Twenty years ago, Aziz Mirza had the foresight to predict the great discord India would witness and revolt against, notes Sukanya Verma.
President Droupadi Murmu hosted a state banquet for Russian President Vladimir Putin, featuring regional Indian delicacies and a performance of Indian classical and Bollywood music.
On Republic Day, Sukanya Verma looks at the times the colours of the tiranga adorned the stars on screen and off it.
'Vivek Vaswani came over to discuss Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman which he was producing with Aziz Mirza as the director.' 'When I asked who was playing the lead, Raju, he said it was an actor called Shah Rukh Khan. "He looks just like Aamir Khan," Vivek added.' 'It was a shock when I met Shah Rukh on the first day of the shoot.' 'He was thin and tanned, with a fat nose and thick lips.'
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
Be it Dhoom, Singham or the Munnabhai franchise, there are certain stories that have tons more to say or solid cash cow potential and Bollywood is all for it.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
Sukanya Verma challenges you to find out just how much you know about Hindi movies.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
The tarmac-bound warrior in her is guaranteed to inspire your travel style.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
She will kabzao your heart with her slick style.
'We've had our fights, and our laughs too.'
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
SRK and his son took turns to wave the national flag at the Indo-Pak Twenty-20 finals.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
Author Anupama Chopra unravels the man behind the star in her new book.
Shailendra's songs were attuned to Raj Kapoor's explorations of the themes and dreams of the Everyman.
Sukanya Verma presents a super fun Bollywood quiz, where all you have to is identify the movie by looking at the still.
Sukanya Verma remembers some of his greatest solo numbers in our fondly curated playlist.
Modi's high praise of Russia as an ally and Putin's leadership came amid ongoing efforts by the Western world to isolate the Russian leader over the war in Ukraine.
It's that scorching time of the year again when horrid heat waves engulf our beings and nothing except a smack of cool breeze or a chilled glass of refreshment springs us back to life again.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the top 10 flops of 2000.
'Money was pouring in after Movers & Shakers. At the turn of the millennium, I was voted one of the top 10 Mumbaikars. People joked that even when they switched off their TV sets, I was there! I would ask God if he was compensating me for the loss of Ayush, the greatest tragedy of my life.'
Bollywood bids adieu to Kundan Shah.
This Republic Day, learn what it takes to be a perfect patriot from Bollywood.
As with the last 37 years, this year too the India Day Parade in New York saw thousands of Indian Americans throng Manhattan's Madison Avenue to celebrate India's Independence Day. For the thousands of Indians who turned up, it was a once in a year chance to showcase their country's rich cultural diversity.
Joginder Tuteja goes back a decade, and looks at the big movies that flopped from 10 years ago.
We require a very pivotal kind of leadership now from the central bank in order to work with the government
'At this point, neither the army or the IAF has that immediate, punitive deterrent power against Pakistan.' 'Forget a three-week war; on the LoC, where the action is, Pakistan has until now fielded better infantry weapons, body armour, sniper rifles, and matching artillery' points out Shekhar Gupta.
Sukanya Verma raises a toast to the man and his movie magic.
Sukanya Verma raises a toast to the man and his movie magic.
2 States, for all its modern touches, is a very regressive film, deeply rooted in old fashioned values that surely make no sense in the India of 2014.
When Amitabh Bachchan bounced back at 60, why can't Shah Rukh Khan at 51? Picture abhi baaki hai, mere dost, assures Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
We celebrate Independence Day with this special feature, published on Rediff.com in January 2013.
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