Yash Chopra

Raakhee Gulzar: One of Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children

Unquestionably, the piece de resistance of Raakhee Gulzar’s career was Yash Chopra’s Kabhi Kabhie. Chopra wrote the role for Raakhee. Sahir Ludhianvi wrote an entire song in praise of her beauty.

Aditya Chopra: A reclusive filmmaker and movie buff

Aditya Chopra is known for delivering blockbusters like Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, Mohabbatein and Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. The filmmaker has turned 51 today.

On Lalit Pandit's birthday, revisiting the enduring appeal of the music of Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jaenge

"Very rarely does a composer get an opportunity to work on a musical like this where the director knew exactly where to use the songs, and how. Plus, we had Lataji. We couldn’t go wrong.”

Flashback: Padma Khanna Bollywood’s Best ‘bad girl’ turns 73

Padma Khanna firmly believed that if she had not done the striptease in 'Johnny Mera Naam' she would have played Sita and not Kaikeyi, but she was the only successful female ‘Khanna’ of Bollywood.

On Sidharth Malhotra's birthday, listing his six finest films from Ek Villain to Shershaah

The career-changing blockbuster, and one of Amazon Prime Video’s most successful indigenous products, Shershaah is to Malhotra’s career what Deewana was to Shah Rukh Khan and Jaanwar to Akshay Kumar.

Holding out for a hero: Why do actresses still need to depend on who the male lead is? Why can't they be the heroes?

Taapsee Pannu's recent revelation that other actresses rejected Haseen Dillruba because they were not sure of 'the hero' only exposes the gross dependence of leading ladies on how 'saleable' their male counterparts are.

Of cameos and casting coups: Where lines between film scripts and gossip magazines blur

When cameos meet casting coups, they no longer remain 'guest' appearances. Irrespective of the screen time, they become a crucial part of the story, given the intertextuality and cross-referencing at play.

Yash Chopra's Lamhe was ahead of its time in how it dared to celebrate female agency 30 years ago

Lamhe’s lead women, both played by Sridevi in a double role, dared to desire at a time when females largely played objects of desire on screen. They did not wait to be chosen. They chose instead.

Darr completes 25 years: How Shah Rukh Khan, Yash Chopra depicted violence deeply embedded in love

Decoding how Shah Rukh Khan and Yash Chopra, known for their pristine swashbuckling romances, brought to life an obsessed lover in their 1993 blockbuster Darr.

Lata Mangeshkar turns 92; here are some lesser-known facts about the singer

Lata Mangeshkar’s Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon reportedly moved then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to tears on January 27, 1963, when she performed the song at New Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan. Read more facts of the legendary singer here.