Bunty Aur Babli turns 15 while Amar Akbar Anthony turns 43.
From aadmi to andas, Bollywood songs dispense gyaan for every occasion. But nothing beats its obsession with pyaar.
'Bollywood actresses like Parveen Babi and Zeenat Aman were huge inspirations, and they have stuck with us.'
In a special series, we will put YOU to the test everyday!
Sonakshi Sinha is all set to appear in a retro-inspired item number in Sajid Khan's Himmatwala.
Salim Durani was the 'people's man', whose impact can never be quantified by the 29 Test matches that he played over 13 years between 1960 to 1973, or the 1200-plus runs he scored and 75 wickets he took with his mean left-arm spin.
In this series, InstaStories, we let pictures on social media tell their beautiful back stories.
The filmmaker was known for his 1970s films and their rather bold themes.
Sukanya Verma looks at the many ways fire enjoys a significant presence in our movies.
The graves of several luminaries of Hindi cinema, including legendary playback singer Mohammad Rafi and music composer Naushad are in the danger of being dug out to make way for new ones. This is due to the space constraints faced by the Muslim Majlis, the trust which manages the Muslim Kabrastan (Burial ground) in the Santacruz-Juhu area of suburban Mumbai.
Vote for your favourite look of these Bollywood hotties as Western chic, Sari-clad maiden or Beach babe.
In Jee Le Zaraa, Zoya Akhtar's swanky new road trip to self-discovery, our favourite gal pals Priyanka Chopra, Katrina Kaif and Alia Bhatt are set to take off on a whirlwind adventure.
The Khan brothers -- Salman, Arbaaz and Sohail -- will reprise the roles made famous by Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Khanna and Rishi Kapoor.
'I am not envious of those who are making millions. It's their era and I had my era.'
'ABCL was almost bankrupt, Amit's house was mortgaged...'
'It's this swag and body language that convinces you that he can pound 10 men to dust with his bare fists.'
'He was a man of immense conviction.' 'Whenever I'd question him, he would say, "Leave aside your logic-wogic. Just do what I tell you".' '"Just trust me. It will work".'
Lata Mangeshkar was my introduction, the beginning, the basic, the identity of film music. Sukanya Verma salutes The Legend.
The book The Silver Screen & Beyond, Up Close and Personal with the Bombay Film Industry is an interesting collection of pictures of the goings-on of the Hindi film industry.
'Dashing, charismatic and impossibly good looking, a to-the-manor-born superstar who walked the tightrope between mainstream potboilers and arty parallel cinema with amazing grace.'
A look at Bollywood's best cabaret performers over the years! Who is 'YOUR' favourite?
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Kapil Dev's historic World Cup win wasn't the only highlight of 1983. Sukanya Verma looks back how the year treated Bollywood.
'If you are dark, you can't be a hero.' 'If you have curly hair, you can't be a hero.' 'If you were muscular, you had to become a fighter.' 'Today if you are muscular, you can be a hero.' 'Salman Khan made being muscular fashionable.'
The number of contestants in the next season may be reduced by half to allow space for social distancing.
'As a family, we were not going through a very good time financially.' 'I wanted to be an interior designer, but I didn't have enough money to join the polytechnic.' 'I was about 15-and-a-half, 16, so I said okay, let me just try (acting).'
Bollywood has dealt with same sex relationships before, but homophobia runs deep.
'To this day, women, especially housewives, come up to me to tell me how much Arth matters to them.'
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