'It just pays tribute to the greatness of music, which knows no barriers," claims Dev Anand, about his dream project, Song Of Life.
'Guide will always have a special place in my heart.'
Sukanya Verma lists 25 unforgettable Dilip Kumar melodies to love and listen to.
Here looking at 10 of Bollywood's best-known crime movies.
In a special series, we will put YOU to the test everyday!
While we wait for Batra's latest to drop on Amazon Prime Video on February 11, Sukanya Verma looks at how Bollywood has dealt with affairs of the heart over the years.
Kishore Kumar didn't become a legend overnight. And even when he did, he had many unfulfilled dreams.
'He never went to the Bombay industry.'
'Everywhere, people would ask me why I had left films. They wanted to see more of me.' 'Their words were music to my ears.'
Sukanya Verma salutes most beloved Rishi Kapoor melodies.
Bollywood is known to make everything look dazzling and dramatic -- suffering, seclusion, hopelessness.
On his 90th birthday, Sukanya Verma highlights a fraction of the legend's marvelous versatility in this curated list of his 25 unique moods.
Like there's no dearth of memorable bus scenes and train imagery in Hindi movies, planes are equally prolific on silver screen.
Sukanya Verma looks at the wide-eyed dolly's presence in our movies.
Be it scenic Kashmir or majestic Swiss Alps, Bollywood's trendsetting winter wear is the A to Z of style and snug. Sukanya Verma looks at its winter fashion over the years.
Vajpayee, who died on Thursday at the age of 93 after a prolonged illness, had made a significant diplomatic breakthrough and travelled on a bus from Amritsar to Lahore with a delegation that included the likes of Bollywood legend Dev Anand, writer Javed Akhtar and cricket icon Kapil Dev.
'Openness is a great weapon in the armoury of more open societies. That's why the fight with Pakistan isn't just about India be six times bigger, but equally bitter and insecure Pakistan,' argues Shekhar Gupta.
'If you look at its melody, it's nothing.'
It is to Vajpayee's credit that he told Dilip Kumar to ignore Thackeray and to follow his own conscience. But the episode -- as indeed, the manner in which Dilip Kumar has been made to pay for being a Muslim throughout his life -- shames us all as Indians, says Vir Sanghvi.
Quite a few Hindi movies have explored different shades of the landlord-tenant relationship in passing or purposefully.
Tendulkar and his elder brother Ajit have time and again recalled how Achrekar would stand behind trees and watch Tendulkar bat to let him play freely.
'What can I do for my India except make films that showcase it's greatness to the world, which touch on national issues and arouse the feeling of patriotism?'
How many of these have aged well?
Malavika Sangghvi gives us fascinating glimpses from Dilip Kumar's life.
A look at the portrayal of air hostesses in Hindi movies.
What did Sukanya Verma's Super filmi week look like? Read on...
The actress, who starred in films like Bhabhi and Choti Bahen, was 75.
Dilip Kumar remained in demand all through his career because he kept reinventing himself in keeping with the changing times in Indian cinema, argues Mohammad Asim Siddiqui.
'His son had become a composer after all, and one now chased by producers. But while finding peace in one quarter, he had lost it in another. Jet was not a home any more. The room across his was empty, there were no sounds floating through the door.' The world, in the eyes of the Burmans.
Deven Verma passed away into the ages on December 2. We re-publish an interview done with the veteran actor.
Apart from the super stardom, there is something else common between Priyanka and Deepika.
As Fahadh Faasil turns 39 on August 8, Subhash K Jha looks back at his favourite films featuring the brilliant actor.
Shakila's seductive performances in the ever-popular club number Babuji Dheere Chalna and the fabulous torch song Hoon Abhi Main Jawaan made filmmakers sit up and notice this new talent.
As means of transport or metaphor, the romance of trains is unmistakable in Hindi cinema.
