'Then suddenly, I was out, Jaya was doing Guddi instead.'
As Jaya Bachchan turns 73 today, Subhash K Jha remembers her lesser known performances.
'Once an ad, or a brand, has taken a stance, it should have the guts to stick to it.' 'You can't put out an ad and then issue an apology.'
Ntasha Bhardwaj recounts her first few days in the film industry, and her first leading role.
Monsoon is here, and time to bring out the chhatris.
Dil Bekaraar is watchable, but not quick-witted enough to binge watch, feels Sukanya Verma.
Pankaj Kapoor is one of India's finest actors. Subhash K Jha picks 5 memorable performances.
As we prepare to return to the land of silver screens and samosa, Sukanya Verma looks at notable theatre moments in Hindi films.
Sunil Khetarpal to remake Thoonga Vanam in Hindi with Kamal Haasan.
Kapil Dev's historic World Cup win wasn't the only highlight of 1983. Sukanya Verma looks back how the year treated Bollywood.
'I regret the years that I did not work. I took a break at the peak of my career. I should not have done that. You lose contact with people and to start all over again is a struggle.' Rajnigandha actress Vidya Sinha looks back at her life.
The writers have smartly targeted several politicians without mentioning them, says Ramesh S.
The 89-year-old leader was expelled by the CPI-M after he refused to step down from his position as Speaker holding that the post is above any party politics.
Sukanya Verma brings us everything we learned in this notorious year.
In a special series, we will put YOU to the test everyday!
Priyadarshan has made some of the best comedies in Hindi cinema, but the director says it none of it would have been possible without the cult success of Hera Pheri which completed 20 years on March 31.
A look at this week's hits and misses.
'He loved reality in all his films.' 'He would say films are made for the common man and they should feel the realness while watching it.'
Sukanya Verma offers some amazing opening scenes in Hindi films that fuels an excitement for what happens next.
We celebrate the brilliant actor by looking back at his classic works.
Long before Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, Rajshri made some beautiful movies.
It goes way beyond a fantastic team!
'The scenario today, whether in 'Everybody is concerned only with 100 crore films... If our starting point is going to be "How much money will it make? Will it go into the 100 crore club?" then I am not interested.'
Girish Karnad lived several lives not only on the stage but also as a scholar, theatre personality, an actor and director in a career spanning over five decades.
As we eagerly wait to see what 'farq' it makes when it hits the screens on June 28, Sukanya Verma looks at the few occasions caste came up in Hindi movies.
'Even when he moves beyond his traditional repertoire, he sticks to a template that does not take him too far from the viewer's gentler emotions,' notes Vikram Johri.
Actresses who weren't exactly high up in the popularity charts this year.
'The Ek Do Teen star struggled with a problem skin all through her reign as numero uno.' 'And yet acne never got into the way of her incredible success.' All this and more in Sukanya Verma's Super Filmi Week.
Here's looking at Om Puri's career graph, through these pictures from his films.
A 10-time Lok Sabha MP, Chatterjee was a central committee member of the Communist Party of India-Marxist, which he had joined in 1968. He was the Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 2004 to 2009.
Here's a look at the Top 10 tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'The critics were writing so well about me, I was shocked!' 'My phone didn't stop ringing!' 'This is the biggest tribute for a senior actor.' 'Now, I can pack up.'
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