On the basis of his rogueish Veeru in Sholay and Parimal in Chupke Chupke, Dharmendra softened his He-Man image and went on to do a series of charming comedies.
'Asha Parekh once said he never really went beyond the villager he originally was.'
As the year draws to a close, Rediff's Senior Contributor Roshmila Bhattacharya takes a look at the hits and misses, the highs and lows, the newsmakers and the dealbreakers in alphabetical order.
The cricketing fraternity on Monday paid glowing tributes to veteran actor Dharmendra, who passed away in Mumbai at the age of 89.
'I have always broken my image every time I went on screen. I don't know what it means to be a Greek God but people used to call me one.'
Dharmendra's demise means the loss of one of the biggest icons ever in the Hindi film firmament.
What grabs your attention is the end credit which has a montage of BTS pictures of Sangeeth Sivan from the sets. He is smiling, chatting, laughing with his team
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
The Deols are all set to entertain us again.
Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se has the wit of a goat, fumes Sukanya Verma.
Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting.
The tide has turned for Sunny. He has another actioner in the upcoming Jatt and has reteamed with Rajkumar Santoshi after almost three decades for the Aamir Khan produced Lahore 1947.
Yamla Pagla Deewana's music starts out with promise but loses sizzle half-way.
The new Deol film is certainly no Apne.
Here's a look at hits and misses at the box office this week.
Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 is unimaginative and tedious to watch, writes Sukanya Verma.
Kristina Akheeva plays Sunny Deol's heroine in the film.
'Dharam sir is so chilled; he is like a buddy.' 'I am scared of Sunny sir.' 'With Bobby sir, I can talk anything.'
Watch the Deols fall in love in the song, Suit Tera Laal Rang Da, from Yamla Pagla Deewana 2.
The hits and misses of the week.
The Kya Kool Hai Hum Director was undergoing treatment for urinary infection at Kokilaben Hospital in Mumbai. On Wednesday, he suffered a cardiac arrest, his brother Sanjeev Sivan confirmed.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
When it comes to fashion, there are only hits, no misses for the Sharma girls.
At the Gadar 2 success party, Sunny had a lot of things to say, and Hitesh Harisinghani/ Rediff.com and Afsar Dayatar/ Rediff.com bring back snippets.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
Joginder Tuteja looks at Bobby Deol's career over the years.
At 82, The Legend has lost neither his charm nor his wit. Want proof? Watch these videos.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict for the week.
The first month of 2021 has not had any notable releases but January usually starts on a blockbuster note.
Anu Malik's back! Here's looking at what inspires him.
'There are films that are meaningless, but still do well.'
Sangeeth Sivan tell us what it was like directing the three Deols, their close bonding.
Bobby Deol talks about his new film Yamla Pagla Deewana.
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