And yet, Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Rohit Shetty share so much in common!
Sukanya Verma revisits Chaalbaaz where Sridevi was such a pleasure to watch, twice over!
Sukanya Verma's Super Filmi Week.
'When you write off good artistes, it's easier for them to beat their drums about their own people.'
'We are all from middle class backgrounds...' 'We are not like those super privileged kids to whom the parents say "Jao beta. Studio khareed lo".'
It's high time that they found a mention in the baap of all' dictionaries.
A fun excerpt from Diptakirti Chaudhuri's Bollygeek: The Crazy Trivia Guide to Bollywood.
Countless screen pairs have come together but only few can lay claim to that extra something called chemistry.
Every year in Bollywood brings its share of good and bad. 2019 did too. Sukanya Verma lists what we learned.
'I will be present for a few matches, but I won't be doing that on a daily basis like I used to do.' 'A lot of people ask me why I am not doing films. I say I can do only one thing well at a time.' 'Right now, I am back into the entertainment business because I truly wanted to return to it.'
'Lagaan and Talaash are among his best films.' 'He did some really bad films after QSQT. He was doing those films without thinking. He realised that, stopped and changed his approach.'
Since the Mahabharata the Yadavs have been known for infighting. And the 2017 UP election proved yet another example of that, says Nazarwala.
Kishore Kumar didn't become a legend overnight. And even when he did, he had many unfulfilled dreams.
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.
Take a bow, Shah Rukh Khan, raves Raja Sen.
'You take so much advantage of your body. You eat, drink, sleep, smile, travel, talk, have sex -- you use this body for everything. Then why not look after it so that you can use longer?' 'You owe it to your body to treat it well. This is what I believe in.' Anil Kapoor reveals his youthful secret.
'I am an accidental lyricist,' confesses the superstar who has written Haanikaarak Bapu, Emotional Atyachar, Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin, the songs for Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani and Ae Dil Hai Mushkil and many, many, more chartbusters.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'Salman said he would listen to our top five songs. If he didn't like them, he would leave for his next shot.' Brothers Sajid-Farhad tell Patcy N/ Rediff.com that dreams do come true.
Akshay Manwani traces Aamir Khan's fascinating journey to stardom.
In our special series revisiting great Hindi film classics, we look back at Prithviraj Kapoor, Raj Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor and Babita's 1971 film, Kal Aaj Aur Kal.
Sreehari Nair attempts to bring you up-close the pleasures of Javed Akhtar's poetry.
'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.
Some cool tips, right here!
There are many, many instances of this 'dark' approach. Sukanya Verma looks at a few.
How many of these have aged well?
When TV stars take on the big screen...
Take a look at ten filmmakers who also love acting.
Things are off to a good start when a lead movie character appears for the first time against strategic music or swaggering drama and the audience bursts into wholehearted whistles and applause.
They're bold, beautiful and totally unrecognisable!
'Her short black choli with a deep cut-out back and multi-coloured pom-poms became quite a sensation. It was clearly meant to draw your attention to Kareena's perfect figure.'
Aseem Chhabra picks the finest Indian films in the 2010-2019 decade.
Govinda returns with Aa Gaya Hero.
Raja Sen picks the bad movies of the year so far.
Ten times when Yash Raj Films let us down.
If Kishore Kumar were alive today, he would have turned 90 on August 4.
