Even today Sparsh finds Naseeruddin Shah at his career’s best as a blind man can see the world trying to smother him in sympathy and won’t...
We have seen the likes of Shah Rukh Khan’s Raj Mathur before, especially in Aziz Mirza’s films about underdogs who nurture big dreams but are confronted...
Yuva , which was released on May 21, 2004 is that rarity which can be watched both as an entertainer and a vehicle for projecting socio-political ideas.The...
Anushka Sharma comes from an army background; she spent her childhood moving from city to city with her army-man father. Cricket and Anushka Sharma go back...
Happy Birthday …Abhishek Bachchan’s Must-Watch Films Naach(2004): Naach in fact carries the Abhimaan theme forward. On a simplistic level we can take heart in Abhishek doing...
Preity Zinta’s 5 Finest On Her Birthday Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna(2006) Sometimes you hold a film close to your heart not because the characters embrace you,...
Superstar-choreographer Saroj Khan and epic filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali go back a long way. Recalling his warm and very fruitful association with Saroj Khan SLB says, “The first time I worked with Sarojji was the first time...
The easiest thing in the world is to sneer at someone who attempts to be unconventional through conventional routes. In that sense master-creator Mani Ratnam and ...
No one does it quite like Sanjay Leela Bhansali(SLB). His cinema weaves passionate dreams into the operatic language , creating a world so beautiful you wish...
Next Enti(Telugu, Netflix): Telugu cinema is changing fast. Baahubali, Arjun Reddy and now Next Enti. Not that I am suggesting the third has a place along with...
Films were always meant to change the way we look at life. Alas,they seldom do that. Busy as they are trying to desperately entertain us,movies forget their original raison d’etre to raise our level of social consciousness...
1. Mahesh Bhatt was to direct this On The Waterfront ripoff. But when Aamir Khan showed more than a passing interest in the direction, Mahesh walked out and was replaced by Vikram Bhatt. 2. Mita Vashisht who played Aamir Khan’s...
Tiger Zinda Hai was not planned as a sequel to Ek Tha Tiger. Director Ali Abbas Zafar wrote it as a stand-alone political thriller. But changed his mind when producer Aditya Chopra persuaded him. Tiger Zinda Hai is...
Abhishek Bachchan has never really got his due. His praiseworthy performances have either been neglected or ignored. Here are the performances that have stood out in ...
Every year in the Nightingale Lata Mangeshkar’s home Prabhu Kunj on Peddar Road, the Ganpati Festival is a period of great joy and celebration. The doors of the...
When asked to say what special plans Abhishek Bachchan had for his sister Shweta Bachchan Nanda for Raksha Bandhan, Abhishek Bachchan said, “We don’t need a...