'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.'
'If I had done Sholay, we would have missed seeing the performance of a wonderful actor called Amjad Khan.'
'We have to do everything in our power to get as many Academy members to watch the film as possible.' 'After that, I am confident, my film will speak for itself.'
The hits and misses of the week.
Sukanya Verma lists her favourite songs of 2018. Are these on your playlist too?
Stunning looking, Bulbbul keeps the scares to a minimum, observes Moumita Bhattacharjee.
A little charm from the debuting actors and Notebook would actually be worthy of note.
Sukanya Verma raises a toast (he'd like that very much) to the magnificent Rishi Kapoor and his 25 essential performances.
'She was gutsy and rebellious enough to take on roles other more conventional actresses wouldn't dare and she excelled in them.'
The hits and misses of the week.
'Umrao Jaan has a beautiful soundtrack, and has been very dear to us right from our childhood days. We felt it had the perfect story to recreate for a stage musical.'
'Salman has supported me, but at the same time, let me have my own journey.'
Satish Kaushik, who co-wrote Shah's cult classic Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro as well as acted in it, looks back at the experience of being a part of it.
'As an actor, the excitement for me is to step into those shoes and see what keeps that man going and what has made him what he is today.'
'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.
Nimmi, the legendary actress, passed away at her Mumbai home on Wednesday, March 25.
'It is difficult to speak about Sushant in the past tense.'
'It will take me a while to process the meaning of the loss of a man who meant so much to me through my entire life,' says Aseem Chhabra.
Prithviraj on how relevant is Moideen and Kanchanamala's love story
Aseem Chhabra picks the scenes that left him impressed this year.
Aseem Chhabra imagines a time, 20 years from now, when movie-watching in theatres will be long gone, thanks to the coronavirus, and pens a letter to his grandchild, explaining the magic of the cinema hall.
Film music flourished in the 1970s. Some old masters did some great work, but it was also the decade of new composers.
How many of the 319 films Aseem Chhabra watched in 2018 have you seen?
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