'For me personally, there was nothing till Aranyak made me say, 'This is it!''
In Bharat, Bollywood's best-known 'Bhai' plays an officer in the Indian navy among many other avatars. Of course, this is not the first time he's slipped into uniform.
The actor, whose real name was Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jafri, had not been keeping well, producer Mehmood Ali, a family friend, told PTI.
To mark World Whiskey Day, a toast to its memorable imagery in Hindi films.
Teatime enjoys a special place in Hindi films.
Sukanya Verma shows us how Bollywood has depicted housework on the big screen.
With flight services put on hold and everyone from paparazzi to celebrities staying home, we aren't getting any glimpses of Bollywood vanity. Sukanya Verma collects some airport looks from the movies for your enjoyment.
Eat right and keep the heat away!
Read about Rishi Kapoor's page-turning debut, SRK's super-charged turn in Raees, Sridevi as potential Dhoom vamp, Sanjay Dutt's contribution to Andaz Apna Apna and more in Sukanya Verma's super-film week.
Sukanya Verma gives 10 ways our stars engaged in them.
They are so bad, they're good for laughs!
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.
Sukanya Verma tells us how Bollywood gives colours a whole new meaning.
Bollywood's blockbuster machine Salman Khan's presence is greeted with whistles and euphoria every time he appears on the silver screen.
Did you know Rani Mukerji was only 17 when she starred in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai? Or that Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan was born soon after the song Koi Mil Gaya was shot? Interesting KKHH trivia, 20 years after it made history.
Such a person is rare in today's film world, notes Amit Khanna.
From cool to cocky, fun to furious, stern to sanskari, here are all the crazy lessons you can learn from Bollywood dads this Father's Day.
Hindi cinema lost some of its most celebrated faces in 2019, leaving a void in the fraternity as well as in the hearts of the audiences. We take a look at those who passed on.
Aamir Khan steps into Tom Hanks' shoes. Think it's a good fit?
'My father became a very popular villain and in some films, was paid more than the hero. He was a very simple person. All he needed was six pairs of white shirts and trousers for the whole year, one or two packets of Dunhill cigarettes a day and books.' Shehzaad Khan on his famous father Ajit.
The comedy is clean, simple, silly. Yet you long for more. And it keeps coming. Remember Andaz Apna Apna?
'While narrating a scene to Amitji, Akshay and Tusshar, they learnt that Aishwarya was not the heroine opposite Akshay as they had presumed.' 'She had a negative role.' 'They were shocked, more so when they learnt that she didn't know this.' '"Shooting will stop midway, she won't do the film", I was warned.'
S P Balasubrahmanyam sang songs about life and loss with enough soul to break your heart, notes Sukanya Verma.
The most thrilling, romantic, terrifying, musical and comical tring tring moments!
'As a director, I am happy to take the blame because that's mine but I get blamed for everything.' Anurag Kashyap gets candid.
'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.'
A look at Bollywood stars and their popular screen names!
Maine Pyar Kiya, Biwi No 1, Dabangg, Kick... the list is endless!
'I get scared of horror films. Chak De! India was (first) offered to me but Shah Rukh Khan also needs to get some good films. When has Aamir seen me without clothes?' When Salman Khan was in the mood for fun.
Sukanya Verma presents the changing faces of Shashi Kapoor.
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Director Karan Malhotra overstuffs a simple family story about strained ties into a nearly three-hour long cacophonous music video, writes Sukanya Verma.
Sukanya Verma hails Bollywood's memorable bus moments.
Sukanya Verma offers some amazing opening scenes in Hindi films that fuels an excitement for what happens next.
Hrithik Roshan was just 32 when he played a grandfather in Krrish!
Countless screen pairs have come together but only few can lay claim to that extra something called chemistry.
A fun excerpt from Diptakirti Chaudhuri's Bollygeek: The Crazy Trivia Guide to Bollywood.
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