Sukanya Verma celebrates The Legend's 25 distinctly different moods.
S P Balasubrahmanyam sang songs about life and loss with enough soul to break your heart, notes Sukanya Verma.
When mainstream Hindi cinema is preoccupied with romance, comedy, horror and action, stories about sisters and brothers are very rare. Vasan Bala has made a first-of-its-kind film where the leads play sister and brother, notes Aseem Chhabra.
'She was not just a fan; she knew the game and could differentiate between a good cricketer and a great cricketer.'
As Gulzar turns 86 on August 18, Subhash K Jha celebrates the iconic figure by picking his five favourite songs.
On RD Burman's 75th birth anniversary, Lata Mangeshkar pays rich tribute to him.
Mohammad Aziz sang over 20,000 songs including evergreen tracks like My Name Is Lakhan, Aap Ke Aa Jane Se and Dil Le Gayi Teri Bindiya
Sukanya Verma lists 25 unforgettable Dilip Kumar melodies to love and listen to.
'Mere Haathon Mein Nau-Nau Chudiya Hain showed how skillfully Shiv-Hari could weave into the commercial idiom.'
'To keep laughing is the most important thing in life.'
She sung a song for every mood, every situation. Sukanya Verma dives into Asha Bhosle's magnificent repertoire and pulls out gems on her 85th birthday.
Bappida's softer more creative work got buried in the noise, rues Subhash K Jha as he picks the late lamented composer's most soulful songs.
Sukanya Verma salutes most beloved Rishi Kapoor melodies.
Using snatches of a cult favourite or evergreen classic in its original form for action, comedy or romance can transform the entire vibe of a scene.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Nasty surprises and quirky humour make Monica, O My Darling an intriguing, fun, watch, observes Sukanya Verma. Monica, O My Darling Review.
Film music flourished in the 1970s. Some old masters did some great work, but it was also the decade of new composers.
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.
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.
'Kishore Kumar lived like a king and knew that he could get away with anything. It's as simple as that.'
Kapil Dev's historic World Cup win wasn't the only highlight of 1983. Sukanya Verma looks back how the year treated Bollywood.
As Sachin turns 50, Rediff brings you 50 fascinating facts about the God of Cricket.
Did you expect Kareena Kapoor to die in Udta Punjab?
Before Shah Rukh Khan and his Happy New Year team wins us over with their dancing skills, read this.
"Manna Dey sang some of the most soulful songs for my films" is how late actor Raj Kapoor described his association with Manna Dey.
Saluting the late music composers most memorable film songs.
'Rishi Kapoor was a complete original.' 'He dazzled the screen and stayed a livewire off it as well,' remembers Sukanya Verma.
How many of these have aged well?
On Ramesh Sippy's 70th birthday, we celebrate the man and his milestones.
Sridevi, Karan Johar, Tabu... Sukanya Verma's week was all about time travel and pleasant encounters with the super young avatars of Bollywood's famous folk.
Okay, so we love our Goan filmi characters. Do you love these movies set in Goa? Have a look!
Romance died, came alive and lives on forever, off screen or on it, in Sukanya Verma's fabulously filmi week.
Pooja Bhatt's irrepressible cuteness, Rekha's amusing cartoon, Asha Bhosle's super songstress power, Akshay Kumar's sparkling white sneakers and shaved chest find a mention in Sukanya Verma's weekly column.
In our special series revisiting great Hindi film classics, we look back at Randhir Kapoor and Jaya Bhaduri's 1972 film, Jawani Diwani.
Sukanya Verma's nostalgic filmi week!
Christopher Nolan's next, Gulzar's gussa, Shyam Benegal's Shivaji and RD's Lawrence of Arabia connection, catch all this and more in Sukanya Verma's super filmi week.
Sukanya Verma shares her exciting filmi week with us!
We present an excerpt from Kishore Kumar: Method In Madness by Derek Bose.
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