'Mrs shows a dark side to the son and the father.' 'I had to do things that I wouldn't dare to do in real life.'
'If there is one thing Shyam Benegal expressed best: It was the Poetry of the ordinary face and ordinary lives.'
Nearly half a century later, Shyam Benegal's Manthan will be showcased in restored print at this year's Cannes Film Festival. It still serves as a much-needed reminder of setting aside differences in the favour of combined progress and profit, notes Sukanya Verma.
'The censor board asked me for some strange cuts.' 'Otherwise, they would have given me an 'A' certificate.' 'One cut was where Girish Karnad was explaining artificial insemination in cattle.' 'These cuts never made any sense to me.'
As Shyam Benegal turns 89 on December 14, Subhash K Jha takes a look at 10 of his best films and tells you where you can watch them.
'He was a visionary who redefined storytelling and inspired generations.'
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was spotted at Mumbai airport as she left for Cannes.
A non-strategic investor like Poonawalla brings in not only capital but also creative freedom. Indian cinema needs more investors like him, reports Vanita Kohli Khandekar.
'The problems that the film explores still remain. It was a different time when we made the film. We were young and we thought we could change the world.'
As Mahesh Bhatt turns 75 on September 20, Subhash K Jha calls him the 'eternal seeker of truth in cinema and in life'.
After orange and white, Sukanya Verma paints these pages red with the fiery shade that's loved for its striking symbolism in Hindi movies.
Dazzling, dancing and decked to the hilt, courtesans in Hindi films are a breathtaking mix of shiny fantasy and flirtatious poetry to behold.
Never before in history have Cannes and its sidebars found space for eight Indian, or India-themed, films.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali remembers Gautam Rajadhyaksha.
'My character Meena seemed like a selfish, cold, heartless woman, who abandons her lover because he is moneyless. But look the girls today. They are as practical as my Meena was in Pyaasa so many years ago.'
'Having taken much time off, and come back and worked again, and then gone back... I'm really blessed to have the kind of work that I'm still doing.'
Sukanya Verma tells us just what makes Mirch Masala a must watch.
Sukanya Verma looks at how one of the seven primal human emotions is usually treated in Hindi movies.
'You have to fight your own battles and I fought mine.'
'The ending Vijay Tendulkar had written was different.' 'According to him, the film ended with Anant Welankar's suicide.' 'I felt such an ending would be too nihilistic.' 'Bahut zyada defeatist ho jaata.'
Priyanka's gyaan... Gorgeous Chitrangda... Sonal goes traditional...
Kajol looks at complete ease in the colourful nauvaris, which she also wore during her wedding to Ajay Devgn in 1999. Sukanya Verma looks at other Bollywood beauties, who have rocked the nauvari look.
'I regret not showing my grandparents the man I am today.' 'I was battling with drug and alcohol addiction when they were alive.' 'They were struggling to see me deteriorating my life and destroying it.'
Test your filmi gyaan, right here!
On her 72nd birthday on September 18, Sukanya Verma gives three cheers to the legend and lists 20 of her stellar performances.
A look at the posthumous releases of leading Bollywood actors.
'I was in China and when they learnt I had made Disco Dancer, they started singing Jimmy Jimmy, Aaja Aaja.'
Perfect occasion for Sukanya Verma to look into all the Woh woes in Hindi cinema.
The news of his passing is sad and sudden but the body of work he leaves behind will neither fade nor be forgotten.
'The thinking of society, even today, is that a woman always needs a man to be complete.' 'I am 50. I am single. I am invincible because I have been there, done that.'
Salman praises Sushmita... Karan teams up with Mithun and Parineeti... Prateik remembers his mum...
Such a person is rare in today's film world, notes Amit Khanna.
'I regretted not winning the Filmfare award for Best Actress for Saaransh. I remember Shabana Azmi had two nominations that year, for Bhavna and Sparsh. I was nominated for Saaransh and Smita Patil was nominated for Aaj Ki Awaaz. When I heard that Shabana won it for Bhavna, I was shocked. I wouldn't have minded if she had got it for Sparsh.' Rohini Hattangadi looks back in time.
Featuring Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Smita Patil, Salman Khan, Alia Bhatt, Rekha... Jagannath Sasane gives us a ring-side view of the Hindi film industry.
The actress sizzles in Sudhir Mishra's new film Inkaar.
'Asked which Dilip Kumar films were among her favourites, she said she had seen not a single movie of his until that time. This became a sensational issue. She did not mean to offend Dilip Kumar. There was not a bone of diplomacy in her and she never acquired that calculating attitude even at the cost of some of the roles that she would eventually lose.'
As we celebrate Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar's birthday on April 14, Subhash K Jha picks 5 fine films based on inequality and the caste system.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
The actor talks about his relationship with co-star Amy Jackson and their upcoming film.
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