25 FIERY frames of Mirch Masala

Sukanya Verma tells us just what makes Mirch Masala a must watch. Flaming hues of red dominate Ketan Mehta's fiery tale of feminism. But when I first watched Mirch Masala on a black and white......

When Kishore Kumar created magic with the Burmans!

If Kishore Kumar were alive today, he would have turned 90 on August 4. We celebrate the genius with several special features dedicated to him. We start with Raju Bharatan's beautiful insight into......

Thank God, Amitabh couldn't say no to Hrishi-da

'Hrishi-da often voiced his disenchantment with Bachchan's Angry Young Man persona -- the 'maara-maari', the growth of sidelocks; he even said directors were killing Amitabh the actor and turning......

Classic revisited: Amitabh Bachchan's underrated Saudagar

In this special series, we re-visit great Hindi film classics. Today, we look back at Amitabh Bachchan and Nutan's 1973 film Saudagar. Image: Nutan and Amitabh Bachchan in Saudagar. In 1973,......

Who are the paisa vasool players in IPL-4?

Purnendu Maji and Srinivas Bhogle attempt to find out who's offering good value for money in the IPL and who's not. The intensity and tension of ODI World Cup cricket has been quickly replaced by......