'If he was unwell in May, he gave no indication of it at all. Tom was his usual cheerful, helpful, kind and generous self.'
As we celebrate his 92nd birthday today, we asked members of the film fraternity to list their personal favourites.
On its 25th anniversary, Sukanya Verma lists 10 things she still loves about Mohra.
Waiting is mostly deftly thought out and speaks on many levels, says Sukanya Verma.
A year has passed since Shashi Kapoor passed into the ages. His movies live on on television, but Shashiji's greatest legacy must remain Mumbai's Prithvi Theatre, where people came to be entertained, informed and, perhaps, also enlightened.
The hits and misses of the week.
'The reaction to Cutting Chai has been, "I never thought you could do something like this!" and I like that.'
The hits and misses of the week.
Entertainment may be its raison d'etre but the tears brought about by cinema are no less significant.
A look at this week's hits and misses.
From cool to cocky, fun to furious, stern to sanskari, here are all the crazy lessons you can learn from Bollywood dads this Father's Day.
'Some of us are overweight, some underweight, some too tall, some too short, some too fair, some too dark, but that's no reason to get bogged down by society's rules about what fits.'
Sukanya Verma picks her favourite Deepika Padukone scenes.
Modern Love: Mumbai has a mostly good selection of stories, and unlike so many other OTT shows that seem to think profanity and sex depict modernity, this one can be watched with the family without any discomfort, observes Deepa Gahlot.
'Cocktail allowed me to make Finding Fanny.' Homi Adajania gets candid.
'Putting your life at stake defending your motherland is the best feeling you can get.'
Amazon Prime Video has doubled its content investments in India and announced as many as 41 new titles in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and English, thereby throwing an open challenge to their streaming competitor, Netflix.
The OTT menu is sparkling with brand new goodies. Here are Sukanya Verma's 10 recommendations for the week.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'After pack-up, Sridevi took a shower in the studio itself, changed, and returned to the set with a wad of notes.' 'She distributed it amongst every technician who had worked on the song Na Jaane Kahan Se Aaye Hai.'
Here looking at 10 of Bollywood's best-known crime movies.
'If one is saying the Modi government makes me feel insecure or will put me in jail if I say anything against him, do not worry, as he won't do any such thing.'
As cinemas remain shut and watching movies on big screen still a distant dream, OTT platforms are keeping us distracted from the pandemic with its steady supply of content.
The hits and misses of the week.
The hits and misses of the week.
The hits and misses of the week.
The many characters have so much to tell about their back stories and true emotions that a longer format would have allowed first time Director Seema Pahwa to dig deeper in Ram Prasad Ki Tehrvi, observes Joginder Tuteja.
Even after three decades, Mandi proves its lasting relevance and powerful impact on cinephile memory by inviting comparisons to Vidya Balan's Begum Jaan.
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