'In fact, he asked about his passport and ticket when he was in the hospital for his visit to LA.'
'He made people happy with his songs.' 'What matters is how many people you really make happy, how you connect and make them joyous and help them forget their problems.'
Sukanya Verma looks at the jhoola, and how it's an unforgettable part of many a Bollywood imagery in celebration, romance, frolic and, sometimes, even menace.
'With his going, my relationship with the Kapoor family has ended.'
Asoka still makes for irresistible viewing, raves Sukanya Verma, and tells us why.
'I am concentrating on working in Hollywood but if the right opportunity from the Indian film industry comes, I will be open to working there.'
'Among the many composing geniuses, who created beautiful tunes for me to sing, Khayyamsaab was the last to remain alive.'
'Lataji, Ghalib, Beethoven and Shakespeare are far removed from the normal chain of human civilisation.' 'If they were just role models, how come no one was able to achieve an iota of their perfection?' 'They are a kind of intruders who come as reminders of the rule of mediocrity that prevails.'
'What a tragic loss for cinema, for India.'
Here's the second part of guide to a year that will soon become history.
Countless screen pairs have come together but only few can lay claim to that extra something called chemistry.
After a traditional Malayali wedding, the Naagin actress will marry her entrepreneur beau Suraj Nambiar in a Bengali ceremony on January 27.
Though he went back to writing "beautiful scenes" for other Bollywood directors, his deep interest in the lives of ordinary citizens never slackened, evident from the way he made himself available to human rights groups whenever they called him.
'Songs are a commercial compromise.' 'I had to invent tricks to fit songs into my films.'
Five outsiders with zero connections in the film industry and no money made their mark despite nepotism ruling the roost.
'The character is so popular that even now, there is a new meme on me every day.'
Look who made it to the Lakme Fashion Week.
As means of transport or metaphor, the romance of trains is unmistakable in Hindi cinema.
Rajkummar wraps up Bheed... Huma is proud of Saqib...Farah gets nostalgic...
Salman may direct Tiger 3... Katrina drops Vikas Bahl film...
They were married for 40 years till Rishi Kapoor's death did them apart.
In a small gesture of peace, a video of a Pakistani cricket fan singing the Indian national anthem during a match between India and Pakistan in the ongoing Asia Cup has gone viral, according to a media report.
Which is *your* favourite AB film?
Wherever Bollywood celebs go, the cameras follow.
'Rishi Kapoor was a complete original.' 'He dazzled the screen and stayed a livewire off it as well,' remembers Sukanya Verma.
PTI introduces the team, who is aiming for medals when India's campaign at the Tokyo Games commences on July 24.
In this series, InstaStories, we let pictures on social media tell their beautiful back stories.
Alia Bhatt and Sanjay Leela Bhansali together could be fire and ice in Gangubai Kathiawadi, feels Moumita Bhattacharjee.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know.
Film music flourished in the 1970s. Some old masters did some great work, but it was also the decade of new composers.
A fun excerpt from Diptakirti Chaudhuri's Bollygeek: The Crazy Trivia Guide to Bollywood.
'You can either sulk and blame your destiny or you can choose to handle the situation with positivity.'
'Life is so unpredictable.' 'Devastating beyond words.'
The director had passed away on October 7.
Shah Rukh Khan talks about his production venture Always Kabhi Kabhi.
'This anti-Muslim narrative is happening only in the minds of those who are always standing on the other side.'
The 'NRI movie' appeared soon after Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge's blockbuster success.
In this series, InstaStories, we let pictures on social media tell their beautiful back stories.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the hit music Raamlaxman made for Salman Khan.
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