'One day, I was working in my office late in the evening when suddenly the peon comes and says Saif Ali Khan has come to meet you.' 'Saif told me, "I'm desperate. I've been thrown out by Sattee Shourie, I'm homeless and penniless. Can you do a film with me?"' 'I thought about it and saw him in the character which I was writing.' 'So I gave him a cheque of Rs 5,000 and said, "We'll work together".'
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
If there's one thing the full-of-beans star knows, it's how to stay happy, observes Dinesh Raheja.
Forty four years after Mohammed Rafi's untimely demise on July 31, 1980, at the young age of 55, the singer's work continues to enjoy a musical afterlife on radio, television and modern streaming channels.
The OTT boom has proved a boon for a lot of hibernating '90s beauties as they rediscover themselves in exciting new avatars.
'If you watch Baazigar even today, after 30 years of its release, you will enjoy it because of its novel story line.'
'It wasn't a happy time for us because Ibrahim was just three and we were very fond of the children. Tiger was really fond of Ibrahim and he would say, "That's a good lad." He didn't get that time with him. So we felt doubly deprived to lose Amrita and lose the two kids.
It's that scorching time of the year again when horrid heat waves engulf our beings and nothing except a smack of cool breeze or a chilled glass of refreshment springs us back to life again.
Revathy's new film Salaam Venky tells an emotional story of a caring mother looking after her terminally-ill son. But as much as the trailer is a tear-jerker, the trailer launch was full of laughs.
Anu Malik reveals how Baazigar revived his career.
Kajol does the best she can with the role though it is a bit limiting. Vishal Jethwa gives the movie-crazy Venky a bright charm, observes Deepa Gahlot.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
'Shah Rukh Khan often tells me that people are not old, their thinking turns old.' 'You can stay relevant as a person if you keep your thoughts new and updated.'
As Saif Ali Khan turns 51 on August 16, Subhash K Jha reveals interesting facts about the nawab of Pataudi.
20 Nadeem-Shravan film albums which emerged as chartbusters.
Saif Ali Khan turns 42 today. Here's celebrating one of Bollywood's most articulate stars and his topsy-turvy ride in films through the years.
Babita's success ratio is higher than that of any other leading lady in the 1960s, says Subhash K Jha.
The man behind the Bandra-Worli sea link and Lavasa is far from triumphant despite the brightening prospects for the controversial hill city.
On the star's 45th birthday, Sukanya Verma looks at her style staples over the years.
Varsha Bhosle salutes that effervescent icon of Indian cinema, Dev Anand.
Some cool tips, right here!
'Normally, I'm very sure about what I look like on screen and what I portray on screen. But, with Savitri, I was not so confident,' Kajol tells Savera R Someshwar/Rediff.com.
'I hate people who do such things.' 'The person who bullied me should be ashamed because he tortured other people too.'
'I have learnt what I shouldn't do with my children -- like, not check their phone.' 'I have really wanted to check my kid's phone, but I have controlled myself.' 'It would mean going over the line.' 'So I make best friends with her friends, and in this matter, I use my stardom to the fullest.'
'The news that the once dashing, absolutely handsome, utterly charming Shashi Kapoor is no more makes me feel terribly sad.' Aseem Chhabra, author of Shashi Kapoor: The Householder, the Star, pays rich tribute to the iconic actor.
Sukanya Verma looks at the debutants of that year and how they've fared since.
For generations to come it will be difficult for any other Urdu poet to attain such high standards as Nida Fazli, who passed into the ages on Monday, says Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com.
The incomparable Mohammed Rafi would have turned 93 today, December 24. Raju Bharatan salutes the legend.
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