Gentle, fiery, magnanimous or disadvantaged, there are many faces of the Bhansali heroine. Sukanya Verma looks at every single one.
On his 90th birth anniversary, Sukanya Verma lists 20 of her favourite scenes that reiterate his extraordinary grasp on the language of cinema and connect with the viewer.
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, eminent personalities, politicians described Lata Mangeshkar as the "nightingale of the subcontinent"
'My mother is a lady with a lot of emotional stability and strength. And wisdom.' 'When I was younger, she would tell me that if I ever refused water to anyone, I would have to drink gutter water.' 'When I grew up, she would say, "Be liberal when you know what you are talking about, and be conservative when you don't".'
Meel Patthar is, both by theme and design, a tragedy of inertia, observes Rohit Satish Nair.
'I have more respect for this kind of cinema,' actress Swati tells Radhika Rajamani.
'Laxmi and I firmly believed that while working, the egoistic word 'Main (I)' never interferes.'
'Today, 25 years later, Raja Hindustani is as much a Dharmesh Darshan film as it is Aamir Khan and Karisma Kapoor's 'different' love story.'
No one deserves the title thespian more than Dilip Kumar, notes Shreekant Sambrani.
Ranjith Shankar talks about directing his latest Malayalam movie Passenger.
'Hot Mess Holiday airs on December 11 -- it's a really fun story.'
Hindi cinema witnessed unique facets of womanhood, her complexities and morality this year.
This Mohanlal suspense drama may well go down as yet another modern day classic, raves Joginder Tuteja.
'People, who are greedy, are very self-oriented and cannot be team players.' 'I don't think you can be a part of great cinema if you are self-oriented.'
As Amitabh Bachchan turns a year older, film folk make sure to wish him and cherish their bond with the superstar.
The actor is all set to venture into international cinema with gangster flick American Empire to be directed by Andy Armstrong.
The star reveals his plans to return to the Formula 2 circuit in this exclusive interview to rediff.com
The withering, never-ending season of gangster movies continues in Tamil films with Thotta, starring Jeevan and Priyamani.
'It was one of the greatest learnings in my life to see someone like the great Amitabh Bachchan go through such a tough phase.' 'He had been there, done it all and really didn't need to prove himself.' 'Yet, he channelised it all and came out with one of his best performances,' Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra tells Savera R Someshwar/Rediff.com in a fascinating conversation about the films he has made and the actors he has worked with.
'For some people it is food, for some it is music... For me, it is cinema.' Kamal Haasan tells Radhika Rajamani what drives him.
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.
It is to Vajpayee's credit that he told Dilip Kumar to ignore Thackeray and to follow his own conscience. But the episode -- as indeed, the manner in which Dilip Kumar has been made to pay for being a Muslim throughout his life -- shames us all as Indians, says Vir Sanghvi.
Surender Reddy talks about making Athidhi and directing Mahesh Babu and Amrita Rao.
Varsha Bhosle salutes that effervescent icon of Indian cinema, Dev Anand.
The duo gave Humans of Bombay a glimpse into their adorable love life.
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday condoled the death of Indian cinema icon Dilip Kumar, saying he can never forget his generosity in helping to raise funds for a trust to set up cancer hospitals in his mother's memory.
'The show's success has only gone on to reinforce my belief that the best way to tell a story is with honesty, love and conviction... easier said than done in our industry!'
'I would get very pampered on the sets so my grandpa used to get very scared about that.' 'He would think I would feel great from inside and my life would get messed up.'
Most of India knows Deep Sidhu as the man who planted the Sikh religious flag on Red Fort.
Kaushik Roy talks about his first feature film, Apna Asmaan.
Sulabha Deshpande passed away on June 3.
Sukanya Verma feels wonderment for Dil Se's fabulous, flawless frames, and she tells us why.
After repeatedly essaying the role of doomed lover, Dilip Kumar, a thinking actor, found it diffcult to break out of in real life. Heeding his psychoanalyst, he flirted with some frothy roles and played the swashbuckling hero with elan, recalls Dinesh Raheja.
'For me, success is saying 'no' when you want to say no.'
