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!
Imtiaz Ali on his films, love, marriage and the 'Tamasha' that marks them all
Mon, Oct 05, 2015Bimal Roy’s 1963 classic Bandini is about a woman caught between difficult choices.
Sun, Sep 27, 2015Received warmly at the Toronto film Festival, Meghna Gulzar’s Talvar now faces its test in India.
Fri, Sep 25, 2015To Kangana Ranaut - Why do Katti with your contemporaries when there is more fun in Batti?
Fri, Sep 11, 2015CID is remembered not for its simplistic plot but as the film that launched Waheeda Rahman.
Sun, Aug 30, 2015Twinkle Khanna on writing a book, hating acting and being competitive over jokes at parties.
Mon, Aug 24, 2015A book that tells the story behind some of Bollywood’s most popular film songs.
Sat, Aug 22, 2015Yash Chopra’s 'Daag: A Poem of Love' is a tale of star-crossed lovers Sunil (Rajesh Khanna) and Sonia (Sharmila Tagore), who encounter all kinds of trials, obstacles and separations on their way to happily ever-after.
Sun, Aug 16, 2015While Shah Rukh Khan might not have a release in over a year, SRK has been hard at work — shooting three films simultaneously.
Fri, Aug 14, 2015Actor Radhika Apte on finding her feet in Bollywood, keeping her personal and professional lives separate and working with Rajinikanth
Sun, Aug 09, 2015Priyanka Chopra charms the American press with her star persona, fashion quotient and her gift of the gab.
Fri, Aug 07, 2015Nawazuddin Siddiqui on his toughest role so far, learning to live with success and failure and why he hates the characters he plays.
Mon, Aug 03, 2015A certain kind of snobbery follows a Bollywood star who dares to share an opinion on matters unrelated to films.
Fri, Jul 31, 2015Saying yes to films is tough. Saying no is even tougher.
Fri, Jul 24, 2015In an exclusive conversation with Indian Express, 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' director Kabir Khan says Salman Khan internalised Bajrangi totally and brought his life'’s craft to it.
Fri, Jul 24, 2015Mr and Mrs 55 is a great ride till the time the film doesn’t go all sanskari. Alvi’s dialogues are the star of the narrative.
Sun, Jul 19, 2015"Let’s not turn Shahid’s wedding into a soap opera. He’s beginning a new life and I wish him a lifetime of happiness,” is Kareena’s standard reply whenever asked about her ex boyfriend.
Fri, Jul 17, 2015Some good-natured hacking to get into the cell phones of the newsmakers so far, to know their current status updates.
Fri, Jul 10, 2015From Madhubala’s luminescence to Lata Mangeshkar’s haunting voice, Mahal changed many a destiny.
Sun, Jul 05, 2015The success of Piku brings to the limelight its female producer, Sneha Rajani. She talks about her foray into films from TV, and the journey of Piku.
Sat, Jun 20, 2015Vidya Balan speaks about feeling insecure, dealing with the lows, and reclaiming the self after marriage.
Wed, Jun 10, 2015In Bimal Roy’s Devdas, Dilip Kumar plays the doomed lover with great sensitivity.
Sun, May 31, 2015Tanu and Datto could be fighting for a teddy bear and it would not have made a difference. Manu is a passive hero.
Tue, May 26, 2015Deepika Padukone on finding herself, being Number 1, dealing with depression and being Piku.
Sun, May 24, 2015Salman Khan is not an easy man to know and he’s even more difficult to understand. All guide books on how to handle a Superstar fail when you are interacting with him.
Thu, May 07, 2015