Bollywood Roots

From his beginnings as a son of Bollywood's first family to his rise and rise as one of India's top stars, this is the life and times of Shashi Kapoor. Here's what colleagues, like Sharmila Tagore and Amitabh Bachchan, and family members like Ranbir, Kunal and Sanjana Kapoor, have to say about the Raja Saab of Bollywood.

The timeless poster boy of Indian cinema, Shashi Kapoor's charismatic screen presence was infectious. His urbane good looks were highlighted by a disarming smile, his nimble feet set the screen on fire. He wooed the ladies in style. He was the charming romantic hero of the sixties and the scion of filmdom's most famous dynasty - the Kapoors.

Taking about Dev Anand's film Guide, filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt said, "Anything that survives the passage of time is of great significance."

In an exclusive conversation with NDTV, Arjun Rampal and Jacqueline Fernandez speak to NDTV about their upcoming film Roy and reveal that the film's story was inspired by the love story of filmmakers Quentin Tarantino and Sofia Coppola.

The sensational seventies was one of the most vibrant and prolific decades in Indian cinema. The soft romance of the serending hero or the brooding angry young man wishing to take over the screen, there was something about the seventies wasn't it?

Music composer SD Burman who has given innumerable hits like Rula Ke Gaya Sapna Mera, O Re Manjhi, Waqt Ne Kiya, among others, left everyone spellbound. His compositions, be it songs of love or longing or life's philosophy or celebrating folk traditions would match tune to character.

Here's the story of the rise of one of Bollywood's most celebrated filmmakers, Bimal Roy, who is known for films like Do Bheega Zameen, Devdas, Madhumati, among others. His son Joy talks about the person Bimal Roy truly was and the passionate filmmaker in him.

A look at the memorable journey of popular composer duo Laxmikant and Pyarelal.

Lyricist Javed Akhtar has had an illustrious career spanning five decades, scripting some of Hindi cinema's success stories, penning dialogues that have become a part of popular lore and inking the notes of passion, love and longing.

Filmmaker Hrishikesh Mukherjee, who explored poignant human relationships through films like Abhimaan featuring actors Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan, also had a flair for comedy which he proved by helming films like Chupke Chupke. His was the middle path which he turned into success, film after film.