'I just took the Almighty's name and plunged into it.'
Press Council of India Chairman Markandey Katju on Friday slammed television news channels for 'excessive' coverage on film stars, cricket and astrology to boost viewership rather than focusing on real issues such as economy, poverty, unemployment and farmers' suicides.
Subhash K Jha picks songs to celebrate Maha Shiv Ratri.
'Two imperfect people who have perfectly been stuck together since twenty-two years! Happy anniversary Tina'.
Anand marked the first of Hrishikesh Mukherjee's 3 historic collaborations with Rajesh Khanna, the other two being Bawarchi and Namak Haraam. Anand is without a shred of doubt Rajesh Khanna's career's finest performance. Just how he got the role is story of its own, reveals Subhash K Jha.
'Paap Aur Punya was not a success but I recall it with fondness because we had so much fun.' 'In one sequence, Shashi gets beaten by goons.' 'Saif toddled into the frame to rescue his Shashi Uncle from these bad people since no one else was doing the needful!'
''Even today, after 63 years, I'm still looking forward to a new release.'
Subhash K Jha doffs his hat to the musical genius R D Burman on his 30th death anniversary on January 4.
'All the big production houses are making superhero films, so I thought I should make one too. So I have made a genuine superhero film,' Vivek Agnihotri says about his new film, The Vaccine War.
Merry Christmas has a breathtaking climax that will have you sighing like you've never sighed in a Sriram Raghavan movie before, applauds Sukanya Verma.
'It would have made (Producer) Ramesh Taurani very happy if I taken two Bombay stars, but the reason why I kept mentally rejecting the regular sort of casting was to discover this excitement, you know, can I crack it?'
If you think Bollywood's kitschy overkill from the 1980s is stuff of throwback terror, wait till the big, bad, bold fashion of the 1970s is unleashed upon you.
'You cannot change destiny. I have no regrets in life.'
Jacqueline looks stunning... Kalki's phone keeps her busy... Esha meets Basanti and Dhanno...
With Tiger 3, Salman Khan has scored yet another movie in the Rs 100 Crore Club (Rs 1 billion).
How did a superstar provoke the break-up? 50 years later, the truth can finally be told. A revealing excerpt from Hanif Zaveri and Sumant Batra's An Actor's Actor: An Authorized Biography of Sanjeev Kumar.
'Pancham told me once, "It's very difficult to be taken seriously when there are stalwarts like Shankar-Jaikishan, S D Burman, Madan Mohan and Naushad... How do I make my mark?"' Amit Kumar salutes R D Burman on his 30th death anniversary on January 4.
Tanuja could do practically anything on screen, applauds Subhash K Jha, as he salutes the actor on her 80th birthday on September 23.
It's the most romantic day of the year, and the best time to hum romantic songs!
Sukanya Verma lists 10 unique Salman ways in which the star declared his feelings of 'falling in love' to his onscreen sweetheart in the movies.
'Sulochanaji was indeed a mother-figure to both the Hindi and Marathi film industry.'
Shah Rukh had outgrown the roles that made him a star -- the menacing, obsessive lover in Darr, the regular guy in Kabhi Haan Kabhi Na or the new age boyfriend in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. By the time he entered his 50s, he was struggling to find his feet, explains Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
Dinesh Raheja doffs his hat to the movie legend, who will be honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award this year.
'I could tell there was an extraordinary intensity about Amitabh Bachchan even in bad films.' 'Kuch baat thi.' 'Salim saab and I insisted on casting him in Zanjeer.'
'Whenever she joined any of our family functions, she was so good, so simple.'
Do yourself a favour and let's NOT play Holi to the same handful of Holi songs each year. There's so much more than Holi Ke Din Dil Khil Jaate Hain (Sholay) or Rang Barse (Silsila)!
'The ending Vijay Tendulkar had written was different.' 'According to him, the film ended with Anant Welankar's suicide.' 'I felt such an ending would be too nihilistic.' 'Bahut zyada defeatist ho jaata.'
In these pandemic stricken, music bereft times, what can be more joyous than a playlist of golden melodies?
'When I met Atalji for the first time, he wouldn't look at me. He seemed very embarrassed.'
Deepa Gahlot lists the most popular Yash Chopra films -- the ones he directed, not produced (yes, so that means no DDLJ) -- that can be watched on OTT.
For Sanjeev Kumar, it was the role, and what he could do with it, that mattered.
Veteran actor Tabassum, known for her work as a child artiste in several Hindi classics and also as host of popular Doordarshan talk show Phool Khile Hain Gulshan Gulshan, has died after suffering a cardiac arrest, her son Hoshang Govil said on Saturday. She was 78.
Sidharth Malhotra and Sonakshi Sinha will team up in a remake of B R Chopra's iconic film Ittefaq
'Der aaye durust aaye, better late than never.'
Subhash K Jha picks 5 Hindi films that celebrate sibling bonding.
Smita has left behind a rich haul of films that showcase her enormous ability to offer us a glimpse into her soul each time she performed a role.
'What more can I ask for?' 'Salman and Ranbir Kapoor know how to respect their seniors.'
'It is ironic that the guy who set the standard of stardom was forgotten. It was his death that made us remember him again.'
You know the celebrated Raksha Bandhan songs. Subhash K Jha lists the ones you don't.
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