'He was God's good man and a beautiful human being beyond anything else.'
The actor passed away on July 28.
Dil Chahta Hai revolutionised the language of Hindi films. Sukanya Verma shows us how.
Amitabh Bachchan turns 75 on October 11. Rediff.com celebrates the superstar's birthday with this special series, looking back at the very things that made him the BIG B.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
In a special series, we will put YOU to the test everyday!
Rahul Dholakia's Eid 2016 offering is definitely looking intriguing, says Raja Sen.
'I have done so much work after the Mahabharat, but people still remember me as Duryodhan.'
Here is a look at some of Aseem Chhabra's favourite memories of 2020 in Hindi cinema, performances by well-known and new actors, special moments in films and shows.
His family has conveyed to the Information and Broadcasting Ministry that it will difficult for him to travel to Delhi for the National Awards presentation function due to health reasons.
Bollywood has taught us a lot this year. Sukanya Verma picks the most important lessons.
'And though I wasn't too shocked to see Swami Om go, I wonder how his stay in the secret room will make the show more entertaining.'
'We don't know when those differences started between us, when the love went away, or when the arguments and fights started.'
Which is *your* favourite AB film?
'No woman should ever be subjected to any kind of misbehaviour, especially at her work place.'
Yesteryear's heart-throb Shashi Kapoor will get the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award for his contribution to Indian cinema. On this occasion, we reproduce Dinesh Raheja's nostalgia piece on the actor here:
Can Sidharth Malhotra and Sonakshi Sinha bring back the magic created by Rajesh Khanna and Nanda in the 1969 original?
Bollywood has always had a special fascination with wheels, be in motorcycles or cars. So it was no wonder that a special enclave was created at the ongoing Auto Expo 2016 in Greater Noida to tip the hat to the iconic films where the automobile played a critical part.
'Anything serious should be said with a hint of comedy.' 'Only then will people understand it better.'
Sukanya Verma picks potential AB collectibles as Bollywood's most iconic star celebrates his 72nd birthday on October 11.
We celebrate Bhattsaab and his greatest gems.
Aishwarya will mark her comeback opposite hubby Abhishek Bachchan in adman Prahlad Kakkad's maiden directorial venture, Happy Anniversary.
'I have been offered the main lead many times now, including romantic and action hero roles. But they're not interesting. I want to do films like Aandhi, Angoor, Ram Aur Shyam, Mela, Deewar, Zanjeer and Sholay but I don't have a plan.' Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub gets ready for the next level.
Veteran actor-filmmaker Shashi Kapoor was on Sunday conferred the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award at the landmark Prithvi Theatre in Mumbai by Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley.
'I know all good things have to end someday. But memories, especially film memories are special,' says Aseem Chhabra.
A peek into the Big B's life.
The actor has quite a body of memorable death scenes to boast of.
Meet Bollywood fan Ranjit Dahiya. If you are in Mumbai, you can't miss his massive tributes to the industry that he loves.
If people make films like Baahubali, which has Indian content, it will always be a hit. But nobody makes it nowadays.
'I barely manage to be in front of the camera and act.' Amitabh Bachchan gets shockingly modest.
'In 2015 I watched films in so many places. I attended several film festivals around the world -- Berlin, Tribeca (New York), Telluride, Toronto, Zurich, Mumbai, Dharamsala and Goa,' says Aseem Chhabra, author of a forthcoming book on Shashi Kapoor.
'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.
Shashi Kapoor, the star who made us laugh, romance and cry, passed into the ages on December 4. We look back at the often underrated actor, who reinvested all his earnings as an actor into making films and keeping the theatre he established, Prithvi Theatre, alive.
In Shashi Kapoor: The Householder, The Star, Aseem Chahbra gives us glimpses of one of Bollywood's best loved actors.
One of the most successful screenplay writers of his time, Salim Khan looks back at his most popular work.
Kangana Ranaut's guts, Amitabh Bachchan's venomous threat and dark TV serials occupied Sukanya Verma's super-filmi week.
Indu Sarkar is an effective propaganda movie only to the extent that it knows its mission-statement and knows whom to shame and whom to take in its stride, feels Sreehari Nair.
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Shuddh Desi Romance conveys a simple but underrated philosophy in the most fun way possible.
Happy New Year is watchable in parts but its three hours and plus running time makes it woefully difficult.
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