'Wonder of wonders we finished the Janmashtami song and can you believe it within the next few days it so happened that Dilip Sahab walked into my life, gazed into my eyes and asked my grandmother and mother for my Hand in marriage.'
'When she is on screen, you can't take your eyes off her.'
Some of her best films are not available on streaming platforms, but Deepa Gahlot looks at her Hindi cinema oeuvre on OTT.
A day after the mega launch, the party continues at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre.
Alia Bhatt won hearts when she wore her wedding sari at the 69th National Film Awards at the Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi. The ivory embroidered drape was designed by Sabyasachi Mukherjee.
Pamela Chopra, playback singer, writer and late film-maker Yash Chopra's wife, passed into the ages on Thursday, April 20, at Mumbai's Lilavati hospital. She was 74.
Gems you can enjoy from the time he was at his handsome and magnetic best.
Subhash K Jha picks songs to celebrate Maha Shiv Ratri.
Dulquer Salmaan, Pooja Bhatt and Sunny Deol invite their friends from the industry to watch Chup: Revenge Of The Artist.
The Song Of Scorpions is a reminder, if one were needed, that Irrfan was not just a star actor but a true artiste, observes Deepa Gahlot.
'It was heartbreaking. We couldn't see him like that.'
'How do you stay so energised? So young?' 'Dev Anand flashed that familiar crooked grin and told me, "The mind never grows old. It urges you to surge ahead".'
Deepa Gahlot lists the most popular Yash Chopra films -- the ones he directed, not produced (yes, so that means no DDLJ) -- that can be watched on OTT.
Subhash K Jha lists the inimitable Mohammad Rafi's five most enduring romantic songs.
Sukanya Verma takes a look at all the strange ways Hindi films has dealt with the memory loss syndrome.
Subhash K Jha selects his favourite rain songs. Do list your favourites in the message board below!
On the occasion of Ram Navmi, five Ram bhajans from Hindi films that you probably haven't heard, but should right away.
'He wrote a letter to his parents every night, and read the Gita every morning before going about his work.'
'For him to suddenly leave the way that he did, it shattered me.' 'It took me a long, long, time to come to terms with it.' 'Because the loss of such a friend can destroy you.' 'The loss was and continues to be immense.'
As Kuttey hits the screens this Friday, Sukanya Verma looks at the 10 best ensemble Hindi movies in recent times.
'If ever annoyed, Dilip Kumar openly spoke out his mind.' 'He abhorred abusive language and never expected it from others around him.'
The film's heroine Sonakshi Sinha held a special screening of the film for a couple of veteran actors.
'How could I play Devsaab's sister after playing his wife in Tere Mere Sapne and doing such intimate scenes with him?'
'Shyama was an entertaining friend during the shooting and we continued our friendship even after the film was over. During those days, we formed working relationships that lasted beyond the workplace.' Waheeda Rehman pays rich tribute to her late co-star.
Are you looking forward to watching Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga?
Subhash K Jha looks at actresses who dared play Momma at the risk of getting typecast.
The yesteryear stars mingled at Mumbai's Prithvi theatre, and watched a play.
'She brought so much craft, skill and spontaneity to her songs, it was almost impossible for me to match up to her voice on screen.'
Lata Mangeshkar has never tasted alcohol. Yet, she has sung some extraordinary songs about intoxication.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the dadis of Bollywood.
So who cost the SP more seats in UP? Hemantkumar Shivsaran does a deep dive to find out.
Among Hindi cinema's leading men of the last century, Sunil Dutt, who passed away 16 years ago on May 25, did not hesitate in doing women-oriented films which addressed the issues of their upliftment, empowerment and equality.
White is pure. White is powerful. And our movies just love to channelise its immaculate energy and enhance a visual's impact.
'I never had an opportunity to do the things children do.'
It was Dev Anand's dream to put Indian cinema on the world map and he thought Guide was the perfect film for it.
Where the larger-than-life villain hogged the show by hurting the hero or throwing hurdles in his path, the role of his female counterpart has evolved from seductive sidekick to she-devil.
'What an incredible opportunity to bring back one of the greatest actors of Indian cinema on the big screen.'
Subhash K Jha lists his 10 favourite romantic Hindi films.
'Shah Rukh and I have a very good relationship.' 'When he is with you, he is completely yours, once he leaves the room, he doesn't know you.' Pamela Chopra discusses her life with her late husband Yash Chopra, and sons Aditya and Uday Chopra in an exclusive interview.
'Shashikala was never short of her work.' 'But somewhere as she grew older she got tired of playing variations of the villain.' 'She became spiritual.'
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