Harneet Singh, Senior Editor (Films), is fully filmi. She has imaginary conversations with Guru Dutt, Vijay Anand and Hrishikesh Mukherjee, still gets breathless when she watches Guide, or, Pyasa or, Anand; and believes the soundtrack of her life is sung by Geeta Dutt. Her love affair with cinema started at the age of three when she saw Mithun Chakraborty in Disco Dancer, at Prabhat Talkies, in Mirzapur. Singh, a senior assistant editor, won the Ramnath Goenka award for excellence in journalism, in 2009. She also likes the poems of Rumi, Ghalib, Gulzar and Neruda, loves watching cricket and is especially fond of Mahendra Singh Dhoni whom she lovingly addresses as 'MahiMan'. Her idea of happiness includes rain, thunderstorms, mountains and lots of coffee. Singh has been writing on films and film stars for this newspaper for over a decade. Cut!

May 03, 2013 04:51 IST
PLAY gets director Dibakar Banerjee to share his favourite cinema stories.
Fri, May 03, 2013May 03, 2013 02:20 IST
On the 100th year of Indian cinema,director Dibakar Banerjee shares his favourite cinema stories.
Fri, May 03, 2013April 26, 2013 06:39 IST
Its Cannes Calling for Vidya Balan.
Fri, Apr 26, 2013April 19, 2013 02:58 IST
Director Zoya Akhtar on Bombay Talkies,and the movies she loves and the ones she makes.
Fri, Apr 19, 2013
April 19, 2013 02:48 IST
Director Zoya Akhtar on Bombay Talkies,and the movies she loves and the ones she makes.
Fri, Apr 19, 2013
April 07, 2013 02:24 IST
Chori Chori was Raj Kapoor and Nargiss last romantic film.
Sun, Apr 07, 2013
March 24, 2013 05:24 IST
Beauty,romance,dialogue and music,Jab Pyar Kisise Hota Hai got it all right
Sun, Mar 24, 2013
March 17, 2013 22:27 IST
It took him nearly a decade after his nuanced directorial debut Haasil to carve a niche in Bollywood. A string of successful films that include Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster,Paan Singh Tomar and Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns later,Tigmanshu Dhulia now straddles the roles of successful director,award-winning actor and canny producer with ease. In this candid interview,Dhulia talks about the struggle to strike a balance between creativity and the box office,the characters who refuse to leave his mindscape,drawing inspiration from Hindustan,making amends with his films and a possible career in politics. Excerpts:
Sun, Mar 17, 2013
February 24, 2013 06:32 IST
Chameli ki Shaadi celebrated love across caste lines
Sun, Feb 24, 2013
November 02, 2012 16:25 IST
On his 47th birthday,King Khan talks about life after Yash Chopra,his latest film 'Jab Tak Hai Jaan',his new business venture.
Fri, Nov 02, 2012October 22, 2012 01:40 IST
He gave romance,thrills,poetry; brought Switzerland to Mumbai
Mon, Oct 22, 2012
October 22, 2012 01:29 IST
On his 80th birthday celebrations,Chopra had announced his retirement from direction.
Mon, Oct 22, 2012
October 21, 2012 23:18 IST
He gave his fans romance,thrillers and poetry,brought Switzerland to Mumbai
Sun, Oct 21, 2012
October 21, 2012 20:38 IST
SS Rajamoulis film Makkhi (Eega in Telugu) has a fly as a protagonist. The director talks of bridging the north-south divide and why flies dont bother him anymore.
Sun, Oct 21, 2012
September 26, 2012 22:58 IST
Anurag Basu defends Barfi! against plagiarism charges,and talks about his days as a background dancer and why he doesnt like to flaunt the cancer badge.
Wed, Sep 26, 2012
September 23, 2012 21:36 IST
A saying goes,You make friends for a season,for a reason or for life.
Sun, Sep 23, 2012September 10, 2012 03:20 IST
It was during my advertising days when I was working for Sylvester Da Cunhas ASP that I met Dr Verghese Kurien
Mon, Sep 10, 2012
September 09, 2012 21:47 IST
Nobody filled a chiffon sari on screen quite like Sridevi.
Sun, Sep 09, 2012September 08, 2012 00:55 IST
Salman Khans latest was different from his usual template but still scored big at the box office
Sat, Sep 08, 2012
August 12, 2012 05:10 IST
Its a common saying in Punjab,the land of his birth.
Sun, Aug 12, 2012August 09, 2012 06:39 IST
Shahid Azmis life had all the twists and turns of a Bollywood film,without the happy ending of one.
Thu, Aug 09, 2012
August 09, 2012 01:51 IST
A film on Shahid Azmi,the slain lawyer for 26/11 accused Fahim Ansari,heads for Toronto festival
Thu, Aug 09, 2012
July 22, 2012 03:59 IST
With scripts tackling issues like cancer,remarriage and single motherhood,television has moved away from the machinations of the evil saas and the docile bahu. What's driving the small screens revolution towards progressive story lines and realistic characters?
Sun, Jul 22, 2012
July 21, 2012 17:40 IST
Abhishek Bachchan admits that the failure of Raavan destroyed him and that it took him an year to bounce back.
Sat, Jul 21, 2012
July 19, 2012 00:22 IST
The Rajesh Khanna legend is unique. His record of 15 consecutive solo hits is a filmy factoid.
Thu, Jul 19, 2012





