'The ladies, Maya Govind and Rani Malik, were criticised for writing sexist, crass or vulgar songs.'
From Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan to Chiranjeevi and Prabhas, India's film stars are stepping forward to do their bit for migrants, daily wage workers and those from their own film industry facing joblessness and near starvation in an unprecedented pan-India lockdown.
Okay, so we love our Goan filmi characters. Do you love these movies set in Goa? Have a look!
A day after the Delhi high court stayed the release of Gulaab Gang, the film's producers have moved to a larger bench against the order.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
We bring you glimpses of the Raksha Bandhan moments in Bollywood.
As often is the case on celluloid, romanticising death is as significant as making every moment count where a young life's passing makes the realisation all the more heartbreaking and momentous.
'I got married to Reena secretly through court marriage, with three witnesses. My wedding with Reena was most economical. I took the Bus No 211 and bought a ticket of 50 paise. I got down at Bandra Station West, crossed the bridge, landed in the East and walked towards the highway. I crossed that highway and entered the Griha Nirman Bhavan, where there's a Marriage Registrar Office. So my wedding cost me less than Rs 10!'
The Dulquer factor is the only saving grace of this witless, charmless sham posturing as satire, feels Sukanya Verma.
Warm or warring, back home too Bollywood has depicted many, MANY faces of sisterly love.
Ajay has made some brilliantly reviewed films, some big hits and many, many, entertainers.
Sukanya Verma hails Bollywood's memorable bus moments.
If Pahlaj Nihalani glanced back at his own filmography as producer, by his own brand new standards; the man would have a hard time approving the extent of vulgarity and provocation they contained.
A look at the top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Meet Bollywood's poetic souls!
Yes, they exist on the big screen too.
Sukanya Verma lists significant memories in our 1996 recap.
Did you know that the nine colours signify the nine distinct characteristics of Goddess Durga?
Aamir Khan speaks about his unusual trek in Indian cinema, why he didn't agree to play Sunil Dutt in Sanju, and more...
Director Jayant Gilatar's sloppy 'tribute' never ever develops into anything noteworthy, writes Sukanya Verma
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Sukanya Verma looks at some striking age gaps between the onscreen romantic couples of Hindi movies.
The Hundred-Foot Journey is reduced to plot holes and factual inaccuracies of surprisingly epic proportions, writes Nishi Tiwari.
Abhay Deol shoots himself in the foot by acting in (and, inexplicably, producing) this monstrosity called One By Two that sucks all the goodwill out of an actor we usually like, writes Raja Sen.
'The film industry could never exploit his versatile range as actively as it should have. To not have delivered a *single* bad performance in one's career is an exceptional feat.' Sukanya Verma retraces her steps to the time she became a dedicated fan of Farooque Sheikh's work for life.
'I fell in love with Amrita Singh from the day I saw Betaab... She is amazing'
'Cell phone towers with 4G technology might certainly impact the lives of birds, and humans.' 'This needs a greater amount of investigation, research and mapping in the country.'
In our special series revisiting great Hindi film classics, Sukanya Verma looks back at Rishi Kapoor-Sridevi-Vinod Khanna starrer Chandni.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Here are 10 occasions when Holi held special significance on celluloid.
'Mumbai stands tall yet again.' Bollywood raves about the city's resilience.
Sadly, the attitude and ada that makes Rekha so timeless is dumbed down in a role and film so behind its time, rues Sukanya Verma after watching Super Nani.
Before Shah Rukh Khan and his Happy New Year team wins us over with their dancing skills, read this.
Before Vishal Bharadwaj's advent, several Hindi filmmakers had attempted screen adaptations of Shakespeare's various works, with varied success.
The actor has quite a body of memorable death scenes to boast of.
I am sad Kundan Shah is no more. I am sad he couldn't make the kind of films he wanted. But I am also grateful. He made me laugh. He made me cry. He made me believe in Hum Honge Kamyab and the power of a shooting star. Sukanya Verma salutes Kundan Shah.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
