'This leading filmmaker told me: "Don't let the industry cake you up with makeup and wigs. You are a breath of fresh air".'
The original Chashme Buddoor is the best Hindi film you'll see this year!
Like the rest of the country, Sai Paranjpye, who directed the late veteran in her 1981 cult comedy Chashme Buddoor, was stunned with the news.
Sukanya Verma lists 10 terrific films available on OTT you need to watch right now.
Bollywood is full of interesting stories and anecdotes. We bring you some fun facts!
'When Bad Newz was given to me to direct, the first thing I did was go back to my childhood.' 'It's an ode to Hindi cinema.'
'The Sholay outdoors were like picnics.' 'I got the same feeling while doing Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani.'
On her 72nd birthday on September 18, Sukanya Verma gives three cheers to the legend and lists 20 of her stellar performances.
Here's what Bollywood has in store for April!
David Dhawan's Chashme Baddoor remake vies for viewers' attention with a restored version Sai Paranjpye's 1981 original classic in the theatres.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives the box office verdict for the week.
The acclaimed filmmaker's movies were the highlight of 1980s Hindi cinema.
Check out the trailer of the original film.
'My character in Karan's film is a man everybody will love.'
'Despite his recent resurgence (Listen... Amaya and Lahore for which he won a National Award as Best Supporting Actor), Farooque stayed away from the rat race,' says Dinesh Raheja. 'And to think that in Sai Paranjpye's Katha, he ironically reprised the famous ambitious hare of the Hare and Tortoise story.'
While the old Chashme Buddoor has lost none of its delicate charm, the new one is a rambunctious and rather enjoyable ride.
According to Sukanya Verma, it's an unnecessary remake.
'...and showcased in their original beauty.'
'Film shooting is a long process, and it is important to have a good bonding with the person you are going to spend six to eight months of your life.' 'Baaki, film toh bann jaati hain.'
Sukanya Verma toasts the man, the movies and the many, many, MANY memories he's made on big screen through 80 Amitabh Bachchan moments.
'Saeed Mirza was one of the few actors who managed to shine in both British movies like Gandhi and Hindi movies like Chashme Buddoor.' The veteran actor's friends pay tribute to him.
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.
The Army chief said the nation is passing through a challenging period.
The actress still cannot get over the tragic news.
Joginder Tuteja looks at how well Hindi remakes perform at the box office.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'I just want to up my own timing. That's the only reason I'm running.' 'I'm not thinking of who is doing what films and if I am better or worse.' 'I just want to better what I have done before.'
Kapil Dev's historic World Cup win wasn't the only highlight of 1983. Sukanya Verma looks back how the year treated Bollywood.
Sukanya Verma looks at notable troikas in Bollywood's catalog of three hero vehicles.
1997: Sukanya Verma offers a recap of its memorable imagery.
Warm or warring, back home too Bollywood has depicted many, MANY faces of sisterly love.
"After 21 years, a Gujarati film won the National award. And now, it's going to the Oscars. I'm so happy!" gushes actor Pankaj Jhala, who is a part of the Gujarati film, The Good Road, which has been selected as India's entry to next year's Oscars.
"After 21 years, a Gujarati film won the National award. And now, it's going to the Oscars. I'm so happy!" gushes actor Pankaj Jhala, who is a part of the Gujarati film, The Good Road, which has been selected as India's entry to next year's Oscars.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
A Nedumudi Venu character was happiest when moving his head to a piece of music with his eyes closed; or, when inventing off of a note that a co-actor had left unfinished; or, when reciting a poem by Kavalam Narayana Panicker where a hymn about nature descends into a musing about cheating, depression and death, feels Sreehari Nair.
'Jaffrey played all his roles with a characteristic elan and amiability: He looked like a clever, all-knowing, winking Super Mario, gloriously grey around the edges. Irresistible, really.'
Sukanya Verma celebrates the acting legend.
'Though his death was sudden, I can't say it was totally unexpected.' 'In a way death has relieved him of all the stress, and that includes the bad films he took on, I presume for financial reasons.' Naseeruddin Shah speaks to Subhash K Jha.
'Sent off to interview him in the late 1970s I met him in a cafe in New Delhi's Regal Building called The Parlour. With impromptu send-ups of Laurence Olivier, Sybil Thorndike and the rich, gravelly tones of a well-known All India Radio Hindi newsreader called Devki Nandan Pandey, he soon had the whole restaurant listening in.'
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