You know the celebrated Raksha Bandhan songs. Subhash K Jha lists the ones you don't.
Playback singers enjoyed the challenge of being pitched against the finest voice God ever created, but they were also wary of Lata Mangeshkar's endless resourcefulness in rendition.
Nikunj Saraf, Vice President Choice Wealth, answers your queries.
From aadmi to andas, Bollywood songs dispense gyaan for every occasion. But nothing beats its obsession with pyaar.
Bollywood movies have a soft corner for Dil and Pyaar. But its Ram love is no less prolific.
With the monsoon sweeping across many parts of India, Subhash K Jha picks 5 of his favourite romantic rain songs.
'I think my performance in Ray's Devi still ranks as my best,' says Sharmila Tagore.
'To keep laughing is the most important thing in life.'
Author and former Bollywood actor Twinkle Khanna is being criticised on social media for making a tongue-in-cheek remark about the film The Kashmir Files in her Sunday column for a leading daily.
'How could I play Devsaab's sister after playing his wife in Tere Mere Sapne and doing such intimate scenes with him?'
Are we living in those primitive times when same-sex relationships qualified as stone-pelting offences, asks Subhash K Jha?
Subhash K Jha looks at actresses who dared play Momma at the risk of getting typecast.
Prolific and passionate, Omji's cinema is far more valuable than we think.
Ahead of Bollywood's big fat Punjabi wedding, Namrata Thakker looks at other Bollywood celebrities who hosted their nuptials in Mumbai.
Many believe Kishore Kumar serenaded the ladies better than any other iconic playback singer.
Subhash K Jha lists his 10 favourite romantic Hindi films.
The holiday season has begun and Bollywood is busy vacationing. Just where are they?
In our special series re-visiting great Hindi film classics, we look back at Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore starrer Amar Prem (1972).
'I didn't get enough time to spend with Dharamji since our marriage. But that's okay. 'Whatever time we have together is precious and I make it a point not to crib.'
'I felt insulted, very hurt, that Indian cinema meant only Hindi cinema.'
Babita's success ratio is higher than that of any other leading lady in the 1960s, says Subhash K Jha.
In a special series, we will put YOU to the test everyday!
Quite a few stars said their goodbyes this year. We take a look.
In a special series, we will put YOU to the test everyday!
'Not many know I am a Rajput from Jodhpur.' 'My ancestors shifted to Kolhapur as my great grandfather and grandfather were both engineers.' 'They were called by Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj to build the city of Kolhapur.'
A Superstars last journey, prez polls and more
To understand Khanna's maniacal craze, one needed to be have been born in the 1960s. What you see today in television re-runs is a mere rewind into shredded fading memories. It was sheer madness, says Sanjay Jha.
A look at the posthumous releases of leading Bollywood actors.
'I joined Hrishida when I was 17.' 'He left me with a lifetime of memories.'
'That is the secret of his untiring energy.'
'I cannot be confined to just one or two kinds of music.'
'I am proud to say she was my voice in all my best songs.'
'To this day, women, especially housewives, come up to me to tell me how much Arth matters to them.'
Yogesh, who worked across generations with everyone from Amitabh Bachchan and Rajesh Khanna to Amol Palekar and Shah Rukh Khan, passed away on May 29.
'KK had an emotional bandwidth which echoed all the seasons of the heart.'
Anees Bazmee has spent 43 years in the film industry and knows all its stories.
Entertainment may be its raison d'etre but the tears brought about by cinema are no less significant.
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