Sukanya Verma presents a DDLJ special quiz to test your knowledge about one of Hindi cinema's most successful films of all time.
'I knew things were not going well, but there was always that hope.'
Deepika, Sonam, Aishwarya, Sridevi, Hema Malini...
Sukanya Verma looks at Bollywood's cool, curious, bag moments.
Son Kunal Kapoor's insight into his legendary actor father are a must-read!
Saturday will be the last time the Mumbai Mirror will hit newsstands as a daily. Two Saturdays ago, its owners, the Times of India group, shocked the city by deciding to convert the Mirror into a weekly newspaper. Jyoti Punwani salutes the Mirror and its editor, Meenal Baghel, for its pathbreaking journalism.
Daredevilry is second nature to Bollywood actors. Be it riding horses, leaping off cliffs or sprinting atop moving buses and trains, the crazier the better. You can only imagine how much adventure sports appeal to the adrenaline junkie in them.
'Shashi Uncle is the third member of our family to win the Padma and the Phalke awards. Before him, my grandfather Prithvi Raj Kapoor and father Raj Kapoor received them," Rishi Kapoor shares.
'When Shah Rukh came into industry, he wanted to do serious roles. He did not want to be a star then. He was not ready to dance. (Choreographer) Saroj Khan would get upset with him. But today, he dances in his films.' Lekh Tandon, who gave Shah Rukh Khan a break in showbiz, talks to Patcy N/ Rediff.com about the superstar.
Take a look at the arrivals.
'It's all that pain that makes you the artist you are.'
This piece is a tribute to that corner of film criticism that they call subtextual film criticism.
'In an era defined by vengeful anger, he was a star who sang and danced while most others hollered and hectored on the big screen,' remembers Saibal Chatterjee.
As means of transport or metaphor, the romance of trains is unmistakable in Hindi cinema.
Shakila's seductive performances in the ever-popular club number Babuji Dheere Chalna and the fabulous torch song Hoon Abhi Main Jawaan made filmmakers sit up and notice this new talent.
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
Vikram Kothari finds himself stands accused of a bank loan default to the tune of thousands of crores.
Fanney Khan is in the same space as Tumhari Sulu and Secret Superstar, where starry-eyed aspiration and gullible hearts of gold go but nowhere as grounded in reality, feels Sukanya Verma.
In Shashi Kapoor: The Householder, The Star, Aseem Chahbra gives us glimpses of one of Bollywood's best loved actors.
'Rishi Kapoor is what sustains our interest when the humour evaporates and 102 Not Out slumps in a cesspool of soppy disclosures and exploited emotions.' 'The sequence where he walks down memory lane alone is testament to his artistic extensity.' 'No one makes the viewer vulnerable like Rishi,' says Sukanya Verma.
The veteran actress turns 70 today, December 8.
Before you watch Kapoor & Sons in theatres, here's introducing you to the real-life Kapoors.
'Amitabh practised Rang Barse well; the singing, movements, everything. And he got the inflections perfectly.'
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'Someone will say he was a good guy, others may say it's good that he is no more.'
Celebrating Mother's Day by remembering a variety of such movie maatajis and her impassioned assertions.
Rishi Kapoor passed into the ages on April 30.
On May 7 this year, they celebrated their 100-year milestone. Mukhtar Ahmad reports
'He fondly addressed me as 'babbua' .. and with him have gone many incredible unread chapters of his and my life.'
'Shah Rukh Khan is a born entertainer.' 'From five year olds to a 105 year old, Shah Rukh will charm and entertain everyone.' 'With Salman, a lot of people have come back intimidated.' 'But I enjoy my adventures with Salman because you just have to be yourself.'
The celebrities offer their condolences.
'My definition of a true star is when they enter a room, the energy of the room changes.' 'She has the aura of a true star.'
Vote for your favourite Bollywood dance-off sequence!
'Her elevation in public life signified the end of parochial extremism and hate on a casteist basis.'
How many of these have aged well?
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.
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