'A month before he died, he rang me up to say he wanted to meet me. I was alarmed by the tone of his voice.'
'Since Piku, Irrfan seemed content in delighting us with his finesse than striking a nerve.' 'Now, why was this so?' 'Why did our No 1 soul-searching actor suddenly decide that he'd rather be a heart-warmer?' 'Did those journeys take too much out of him?' asks Sreehari Nair.
Sukanya Verma looks at the wide-eyed dolly's presence in our movies.
It looks like King Khan has finally got a winner.
Starting from a chartbuster song despite its below-the-belt essence and ending with a forgettable number, Bhaag Johnny demonstrates quite some range, says Aelina Kapoor.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities:
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
All the fun from the birthday celebrations, right here...
Sukanya Verma on The Zoya Factor in Indian cinema.
'People like Amitabh Bachchan and Rajinikanth are superstars. In my eyes, I am not a superstar.' Modest talk from Aamir Khan.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'They are out there, singing about their socio-economic status, their family structures, their politics, the way the system treated them, what they would like to change... and the beauty is that they are positive.' 'They are not bitter or cynical.'
Sukanya Verma lists significant memories in our 1996 recap.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
I am sad Kundan Shah is no more. I am sad he couldn't make the kind of films he wanted. But I am also grateful. He made me laugh. He made me cry. He made me believe in Hum Honge Kamyab and the power of a shooting star. Sukanya Verma salutes Kundan Shah.
Instead of wasting your breath on badly recycled versions of beloved classics, listen to Sukanya Verma's pick of 15 under-rated Bollywood numbers.
Anil Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit get ready to make Total Dhamaal on the big screen again!
A look at the top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'Normally, I'm very sure about what I look like on screen and what I portray on screen. But, with Savitri, I was not so confident,' Kajol tells Savera R Someshwar/Rediff.com.
Sukanya Verma presents a DDLJ special quiz to test your knowledge about one of Hindi cinema's most successful films of all time.
Kartik Aryan and Kriti Sanon get ready to play Luka Chuppi with us.
Happy birthday, Manish Malhotra! His friend wish him a happy 50th birthday.
The actors walked in Manish Malhotra creations to raise funds to empower women and girl children in India.
Joginder Tuteja looks at Hrithik's biggest hits over the years.
Daredevilry is second nature to Bollywood actors. Be it riding horses, leaping off cliffs or sprinting atop moving buses and trains, the crazier the better. You can only imagine how much adventure sports appeal to the adrenaline junkie in them.
'It was one of the greatest learnings in my life to see someone like the great Amitabh Bachchan go through such a tough phase.' 'He had been there, done it all and really didn't need to prove himself.' 'Yet, he channelised it all and came out with one of his best performances,' Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra tells Savera R Someshwar/Rediff.com in a fascinating conversation about the films he has made and the actors he has worked with.
Katrina Kaif wears a hot pink bikini in her film Baar Baar Dekho, and looks stunning in it!
A promising premise, except it's a poorly planned trip that goes nowhere and infuriates with its inadequacies.
Sukanya Verma tells us how Bollywood gives colours a whole new meaning.
'We were shocked to know about her death.' 'We couldn't believe it because she was not sick or in a bad condition.'
'The satire in Khajoor Pe Atke is not savage enough,' feels Prasanna Zore.
'The most difficult thing in the world is to convince someone to put Rs 20 crore on your movie script.'
Whether roles for women get better or not, women are getting better at their craft with each passing year. In 2019, we saw some of our finest female actors show us exciting new facets of their capabilities in ways that'll inspire how roles ought to be written for years to come.
'Sridevi touched my feet.' 'Kajol is magical.' 'You will feel Salman is not paying attention, but when the camera rolls, he does the step you just showed him.'
Here, ladies and gentlemen, is Raja Sen's class of 2016.
'I will be myself in the show,' Praneet Bhatt promises.
Sukanya Verma looks back at the decade gone by, in the movies.
