Cheeni Kum, the album by musical maestro Ilaiyaraaja is not upto the mark.
From emotional showdowns to the ultimate happily-ever-afters, we recap 10 times Bollywood showed us couples fighting their gharwale for their love.
Director R Balki talks about his debut film Cheeni Kum.
It's been a while since Hindi cinema had a zany, well-written comedy, applauds Deepa Gahlot.
'It's a tremendous accomplishment to have a father like Amitabh Bachchan and still be so sorted, to not taste the kind of success that he should have and yet be so balanced.'
Citadel: Honey Bunny is a decent watch with an average story, sharp stunts and brilliant music, observes Divya Nair.
'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.'
'Amitji is not integral to my cinema, he is integral to cinema.'
In a special series, we will put YOU to the test everyday!
Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchan come together in R Balki's once again after Paa.
Hitesh Harisinghani and Afsar Dayatar bring back moments from Ghoomer's trailer launch in Mumbai.
It will be a start-to-finish quickie and feature the multi-faceted Dulquer in a role never seen before.
Stars mourn the loss of Zohra Sehgal who passed away at the age of 102.
Veteran actress Zohra Sehgal passed away into the ages on July 10, in Delhi. We bring back our celebration of Zohra Sehgal, published in April 2012.
'Sunny can command respect without raising his voice or fist. I wanted that personality for this character.'
Gauri Shinde, who is making her directorial debut with Sridevi starrer English Vinglish, is married to Paa director R Balki.
Here's looking at some unusual jodis we'll get to see onscreen soon.
These beauties give new meaning to aging with grace.
'They banned the word sexy from the song Sexy Mujhe Log Bole, which starred Karisma Kapoor in an Anu Malik number. Yet, the same Censor Board allows the word to be used years later when Amitabh Bachchan lovingly calls the cancer-ridden kid Sexy in Cheeni Kum!... They will allow Vishal Bhardwaj to use cuss words in Omkara, but not in Kaminey!'
Catch the promos of Shahid Kapur's latest film, Paathshala -- which is slated for January next -- when you go to watch Karzzzz this Friday. Paathshala is directed by Milind Ukey and also stars Nana Patekar, Ayesha Takia, Sushant Singh and popular child artistes, Swini Khare [Cheeni Kum], Ali Haji [Fanaa, Partner] and Dwij Yadav [Nanhe Jaisalmer].
Paa director R Balki recalls the era when writers like Salim-Javed controlled the film.
Director R Balki tells us what to expect in Paa.
Tabu was earlier considered for the role but the makers felt that she would not suit the role.
The two have formed a mutual admiration club.
As spectacles get more glamourous, with actors sporting designer frames on screen, the trend in fast catching on.
Reader Shivasree Bhowmik spotted Amitabh at a premiere of Cheeni Kum in London.
When O&M India's executive chairman Ranjan Kapoor appointed creative hot shot Piyush Pandey as his successor in 2004, he wasn't aware that he may be pioneering a trend in advertising where agencies put their creative heads at the helm of their businesses.
Reader Pallavi Pathak caught up with the Bachchans in London.
The party will happen in Mumbai on January 20.
'It's time to change this system of randomly giving stars and the right to bad critics to run down our products.' 'Two films, even if both get three stars, are very different from each other.' 'I can understand if these stars indicated a level of enjoyment or engagement, but the current rating system is flawed because there are no parameters.'
'This is the first time she has used material from her own life on screen,' says a source.
Critics of Hindi cinema are a disparate, colourful, bunch that evoke much derision and tut-tut among its own tribe, but Chup's distant understanding of their influence and idiosyncrasies fails to give the loathing any real impact, notes Rediff.com Principal Movie Critic Sukanya Verma.
For the love of films... and larger-than-life food!
Sukanya Verma gives a toast to the man, the movies and the many, many, MANY memories he's made on big screen through 80 Amitabh Bachchan moments.
As the talented actress celebrates her birthday on November 4, we take a look at some of her best movies.
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