'Whether the Ram or the Raavan within us wins is what makes us who we are.'
I cannot think of another Hindi movie that has, without so much as a hint of cynicism or speechifying, brought out that fundamental fact of Muslims being an integral part of the Indian culture while being at the same time a subculture with its own polite niceties, observes Sreehari Nair.
'There is a lot that I find extremely annoying in Ramu, like his constant attempts to shock and stir up controversy by needlessly needling sacred cows.' Subhash K Jha salutes the maverick filmmaker on his birthday.
'Sushant Singh Rajput, a bright young lad who had a life beyond films, was probably too good for Bollywood.' 'To blame his death by suicide on a gang of Bollywood bullies is stretching the point too far,' argues Saibal Chatterjee.
'If she hadn't been the force that she was, we, who came later, would have continued to be footnotes in the credit titles.'
'We are open to directing a Khiladi 2.' 'And we would want to do it with Akshay who is still so fit, energetic and successful.'
'Before you get married, you should know each other's secrets.' 'You should know all the things that could cause problems later on.'
Bollywood took to the stage quite glamorously at IIFA Rocks, the event that kick-started the 20th edition of IIFA.
After playing the Rani of Jhansi, Ms Ranaut will play kabaddi in her next film.
Raja Sen analyses the year so far.
Priyadarshan has made some of the best comedies in Hindi cinema, but the director says it none of it would have been possible without the cult success of Hera Pheri which completed 20 years on March 31.
'Life is unpredictable and it's not like once you have fallen in love with someone, you can't fall out, right?'
'Then suddenly, I was out, Jaya was doing Guddi instead.'
Among Hindi cinema's leading men of the last century, Sunil Dutt, who passed away 16 years ago on May 25, did not hesitate in doing women-oriented films which addressed the issues of their upliftment, empowerment and equality.
'In the early years of this century, barely 10 years after liberalisation, drinking Coke was still cool,' notes Uttaran Das Gupta.
'We knew exactly the impact it would have.' 'You see, the line doesn't make its impact in isolation.' 'Its resounding impact depends on Amitabh's lengthy diatribe that precedes Shashi's line.'
Freaky moms are unacceptable to Indian audiences. Subhash K Jha lists 5 unsuccessful mom films to prove it.
'Nine out of 10 women I know have been groped, touched or harassed in some way or the another. We never speak about it. We are embarrassed and ashamed that society will judge us.'
Vanraj Bhatia, the creator of unforgettable music, hated the fact that the 'New Wave' directors did not respect Hindi cinema's multi-song format.
Dilip Kumar remains an inspiring example of how one can build a career from scratch, fuelled purely by passion and hard work.
Many believe Kishore Kumar serenaded the ladies better than any other iconic playback singer.
SRK's persona and brand power has been built over nearly 30 years of public acclaim and love. Brands perhaps believe that his troubles are transitory and that as a human brand he has long legs capable of striding over controversies, explains ad guru Sandeep Goyal.
UTV stars recently installed handprints and signatures of several Bollywood legends on the Bandstand promenade.
RRR isn't the "spectacle" it is made out to be, argues Sreehari Nair.
'The young generation doesn't want to work with old hats like me.' 'They don't understand that we are brighter and wiser because of our experience.' 'We can take them on the right path, but they should keep their ears open.'
'I told Shah Rukh I wanted to sign him for our film, Deewana.' 'He responded by saying that he had no dates.' 'I was shocked because he hadn't had a single release till then.'
Here's what Tamannaah has in common with Malaika Arora Khan and Sameera Reddy!
Bollywood bids goodbye to Veeru Devgan.
Here's some trivia on the hot actress.
There are some movies that these actors would wish they would have never done.
Will Salman Khan's Kick break all records at the box office?
'South movies have the perfect script, the perfect action and the perfect romance.' 'That's why these films are running in theatres.'
Here's what Bollywood got right, and wrong, in the first half of 2014.
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