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'Songs are a commercial compromise.' 'I had to invent tricks to fit songs into my films.'
Some of his best known works are Us Paar, Rajnigandha, Chitchor, Piya Ka Ghar, Khatta Meetha and Baton Baton Mein.
Actress Sanjeeda Sheikh on her new television show, Badalte Rishton Ki Daastan.
How much do you know about the movies? Find out in Sukanya Verma's amazing quiz.
'I always felt that Basu Chatterjee was a kind, gentle, man who truly believed that in directing films like Chhoti Si Baat, he was impacting our lives,' remembers Aseem Chhabra. 'He seemed to be on a mission to make us believe that the world could be a better place.'
As Jaya Bachchan turns 73 today, Subhash K Jha remembers her lesser known performances.
What's Kavita like in real life? Namrata Thakker finds out through her Instagram feed.
Apparently, the number and the style in which it will be shot will echo the chiffon-in-the-snow style of Karan's mentor, Yash Chopra.
'The pain of not having a home is bearable, but the pain of having one -- and not finding peace in it -- is far worse.'
Sunil Khetarpal to remake Thoonga Vanam in Hindi with Kamal Haasan.
Uunchai has a simple enough story that drags on for 169 minutes and 48 seconds on the sheer good will of its veteran cast.
Basu Chatterjee's films have wonderful songs, 10 of which Joginder Tuteja lists here.
'The critics were writing so well about me, I was shocked!' 'My phone didn't stop ringing!' 'This is the biggest tribute for a senior actor.' 'Now, I can pack up.'
Not so hatke after all, but no reason to stay bachke either, notes Sukanya Verma.
Long before Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, Rajshri made some beautiful movies.
A 1990s Bollywood album. Ranbir Kapoor as Balraj Sahni. Dimple Kapadia's Crowning Glory days. Agha-Mukri-Kesto's fun, fabulous, forgotten friendship. Sukanya Verma's super-filmi week was a complete blast from the past.
'Basuda welcomed viewers into a world that was instantly familiar and comfortable,' observes Sukanya Verma.
Is Mumbai done with shared lives and overshared living spaces?
Stars arrive for the opening ceremony of the 54th edition of International Film Festival of India.
'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.
Much, much, much before Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani fussed over What Jhumka, Asha Bhosle trilled in her alluring voice and teased us with tantalising details about the events leading to her precious Jhumka's loss. Sukanya Verma celebrates the singing legend who turns 90 on September 8.
Jaya is a woman of steel in the truest sense of the word. Despite being the first lady of filmdom, she's as real and rooted to the ground as anyone can get, notes Subhash K Jha on the actor-politician's 74th birthday.
''Dear men, don't expect your wives to naturally play the role of maid, cleaner, babysitter, a working professional and be nice to your parents.' 'It's her choice, and if she chooses not to, she may have her reasons too; that doesn't make her bad or less 'pious' as the Supreme Court pointed.' 'If you are looking for a full-time, unpaid maid or caretaker in your life partner, you do not understand marriage at all,' says Divya Nair.
Sukanya Verma celebrates The Legend's 25 distinctly different moods.
Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2020.
Dinesh Raheja salutes the legend's versatility in her heyday.
Sukanya Verma presents a playlist of 100 Lata Mangeshkar songs from different decades of Hindi films -- songs that make me sing, smile, sob and sigh.
'There was no other Lata Mangeshkar, there is none and there won't be any. I will celebrate her life, today and always.'
'The scenario today, whether in 'Everybody is concerned only with 100 crore films... If our starting point is going to be "How much money will it make? Will it go into the 100 crore club?" then I am not interested.'
'Khaike Paan Banarasiwala doesn't sound like a Hindi song,' Kishore Kumar said. 'I don't think I can sing this song.' We pleaded with him. Finally, he relented on one condition...
'I got to know things early in life.' On Childrens' Day, one of Hindi film industry's most memorable child -- Raju Shrestha - lets us into his life with a twinkle in his eye.
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