'Eddie Murphy was approached for Sanjay Dutt's role, Omar Sharif for Jackie's Shroff's. The title of Khalnayak was Be Negative then. I had started working on the screenplay with Hollywood writers. And then after three-four months...
'When I got married and moved to the US, I found it liberating in a way that I understood myself, who I am as a person and how I process things.'
On his 50th birthday on May 25, Sukanya Verma celebrates the man and his movies.
Baz Luhrmann's new film Elvis got a 10-minute standing ovation at the Cannes film festival.
Dilip Kumar remains an inspiring example of how one can build a career from scratch, fuelled purely by passion and hard work.
'These days, the whole world is out there on the Net giving a lot of gaalis to the film industry.'
'People love watching good stories and as film-makers, it's on us to leave them with something they can take home.'
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.
The film bears its weight largely on Mohanlal's shoulders who mostly looks tired and old as he delivers his flat, unmemorable lines trying to look passionate, observes Divya Nair.
The question 'Who was/were behind Aditha Karikalan's killing?' will continue to remain a historic mystery despite Mani Ratnam setting out to unravel it in his own way, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
On Shashi Kapoor's 83rd birth anniversary, Subhash K Jha looks at his top five productions.
'War is never a solution. It's nothing but real estate business I am against any kind of violence.'
Subtlety has never been a strong suit of Bollywood remakes. They cannot resist adding that extra something or going overboard, sighs Sukanya Verma.
Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar, who was in the intensive care unit of Mumbai's Breach Candy Hospital, passed away on Sunday morning. She was 92.
'For him to suddenly leave the way that he did, it shattered me.' 'It took me a long, long, time to come to terms with it.' 'Because the loss of such a friend can destroy you.' 'The loss was and continues to be immense.'
'Irrfan was known in his friend circles as a Sufi-esque man who was never detached from any incident, person or situation,' remembers Rajesh Abhay, a friend of the actor since their days at NSD.
'You can't call this a pure Western. This has got love, passion, violence, suspense.' 'This is a film of today.'
'My mom said when she was in college, her classmates said they want to marry somebody like Vallavaraiyan Vanthiyathevan.' 'That's the kind of pressure I had the moment Mani sir said you have to play this part.'
At a time when many women were forbidden by their caste-conscious families from taking up acting assignments in an industry not deemed respectable, Phalke wanted to cast his wife as the female lead in Raja Harishchandra.
'One of the three directors from The Family Man -- Suparn Verma -- is my real life Chellam Sir.' 'He is somebody who has the answers to everything, so I call him anytime.'
Kapil Dev's historic World Cup win wasn't the only highlight of 1983. Sukanya Verma looks back how the year treated Bollywood.
'She could create 30 movements out of the same musical beat.'
'The Three Musketeers have lost the most talented, generous and loving Musketeer.'
'Buddhada became such a confidante, friend, philosopher and guide in my life.'
The President and the Prime Minister led the tributes for Mangeshkar who spent close to a month in the hospital before her demise.
The National Museum of Indian Cinema opens on November 15.
Kangana hosts Manikarnika screening for Jaggi Vasudev.
Cinematographer Siddhartha Nuni talks about his expereince of working in Lucia, an indpendent Kannada film funded by common people.
As we celebrate the actor's much deserved award, Divya Nair presents 10 landmark films in Suriya's career, ranked in order of performance.
His character Sasya in She, says Vijay Verma, 'is an extremely repellent character. It does everything that a decent human being wouldn't do.'
Yuvraj Mehta remembers the time he, a first year college student, called on Soumitra Chatterjee at the legendary actor's home.
Manish Malhotra talks about his work, success and how he survived the industry for nearly three decades.
The actress talks about her return to the movies with Bhoot Returns.
Subhash K Jha lists actors whom you may have missed this year.
Entertainment may be its raison d'etre but the tears brought about by cinema are no less significant.
'I consider everyone my competition.'
'Bapusaab was so passionate about cinema that he influenced anyone who came in contact with him.' Anil Kapoor pays tribute to the legend.
'While men are brought up to be more vocal, women are taught to be more silent, resilient and self sacrificing. We have tried to explore this.'
'I will miss her camaraderie, her humour, love for food and passion for film.'
