While the sympathy vote for Sushant Singh Rajput's tragic demise must have played an important part in tilting the scales in Chhichhore's favour, the qualitative difference between the two films is so high that it could not have been a close shave, argues Subhash K Jha.
'Laxmi was insistent that our homes should never have name-plates, because the name Laxmikant-Pyarelal should never be separated!'
'Unfortunately, prostitution is looked down upon.' 'It should be legalised.' 'Imagine the sexual frustration in the country if it didn't exist!' Chunky Pandey tells Rediff.com's Ronjita Kulkarni how he bagged Begum Jaan and more.
Hindi cinema has not just explored various instances of brute force, but often glorified its misogyny.
'I would love to do a masala film. I am a creature of masala films. My first hit Tezaab was an out and out masala film,' says Madhuri Dixit.
'We have teamed up in so many movies that we could tell each other's responses on camera without any discussion.'
The Bollywood legend choreographed more than 2,000 songs.
Sukanya Verma salutes the power of Saroj Khan and her brilliant choreography.
Sukanya Verma gives us a glimpse of a typical Sunday in a celebrity's life.
As we prepare to return to the land of silver screens and samosa, Sukanya Verma looks at notable theatre moments in Hindi films.
Just once in a while comes along a film where the characters have the strangest names.
'Madhuri is the best dancer in the world.' 'Shahid is too good!' 'Hrithik is the best in the industry.'
One of Bollywood's most rock-solid careers, Anil Kapoor shows no signs of stopping!
The Aishwarya Rai and Madhuri Dixit dance face-off from the 2002 box-office hit Devdas has been voted the greatest Bollywood dance number of all time.
Sukanya Verma tells us how Bollywood gives colours a whole new meaning.
Your turn to choose Madhuri Dixit's most memorable movie.
Anil Kapoor on films and much more.
'After doing films like Dedh Ishqiya and Bucket List, I am ready to take up risks in films. I am game for any kind of roles that put me in a different light.'
The social service branch registered the offence and sent a notice to Bhatt to appear for questioning, Deputy Commissioner of Police Sanjay Apranti said.
Interviewing Anil Kapoor, Syed Firdaus Ashraf discovered, can be a real pleasure!
'Both Madhuri and Aishwarya adjusted well with each other.' 'They did not crib that one got good moves and the other did not.'
Priceless gems, tucked away in movie history.
Anil Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit get ready to make Total Dhamaal on the big screen again!
The presence of National Award winning lyricist Prasoon Joshi at the Jaipur Literature Festival drew a packed house at the sessions he attended.
Every single one of Parinda's magnificent frames is a masterclass in slick. Sukanya Verma tells us why.
Sukanya Verma looks at Bollywood's various terrace moments.
Countless screen pairs have come together but only few can lay claim to that extra something called chemistry.
'The Ek Do Teen star struggled with a problem skin all through her reign as numero uno.' 'And yet acne never got into the way of her incredible success.' All this and more in Sukanya Verma's Super Filmi Week.
'I find Katrina and Deepika very graceful. Sonakshi dances well too. I was surprised to see Alia dancing so well on one of the live shows. Shraddha did a good job in ABCD 2.' Dancing diva Madhuri Dixit submits her report card.
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