While we wait for Batra's latest to drop on Amazon Prime Video on February 11, Sukanya Verma looks at how Bollywood has dealt with affairs of the heart over the years.
'Sridevi was a responsible mother.' 'I have heard her talking about her daughters.' 'Once in a while, they came on set. She would make sure she had time for them.' 'That's why she could play a mother so wonderfully in English Vinglish.'
'I got an opportunity to direct him in Baaghi 3.' 'He played a police commissioner's role, and it was so weird directing him.' On the first day of shooting, I asked him, 'What do I call you today?' and he shot back, 'Satish uncle'.'
'I'll remember you as the face of joy for ever.' Sukanya Verma remembers the iconic Sridevi.
Sukanya Verma looks at the variety of daughter characters served by Bollywood on the big screen.
Juicy colours, Indo-Western silhouettes and ruffles and rosettes galore defined Neeta Lulla's 25 year celebration on the final day of the LFW.
Whether it's Khushi Kapoor or little Tim Tim, everyone has got style and a bit of sass with it.
Barely two years into the profession, and Janhvi Kapoor knows how to dazzle the camera.
'We strongly object to this kind of intrusive and vulgar journalism.' 'You have to see what the family is going through to understand how much sensitivity they need in this hour of crisis.'
'Shah Rukh and I have a very good relationship.' 'When he is with you, he is completely yours, once he leaves the room, he doesn't know you.' Pamela Chopra discusses her life with her late husband Yash Chopra, and sons Aditya and Uday Chopra in an exclusive interview.
Smriti Mundhra's documentary The Romantics has many, many, gems about one of Bollywood's most successful film-makers and more importantly, his iconic father, Yash Chopra.
There are so many female-oriented movies, from Mother India to Arth to Pink. But there are some absolute gems that never got their due.
Aditya Chopra may be a household name in India, but few have seen his face, recognise his voice or know the brain behind the business outside his tight inner circle. The Romantics makes sure it has its own to brag about when he, finally, appears before the camera, notes Sukanya Verma.
As the curtain comes down on 2022, Roshmila Bhattacharya flashbacks to some of the year's news-makers and events.
Indian movie stars come together for the ongoing Celebrity Cricket League matches.
'Love will always be a mystery.' 'The day it stops being a mystery it won't exist.'
'To begin a film, to complete a film, to feel that you give everything you had, and to feel satisfied is a priceless feeling.' 'That's the feeling I am searching for now.'
Bollywood stars shower their moms with love on Mother's Day.
Television channels were ready to plumb below rock bottom in their frenzied prospecting for TRP gold, says Shuma Raha.
'The very fact that she survived her migration to Bollywood, where many young lives have been sacrificed or abandoned to the streets, bears testimony to her grit, determination and good fortune,' says Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
'Sunita and Anil Kapoor, Sonam's parents, thought about shifting the wedding to next year due to Sridevi's sudden demise.' 'But Boney Kapoor assured Anil it was okay to go ahead with the wedding.'
'Today, Shekhar Kapoor is offended because no one has consulted him about this new project. Why should they?'
Give us your take on these famous faces' fashionable (and not-so-fashionable) choices! Our latest celeb round-up brings you photographs of our hottest stars, and their latest style choices.
'I did a small role in Masoom.' 'Do you remember the scene where an old man brings Jugal Hansraj to Naseer's house?' 'I put on the full make-up of an old man and stood in front of Shekhar.' 'He had no choice but to take me.'
Ranbir Kapoor's larger-than-life daku depiction in and as Shamshera is old school at its spectacular best. While we wait to watch the actor in one of the most raw, rough and rustic outings of his career, here's Sukanya Verma's list of 25 daku roles we love, ranked in an ascending order.
The newcomer wore a black and gold dress similar to the one Deepika had worn to the Oscars' party in 2017.
Janhvi remembers her legendary mum...What are Prateik and Pratik celebrating...Bhidu blows Badshah away...
Filmfare's latest cover had us gasping for breath!
'It's time to change this system of randomly giving stars and the right to bad critics to run down our products.' 'Two films, even if both get three stars, are very different from each other.' 'I can understand if these stars indicated a level of enjoyment or engagement, but the current rating system is flawed because there are no parameters.'
On Valentine's Day, Sukanya Verma looks at some dream destinations in Bollywood style.
Sunny Leone has topped the list of most searched female celebrities in India.
Purshottam Shetty tells us what tickles the tastebuds of stars like Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Madhuri Dixit, and Sridevi.
Sukanya Verma lists SRK's special avatars in the movies.
Meet the showstopper for Manish Malhotra's Ruhaaniyat collection showcased at India Couture Week 2020.
Starlet Maryam Zakaria will be seen in a nagin dance in the upcoming film, Bhajathe Raho.
Mumbai's swish set and Bollywood A-listers attended Anil Ambani's bash for Steven Spielberg.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the biggest July hits in the last decade.
