Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
'Never in the history of Indian cinema did we have a distribution system for 240 countries, but we have it now.' 'And if we still keep catering to the B and C-tiers of our country, and not the whole world, then we are really being losers.' 'The visionaries of the industry must pull up their socks and say that now we will create for the world.'
'If we are unable to move out of catering to people's tantrums or their unreasonable demands or people treating other people badly or being okay with differential treatment, it will affect the storytelling and the creativity.'
In these pandemic stricken, music bereft times, what can be more joyous than a playlist of 25 golden melodies?
Vote for your favourite Bollywood item numbers.
'I wanted to know whether I should stay in Paris or do something else, and in less than a week, I got the call for The Last Hour.'
'I am proud to say she was my voice in all my best songs.'
As India successfully lands Chandrayaan-3, does the moon look as beautiful as one's beloved or has the Chanda Mama of folk ditties acquired a whole new meaning?
Sukanya Verma lists Chintu's memorable songs.
Do you know Ashaji crooned a seductive night club song, Zooby Zooby Je L'aime Vous for An Evening In Paris?
'...it didn't make sense to me.' 'If the character was not adding (to the story), I wasn't interested.' 'The reason why I chose to act is because of the way it makes me feel when I'm acting, not for the fame and money.'
'What Raamlaxmanji did with Sooraj Barjatyaji in Maine Pyar Kiya and Hum Aapke Hain Koun was beyond a miracle.'
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.
20 Nadeem-Shravan film albums which emerged as chartbusters.
'Today, when I look back, our journey together ajooba lagta hai.'
On her 65th birthday, Sukanya Verma looks at the diva's 10 definitive songs.
Film music flourished in the 1970s. Some old masters did some great work, but it was also the decade of new composers.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Sukanya Verma salutes most beloved Rishi Kapoor melodies.
In these pandemic stricken, music bereft times, what can be more joyous than a playlist of golden melodies?
Bollywood is known to make everything look dazzling and dramatic -- suffering, seclusion, hopelessness.
Subhash K Jha lists the inimitable Mohammad Rafi's five most enduring romantic songs.
'But some like Rakesh leave an imprint that is hard to remove or forget...'
Though the soundtrack of Besharam doesn't quite match expectations, it is still fun and peppy and keeps you engaged.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'For many years, we didn't speak. But then family is family. We made up.'
Rajasthan's royal architecture and striking landscapes are a hot favourite among tourists and film-makers. Its majestic beauty and history has coloured many a movies and their visuals to unforgettable effect.
'I'm very proud of what family I come from, but I feel it must always be an afterthought... 10 years of my work will get nullified when people say "Yeh toh genes main hai".'
Lata Mangeshkar was my introduction, the beginning, the basic, the identity of film music. Sukanya Verma salutes The Legend.
White is pure. White is powerful. And our movies just love to channelise its immaculate energy and enhance a visual's impact.
'Ek ghante ke andar humare paas 78,000 calls aaye.' '78,000!'
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.
Sukanya Verma lists 25 unforgettable Dilip Kumar melodies to love and listen to.
A look at the film folk who attended the Zee Classic Timeless Asha concert.
Celebrating Mother's Day by remembering a variety of such movie maatajis and her impassioned assertions.
Sukanya Verma lists many more Rishi Kapoor chartbusters.
Varsha Bhosle salutes that effervescent icon of Indian cinema, Dev Anand.
Aseem Chhabra picks the finest Indian films in the 2010-2019 decade.
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