya Verma hails Bollywood's memorable bus moments.
'You play the whole season of IPL, travel from one place to other. You don't get tired then?' 'Is there no workload? Only when you play for India, especially when you have to tour a non-glamorous country, do you remember workload?'
Rakul in Mussoorie... Anil in Sri Lanka... Ileana in Turkey...
Countless screen pairs have come together but only few can lay claim to that extra something called chemistry.
Sukanya Verma looks at some striking age gaps between the onscreen romantic couples of Hindi movies.
None could make the world dance around her dancing the way Madhuri Dixit can.
Sukanya Verma's super filmy week was high on emotions.
'Kader Khan could be horribly intimidating, impossibly silly, achingly human and, sometimes, all at once.' 'I was drawn to his magic and magnetism even when I didn't know he was behind it,' recalls Sukanya Verma.
'Some months before his death, when I had inquired about his health, he was annoyed that people assumed the worst.' '"I am not going anywhere," Rishi snapped as only he could.'
Terming the Indian Premier League as "shameful", Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that his government would not allow IPL matches in the state.
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