'Some time back, music was just noise.' 'Producers wrongly think item songs sell better.' 'Audiences are intelligent, they accept whatever you give, but that doesn't mean you can fool them.'
After all, she was working with three legends -- Kamal Haasan, Mani Ratnam and A R Rahman.
'Gen Z was devoid of love stories with sad endings like Heer Ranjha, Laila Majnu or Romeo Juliet; they have never seen something like this in their lifetime.' 'Saiyaara is a rooted love story.'
Where does Kamal Haasan stand on the issue of imposition of Hindi in the south? "I stand with Punjab. I stand with Karnataka. I stand with Andhra," is his quick reply.
'It's important to keep doing your work. Do what you understand and don't expect much.'
'What is fascinating about Aamir sir is that the audience in him is still alive and throbbing.' 'He still cries. He still laughs.'
'It was my job to read out their lines to the actors and make sure they spoke them with the right diction, accent and pronunciation. If you look at my photographs from the Sadma set, you will always find me with a file in hand, even when I am in my costume. While Kamal and Sridevi were diligent about their Hindi dialogue, Silk Smitha, while always respectful, was not too interested in her lines or my instructions.'
'If I'm playing Shah Rukh Khan's role, then of course, I would have loved to do it.'
'This film is a wild and unpredictable ride.'
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The 74-year-old filmmaker succumbed to a heart attack.
'We need to understand and respect wildlife behaviour.'
A fascinating excerpt from Amborish Roychoudhury's book, Sridevi: The South Years.
Sukanya Verma takes a look at all the strange ways Hindi films has dealt with the memory loss syndrome.
Entertainment may be its raison d'etre but the tears brought about by cinema are no less significant.
Subhash K Jha lists his 10 favourite romantic Hindi films.
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'Vinod Khanna, Rishi Kapoor, Ranjeet and Shakti Kapoor were eating mutton biryani.' 'Suddenly, all of them jumped to their feet.' 'Sridevi had entered.' 'It was almost like a top army general had walked in.' 'The kind of respect she commanded without demanding it was incredible!'
Kapil Dev's historic World Cup win wasn't the only highlight of 1983. Sukanya Verma looks back how the year treated Bollywood.
Kamal Haasan pays rich tribute to his Sadma director.
Why Ae Zindagi Gale Laga Le is a part of Dear Zindagi?
Remembering the legend in the best way possible.
Colleagues and friends mourn Sridevi.
On the actress' fourth death anniversary, Subhash K Jha selects his favourites.
It means more tickets sold and therefore more revenues and hastens the recovery of the devastated-by-the-pandemic film business.
There are so many female-oriented movies, from Mother India to Arth to Pink. But there are some absolute gems that never got their due.
Kaante, Tere Naam, Sholay... with new twists!
Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting.
Or would you prefer the lovely turquoise blue chiffon sari that Sridevi wore in Mr India?
Audiences obviously love their tragic romantic tales.
As means of transport or metaphor, the romance of trains is unmistakable in Hindi cinema.
Besides their terrific acting talent, of course!
Love pours in from all around the globe!
The likes of iconic actor-director Guru Dutt, South star Silk Smitha, actor Jiah Khan and now, Sushant Singh Rajput gave up on life in the Indian film industry.
'Sridevi was a responsible mother.' 'I have heard her talking about her daughters.' 'Once in a while, they came on set. She would make sure she had time for them.' 'That's why she could play a mother so wonderfully in English Vinglish.'
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