'He had his own style, his own rhythm in the songs that he danced to on screen and in the way he led his life.'
The yesteryear actress follows suit after Shashi Kapoor and Raj Kapoor.
'I am proud to say she was my voice in all my best songs.'
'Other designers take empty suitcases and go shopping for the actors's clothes in New York.' 'To me, this is bankruptcy of imagination.'
Nasreen Munni Kabir: The Berlin Film Festival was held between 21 June and 2 July 1963. So that means you did not meet him for a whole year, and then you heard he had passed away in October 1964. Is that right? Waheeda Rehman: Yes. The last time I saw him must have been in Berlin. We did not work together after Sahib Bibi...Waheeda Rehman on Guru Dutt, and the last time they worked together.
On his 90th birth anniversary, Sukanya Verma lists 20 of her favourite scenes that reiterate his extraordinary grasp on the language of cinema and connect with the viewer.
'Chup is the work that I'm most satisfied with; it won't bore me or make me cringe later.'
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.
We continue celebrating Lataji's birthday, as Subhash K Jha picks 12 unknown but exquisite Lata songs
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...
Actresses on the HT Style Awards red carpet.
Mere Pyare Prime Minister had a special screening.
'I hope the book is liked,' Asha Parekh says of her autobiography, The Hit Girl.
The celebrations don't seem to stop at the Khan home.
Sukanya Verma looks at Bollywood's extravagant bling fetish.
'One small twitch of his eye could convey more than a thousand words.'
Yesteryear actresses Waheeda Rehman, Vyjayanthimala, Asha Parekh and Hema Malini remember Dev Anand.
In a special series, we will put YOU to the test everyday!
'There was no other Lata Mangeshkar, there is none and there won't be any. I will celebrate her life, today and always.'
'This man changed the mindset of a generation.'
Qarib Qarib Singlle turned 4 this week. Subhash K Jha recalls his conversations with Irrfan, its male lead, and Sutapa Sikdar, the film's producer and Irrfan's wife.
While we wait for Batra's latest to drop on Amazon Prime Video on February 11, Sukanya Verma looks at how Bollywood has dealt with affairs of the heart over the years.
'Our onscreen chemistry was always special.'
Rajasthan's royal architecture and striking landscapes are a hot favourite among tourists and film-makers. Its majestic beauty and history has coloured many a movies and their visuals to unforgettable effect.
'Many thought it was the end for me,' Lataji told Subhash K Jha. 'I just couldn't sing!'
As Shah Rukh Khan turned guide in Jab Harry Met Sejal, Sukanya Verma looks back at Bollywood's original Guide.
Biswajit, movie heart-throb of the 1960s, remembers The Legend.
The distinguished actress Shaukat Kaifi, mother to Shabana and Baba Azmi, passed away on September 22.
Countless screen pairs have come together but only few can lay claim to that extra something called chemistry.
'No matter how big the name, no one lives forever; like medicines, we come with an expiry date.' 'But, in the short time that we have, we try to make something that will stay on long after we are gone.'
Some movies of 2021 excelled in content but yet, they did not do well.
Sukanya Verma celebrates The Legend's 25 distinctly different moods.
'It didn't matter to him if he was not the focus of attention in a film.'
'He began to find her boring. She felt lonely and unwanted.'
Bappida's softer more creative work got buried in the noise, rues Subhash K Jha as he picks the late lamented composer's most soulful songs.
A look at the pictures.
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