Hindi cinema lost some of its most celebrated faces in 2019, leaving a void in the fraternity as well as in the hearts of the audiences. We take a look at those who passed on.
Dr Lagoo, who was a trained ENT surgeon, played important role in the growth of theatre movement in Maharashtra in post-Independence era.
Which is *your* favourite AB film?
Christmas romance, heists, thrillers, it's all there on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations.
Sukanya Verma could not resist Vinod Khanna's charms, and salutes him in her tribute.
Aseem Chhabra imagines a time, 20 years from now, when movie-watching in theatres will be long gone, thanks to the coronavirus, and pens a letter to his grandchild, explaining the magic of the cinema hall.
'When The Mehta Boys was offered to me, I wasn't very sure.' 'I was doing Bambai Meri Jaan and Khakee at that point. I felt I should do something bigger.' 'I felt a soft film is not what I would want to do.'
Countless screen pairs have come together but only few can lay claim to that extra something called chemistry.
Chandra Barot's cult film turns 40.
The film sacrifices sense for style, feels Sukanya Verma.
'You have to sell yourself as a product in Bollywood.'
Entertainment may be its raison d'etre but the tears brought about by cinema are no less significant.
Long before Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, Rajshri made some beautiful movies.
'I know all good things have to end someday. But memories, especially film memories are special,' says Aseem Chhabra.
Saluting Amjad Khan on his death anniversary on July 27.
'Nimble humour, shuddh desi zingers, refreshing flippancy and a lively blend of small-town quirk and orthodoxy.' Sukanya Verma applauds Bala.
...And Jennifer Aniston off it, in Sukanya Verma's super filmi week!
'Hopefully, I will become more evolved as a performer in the future.'
'Kader Khan could be horribly intimidating, impossibly silly, achingly human and, sometimes, all at once.' 'I was drawn to his magic and magnetism even when I didn't know he was behind it,' recalls Sukanya Verma.
Nothing is going to dramatically open up on May 3. There will be too many ifs and buts and terms and conditions and guidelines in leading one's life in various zones, reveals Sheela Bhatt.
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.
