A spinning wheel which former prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri got as "dowry", Chaudhary Charan Singh's diaries and P V Narasimha Rao's spectacles are among the articles that their families have offered for display at the Pradhan Mantri Sangrahalaya, which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday.
'The digital release is part of cinema's ongoing process of evolution.' 'One shouldn't avoid change. I wouldn't.'
'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.'
'While there cannot be any doubt that the national anthem should be shown utmost respect, cinema halls are not the most appropriate places to play the national anthem.'
'In his death, our film industry has lost a prominent voice. The movies will never be the same again.'
'There are hardly singers who could put life into a song the way Mohammad Aziz did.' Lata Mangeshkar, Alka Yagnik, Rajesh Roshan and Anu Malik remember the versatile singer who passed into the ages on November 27.
Kapil Dev's historic World Cup win wasn't the only highlight of 1983. Sukanya Verma looks back how the year treated Bollywood.
On her 55th birthday today, Sukanya Verma celebrates one of Bollywood's most cheerful celebrities and her 10 amazing talents.
Venkataraman Krishnamurthy, who is considered as the turnaround man of several Indian corporate houses like BHEL, Maruti Udyog, SAIL and Gail (India), passed away on Sunday at the age of 97. Krishnamurthy is considered as "the father of public sector undertakings in India" by many in India Inc. Born in the temple town of Tamil Nadu's Karuveli, he started his career as an airfield technician during the Second World War.
Sukanya Verma could not resist Vinod Khanna's charms, and salutes him in her tribute.
We have a government with an extremely weak economic team advising a PM who hardly pays attention to their thoughts, says Jayanta Roy.
Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was the first and only women till now to have presented the Union Budget.
Veteran actor Vinod Khanna passed away on Thursday after battling cancer. He was 70.
Sukanya Verma looks at notable troikas in Bollywood's catalog of three hero vehicles.
'If you look at its melody, it's nothing.'
On that note, Sukanya Verma lists 10 times when Bollywood assembled a bevy of evil-doers to make life hell for its leading man.
'Who decides what is jingoistic?' 'What is patriotic?' 'Who decides Lagaan is patriotic and Gadar is jingoistic?'
Remembering the Eternal Charmer. Remembering an Awesome Human Being. Remembering an actor and film-maker, the likes of whom we will not see again.
'During Diwali, many films with big stars are released. KB's film needed no stars. 'A film by K Balachander' was enough to draw the crowds.' Director Suresh Krissna pays rich tribute to the late K Balachander.
Which is *your* favourite AB film?
Vanraj Bhatia, the creator of unforgettable music, hated the fact that the 'New Wave' directors did not respect Hindi cinema's multi-song format.
'If on the back of the resentment against the Modi government, on the very outside chance that the Congress emerges as the single largest party in May 2019, will Rahul Gandhi become prime minister?' 'Or will he do a Sonia and appoint someone else?' asks T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.
'I have watched comedies but some have failed to make me laugh. The characters indulge in too much buffoonery. They move too much, falling, hitting each other, making faces... Comedy is very serious business.' Director Anees Bazmee tells us how he makes people laugh with his films.
'The film industry could never exploit his versatile range as actively as it should have. To not have delivered a *single* bad performance in one's career is an exceptional feat.' Sukanya Verma retraces her steps to the time she became a dedicated fan of Farooque Sheikh's work for life.
Sukanya Verma presents the changing faces of Shashi Kapoor.
Dharmendra was fascinated by Gabbar's role, then he said he would like to play Thakur. 'I told him he won't get Hema Malini.' 'He laughed and said okay (to play Veeru).'
10 per cent for those who earn up to Rs 30 lakh a year and 25 per cent for those who earn more, suggests T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.
The Congress sent in Rahul Gandhi to play Aamir Khan at the FTII, but it turned out that he played Imran Khan instead, says Malavika Sangghvi.
Varun Dhawan tells us what an actor's life is really like.
Bala creates a world so mad yet meticulous and unlike no other in Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota, raves Sukanya Verma.
The Indian economy has been shaped by 22 finance ministers till date.
Manmohan Singh, P Chidambaram and Yashwant Sinha presented 5 Budgets each while Jaswant Singh presented only one Budget.
Dr Singh has less than two years left in office. He can still salvage his reputation and that of his government and party. The need of the hour is not only for better leadership and governance, but also for a greater role for GenNext in policy and decision making and implementation, writes B Raman
A first step in that direction has been taken by the prime minister by setting up an expert panel headed by his economic advisory council.
On Amitabh Bachchan's 75th birthday, we bring you the unseen pictures of the legendary actor from his life.
"I thought why not the son of a person who had contributed for Maharashtra should become the CM and I insisted Uddhav Thackeray to become the chief minister. Fadnavis had worked with Uddhav so he knows how Uddhav is. He should stop questioning repeatedly about how Uddhav became CM," the NCP chief said.
Bhar Do Jholi Meri is Salman's favourite song. Here's looking at other smashing qawwalis through time.
Aseem Chhabra sensed an internal turmoil in Vinod Khanna, which sometimes showed the moody person on screen.
Sukanya Verma looks at Bollywood's various terrace moments.
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