'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.
Remembering an incomparable actor by re-visiting his finest films.
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.
'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.'
Rediff's film critic Sukanya Verma lists her top Hindi movies of 2014.
'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.'
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.
'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.
Meet Bollywood's finest casting director Mukesh Chhabra.
'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.'
Saluting Tom Alter, who passed into the ages on September 29.
'The majority community needs to accept that the Indian Muslim is peace loving, not communal and treat them accordingly.'
Sukanya Verma looks at Bollywood's various terrace moments.
Looking at the most touching Hindi movies inspired by true-life events.
Sonali's unrelenting spirit, Jai's unacceptable loss, Ijaazat's timeless melancholy, Neetu Singh's zing and not enough Sacred Games dominates Sukanya Verma's Super-Filmi Week.
Aseem Chhabra tell us how he watched 302 films in 365 days on airplanes, on Netflix, Amazon, iTunes, Google, Hulu, DVDs and even on YouTube.
He had no airs about his talent, he did not intellectualise it, he just lived and breathed acting.
Sukanya Verma shares her exciting filmi week with us.
Tim Pigott-Smith hated the natives in The Jewel in the Crown, but went back a lover of India at the end of the four-month shoot. India not only gave him a career-defining role but touched him in many different ways. Documentary filmmaker Siddharth Kak -- who acted with the classy actor in the beloved television series -- shares his memories with Rediff.com's Archana Masih.
Sukanya Verma discovers what she loves about Anushka Sharma's 'spirit' on more than one occasion in her super-filmi week.
It's not just the aam aadmi who has been feeling the corruption heat.
Kalki Koechlin talks about her upcoming projects, marriage and much more!
'If you are not doing a Hindi film, it doesn't mean you are not doing any work. Success is all about saying no to what you don't want to do. Thankfully, I have been successful.' Neetu Chandra has just won a National Award and she's hugely excited!
Before Akshay Kumar takes centrestage in the courtroom this Friday, here's looking at filmi lawyers before him.
Celebrating the Thalaiva's birthday.
Finding Fanny strikes gold, raves Raja Sen.
'God gave me a second chance to live and I had to make the most of it.'
Filmmaker Muzaffar Ali looks back at his movies.
'...changed my image, changed everything.' 'Now I make calls with great confidence.' 'Day before yesterday, I sent a message to a director that I heard you are making a film, is there any role for me?' 'I have confidence now. Earlier, I could never do.'
'I salute Dixit and Qureshi for playing roles that are not in line with what mainstream Bollywood expects of its female stars,' says Aseem Chhabra, noting how Dedh Ishqiya makes important points in the most nuanced way.
Here's looking at 10 of his most action-packed Akshay Kumar moments on screen.
Besides the five Indian films that are playing at the Toronto International Film Festival this year -- a rather large collection at an international film festival, says Aseem Chhabra -- there are more films with an Indian connect.
'I just lucked out.' 'I got good roles. I was in the right phase, selected at the right time.' 'But I had no great ambition.' Suchitra Krishnamoorthy gives us a glimpse into her career.
Sukanya Verma looks at the wide-eyed dolly's presence in our movies.
We look at 52 of them, spread over 52 Fridays, in a two-part special. Here's the first part.
'After doing films like Dedh Ishqiya and Bucket List, I am ready to take up risks in films. I am game for any kind of roles that put me in a different light.'
