Entertainment may be its raison d'etre but the tears brought about by cinema are no less significant.
Idiocy is the source of Heropanti 2's outdated thrills, observes Sukanya Verma.
In a year of overwrought spectacles that slavishly sucked up to the audience, I found refuge in a bunch of 'mainstream' Indian films that espoused such old-fashioned values as dedication to craft, close observation and casual bravery, explains Sreehari Nair.
Puneeth Rajkumar was never trained in classical music, but he sang songs for his movies from the time he was a toddler!
The Republic Day parade, which will begin at around 1030 am, will be a unique mix of the country's military prowess and cultural diversity, depicting the country's growing indigenous capabilities, Nari Shakti and emergence of a 'New India'.
Javed Akhtar is among the millions who believe that Lata Mangeshkar's voice is therapeutic.
Goodbye makes ordinary places, ordinary people and ordinary events become interesting, observes Mayur Sanap.
'Laxmi and I firmly believed that while working, the egoistic word 'Main (I)' never interferes.'
'...as much as in India, it's only because she sang for mankind, not the details on the passport.'
The haunting loneliness of Lag Ja Gale... the declaration of both love and war in the rebellious Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya... the song of freedom and aspiration in Aaj Phir Jeene Ki Tamanna Hai... the naughtiness in love with Baahon Me Chale Aao...
In these pandemic stricken, music bereft times, what can be more joyous than a playlist of 25 golden melodies? Sukanya Verma curates one for you.
In these pandemic stricken, music bereft times, what can be more joyous than a playlist of 25 golden melodies?
'The sweetest, warmest and loving man ever, always smiling, very innocent and child-like.'
Saturday marks 20 years of the 9/11 terror attacks in America. The image of two passenger planes flying into the twin towers of the World Trade Center is permanently etched inpublic memory.
'It's very difficult, almost impossible, to select my favourite duets with Kishoreda.'
'When was the last time you heard a music composer or a singer's son being launched?'
The unconventional music of the Nobel Laureate might have nothing connecting Indians to it, but there is a reason he has a following here, notes T C A Srinivasa Raghavan.
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.
'Audiences today are too smart to make that effort to go to a theatre to see a film just to see somebody's son.'
The president was in the city to inaugurate the underground Bunker Museum at the Raj Bhavan.
On World Photography Day, we present some of the best pictures from Anil Kumble's wildlife photography collection.
"Those words stung me to such an extent that the following morning itself I started, seriously, learning Urdu with the sole idea of proving the great Dilip Kumar wrong."
'Every song was a masterpiece.' Bollywood pays tribute to Ravindra Jain.
'The real India lives in the villages where everyone is trying to improve the other.'
Was romance invented so that Sanjay Leela Bhansali would one day make Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, which released on June 18, 1999, asks Subhash K Jha.
One could be anywhere -- huddled around a transistor radio at home in the evenings, walking past a neighbour's house, or waiting at a bus stop and Lata Mangeshkar's voice would reach us. Aseem Chhabra pays rich tribute to The Legend.
'Gulzarsaab's words are lucid and singing them is like painting a picture.'
Pancham, like his father, was besotted by Lata Mangeshkar's voice and his career's finest songs were reserved only for her.
With any luck, Bollywood will get back on its feet again and give us much to awe and amaze about.
The winners of the Natural History Museum's prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition were announced at an awards ceremony in London. American photographer Karine Aigner was announced as this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year.
'People sometimes ridiculed him for the way he looked or dressed.' 'Sometimes they ran down his music.' 'But I have never heard him say one bad word about anyone.'
Titled Melody, the film will be produced and directed by Sunil Babbar.
The composer had gems to his credit in his long career.
Kriti makes you smile and cry through her unexpected journey, notes Sukanya Verma.
Ageing is a funny process. After rebelling and exploring, the human being drifts to the ordered arrangement, he/she once left. As a youngster I outgrew ABBA while my mother continued to like them. In September 2021, when ABBA's first single in 40 years was launched, I sent the video link to my mother. Meanwhile, now in my fifties, I find myself curious to hear ABBA's new songs, notes Shyam G Menon.
The mesmerising and familiar image of Pandit Jasraj saying 'Jai Ho' and then raising his hands to mark the beginning of his performances will now remain only in the fond memories of thousands of Jasraj's fans and followers across the globe, remembers Ankur Biplav.
Designer Gaurang Shah brought traditional India alive on the ramp in the most stunning manner.
'There was so much grace, depth and serenity in him.'
