'In an era defined by vengeful anger, he was a star who sang and danced while most others hollered and hectored on the big screen,' remembers Saibal Chatterjee.
The late film writer Sachin Bhowmick is fondly remembered by his son, and the film industry.
Bol Bachchan adds to the list of the worst official remakes in Hindi cinema.
Sukanya Verma looks at the coolest endorsers of bell bottoms in Bollywood.
Not all movie stars are conscious of rendering hugs and kisses to their companions or co-stars in the presence of cameras.
Sukanya Verma salutes most beloved Rishi Kapoor melodies.
Umesh Shukla's All Is Well will bring together Rishi Kapoor and Abhishek Bachchan as father and son, and the team -- along with choreographer Ahmed Khan -- have conceived an epic song and dance featuring the duo.
Sukanya Verma looks at husband and wife filmi collaborations.
This April Fool's Day, Sukanya Verma kickstarts the month on a light note with this list of Bollywood's most memorable pranks.
'When Chintu told me about his plans to go to Delhi in February for a wedding, I advised him against it.' 'But he still went, and had a relapse.'
'Rishi Kapoor was a complete original.' 'He dazzled the screen and stayed a livewire off it as well,' remembers Sukanya Verma.
Much, much, much before Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani fussed over What Jhumka, Asha Bhosle trilled in her alluring voice and teased us with tantalising details about the events leading to her precious Jhumka's loss. Sukanya Verma celebrates the singing legend who turns 90 on September 8.
Wazir has some good songs but they will not be memorable, feels Aelina Kapoor.
Sukanya Verma raises a toast (he'd like that very much) to the magnificent Rishi Kapoor and his 25 essential performances.
Coolest and craziest campus fashion over the years!
One of the most attractive things in a movie romance is to watch two people fall in love over a date or two.
'I thought I'd be Chintu's ghost voice, just like Mukeshsaab for Rajsaab.' 'Chintu believed in my voice. He would always recommend me.' 'I sang two songs for him in his second film, Zehreela Insaan.' 'I was supposed to sing Oh Hanseeni, which became the biggest hit of the film.' 'Before I knew it, the song was taken away from me and given to Kishore Kumarsaab.'
'Some months before his death, when I had inquired about his health, he was annoyed that people assumed the worst.' '"I am not going anywhere," Rishi snapped as only he could.'
A look at Bollywood's best cabaret performers over the years! Who is 'YOUR' favourite?
Sukanya Verma hails Bollywood's memorable bus moments.
Countless screen pairs have come together but only few can lay claim to that extra something called chemistry.
Sukanya Verma looks at some striking age gaps between the onscreen romantic couples of Hindi movies.
Sukanya Verma's super filmy week was high on emotions.
'Kader Khan could be horribly intimidating, impossibly silly, achingly human and, sometimes, all at once.' 'I was drawn to his magic and magnetism even when I didn't know he was behind it,' recalls Sukanya Verma.
In our special series revisiting great Hindi film classics, we look back at Randhir Kapoor and Jaya Bhaduri's 1972 film, Jawani Diwani.
'I went away from the industry because all the people I enjoyed working with, like Manmohan Desai and Prakash Mehra, are no more.' 'They left this world and went away, so I lost interest in my work.'
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