As the old Parliament building hosted a session one last time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday bid a poignant farewell recalling the country's first PM Jawaharlal Nehru's iconic 'tryst with destiny' speech for continuing to inspire everyone and another predecessor Atal Bihari Vajpayee's 'governments may come and go' remark.
It was a year of so many contradictions and contrasts that it became dangerous to talk about movies, people lost their heads discussing Friday releases, psychiatrists began dabbling in film criticism, and film critics turned into psychiatrists, says Sreehari Nair.
The protesting families were on a sit-in since Wednesday morning and held a candlelight vigil after the daylong protest.
Before Kill Dil, Govinda featured in these awful movies.
Joginder Tuteja lists those who are expected to score big with their Bollywood debuts in the months to come.
India and Pakistan's tumultuous relationship is fodder for drama in many Bollywood movies. Be it Partition, war, jingoism or aman ki asha, there is a movie for every theme and timeline.
'You can't call this a pure Western. This has got love, passion, violence, suspense.' 'This is a film of today.'
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Deepa Gahlot lists the most popular Yash Chopra films -- the ones he directed, not produced (yes, so that means no DDLJ) -- that can be watched on OTT.
Bollywood movies have a soft corner for Dil and Pyaar. But its Ram love is no less prolific.
1997: Sukanya Verma offers a recap of its memorable imagery.
Hand it to these good-bad guys for layering dark characters with sex appeal and spice is no mean feat!
Rediff's film critic Sukanya Verma lists her worst Hindi movies of 2014.
The North East is a sizeable success story for the Modi government politically and for the BJP electorally. It will be an unpleasant surprise if they choose to blow it, bowing to their basic, polarising instinct at any point, points out Shekhar Gupta.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
The news of his passing is sad and sudden but the body of work he leaves behind will neither fade nor be forgotten.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Joginder Tuteja looks at how well recent films highlighting sibling love have done at the box office.
Sukanya Verma lets her imagination run wild!
'I don't allow any negativity in my life.' 'You won't see me moping over a flop or preening over a hit.'
A low down on what's currently happening in Bollywood.
A bust of Kargil war hero Captain Vikram Batra was unveiled in Himachal Pradesh's Palampur on Wednesday, Army officials said.
'I started everything early; I was way ahead of everybody,' Ranveer Singh tells Sonil Dedhia.
Ten times when Yash Raj Films let us down.
Does the "story" of a Mani Ratnam film come first or does its "spirit" asks Sreehari Nair.
Dangerous messaging punctuates every ounce of its storyline wherein dowry is normalised, the kidney is a small price to pay for it, observes Sukanya Verma.
'The 1971 War was our greatest military victory.' 'It had so many stories of exceptional valour and leadership.'
Entertainment may be its raison d'etre but the tears brought about by cinema are no less significant.
'I told Shah Rukh I wanted to sign him for our film, Deewana.' 'He responded by saying that he had no dates.' 'I was shocked because he hadn't had a single release till then.'
These stars looked terribly cute when they were kids.
Here's a look at the top 10 tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Sukanya Verma gives you freaky costume ideas to borrow from Bollywood.
Quite a few actresses found love in the makers of their films.
While we wait for Batra's latest to drop on Amazon Prime Video on February 11, Sukanya Verma looks at how Bollywood has dealt with affairs of the heart over the years.
Syed Firdaus Ashraf is unimpressed by the Uri trailer.
