Currently living in the third floor of Anil Kapoor's bungalow with wife Nirmala Devi, Surinder Kapoor is a recipient of the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke award.
'I was attracted to her both as a fine co-star and as a person who had some of the attributes I hoped to find in a woman at that age and time,' says Dilip Kumar in his autobiography, Dilip Kumar: The Substance And The Shadow.
Nasreen Munni Kabir releases her new book.
Remembering an incomparable actor by re-visiting his finest films.
'... their love was jinxed.' 'His celluloid path to his partner's heart was seldom smooth; it had to contend with greedy relatives and indecisive sweethearts, who were more ready to sacrifice than woo and wed.'
After the success of Mughal-e-Azam, it's the turn of this V Shantaram movie.
'I'm very upset with Dilipsaab for retiring 40 years too early.' Kamal Haasan talks about his idol Dilip Kumar.
'I have told my parents that whenever I decide to get married, even if you like the boy, I will elope.' 'Just for the fun of it, for that feeling of excitement.'
Sukanya Verma celebrates chandeliers on celluloid and their most memorable moments in Hindi films.
Bajirao Mastani has the potential to do for Maratha 'history' what Mughal-e-Azam did for Mughal 'history', says Mohammad Asim Siddiqui.
A look at the last films of directors, who met with untimely deaths.
IMAGES from the IPL match played between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Daredevils in Pune on Monday
We list down some of the memorable performances as historical figures.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali celebrates the success of his dream project.
Aseem Chhabra lists the movies that taught him about the Idea of India.
The Rangoon actor replies to her co-star's open letter with her own saying that the debate is exasperating, but healthy.
'We want to be a nation at par with the best internationally.' 'But why is it in theatre we continue to have such low standards?'
Kathak queen Sitara Devi died at a hospital in Mumbai on Tuesday. She was 94. Born in 1920 in Kolkata, Sitara Devi drew from the themes, poetry and choreography collected by her father in her choreographies. She also got inspired from the environment around her -- whether it is a town or a village.
'These people from Mumbai just understand the language of either silver, or shoes,' Lokendra Singh Kalvi, founder patron of the Shree Rajput Karni Sena, tells Dhruv Munjal.
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.
Bhar Do Jholi Meri is Salman's favourite song. Here's looking at other smashing qawwalis through time.
If Manto, the film, falls short of being a masterpiece it's because Nandita Das could not quite crack the Manto code: She couldn't quite see the wholeness of her subject with the same eyes that Manto saw his people. This imperfection in the film, in a way, becomes the greatest tribute to Manto, feels Sreehari Nair.
War is as grand and consummate as love in Bollywood.
Veteran actor Vinod Khanna passed away on Thursday after battling cancer. He was 70.
'He was the only new face in a sea of superstars and slowly talk started in the unit that perhaps Ramesh had made a mistake by casting him.'
Aamir Khan tells Urvi Parekh why his next release is probably one of the most important films he has made.
The 1960 epic continues to enthrall unlike any Indian film ever
Dolly, who is leading from the front in Amritsar, wakes up early, plans things for her husband's campaign, oversees resources, does nukkad meetings and keeps busy -- all without getting into the limelight. Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com's fascinating insights into the battle for Amritsar!
Here's celebrating Dilip Kumar by re-visiting his best movies.
'I have watched comedies but some have failed to make me laugh. The characters indulge in too much buffoonery. They move too much, falling, hitting each other, making faces... Comedy is very serious business.' Director Anees Bazmee tells us how he makes people laugh with his films.
'Madhubala told me that of all the addictions, the biggest addiction is make-up; once you put it on, you can never leave the limelight even if you want to,' Tabassum tells Patcy N.
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