'Many people pointed fingers at me.' 'They would ask, "Why did you sing such a song? Why did you do this 'double-meaning' song?"' 'My mother also asked, "Yeh kya gaaya?"'
Music director duos are a unique Bollywood feature, and many have become iconic. In this special series, Dinesh Raheja explores prominent music duos, and their dynamics.
Old friend Boney Kapur hosted a party for Shabana Azmi's 75th birthday and a merry and wonderful time was had by all.
Masaba Gupta opened her 'Thinking Bride' collection at the Lakme Fashion Week in true Mumbaiya style, with a Nan Khatai band marching onto the ramp to kick things off. Check out the video!
'Romantic songs are my forte. Sadly, not too many of them are being created these days.'
Ila Arun speaks about her acting and singing career, and makes some caustic comments on popular hits like D K Bose, the gharana system in the film industry, and reality shows.
A month after Khalnayak turned 30, its cast reunited yet again for the wedding anniversary of its Director Subhash Ghai and his wife, Mukta.
The Bachchan family have this knack of going out of their way to make you feel extremely comfortable.
Melodies that stayed on in the mind and memory are too few and far between. Except the ones that do make an impression are definitely worth celebrating for their refreshing style and substance.
A messy masala about an antihero bolstered by tons of whimsy, controversy and high drama, Khalnayak's hype is stuff of history. Sukanya Verma celebrates 30 years of this blockbuster.
An assortment of envy-inducing cholis for the fashion heroes.
'She got really close, and I was like, oh Miss Universe and me dancing!'
'When you are an artiste, why will you sell yourself?' asks Saroj Khan.
The Aishwarya Rai and Madhuri Dixit dance face-off from the 2002 box-office hit Devdas has been voted the greatest Bollywood dance number of all time.
Joginder Tuteja looks at movies that did well despite controversy.
Sukanya Verma looks at all kinds of kooky khaki portrayals on the silver screen
The 91-year-old went beyond her role as a writer to help tribals in organising themselves in groups so that they could take up development activities in their own areas.
Madhuri Dixit and Sanjay Dutt Dutt will act in a movie again after 21 years.
Sukanya Verma salutes the power of Saroj Khan and her brilliant choreography.
Sukanya Verma celebrates 25 years of Bollywood images.
'When a woman uses stunning sexy photo shoots to make a splash and be noticed by the audiences and the industry, it doesn't mean she can be broken down to breasts, buttocks, legs, navel and oh... a pretty face,' says movie director Suparn Verma.
'We have been getting e-mails for assignments and events. People from random islands, like Seychelles, called us to perform for India's independence day. It's crazy to see how the internet affects the world. We feel blessed that so many people recognise us. We have even got mails from low-budget feature film makers in the South -- like they want us to be the heroines!' Twins Poonam and Priyanka Shah give us a jhalak into their lives!
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