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.
Hansal Mehta's new film Faraaz is a hostage drama that unfolds over one night.
'It was not a love affair, it was much more.'
Salim-Javed became the first Hindi film writers who could be considered brands, and they are still boldface names, celebrities in their own right, chronicles Dinesh Raheja.
Shimla Mirchi is a lost opportunity, feels Moumita Bhattacharjee.
How did a superstar provoke the break-up? 50 years later, the truth can finally be told. A revealing excerpt from Hanif Zaveri and Sumant Batra's An Actor's Actor: An Authorized Biography of Sanjeev Kumar.
Warm or warring, back home too Bollywood has depicted many, MANY faces of sisterly love.
Sukanya Verma revisits Chaalbaaz where Sridevi was such a pleasure to watch, twice over!
Supriyo, who is a playback singer, said the government is trying to clean up the air so that everyone can sing this song from the movie Seeta Aur Geeta.
We continue celebrating Lataji's birthday, as Subhash K Jha picks 12 unknown but exquisite Lata songs
Dharmendra was fascinated by Gabbar's role, then he said he would like to play Thakur. 'I told him he won't get Hema Malini.' 'He laughed and said okay (to play Veeru).'
Sukanya Verma looks at husband and wife filmi collaborations.
'Salman wanted to do the interview properly. That's why he was nervous, you know, that dad should be happy.'
'I am very bold that's why they get intimidated by my presence.'
B R Chopra was a reformist film-maker, way ahead of his times, says Subhash K Jha.
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The man who edited Sholay died in penury.
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.
Both Raazi and Veere Di Wedding are interesting films that worked. There is no point reading a trend in them, says Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
Some of Bollywood's top directors started very young.
Countless screen pairs have come together but only few can lay claim to that extra something called chemistry.
'Huma is one of those actors who makes acting seem effortless.' 'But that happens because she has put in a certain amount of preparation.' 'She has a certain confidence that allows her to let go.'
Hema Malini goes back in time, and recalls some beautiful moments from her life.
'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.'
Bollywood has told many 'Brothers' tales over the years.
Sukanya Verma lists her favourite episodes from Koffee With Karan over the years.
Romance died, came alive and lives on forever, off screen or on it, in Sukanya Verma's fabulously filmi week.
In our special series re-visiting great Hindi film classics, Sukanya Verma looks back at Madhubala and Kishore Kumar's Half Ticket (1962).
Why do the biggest, most talented and successful film-makers of India suck up to the establishment so breathlessly, asks Shekhar Gupta.
Rediff.com celebrates 40 years of the beloved movie classic.
And no, the list doesn't start and stop with Boman Irani!
The Bollywood stalwart turns 70 on January 17.
Radhika Sharma/PTI catches up with the stars at the international film festival in Goa.
'Hrishi-da often voiced his disenchantment with Bachchan's Angry Young Man persona -- the 'maara-maari', the growth of sidelocks; he even said directors were killing Amitabh the actor and turning him into a stuntman. Yet, as Jaya Bhaduri jovially pointed out, the seeds of that seething persona can be found in Anand and Namak Haraam.'
'Nowadays, every week there is a comparison.' 'This week someone is on top, next week someone else.' 'For me, the love that I got made my legs strong, not my head.'
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