'Songs are a commercial compromise.' 'I had to invent tricks to fit songs into my films.'
Sukanya Verma celebrates The Legend's 25 distinctly different moods.
Subhash K Jha lists the inimitable Mohammad Rafi's five most enduring romantic songs.
'There is so much division in the country. People are getting more and more into 'Main Hindu hoon woh Mussalmaan hai'.' 'This climate of suspicion and hostility must stop,' The Legend, 92 today, tells Subhash K Jha in an exclusive interview.
Monsoon is here, and time to bring out the chhatris.
If Kishore Kumar were alive today, he would have turned 90 on August 4.
At a time when human contact seems is at its lowest, two people meeting for the first time oblivious to their romantic future together is alluring than ever.
Just how much do *you* know about Lataji?
Theek nahi lagta, a song written by Lata Mangeshkar's favourite lyricist Gulzar, was believed to have been lost.
'Kishoreda was very close to our family and offered a lot of support.'
'I cannot be confined to just one or two kinds of music.'
'A month before he died, he rang me up to say he wanted to meet me. I was alarmed by the tone of his voice.'
On her 65th birthday, Sukanya Verma looks at the diva's 10 definitive songs.
Prolific and passionate, Omji's cinema is far more valuable than we think.
A fun excerpt from Diptakirti Chaudhuri's Bollygeek: The Crazy Trivia Guide to Bollywood.
'It's my humble tribute to a talent that has no limits, no boundaries.'
Kishore Kumar didn't become a legend overnight. And even when he did, he had many unfulfilled dreams.
Subhash K Jha lists his 10 favourite romantic Hindi films.
Three labourers were killed on Tuesday and six others injured when a portion of an under-construction flyover collapsed in Parle point area of the city, a senior official said.
'I did not choose this profession to chase money; I truly fell in love with acting.'
Sukanya Verma looks at the wide-eyed dolly's presence in our movies.
Hopefully, the grey world of central banking in a nation hit by demonetisation, will lighten up with some of his notes soon.
Overjoyed with the news of her Gulzarbhai's selection for the Dadasaheb Phalke award this year, the legendary playback singer traces her steps to her early memories of working with the veteran.
'To this day, women, especially housewives, come up to me to tell me how much Arth matters to them.'
'There was no other Lata Mangeshkar, there is none and there won't be any. I will celebrate her life, today and always.'
Do you know Ashaji crooned a seductive night club song, Zooby Zooby Je L'aime Vous for An Evening In Paris?
'Oscar has been given to A R Rahman.' Ringa Ringa Ringa, Choli ki peeche kya hai -- What's the difference? Exactly the same. Also, Jai ho.' 'I did Ramba ho in 1985.' 'Rahman combined three of my songs and got Best Original Score.' 'The Ho came from me.' 'Bappi Lahiri brought the Ho to Bollywood.'
'People want to blacken my face for showing "leaders in a bad light".' 'People want to show loyalty to the party.' 'There's no end to it.' 'How many people should I show the film to?' 'Where do we draw the line?'
Remembering the Eternal Charmer. Remembering an Awesome Human Being. Remembering an actor and film-maker, the likes of whom we will not see again.
As means of transport or metaphor, the romance of trains is unmistakable in Hindi cinema.
'A journalist met me after Mastizaade failed and said, "'Whatever you do in life, you will never get rid of the Sex Comedy King of India tag".' 'She didn't mean to hurt me, but it broke me.'
''He was extremely gentle, humble, soft-spoken, down to earth, giving respect to senior musicians as well as to budding ones.'
LG's new speaker system -- the CM9960 X Boom Pro -- is a capable party animal that boasts a plethora of connectivity options and could make champions out of amateur DJs.
Kuch Kuch Locha Hai music tapers down at the end but on the strength of its first few numbers, it manages to stay afloat.
Sukanya Verma looks at the jhoola, and how it's an unforgettable part of many a Bollywood imagery in celebration, romance, frolic and, sometimes, even menace.
Every single one of Parinda's magnificent frames is a masterclass in slick. Sukanya Verma tells us why.
Sukanya Verma looks at Bollywood's various terrace moments.
These videos are like butterflies in a case, says Sreehari Nair. They have neither aged badly nor grown over-familiar.
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