At many stages, it has appeared as though Sunny Deol's career was running out of steam, but each time he has risen Phoenix-like from the ashes. Dinesh Raheja gives us a closer look at the man on his 67th birthday on October 19.
'If I got more work, I would do even more! Recently, I did the Tanishq ad.' 'I keep working because I am fit. I love acting, that is my relaxation.'
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
'If I'm playing Shah Rukh Khan's role, then of course, I would have loved to do it.'
Rehana Sultan was all set to be a path-breaker. The time was right. Hindi cinema had emerged from the 1960s musicals era. But somehow, leading film-makers of the time did not believe Rehana had that cachet. It was Zeenat Aman who ended up being the definitive taboo-trasher of the era. Dinesh Raheja salutes the trendsetter of the 1970s, Rehana Sultan.
'I don't think Waheeda had the confidence that I could pull it off, so she said no.'
Angry Young Men misses some important elements of the Salim-Javed story including an understanding of the duo's creative process. In fact, the two men do not even appear together in the same space in the series.
The biggest releases of 2025 will actually start arriving in theatres from the Independence Day weekend.
Like the stars, cast magic with blue and purple iridescent eye shadow.
The gifted actress passed into the ages on January 21, 1965.
Within his short lifespan of 63 years, Raj Kapoor left behind an incredible cinematic legacy. Dinesh Raheja continues celebrating Raj Kapoor's birth centenary by looking at seven sequences from his films that have defined Hindi cinema.
'There was a kind of disagreement with Subhashji after Meri Jung and unfortunately for me, I did not get to work with him again after that.'
The Roshans is somewhat like leafing through a glossy coffee table book full of trivia -- no depth, but such a shiny collection of memories, observes Deepa Gahlot.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movie legend who turns 70 on October 10.
Pushpa 2's advance bookings have set a new record, with advance bookings standing at Rs 50 crore on Day One.
'When you try to do something that's not been tried before, nobody likes that.'
While Satya's pleasures are palpable -- among them the poetry of the coarse language, the mercifully rough-hewn texture, the oh-so-familiar underdog story -- these pleasures hit you at a completely different speed. The movie is charged with a sense of discovery, and every shot is a cornucopia of details existing independent of the main story. It's touching, notes Sreehari Nair.
With a promising team at the helm and stellar cast steering the action, Ulajh may be that action-packed political drama that we have been missing in Bollywood of late, hopes Mayur Sanap.
Film stars from Hindi cinema as well as the south came together on a common platform, where they were honoured for their work.
Sukanya Verma raises a toast to the top female performers of 2024.
'One person says let us move ahead, the other doesn't want to.'
Good, bad, evil, we saw a gamut of emotions on display in their most stirring form as actors reiterated their worth.
'Since childhood, I have enjoyed playing with children. Even when I did films early in my career, I would make sure that whatever content I am putting out, kids should be able to watch these films.'
'He treated stars and assistants with the same unfailing courtesy.'
'Everyone knows the money the stars are asking for is absurd.'
'Here is a man who's always pushing the envelope regardless of the repercussions.' 'That's the frenzy of a genius at work.'
After delivering the biggest hit of her career with Animal, Rashmika Mandanna finds herself on this year's Forbes 30 Under 30 achievers list.
Dinesh Raheja views Raj Kapoor's cinema through his women, while celebrating his birth centenary on December 14.
'Govinda was a legend in his own right, with a style no one can copy.'
'Those movie stars are asking for Rs 35 crore and are opening to Rs 3.5 crore.' 'How's that math working?'
Shailendra's songs were attuned to Raj Kapoor's explorations of the themes and dreams of the Everyman.
Here's a look at Bollywood's gunslingers, our very own desi cowboys.
Angry Young Men gloats in Salim-Javed's well-known attributes yet never gains access into the process or passion behind one of Indian cinema's greatest chemistries at work, observes Sukanya Verma.
Rain and Bollywood has immortal connection and we have best of the songs in the film on rains.
'What is Balaji without Ekta (Kapoor), what is Dharma without Karan (Johar?)'
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
As Yesudas turns 84 on January 10, Subhash K Jha salutes the legend.
'We have loved Braveheart, Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones and Apocalypto.' 'The thought was 'When are we going to do such films?''
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
IIFA Awards, the three-day award gala, returns to Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, for the third consecutive year and will be held from September 27 to 29.
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