'I didn't know how I would say all the loving, romantic bits.'
Joginder Tuteja raises a toast to Aditya Chopra on his birthday, and looks at his 10 most successful productions.
Apart from these, reading was also a big passion.
In the Shahid Kapoor starrer Kabir Singh, a remake of Telugu superhit Arjun Reddy, a medical student's drinking problem encourages toxic behaviour and romantic distress.
White is pure. White is powerful. And our movies just love to channelise its immaculate energy and enhance a visual's impact.
'Before you get married, you should know each other's secrets.' 'You should know all the things that could cause problems later on.'
Read this before you head to the theatres to watch Shah Rukh Khan's next big release.
The "24" star feels intolerance always existed in the country and is not happening for the first time.
'This man changed the mindset of a generation.'
'Kishoreda was very close to our family and offered a lot of support.'
On his 55th birthday, Sukanya Verma celebrates his inimitable ways in 10 scenes that she keeps returning to time and again.
The 'NRI movie' appeared soon after Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge's blockbuster success.
Sukanya Verma looks at 12 times the superstar offered food for thought on subjects as varied as nation building, team spirit and the stupidity of big fat Indian weddings while wolfing down a meal.
Karan Johar describes his relationship with Shah Rukh Khan in his memoir, An Unsuitable Boy.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the Top 10 movies of 2000.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'No matter how casually his characters treat sex or bare every inch of their extraordinarily fit bodies, Aditya Chopra is too much of a romantic to pull off flippancy as the face of love,' feels Sukanya Verma.
'All my life, I have made expensive films. This time, I want to make the least expensive film ever made in Bollywood.' 'It's an honest attempt to climb Mount Everest without knowing if I will reach the peak.'
A fun excerpt from Diptakirti Chaudhuri's Bollygeek: The Crazy Trivia Guide to Bollywood.
Milan Talkies cannot decide what kind of a movie it wants to be, feels Sukanya Verma.
The 'Namaste Trump' event is based on the lines of 'Howdy Modi' programme that was addressed by Narendra Modi and Trump during the PM's trip to Houston last September.
Sukanya Verma looks at Bollywood's various terrace moments.
We bring you *that story*, and a lot more, in this fascinating excerpt from Roshmila Bhattacharya's Matinee Men: A Journey Through Bollywood.
Sukanya Verma tells us how Bollywood gives colours a whole new meaning.
'Today, as a film personality, he is bigger than Dharma Productions.' 'But he is still warm and loyal to his friends from school, college and work.'
Love them? Then vote for them!
Manish Malhotra has been wowing us with his onscreen fashion designs for 30 years.
Here's how Bollywood makes use of towels.
At best, a serviceable buffoon with a flair for repartee, Kapil Sharma is awfully limited in his humour and screen presence to perk up this half-decent premise, feels Sukanya Verma.
'Physical compatibility is very important among couples before marriage.'
'Today, 25 years later, Raja Hindustani is as much a Dharmesh Darshan film as it is Aamir Khan and Karisma Kapoor's 'different' love story.'
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.
Sukanya Verma looks at Bollywood's cool, curious, bag moments.
Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan is not so much a homosexual romance as it is an exuberant appeal imploring conservative Indian parents to accept and respect their children's choices, gay or straight, notes Sukanya Verma.
Cinema screens bring in over 60% of the Rs 19,100 crore that Indian films earned in 2019. The reception a film gets in theatres impacts the price of every other revenue stream -- TV, OTT, overseas. Vanita Kohli-Khandekar explains why the theatre business is not doomed and why OTT won't become the first window of release.
Like there's no dearth of memorable bus scenes and train imagery in Hindi movies, planes are equally prolific on silver screen.
Sukanya Verma lists the memorable use of trees in Hindi movies.
© 2026 Rediff.com - Investor Information - Advertise with us - Disclaimer - Privacy Policy - Sitemap - Feedback - About us - Terms of use - Grievances