'Now when I'm a mother and have two sons, I do look back and say, "Oh my God! What was I thinking?"'
'I put on a ghagra choli, braided my hair with a parandi, and then stuck tissue paper onto my face with glue in an effort to scar my visage.'
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'I regret the years that I did not work. I took a break at the peak of my career. I should not have done that. You lose contact with people and to start all over again is a struggle.' Rajnigandha actress Vidya Sinha looks back at her life.
Zeenat Aman went down memory lane to share the details of her first onscreen kiss.
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'Hamara aur Rajsaab ka bahot gehra aur toot bandhan tha. Hum bahot ladte the (we used to fight a lot) but he could make me bend my rules for him.;
'Rajji laughed. "What will I do with you convent girls and your two left feet?" he exclaimed.'
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The who's who of Bollywood got together to doff their hats at the iconic Raj Kapoor and celebrate his birth centenary on December 14 with a lot of fanfare.
Zeenat Aman had scored more hit songs than any of her contemporaries. This can be attributed partly to happenstance and partly to the fact that her forte for high glamour could be showcased most winningly in a crowd-pleasing number, observes Dinesh Raheja.
Dinesh Raheja views Raj Kapoor's cinema through his women, while celebrating his birth centenary on December 14.
'Director Raj Kapoor brought me on board the film, but was concerned about my 'Western' image.'
'When his laughter died down, Rajji excused himself to make a telephone call.' 'Twenty minutes later, his most gracious wife Krishnaji was at the door with a handful of gold guineas in her purse.'
We looked at some bold instances of Bollywood's beautiful appearing in the buff.
Dinesh Raheja salutes Sandhya, the acclaimed dancer who passed into the ages on October 4.
Rahul Rawail remembers his mentor Raj Kapoor.
Most actors usually face obscurity after a fade-out from the limelight.
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'A lot of times, certain scenes are shot to look vulgar. I will not be comfortable doing such scenes. I know my boundaries.' Sonali Raut is all set to Xpose in her debut movie.
'I fell in love with Suraiya and that was my first real gafla. The more I couldn't get her, the more I wanted her. When I couldn't marry her because the world didn't want it, I cried for the first time.'
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'I am not playing this good mother or good grandmother or good aunt. I am playing this raging mistress...'
'I came to hear you sing Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon. I am glad I have heard you sing.'
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
'Don was declared a flop because not many people turned up.' 'Luckily, Khaike Paan Banaraswala became a big hit.' 'Word of mouth publicity led to the film becoming a big hit from the second week on.'
The Kapoors prayed for the matriarch at a chautha.
Sukanya Verma looks at how one of the seven primal human emotions is usually treated in Hindi movies.
Bollywood has a history of making heads turn -- theirs and everybody else's -- in shiny hair accessory.
The National Award-winning actor had complained of acute cough and breathlessness.
On the occasion of Ram Navmi, five Ram bhajans from Hindi films that you probably haven't heard, but should right away.
The world is celebrating Raj Kapoor's birth centenary, but when was the last time you watched an RK film?
Bollywood pays last respect to the matriarch of the Kapoor khandaan.
With Mumbai's iconic Liberty cinema reopening for movie lovers, the spotlight is now on the city's famous Art Deco theatres.
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