Shaikh Ayaz

A way with words is almost a family hand-me-down for Javed and his children Farhan and Zoya, descended as they are from a long line of poets. But what each of them values, above all, is an original voice

Music director Ram Sampath, who once successfully sued Rakesh and Rajesh Roshan for Rs 2 crore, tells it like it is

Ashutosh Gowariker recalls the day Aamir Khan demanded a cast of 20,000 for Lagaan, and he whittled it down to 10,000

Rohan Sippy on earning dad Ramesh Sippy’s measured praise, his lack of non-filmi skills and the need for dialoguebaazi

Giant hits like Singh is Kingg notwithstanding, Anees Bazmee stands accused of filming Bollywood’s crassest comedies in recent times. He remains steadfastly unapologetic

Amole Gupte, who almost got to direct Taare Zameen Par officially, is now ready with his very own Stanley Ka Dabba

Says an impish Tusshar Kapoor on the cusp of ‘surviving’ 10 years in Bollywood and the success of a film with all the right noises

Kiran Rao asked Aamir to shut up on the sets of Dhobi Ghat, Rakeysh Mehra’s wife Bharathi nearly walked out of Rang De Basanti. A look at the complexities and comforts of Bollywood’s working couple equations

One of the things we missed most after Radiagate was him announcing a film called Phone Call. Precious words on his recent reticence

In a rare interview, artist Jogen Chowdhury speaks about his friend MF Husain, his guru Tagore and the thrill of selling a painting for Rs 150