Mahipal, who has worked with actresses like Madhubala and Meena Kumari, established himself as a hero in the mythological genre.
Noted lyricist Na Muthukuma talks about winning his second consecutive National Award win.
Rinki Roy Bhattacharya, daughter of acclaimed filmmaker Bimal Roy, feels Manna Dey never received the popularity Kishore Kumar or Mohammad Rafi had, as he was too humble for the glamorous world of Bollywood.
Helicopter Eela could have been a good film but falls short, says Savera R Someshwar.
Singer KK talks about his playback career and the new crop of talented singers in Bollywood.
'I noticed the audience warming up to The Blueberry Hunt at different points. The surprise was the reaction from the aam aadmi, the common man. They loved the film!' Director Anup Kurian discusses his film.
As Shah Rukh Khan turns 56 on November 2, the Men In White Abbas-Mustan talk to Rediff.com Contributor Roshmila Bhattacharya about the time when Khan would keep them sleepless for several nights.
Kapil Dev's historic World Cup win wasn't the only highlight of 1983. Sukanya Verma looks back how the year treated Bollywood.
'Imagine Hindi cinema without Lata Mangeshkar? Actually, you can't. And thank heavens for that.' As Lata Mangeshkar turns 85, Raja Sen pays a rich tribute to doyenne of the film industry.
'My final destination is to buy a house in Los Angeles, which means you are such a big star that the whole world knows you!' But for now, Kushal Paul is happy with his Sa Re Ga Ma Pa win.
Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar has revealed what he loved and hated during his New Zealand tours in his playing days. Tendulkar claimed that the windy and cold conditions, the food poor, boundaries short and the accent was impossible to master in New Zealand.
The IIFA madness has begun!
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With a perfect mix of folk and fusion songs, Ram Leela's music stands out from the rest and is a sure shot winner.
'How better can we depict the Mughal heritage?'
Elitist critics dismissed him as a workhorse compared to singing thoroughbred Mohammed Rafi. For all that, Mahendra Kapoor -- who passed away on September 27 -- stayed the course, with a hoi-polloi following of his own, through 50 years. As a playback artiste of rare mental discipline, Kapoor never really went away.
'Jeetenge Hum is a thank you to the frontline workers and to show our country how beautiful it is.'
The party will happen in Mumbai on January 20.
Theek nahi lagta, a song written by Lata Mangeshkar's favourite lyricist Gulzar, was believed to have been lost.
Sukanya Verma lists her top 15 songs of the year.
'I'm very, very happy.' Winners react after the 64th National awards announcement.
Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire.
Sukanya Verma presents a playlist of 100 Lata Mangeshkar songs from different decades of Hindi films -- songs that make me sing, smile, sob and sigh.
The bhajan singer gears up for his murder mystery, Nishaan.
'To this day, not a year passes when Bollywood does not head to Kolkata to train its cameras on the magnificence of the bridge and the flow of life that pulses along the river across which it spans,' says Saibal Chatterjee.
Jumme Ki Raat singer Palak Muchhal tells us how she found fame.
'It got boring after a point.'
With a medal, a commemoration letter and a pat of encouragement on their shoulders, President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday handed the National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement to 20 talented and brave children on the occasion of Children's Day.
'I used to do music 365 days a year.' 'But for four years, it has been all about movies.'
Kishore Kumar didn't become a legend overnight. And even when he did, he had many unfulfilled dreams.
'What I see in Bollywood is that there's this assembly line -- there's a lyrics writer, there's a composer, then there's playback singer who is selected on mutual discussion, and then there's a producer who oversees the entire thing.' Grammy-winner Ricky Kej would rather make his own music than pander to the Indian film industry.
'On our 11th wedding anniversary, I told my husband that we need to do something together. I felt I was raising a baby all by myself and I needed him. So we decided to do something together. After a lot of brain storming, we thought of doing a web series on women-bashing.' Krishnadasi actress Chhavi Mittal tells us more about it.
'Saaho is one of the biggest films I have worked in.' 'Recently, we shot one of the biggest action sequences you will see in Indian cinema.'
If Kishore Kumar were alive today, he would have turned 90 on August 4.
Pooja Bhatt's irrepressible cuteness, Rekha's amusing cartoon, Asha Bhosle's super songstress power, Akshay Kumar's sparkling white sneakers and shaved chest find a mention in Sukanya Verma's weekly column.
'If anybody wants me to act in their film for free, just make me sing all the songs!' 'I don't even care about the script.'
She sung a song for every mood, every situation. Sukanya Verma dives into Asha Bhosle's magnificent repertoire and pulls out gems on her 85th birthday.
'Laxmikant-Pyarelal called upon Abba to ask him to sing this ghazal. "Please sing this ghazal for us. The producer is keen that only you should sing this ghazal, so that it will have the desired effect. But he doesn't have money enough to pay you".' Abba's heart was bound to melt on hearing this. He consented immediately. His daughter-in-law Yasmin K Rafi remembers the legendary Mohammed Rafi who would have been 91 today.
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