'I was completely in awe of him. After the shot was okayed, I would quickly run back to my chair and sit quietly till I was called again.'
Gangubai Kathiawadi dominated the 68th Filmfare awards, held on April 27 in Mumbai, as it picked up 10 awards including Best Film, Best Director for Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Best Actress for Alia Bhatt.
From Kishore Kumar posing as a Half Ticket running riot to Raj and Simran's super filmi reunion in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, train journeys in Hindi movies have formed the backdrop for both romance and comedy. But it's the action scenes where the railgaadi's daredevil attributes lie.
You don't prep for 2028 but for 2040, or even 2044. Sustained sporting excellence is based on mass support, grassroots development, and funding - and it is this trifecta India needs to work on, systematically, asserts Prem Panicker.
Sukanya Verma picks some of its best known sari appearances.
Check out the star arrivals.
The year saw its share of news and views. But there were some that really stood out for our readers.
He was replaced by the then hot and saleable Sanjay Khan.
Her many friends remember Shammi Aunty and how she enriched their lives.
Check out the star arrivals.
Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com captures some beautiful moments from the many events of 2023, when the stars weren't looking.
Happy 76th birthday, Jeetendra!
'Here are 25 stories special to me for one reason too many,' says Sukanya Verma who scored 25 years writing about the movies last week.
The couple will get married on May 3.
Bollywood's biggest and most beautiful stars turn up at the Mumbai police's annual show.
Diwali is here and Salman Khan is bringing his Tiger 3 in theatres. Though he has been an Eid superstar for more than a decade now
'In the early years of this century, barely 10 years after liberalisation, drinking Coke was still cool,' notes Uttaran Das Gupta.
The OTT boom has proved a boon for a lot of hibernating '90s beauties as they rediscover themselves in exciting new avatars.
The entire Khan family makes its way to MAMI.
Bollywood says goodbye to Shashi Kapoor.
Weddings, holidays, award functions, throwbacks, festivals, family time or fooling around, 2023 saw a variety of posts beaming in joy. Of which these 25 Instagram moments of Bollywood stars are Sukanya Verma's favourites.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities:
Anupam Kher hosted a special screening of his new film Uunchai, also starring Amitabh Bachchan, Boman Irani, Danny Denzongpa, Parineeti Chopra, Neena Gupta and Sarika.
The couple, who went back to work just two days after their wedding festivities, have quite a few films coming up.
'I received many threatening calls and letters.' 'A fatwa was issued against me.'
From melodrama to mockery (remember Amar and Prem's phony separated-at-Kumbh Mela reunion in a gag of Andaz Apna Apna?), there are numerous instances of its presence.
'My character Meena seemed like a selfish, cold, heartless woman, who abandons her lover because he is moneyless. But look the girls today. They are as practical as my Meena was in Pyaasa so many years ago.'
For security reasons, Karan will not party at a high-end hotel. That was the original game-plan, nixed by his security detail.
The celebrities offer their condolences.
We remember some of Nitin Chandrakant Desai most influential works.
'Back in India, I am the dictator. No one tells me how to make a film.'
Salman Khan and family at darling sister Arpita's wedding reception.
A look at Mumbai's famous homes.
'I am writing two films. Something very different from Rocky Aur Rani.' 'I know I'm back on the set next year.'
'In him resides a fierce lion of an actor who would have made Stanislavsky proud.' 'With Rocky he started with his body, his hair, his clothes; then his walk, his language, the constant listening to Punjabi hip hop and before long we couldn't differentiate between Ranveer and Rocky.'
