Entertainment may be its raison d'etre but the tears brought about by cinema are no less significant.
It was a muted Independence Day celebrations because of the dawn-to-dusk general strike called by multiple militant outfits and the loss of lives and property of hundreds of people over the last three months in the ethnic strife.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
Two seconds of Kajol and Shah Rukh Khan in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai pack in more chemistry than two hours and 44 minutes of Ranbir and Shraddha's romance in Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar, feels Sukanya Verma.
Enjoy the monsoons with Bollywood's beautiful rain numbers.
'That very brand name comes in the way of people expecting something different from me.'
Karan Johar's 50th birthday party was a mega event, bigger than the premiere of any multi-starrer.
Karan Johar has his own grammar coming into play when it comes to films set in a campus says Joginder Tuteja.
Piku beats Kuch Kuch Locha Hai at the box office.
Deepa Gahlot picks the top 10 Karan Johar films -- some that he directed and others that he produced or co-produced -- that you can watch on steaming platforms.
Director Karan Johar makes the film look good!
The Archies is an evergreen thought passed on from generation to generation. But Sukanya Verma wishes it had some of the comic's tee-hee humour and hyuk hyuk too.
To seek blessing for her forthcoming film Kuch Kuch Locha Hai which releases on May 8.
Sukanya Verma looks at Bollywood stunners extending their support to the short hair style.
'Rani was apprehensive because she was doing a film outside the YRF banner after a long time.' 'She said she hoped she would be as comfortable with me as she was working in her home productions.' 'I promised her that she would feel at home.'
Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani packs in abundant entertainment and hat tips to the KJo brand, observes Sukanya Verma.
28 amazing years as the Badshah of Bollywood! Joginder Tuteja presents the movie milestones in Shah Rukh Khan's career.
Ranveer cheers Arsenal... Regina explores Sri Lanka... Akshay takes the train...
As the movie mogul celebrates his birthday, Namrata Thakker takes a peek in to his AMAZING life through his Instagram feed.
Subhash K Jha looks at actresses who dared play Momma at the risk of getting typecast.
'I don't come from a political family.' 'I have one man, my grandfather, who is in politics.'
Two double centuries, three movies over the Rs 150 crore mark and five centuries -- that's how the repertoire looks like for Karan Johar and his Dharma Productions.
Shah Rukh had outgrown the roles that made him a star -- the menacing, obsessive lover in Darr, the regular guy in Kabhi Haan Kabhi Na or the new age boyfriend in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. By the time he entered his 50s, he was struggling to find his feet, explains Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
'Unlike the Shah Rukh Khan in Darr, Baazigar, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, there's an amazing child-like vulnerability and honesty in the Shah Rukh of Devdas.'
'Thank u for falling in love with us so unconditionally for so many years! #23YearsOfDDLJ', King Khan tweeted.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Did you realise that Hip Hip Hurray was 20 years ago?
Sukanya Verma lists SRK's special avatars in the movies.
In the Bollywood scheme of things, age is as irrelevant as logic.
In a special series, we will put YOU to the test everyday!
A movie is no Bollywood movie without a rain sequence!
'I wasn't happy with my body, wasn't entirely comfortable in my own skin. And by the time I gained confidence, too much time had passed.'
Some films, like last Friday's release Murder 3, leave a distinctly foul taste in the mouth.
Geeta Kapoor talks about her new telly show, India's Dancing Superstars.
Bhoot- The Haunted Ship stars Vicky Kaushal, and is inspired from a true incident in 2011, when a ship came out of nowhere and docked at Mumbai's Juhu beach for a few days. Director Bhanu Pratap Singh has created a fictional story around it.
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