Vanraj Bhatia, the creator of unforgettable music, hated the fact that the 'New Wave' directors did not respect Hindi cinema's multi-song format.
'I got an offer to do a cameo in Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin.' 'I did it just to get out of my house, and so that my parents would not see me so depressed.'
Sukanya Verma revisits Gulzar's Ghalib and finds Barsaat, and Free Love!
Sukanya Verma offers some amazing opening scenes in Hindi films that fuels an excitement for what happens next.
Akshay Kumar seems to be the closest to inheriting the brand appeal and position enjoyed by Amitabh Bachchan. We tell you why.
Why has Mumbai's cyber police taken no action against these WhatsApp groups who everyday, commit offences under the Indian Penal Code? The police cannot be unaware of their existence, observes Shruthi Marathe.
"From a very early age, I imagined myself playing powerful characters," she says, and she proves it with her filmography.
Between its sentimental leanings and farcical outbursts, the superficial sermonising of Dharam Sankat Mein remains just that -- superficial, says Sukanya Verma.
'The Ek Do Teen star struggled with a problem skin all through her reign as numero uno.' 'And yet acne never got into the way of her incredible success.' All this and more in Sukanya Verma's Super Filmi Week.
Remembering an incomparable actor by re-visiting his finest films.
Every day a Party unfolds on social media where armchair activists, politically charged influencers, trend pundits, gyaan givers and troll armies change the world in their heads but remain clueless about the nation's grassroots reality, feels Sukanya Verma.
There are quite a few memorable on-screen artist-muses from Hindi cinema.
Here's a look at the top 10 tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
A look at the potential blockbusters this summer.
'Jaffrey played all his roles with a characteristic elan and amiability: He looked like a clever, all-knowing, winking Super Mario, gloriously grey around the edges. Irresistible, really.'
'Shah Rukh Khan is a born entertainer.' 'From five year olds to a 105 year old, Shah Rukh will charm and entertain everyone.' 'With Salman, a lot of people have come back intimidated.' 'But I enjoy my adventures with Salman because you just have to be yourself.'
'I haven't done TV in quite some time now but I have faced this bias.' 'It's not that I feel unwelcome.' 'It's just that when it comes to certain things, I get shortlisted and they tell me that my test was really good but the producer wants a film face.'
'The relationship between Victoria and Tagore was one of mutual admiration and respect.'
Leading writers Nayantara Sahgal and Shashi Deshpande on Wednesday sought a strong condemnation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi of Dadri lynching incident and opposition to Ghulam Ali's concert.
Superheroes have been embedded in our daily lives through comics and movies.
Anupam Kher on why he thinks the prime minister is a genuine person.
'Gajendra Chauhan may be a good administrator, or even a good leader, but he lacks the basic quality of inspiring others.'
Here's looking at the films that failed at the box office in the first half of this year.
Bring on the 100-crore heroine's club already!
'I didn't know Shashi Kapoor when I first photographed him.' Mark Bennington has since come a long way, and has taken some amazing pictures of Bollywood's brightest stars.
'Aamir has bigger goodwill than even the Tatas and Birlas.' 'The Sanjay Dutt biopic is amazing because of Rajkumar Hirani, because of Abhijat Joshi's writing and because of Ranbir Kapoor's acting.'
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Himesh Reshammiya, the only valid reason for Teraa Surroor's existence, does not show any expression. Not even one. Not even a quarter, notes Sukanya Verma.
'The majority community needs to accept that the Indian Muslim is peace loving, not communal and treat them accordingly.'
'The protests make no sense, unless we judge them against the political climate in the country.' 'Having a CBFC is sheer hypocrisy when the government has set itself up as censor.'
The great pity is that Mr Siddiqui has a remarkable, even inspiring, story to tell, feels Sunil Sethi.
Sukanya Verma looks at Bollywood's various terrace moments.
Shraddha Kapoor and Aditya Roy Kapoor don't burn the screen with passion but there's a pleasant sense to their togetherness, feels Sukanya Verma.
Saluting Tom Alter, who passed into the ages on September 29.
Meet Bollywood's finest casting director Mukesh Chhabra.
Rediff's film critic Sukanya Verma lists her top Hindi movies of 2014.
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