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.
Sonam Kapoor screens her new film for family and friends.
As the world grows grimmer by the day, what can be more reassuring than pretty people showing off their perfect pearlies?
The hits and misses of the week.
Biswajit, movie heart-throb of the 1960s, remembers The Legend.
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.
Some movies of 2021 excelled in content but yet, they did not do well.
'This man changed the mindset of a generation.'
'He began to find her boring. She felt lonely and unwanted.'
The hits and misses of the week.
'The minute Newton was selected for the Oscar, the Iranian film came into the picture.' 'Almost as if the attempt to pull Newton down was planned.'
'It didn't matter to him if he was not the focus of attention in a film.'
The hits and misses of the week.
The hits and misses of the week.
Box Office: Vishwaroop II is a disaster
Sukanya Verma celebrates The Legend's 25 distinctly different moods.
A string of film celebrities like Waheeda Rahman, Naseeruddin Shah, Girish Karnad among others set to explore the intertwining of cinema with literature at the fest.
Mylanchi Monjulla Veedu is a typical old world story with inter-religious relationship, elopement, mayhem and murder.
'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.'
Take a look at the celebs who wowed.
Subhash K Jha gives us an insight into Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Saawariya, as it completes 13 years in November.
A look at the arrivals.
Just a day before Shabana Azmi met with a road accident on January 18, she was celebrating husband Javed Akhtar's 75th birthday bash with the rest of Bollywood. And it was a full house, as *everyone* came forward to pay their salaams to one of Bollywood's leading writers and poets.
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.
The way Dilip came to the porch to receive Lata, you would never have guessed something was amiss between the two. Raju Bharatan's many wonderful insights into Dilip Kumar's life.
Indian films, and Raj Kapoor in particular, have a special place in Iranian cinephilia or cinemadoosti, Ranjita Ganesan discovers on a visit to Iran.
Monsoon is here, and time to bring out the chhatris.
Eid-ul-Fitr has been celebrated in a big way in Hindi films.
Here's where Bombay Velvet got its retro fashion inspirations from!
As Gulzar turns 86 on August 18, Subhash K Jha celebrates the iconic figure by picking his five favourite songs.
The epic romance set off a new trend in Bollywood, whereby buddy romances became popular.
'I somehow escaped the difficulties that a majority of working girls face.'
'Economic issues do not matter during elections; it is the emotional connect that helps swing votes.'
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
A special screening was organised for the beautiful ladies.
A Ganesh Nadar wonders what Kamal Hassan hopes to achieve with this film.
'The Hit Girl' even has a foreword penned by superstar Salman Khan.
