Smita has left behind a rich haul of films that showcase her enormous ability to offer us a glimpse into her soul each time she performed a role.
'It's a joy working there.' 'It's good work and when you come back it gives you pleasure.' 'On returning you take a shower and look at the day and say, "Ah! Nice scenes we did!"' 'Here sometimes you are doing nothing in the day, but you are there for the shoot.' 'You come home and it can be very frustrating, with that frustration the tiredness does not go, you know.' 'Good work gives you that strength and kick.'
As we celebrate Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar's birthday on April 14, Subhash K Jha picks 5 fine films based on inequality and the caste system.
Do you know that the veteran actress has more than 100 films and TV serials to her credit in a career spanning four decades?
Sukanya Verma looks at all kinds of kooky khaki portrayals on the silver screen
The sequel to Farhan Akhtar's 2006 action film means business!
The sequel to Farhan Akhtar's 2006 action film means business!
The actor had no choice but to show what he's made of!
Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal actress Madhurima live on chat on Rediff.com
The Telugu/Malayalm actress talks about her Bollywood debut with Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal.
A Congress member of Parliament on Wednesday withdrew his privilege notice against associates of Anna Hazare alleging hey were using it to gain "cheap publicity" and justify their statements against parliamentarians.
Facing a privilege notice in Parliament for her caustic remarks against politicians, Team Anna member and former Indian Police Service officer Kiran Bedi said on Monday night she is not going to apologise and was prepared for any punishment.
Sukanya Verma tells us just what makes Mirch Masala a must watch.
'I regret not showing my grandparents the man I am today.' 'I was battling with drug and alcohol addiction when they were alive.' 'They were struggling to see me deteriorating my life and destroying it.'
Preeti Arora feels that Char Din Ki Chandni is one giant mishmash of garish sets, guns, pistols and very unfunny moments
'If I've been nominated alongside these greats, it means something.'
Justice Santosh Hegde on Monday disapproved the move to bring breach of privilege motion against Kiran Bedi and actor Om Puri for their controversial remarks about parliamentarians at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi saying such a motion should be used in exceptional cases.
The hits and misses of the week.
There is more to Arshad Warsi than meets the eye. Much more.
Salman Khan's big Eid release Tubelight is also a major loser.
Salman Khan's much awaited Eid release Tubelight turned out to be a damp squib at the box office. Distributors stand to lose on their investments.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict for the week.
There are quite a few interesting ones lined up.
Here's looking at the film's cast, way back in 1983.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict for the week.
If what is said about them is only a perception, then lawmakers ought to bother about it and correct it by deeds, writes Mahesh Vijapurkar
Reader Ali Jovendha sends us a few photographs.
Ila Arun speaks about her acting and singing career, and makes some caustic comments on popular hits like D K Bose, the gharana system in the film industry, and reality shows.
The main triumph of this seriocomedy is its writing.
Kapil Dev's historic World Cup win wasn't the only highlight of 1983. Sukanya Verma looks back how the year treated Bollywood.
Alkazi, who was the longest serving director of the National School of Drama and mentored generations of actors, produced plays such as Girish Karnad's Tughlaq and Dharamvir Bharati's Andha Yug.
The Teen Thay Bhai actor gives us a list.
Loud and inert at the same time, the film should be shunned simply because of how cruelly it treats three actors we should treasure.
Charlie Wilson, the flamboyant Congressman from Texas who directed millions of dollars in covert funding to help mujahideens including Osama Bin Laden fight the Soviet troops in Afghanistan in the 1980s, died last week in Texas. He was 76 and was ailing with heart problems.Wilson had said that had India joined the Americans in opposing the Soviets in Afghanistan, India would have been able to impress its own Muslim population. New Delhi missed a golden opportunity to win.
two of the highest tax payers in Bollywood, will star in a documentary produced by the Income Tax Department to spread the message of tax compliance.
Reader Prakash L Bhambhani shares with us a blooper that he spotted in the movie Singh is Kinng.
Amitabh Bachchan and Salman Khan are among the cast of this Ravi Chopra film.
Connect with the debutant director as he talks about his first directorial project, among other things.
