'They don't make stars like Bachchansaab anymore. Or film-makers like Prakash Mehra.'
'...but the incredible person you were.' 'I am deeply thankful for having known you, for the love and the challenges we shared.' On Parveen Babi's 70th birth anniversary on April 4, Mahesh Bhatt pays tribute to the woman who held a special place in his life.
It was a grand occasion to mark the launch of Citadel: Honey Bunny, which sees Varun paired opposite Samantha Ruth Prabhu in a dhamakedar spy action Web series combined with a tadka of their steamy romance.
Sonakshi Sinha is all set to appear in a retro-inspired item number in Sajid Khan's Himmatwala.
'He wrote a letter to his parents every night, and read the Gita every morning before going about his work.'
'In KBC, the scripts are a small part of the game show, but he used to correct each and every word with so much dedication!' 'He would do that to avoid fumbling during the shooting.'
Eid-ul-Fitr has been celebrated in a big way in Hindi films.
'It's this swag and body language that convinces you that he can pound 10 men to dust with his bare fists.'
His family has conveyed to the Information and Broadcasting Ministry that it will difficult for him to travel to Delhi for the National Awards presentation function due to health reasons.
Bappida's softer more creative work got buried in the noise, rues Subhash K Jha as he picks the late lamented composer's most soulful songs.
B R Chopra was a reformist film-maker, way ahead of his times, says Subhash K Jha.
Smita Patil would have been 60 on October 17 had fate not cruelly snatched her from us in 1986. She was only 31 when she died. Rediff.com salutes the incomparable actress in a special series.
A look at Bollywood's best cabaret performers over the years! Who is 'YOUR' favourite?
'Oscar has been given to A R Rahman.' Ringa Ringa Ringa, Choli ki peeche kya hai -- What's the difference? Exactly the same. Also, Jai ho.' 'I did Ramba ho in 1985.' 'Rahman combined three of my songs and got Best Original Score.' 'The Ho came from me.' 'Bappi Lahiri brought the Ho to Bollywood.'
'He fondly addressed me as 'babbua' .. and with him have gone many incredible unread chapters of his and my life.'
An encounter with movie veteran Chandrashekhar.
Giving up cricket isn't easy for a cricketer especially when you are the son of a cricket legend.
An A-Z of Bachchanalia, the letters expanding into unforgettable bits of his filmography.
'Shakti Samanta was a very honest man. I have done four films with him. He was very sick before he died; nobody was allowed to see him in the hospital. I went but I could not bear to see him like that. Iftekar and I would go to see Ashok Kumar often. He would ask me to bring some kheema, as he loved my wife's preparation. I would have attended kavi sammelans with Jan Nisar Akhtar (Javed Akhtar's father), Sahir Ludhianvi and Harivansh Rai Bachchan. Amitabh Bachchan was a child then, and would often accompany his father.' Veteran actor Chandrashekhar Vaidya goes back in time.
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