As Gulzar turns 86 on August 18, Subhash K Jha celebrates the iconic figure by picking his five favourite songs.
Mohammad Aziz sang over 20,000 songs including evergreen tracks like My Name Is Lakhan, Aap Ke Aa Jane Se and Dil Le Gayi Teri Bindiya
Sukanya Verma celebrates The Legend's 25 distinctly different moods.
Bappida's softer more creative work got buried in the noise, rues Subhash K Jha as he picks the late lamented composer's most soulful songs.
'To keep laughing is the most important thing in life.'
Sukanya Verma lists 25 unforgettable Dilip Kumar melodies to love and listen to.
Sukanya Verma salutes most beloved Rishi Kapoor melodies.
Gulzar, best known for penning memorable hits like 'Tujhse Naaraaz Nahi' and 'Tere Bina Zindagi Se' besides directing critically acclaimed films like 'Aandhi' and 'Mausam', was on Saturday chosen for the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke award, the highest official recognition for film personalities in India.
Kapil Dev's historic World Cup win wasn't the only highlight of 1983. Sukanya Verma looks back how the year treated Bollywood.
Did you expect Kareena Kapoor to die in Udta Punjab?
'Rishi Kapoor was a complete original.' 'He dazzled the screen and stayed a livewire off it as well,' remembers Sukanya Verma.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
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.
On RD Burman's 75th birth anniversary, Lata Mangeshkar pays rich tribute to him.
'Kishore Kumar lived like a king and knew that he could get away with anything. It's as simple as that.'
Before Shah Rukh Khan and his Happy New Year team wins us over with their dancing skills, read this.
"Manna Dey sang some of the most soulful songs for my films" is how late actor Raj Kapoor described his association with Manna Dey.
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.
Film music flourished in the 1970s. Some old masters did some great work, but it was also the decade of new composers.
Celebrating Aamir Khan and his 55 popular songs on his 55th birthday
On Ramesh Sippy's 70th birthday, we celebrate the man and his milestones.
Sridevi, Karan Johar, Tabu... Sukanya Verma's week was all about time travel and pleasant encounters with the super young avatars of Bollywood's famous folk.
Saluting the late music composers most memorable film songs.
Christopher Nolan's next, Gulzar's gussa, Shyam Benegal's Shivaji and RD's Lawrence of Arabia connection, catch all this and more in Sukanya Verma's super filmi week.
Romance died, came alive and lives on forever, off screen or on it, in Sukanya Verma's fabulously filmi week.
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 Kishore Kumar were alive today, he would have turned 90 on August 4.
Sukanya Verma's nostalgic filmi week!
Okay, so we love our Goan filmi characters. Do you love these movies set in Goa? Have a look!
Sukanya Verma shares her exciting filmi week with us!
Be it Oscars, Kareena Kapoor or Karan Johar, Sukanya Verma's super-filmi week is a study in grace for both the right and wrong reasons.
We present an excerpt from Kishore Kumar: Method In Madness by Derek Bose.
Bollywood has told many 'Brothers' tales over the years.
'Sometimes the cast wouldn't come together; sometimes I wasn't in a position at the box office to make this film. But I didn't give up,' Sanjay Leela Bhansali tells Avantika Bhuyan after Bajirao Mastani won 7 National Awards.
In our special series revisiting great Hindi film classics, we look back at Randhir Kapoor and Jaya Bhaduri's 1972 film, Jawani Diwani.
Rediff.com celebrates 40 years of the beloved movie classic.
Celebrating Bollywood's most loved film of all time on its 40th anniversary.
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