Over 25 years, societies evolve and tastes change. Cinema absorbs and reflects this transformation. Picking only 25 films from the first quarter of the century is tough.
Veteran Bengali filmmaker Gautam Ghose won the best director and screenplay award for his 'Abar Aranye' while Marathi film 'Shwaas' was adjudged the best feature film.
Arjun Menon celebrates his 70th birthday on August 22 by looking at his most memorable films.
Male bonding is among Bollywood's favourite subjects, and there have been many films about it, like Dosti, Anand, Sholay...
Everything in Good Bad Ugly seems copied, rues A Ganesh Nadar.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
Five movies and almost Rs 1,000 crore (Rs 10 billion) to his name already. That's the blockbuster run Rajkumar Hirani has been enjoying at the box office ever since he made his directorial debut with Munnabhai MBBS 20 years ago.
'Here are 25 stories special to me for one reason too many,' says Sukanya Verma who scored 25 years writing about the movies last week.
It's no wonder the poster of his apocryphal biopic Sanju had its leading man, Ranbir Kapoor, demonstrating the actor's various avatars, one strikingly distinct from another.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
The lady from Lagaan and Munnabhai MBBS is back -- in a different avatar.
Tamil Nadu's Shahrukh, known for his big-hitting abilities, quoted Dutt dialogues from Raju Hirani's blockbuster Munnabhai MBBS as he imitated Sanjubaba's trademark languid walking style on the treadmill.
'Films will come and go, some will do really well and some will be okay, you have to learn from that and move on. But rest assured, you know one thing: they (audiences) love you, and that's the most important thing. And you love them back, probably twice as much.' Jimmy Sheirgill gets candid.
While the heroes -- Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor and Fardeen Khan -- are still the same after 17 years, their leading ladies -- Bipasha Basu, Lara Dutt, Celina Jaitly and Esha Deol -- will not be a part of the sequel.
'How was it possible for Singh to have got a government job, and that too one involving the handling of guns, had he been insane?'
Rajkumar Hirani has a mastery in bromance. In Dunki, Sukanya Verma doesn't feel that chemistry one bit, it's more like SRK babysitting a bunch of clueless kids running helter-skelter in a garden believing the grass is always greener on the other side.
Alizeh demonstrates smarts as sharp as her cheekbones and a restless fire in her eyes raging to conquer the world.
Looking at the most popular doctors, thanks to the movies that have made them hits.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
Director Rajkumar Hirani's acclaimed film, Munnabhai MBBS, will now be made in English by 20th Century Fox.
'My way of life, my way of thinking, my approach towards work is not the optimum way to be in the film industry.' 'After doing one film, I want to sit at home.'
Ten sequels that either complemented the first or surpassed it.
Subhash K Jha brings you the superstar's biggest career mistakes: The 5 films he said no to.
That film stars usually look younger than their years is a fact well known. But this comparative look will blow your mind!
The starlet recently shot for the film, Enemmy. Here are the pictures.
Barring a Shah Rukh Khan, an Akshay Kumar or a Preity Zinta, it is near impossible for most Indians to break into Bollywood's exclusive club of star children. Hearteningly, it is still possible for Indians born in middle class homes to become star technicians like 3 Idiots director Rajkumar Hirani. Patcy N and photographer N V Reuben traveled to Raju Hirani's home town Nagpur last week to discover how his journey to directorial superstardom began.
Rohini Hattangady, who starred in films like Gandhi, Saraansh, Arth, Agneepath, Shahenshah and Munnabhai MBBS, talks about her long career in the movies.
Even if Anna Hazare's protest is not an enduring solution, it would most certainly be a brake on the incorrigibility of the political and bureaucratic class, says Mahesh Vijapurkar.
Sukanya Verma shows you some indoor games you could try out.
The actor talks to Salil Jayakar about the unconventional path he trod to become a renowned actor.
The actor on his upcoming Shyam Benegal film Well Done Abba, and turning 50.
Four summers ago when I spoke to Abbas Tyrewala -- the prolific writer of Munnabhai MBBS, Maqbool and Main Hoon Na, he appeared rather reluctant to direct a movie.
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