Highway isn't merely concerned with cataloguing the virginal, versatile landscapes of Northern India. Often it's the only ray of cheer to offset the grimness concealed within two wounded souls, feels Sukanya Verma.
It would be wrong to blame only Bollywood or the fairness cream industry, or the masses that cater to both, because clearly, all of us encourage this lust for whiteness that films and companies only cash in on.
Sukanya Verma salutes the power of Saroj Khan and her brilliant choreography.
'At a time when there's a lot of conversation happening around how AI has made art directors and production designers jobless, we will simply say that if your work speaks for you, you will never be out of work.'
Subhash K Jha gives us some lesser known about the late actress on her birth anniversary, August 1.
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.
'Rishi Kapoor is what sustains our interest when the humour evaporates and 102 Not Out slumps in a cesspool of soppy disclosures and exploited emotions.' 'The sequence where he walks down memory lane alone is testament to his artistic extensity.' 'No one makes the viewer vulnerable like Rishi,' says Sukanya Verma.
'I have played 54 characters till now, and there was always some reference point, but in Raabta, there was none.'
Do you know Ashaji crooned a seductive night club song, Zooby Zooby Je L'aime Vous for An Evening In Paris?
Like there's no dearth of memorable bus scenes and train imagery in Hindi movies, planes are equally prolific on silver screen.
Madhuri praised him in Sinhalese, saying, 'Gondhak hundai (Very good)', which instantly made Sanath smile.
Film music flourished in the 1970s. Some old masters did some great work, but it was also the decade of new composers.
Some movies of 2021 excelled in content but yet, they did not do well.
'I don't know where the viciousness in the reviews is coming from.' 'To me, it feels more of a personal attack.'
Sukanya Verma presents a playlist of 100 Lata Mangeshkar songs from different decades of Hindi films -- songs that make me sing, smile, sob and sigh.
'I started everything early; I was way ahead of everybody,' Ranveer Singh tells Sonil Dedhia.
Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2020.
Top social media posts from your favourite celebrities.
As Shah Rukh Khan turned guide in Jab Harry Met Sejal, Sukanya Verma looks back at Bollywood's original Guide.
'After the shoot, I was like, "Yeh maine kiya hai?"'
'The honest truth is, after Tiger Zinda Hai released, the next time I was in contact with Salman again was on the sets of Bharat.'
The most thrilling, romantic, terrifying, musical and comical tring tring moments!
Sukanya Verma talks about her yet another fun filmi week!
'Woman need to be respected much more in our country. But choices should be allowed for women as well as men. I don't care about the box office collections of Ki & Ka; I care about the thoughts and conversation that it brings on. Every actor has that one film in their filmography where they pushed the envelope further.' Arjun Kapoor takes on new challenges with Ki & Ka.
Bollywood's blockbuster machine Salman Khan's presence is greeted with whistles and euphoria every time he appears on the silver screen.
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Deven Verma passed away into the ages on December 2. We re-publish an interview done with the veteran actor.
'I have to fight to ensure something like this doesn't happen to any other child, that no other parent faces what we are going through.' 'That is how I will find strength.'
Deven Verma passed away into the ages on December 2. We re-publish an interview done with the veteran actor.
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