Vidhya Pant remembers the Diwalis celebrated in her home in Shillong in the 1960s.
'There was one sequence in Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya where her character exuberantly runs up to Bobby Deol, piggy-backs on him.' 'Aishwarya told me that she couldn't do the sequence because people would not expect such behaviour from a former Miss World.'
Full of seduction and schemes, she'll use her sultry charms and slinky moves to trap and trick her fall guy until he's putty in her hands. Call her femme fatale, man-eater, gold-digger or temptress, morality be damned so long as she gets her way.
'Kiran ma'am, Aamir sir and my lovely audience have given us wings to fly internationally.'
Sukanya Verma recaps everything we learned this year in showbiz.
'The Sholay outdoors were like picnics.' 'I got the same feeling while doing Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani.'
De-centralised execution should drive the operational concept and support military strategy, under a unified command architecture. Enablers and technology need to be positioned first for such an activity to be undertaken, recommends Lieutenant General Anil Chait (retd).
The cool temperatures of Kashmir got hotter as the gorgeous Zoya Afroz came down to the Valley to shoot a film.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
Take the Rediff Movies Quiz and see how much you know Hindi cinema!
'Paap Aur Punya was not a success but I recall it with fondness because we had so much fun.' 'In one sequence, Shashi gets beaten by goons.' 'Saif toddled into the frame to rescue his Shashi Uncle from these bad people since no one else was doing the needful!'
The film has its moments but falters badly with its plot.
Jayanti Soni and her family return each year to Bhinmal, when they can, to celebrate Diwali in her family home.
Delhi and Punjab are ruled by the AAP and these are the only two states that have free electricity supply, he said.
On Ranveer Singh's 38th birthday on July 6, Karan Johar shared some unseen pictures from the sets of their forthcoming film, Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
In our special series revisiting great Hindi film classics, we look back at Prithviraj Kapoor, Raj Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor and Babita's 1971 film, Kal Aaj Aur Kal.
'Ours is the only country which is very loyal to cinema, so making big bucks is a realistic possibility.'
UTV Spotboy Pictures and Sohail Khan Productions commence their maiden venture with the SalmanKareenaSohail starrer, Main Aur Mrs Khanna.
Her fashion choices are sweet, sexy and slightly unfiltered.
2023 is the year of records. So many have been broken and so many more milestones achieved.
'What happened to Raj and Simran after running away on the train at the end of DDLJ 20 years later? Have they become flatmates instead of lovers? What happens when the initial chemistry has worn off and love becomes a habit? This has always fascinated me.'
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
The actress married the show's director Rohit Raaj Goyal on May 2.
The Pinkvilla Screen and Style Icons Awards were held in Mumbai, and Bollywood suitably glammed up for the night.
'Salman wanted to do the interview properly. That's why he was nervous, you know, that dad should be happy.'
After the super success of Love, Sex Aur Dhoka, the acclaimed filmmaker is ready to make a political thriller called Shanghai.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday called upon the top military brass to analyse the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza as well as the current situation in Bangladesh to "predict" any future problems and stay prepared to deal with the "unexpected".
'I'm better now. A ceramic pot fell on me while rehearsing for a next scene to shoot. And I got a deep cut on my right-hand knuckle.'
'My mother, who was a simple woman, retorted, "Aur main Indira Gandhi bol rahi hoon".' 'We had a good laugh over that one, you and I.' On her second death anniversary, February 6, Subhash K Jha remembers his beloved Lata Didi.
Rohit Shetty's Singham Again just got itself a terrifying villain.
The Delhi High Court allowed the entertainment channel to continue its reality TV show Pati Patni Aur Woh, by staying the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights order to cease telecast.
After the lull in January and February when only a handful of movies hit the screens, it's going to be a rather crowded March in the theatres.
'Here are 25 stories special to me for one reason too many,' says Sukanya Verma who scored 25 years writing about the movies last week.
Dibakar Banerjee on his provocatively titled movie about sex in India's small towns.
'In India, I'm able to work with the biggest stars on creating a scene, creating that emotion, without being too hung up on their persona.'
'My trajectory right now is five steps forward, two steps backwards.'
In a medium like cinema, the very idea of realism can be highly misunderstood or simplified.
