'If you look at its melody, it's nothing.'
'To this day, women, especially housewives, come up to me to tell me how much Arth matters to them.'
'Shakti Samanta was a very honest man. I have done four films with him. He was very sick before he died; nobody was allowed to see him in the hospital. I went but I could not bear to see him like that. Iftekar and I would go to see Ashok Kumar often. He would ask me to bring some kheema, as he loved my wife's preparation. I would have attended kavi sammelans with Jan Nisar Akhtar (Javed Akhtar's father), Sahir Ludhianvi and Harivansh Rai Bachchan. Amitabh Bachchan was a child then, and would often accompany his father.' Veteran actor Chandrashekhar Vaidya goes back in time.
We take a look at his life through his pictures over the years.
'What can I do for my India except make films that showcase it's greatness to the world, which touch on national issues and arouse the feeling of patriotism?'
'I pray to god that nothing like that happens again in our country so that we are forced to make something like Uri again.'
As often is the case on celluloid, romanticising death is as significant as making every moment count where a young life's passing makes the realisation all the more heartbreaking and momentous.
Sometimes, the movies likes to use the rains in its title!
Rajkumar Santoshi talks about his film Andaz Apna Apna that completes 20 years today.
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.
Yes, they're both movie directors. But there's something else!
For the love of films... and larger-than-life food!
Nutan was the kind of woman Shammi got drawn to -- sensitive, aware and erudite, yet seductively feminine.
Paris spells r-o-m-a-n-c-e, oodles of it. Those who've visited cannot get enough. Those who haven't cannot stop wishing
Radhika Sharma/PTI catches up with the stars at the international film festival in Goa.
Bhilar, a strawberry farming hub in Maharashtra, has been transformed into India's first 'books village'.
Want to add to Sukanya Verma's list? Hit the message board.
'In today's time, everyone is distressed and we don't know with what mood a person will come to watch a movie.' 'So it is better to say whatever you want with humour.'
'Ek Hasina Thi is the best movie of its kind. Similarly, for Omkara and Hum Tum. But after that, what do you do? You just flatten out and start doing some bad movies because they aren't making any (good movies). I mean, what has Vishal Bhardwaj made after Omkara that is comparable? What has Kunal Kohli made after Hum Tum that is comparable?' Saif Ali Khan hopes that new film Chef impresses.
Moushumi Chatterjee, one of the biggest stars of her time, gives us a peek into her life.
'I kept telling myself I'd quit after every film. I saw myself in my first Hindi film Kashmir Ki Kali and I didn't like myself. I said, one more film and I'm done. But it continued.' Sharmila Tagore gets candid on her 70th birthday.
'When it came to S D Burman, a Guide song was completely different from a Tere Mere Sapne song which was completely different from a Sharmilee song. Except for their quality, there is nothing to link them together.' 'Lata was his ultimate voice. He felt there was nobody like Lata. "Give me a harmonium, give me Lata and I will make music," he said.'
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