Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
After repeatedly essaying the role of doomed lover, Dilip Kumar, a thinking actor, found it diffcult to break out of in real life. Heeding his psychoanalyst, he flirted with some frothy roles and played the swashbuckling hero with elan, recalls Dinesh Raheja.
Over the years she directed the country's collective mood so masterfully -- and so often -- that it remains impossible to overestimate her impact on our perception of Hindi cinema as a whole, notes Raja Sen.
The haunting loneliness of Lag Ja Gale... the declaration of both love and war in the rebellious Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya... the song of freedom and aspiration in Aaj Phir Jeene Ki Tamanna Hai... the naughtiness in love with Baahon Me Chale Aao...
Bollywood legends plus its young and breathless turn up at Marathi awards.
Rajkummar Rao is solid in what we've come to recognise as strictly Ayushmann Khurrana territory, observes Sukanya Verma.
'The real India lives in the villages where everyone is trying to improve the other.'
Telugu films that failed at the box office in the first half of 2016!
Indian seniors face loneliness in their sunset years. And many companies have kicked in to provide various kinds of options for India's elderly. The elderly can now pay and enjoy a variety of services in the comfort of their own homes
After making Bombay Talkies and Lust Stories, Karan Johar, Dibakar Banerjee, Zoya Akhtar and Anurag Kashyap give us Ghost Stories, a film consisting of four short stories. It will stream on Netflix from January 1. A special screening was held in Mumbai, and the cast members made sure to attend.
Badhaai Do carries its audience on the wave of those little farces that come with being queer in India, a land where masculinity still has some say, observes Sreehari Nair.
'Sadashivji said he did Hindi potboilers to keep his kitchen running. Marathi theatre was his life.' Bollywood pays tribute to Sadashiv Amrapurkar.
'People thought I am doing this for promotions, but I wouldn't do that.' 'I have better things to do and better ideas to promote myself.'
Karan Johar explains what drew him to direct a film in Bombay Talkies, his biggest fears as a filmmaker, and his early memories of watching films.
'If we keep losing such institutions, we will soon become a city and culture of short-term memory.' 'Nothing to remind us of the years gone by and eventually with nothing to remember.'
Dilip Kumar remains an inspiring example of how one can build a career from scratch, fuelled purely by passion and hard work.
Varsha Bhosle salutes that effervescent icon of Indian cinema, Dev Anand.
'I want to show that we are also part of this society and want to participate just as much, whether it is for security or whatever community work there.'
'Sanjeev Kumar was my favourite actor. But no one can compare with Amitabh Bachchan.'
'Today, as a film personality, he is bigger than Dharma Productions.' 'But he is still warm and loyal to his friends from school, college and work.'
'That very brand name comes in the way of people expecting something different from me.'
The United Nations Security Council on Thursday expressed deep concern over the declaration of the state of emergency in Myanmar by the military and called for the immediate release of Aung San Suu Kyi and other political leaders arbitrarily detained by the military.
No one deserves the title thespian more than Dilip Kumar, notes Shreekant Sambrani.
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Where a few film-makers are sensitive in their treatment as noted in the depiction of lesbian love in Hindi movies, a significant number is prone to poking fun for cheap laughs.
Take a look at the Bollywood actresses' latest Cannes appearances.
'There is nothing objectionable about the film.'
Sukanya Verma on The Zoya Factor in Indian cinema.
PVR Cinemas announced on Tuesday its foray into tier II and tier III cities of the country with 'PVR Talkies' and said it would be investing Rs 200 crore (Rs 2 billion) over the next three years towards its expansion. \n
Here's a look at the actresses featured on the calendar.
Puri Jagannadh's Heart Attack and the Manchu family's Pandavula Pandavula Thummeda are the two Telugu releases this Friday.
The filmmaker's latest offering is an anthology of short films directed by new filmmakers.
Known for his tongue-in-cheek take on life and cricket, New Zealand all-rounder Jimmy Neesham believes focussing on the funny side of things helps him cope with difficult situations like the coronavirus pandemic currently sweeping through the world. Asked about the role humour plays in handling difficulties, the Black Caps all-rounder, who keeps his fans entertained with witty one-liners on his social media accounts, said it is vital when the going gets tough.
Directed by Pawan Kumar, Lucia is the first crowd-funded Kannada language film.
'Had he done this for the Indian team, I would have been happy. I have never seen him so angry during his captaincy days for the Indian team. So I feel he became a little too emotional for the Chennai team'
Directed by Pawan Kumar, Lucia is the first crowd-funded Kannada language film.
Gautham Karthik is the son of Karthik, who also acted in Ratnam's Mouna Raagam.
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