On his 90th birth anniversary, Sukanya Verma lists 20 of her favourite scenes that reiterate his extraordinary grasp on the language of cinema and connect with the viewer.
'Javed Akhtar, Naseeruddin Shah and Shabana Azmi have collectively brought more pride and honour to our country than the entire film fraternity put together.' 'Sir, the names you have taken are institutions, pillars of India's popular art, symbolising the very essence of humanism and nationalism.'
'After pack-up, Sridevi took a shower in the studio itself, changed, and returned to the set with a wad of notes.' 'She distributed it amongst every technician who had worked on the song Na Jaane Kahan Se Aaye Hai.'
20 Nadeem-Shravan film albums which emerged as chartbusters.
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.
In these pandemic stricken, music bereft times, what can be more joyous than a playlist of golden melodies?
Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who played Irrfan's friend and colleague named Shaikh in The Lunchbox, has only words of praise for the film, its director and co-star.
Ranveer praises Deepika.. Divya applauds Tahira... Rahman at a premiere...
'Mere Haathon Mein Nau-Nau Chudiya Hain showed how skillfully Shiv-Hari could weave into the commercial idiom.'
It's ice-cream time for Nikhat
Ulhas Joshi, Head -- Sales, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Rahul Dev Burman's collaboration with Asha Bhosle and Kishore Kumar was unique, but he saved his best for Lata Mangeshkar.
This new mom is totally in love with her work and her new role, motherhood.
'Raj Thackeray's political outfit will soon fold up in Maharashtra.'
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
'The entire idea behind the serial bomb blasts was to strike fear in the minds of Indians.' 'I don't think the blasts were targeted to derail the Indian economy; the idea behind the blasts was retribution.'
Amazon Prime Video has doubled its content investments in India and announced as many as 41 new titles in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and English, thereby throwing an open challenge to their streaming competitor, Netflix.
Maya Meri, who was born without legs, used to shuffle around a camp in Syria on makeshift limbs fashioned from old tubing and tin cans designed by her father.
How much do you know about the movies? Find out in Sukanya Verma's amazing quiz.
If he wasn't an actor, Aamir Khan could have made an excellent life coach.
Joginder Tuteja looks at Akki's various cop roles through the years, and realises that he's played one as many as 17 times!
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
Sukanya Verma toasts the man, the movies and the many, many, MANY memories he's made on big screen through 80 Amitabh Bachchan moments.
Singer Kanika Kapoor got married to NRI businessman Gautam Hathiramani on May 20 in London.
Tamil Nadu's S Dhanalakshmi, who had stunned Dutee Chand in the 100 metres final, beat Hima Das, another star athlete, in the 200 metres semi-final heats, clocking a new meet record time of 23.26 seconds, in the Federation Cup National Senior Athletics Championships, in Patiala, on Thursday.
'...It was because Lataji sang for us.'
Shriya has a low-key birthday... Kavita shows off some bike tricks...
Sukanya Verma looks at husband and wife filmi collaborations.
Meena Kumari's classic film released 50 years ago, on February 4, 1972.
'Chup is the work that I'm most satisfied with; it won't bore me or make me cringe later.'
Kamaljeet, who is now back in her native place Barkandi village in Bathinda, and her father Sikandar Singh, explained their week-long ordeal and how travel and placement agents in Punjab are bleeding poor families financially with a promise of a better future.
Theek nahi lagta, a song written by Lata Mangeshkar's favourite lyricist Gulzar, was believed to have been lost.
'In Byculla, a lot of boys hero-worship the bhais.' 'Hamza grew up in that environment, but he got a government job.' 'And he did this so he could marry the woman he loves.' 'Now, after getting the government job, he thought he would get to bully people...' 'But bechara, he's getting bullied at work.'
How much you know about the movies? Find out in Sukanya Verma's amazing quiz.
'40 years later, the world is still singing I Am A Disco Dancer.'
'Rafi Saab was such a skilled singer he could create any mood through his voice.'
Kabir Khan's '83 saw a grand premiere in Mumbai, attended by the film's star cast.
Subhash K Jha remembers a decent, kind, gentle person, who didn't quite get his due.
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