Homebound missed an Oscar nomination; Sinners broke the record by getting the most nominations ever, at 16 counts.
'To have made it to the shortlist of 15 films for the Academy Award is a big deal for us.''
'When you are a pioneer and someone who's put on a pedestal, but then the pedestal gets dusty, people don't look at the statue anymore.' 'They would say, 'Yes, yes, of course I know Bimal Roy. He made Do Bigha Zamin.'.'
'I make films which I think have the possibility of being liked by a majority of people, and you present it with the right emotions.'
Bollywood is such an integral part of Mumbai that it spills out in the city's busy streets!
Today's Hindi film mothers are younger, trendier, more mischievous. But, truth be told, says Dinesh Raheja, I still do miss sometimes the comforting presence of the trad mother.
Rahul Rawail remembers his mentor Raj Kapoor.
Bollywood is full of interesting stories and anecdotes. We bring you some fun facts!
'I'm talking about that predator in your house, and how one should protect one's children from him.'
There are so many patriotic songs that make us proud to be Indians.
'I don't think my troubles would have happened if she was with me. I kind of lost my way after she was gone,' Sanjay Dutt once told Subhash K Jha about his mother Nargis, the legendary actress who passed away this day 41 years ago.
Indian society may be more advanced than we think it is, notes Ajit Balakrishnan.
'I grew up in a place that used to be the best city in India: Allahabad.' 'The city has given some of the best writers, politicians and musicians to the country. 'Today, it has gone to the dogs.'
Nimmi, the legendary actress, passed away at her Mumbai home on Wednesday, March 25.
She came like a whirlwind to wipe out, in one stroke, practically all female singing competition, recalls Raju Bharatan.
A list of movies and music you got to have in your collection.
'She was gutsy and rebellious enough to take on roles other more conventional actresses wouldn't dare and she excelled in them.'
Sukanya Verma lists 25 unforgettable Dilip Kumar melodies to love and listen to.
'She had indeed grown to full womanhood and was in reality more beautiful than I thought she was.'
In a special series, we will put YOU to the test everyday!
Remembering an incomparable actor by re-visiting his finest films.
Subhash K Jha looks at actresses who dared play Momma at the risk of getting typecast.
Was this indeed the Lata who had started out with her, as a child star, in Badi Maa (1945)? Raju Bharatan recalls yet another memorable incident from Lata Mangeshkar's incredible life.
Sachin Tendulkar loved the biryani so much that he wanted to have it the next day as well.
'I thought my journey had ended even before it began.'
With Mother's Day just around the corner, here's looking at the many shades of the Bollywood mother.
The show's called Classic Legends and will premiere at 7.30 on December 11 on Zee Classic.
As Dilip Kumar passes away in the ages, Sukanya Verma feels a deep gratitude for the enormous legacy he's left behind.
The depth and reach of the classic Indian film's remixed version stuns Aseem Chhabra.
Family of a city-based businessman Roshan Jamal Khan, convicted for his alleged links with terror organisations by a Spanish court, on Tuesday claimed the Centre is neglecting them because they are Muslims. A special anti-terrorism court in Spain sentenced Roshan to eight and a half years imprisonment for being part of the group which planned terror attacks in Barcelona. Mehboob said Roshan has been falsely implicated in the case.
The Maharashtra Police on Monday arrested four members of the Students Islamic Movement of India from Mana village in Akola district. The police busted a secret SIMI meeting in Mana village where nearly 35 SIMI members were present.SIMI was banned by the government in 2002 for its involvement in terrorist attacks in India. It has been labeled a terrorist organisation by both India and the United States.
We present an excerpt of one of the most touching scenes in Mother India.
'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.'
'I guess if I was chosen to be his wife, I must be special.'
Baig is suspected to be associated with some Pakistan-based terrorist organisation and has also undergone training in Pakistan.
'... 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.'
While we wait for Batra's latest to drop on Amazon Prime Video on February 11, Sukanya Verma looks at how Bollywood has dealt with affairs of the heart over the years.
After repeatedly essaying the role of doomed lover, Dilip Kumar, a thinking actor, found it diffcult to break out of in real life. Heeding his psychoanalyst, he flirted with some frothy roles and played the swashbuckling hero with elan, recalls Dinesh Raheja.
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