Prepping for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmavati, remembering Rajesh Khanna and Raaj Kumar's exclusive tramp club and picking Ranbir Kapoor's best performance in my Super Filmi Week.

Sridevi's amazing dedication, Ranveer Singh's Scarface, Ranbir-Alia on nepotism and more in Sukanya Verma's emotionally charged Super Filmi week.

'The Muslim identity of the family appears incidental to the subject of the film...''The self-sacrificing, suffering mother film could have belonged to any religion.''The abusive father, who prefers his son to his daughter, could have followed any religion.''That the Muslim household is remarkably free from religious symbolism is also the strength of the film,' feels Mohammad Asim Siddiqui.

'No late nights, no partying.''Though she avoided eating beyond her dietary regime, Sridevi loved to feed others.'

'I'll remember you as the face of joy for ever.' Sukanya Verma remembers the iconic Sridevi.

Syed Firdaus Ashraf explains why the Bollywood legend will remain an eternal part of his life.

'There's no love for the song or Madhuri, no consideration for what it meant to an entire generation and zero respect for its iconic choreography,' says Sukanya Verma.

'The most striking comment Yasser Usman makes -- not only about Sanjay Dutt, but also our contemporary society -- is about the transformation that he goes through: From being a man who claimed Muslim blood to one who is a devotee of Hindu gods,' notes Uttaran Das Gupta.

Prisons aren't places to build bodies or boost egos, says Kishore Singh.

The problem is not that more people are not watching more TV, but that they are not finding anything of interest on Hindi television, says Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.

All what's going on in Bollywood with Subhash K Jha.

Both Raazi and Veere Di Wedding are interesting films that worked. There is no point reading a trend in them, says Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.

Dibakar Banerjee delivers his finest work to date, and Sreehari Nair makes sure to applaud him.

'Rajkumar Hirani could have gone for the jugular but has chosen instead to play to the gallery,' says J Jagannath.

'I want to tell the singers of our country that they should not be another Rafi, Kishore, Lata, Asha or Mukesh,' Latajiji tells Subhash K Jha.'Be yourself. Learn dedication to the craft from us, but do not imitate us.'

'I greet all my friends, Hindu or Muslim, with "Jai Shri Ram".'

'Aaradhya is constantly singing and dancing at home, sometimes to my songs, sometimes to her father's and her grandfather's songs.''It's a normal household.''We're trying to keep the atmosphere around Aaradhya as normal as possible,' Ms Gorgeous tells Subhash K Jha.

'He was a poet at heart and a saint by nature.'

Favourite movie homes, comparing Amitabh-Shashi's beds in Kabhi Kabhie and discovering the truth about Salman Khan's 1990s chartbuster...All in Sukanya Verma's Super Filmi Week.

2018 will be Varun's weakest year at the box office, notes Subhash K Jha.

Politics, favouritism and poor taste in cinema have contributed to embarrassing choices for the Oscar race in the past.This little gem from India needs the love, emotional and financial support from the government as well as the Indian film industry, argues Aseem Chhabra.

As electric they are on silver screen, Deepika Padukone and Alia Bhatt aren't quite chat show meat, feels Sukanya Verma.

'Thugs is smarter than a lot of 'nationalistic' movies,' notes Rohit Sathish Nair.

'Even when he moves beyond his traditional repertoire, he sticks to a template that does not take him too far from the viewer's gentler emotions,' notes Vikram Johri.

'Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga is a step backward for the portrayal of female camaraderie in our movies,' argues Sreehari Nair.

Why Ajay Devgn will play football... Did Mahesh Bhatt fling a chappal at Kangana...Breaking Bollywood news from Subhash K Jha.

'What we have is 'masala redeemed' as opposed to just 'masala resurrected',' argues Sreehari Nair.

'If you can tell the quality of a movie-watching experience, only and only by referring to set standards, you *aren't really* going to the movies,' argues Sreehari Nair.

'Many thought it was the end for me,' Lataji told Subhash K Jha.'I just couldn't sing!'

Parasite's razor-sharp characterisations ensure that the picture is thoroughly entertaining though it falls short of greatness, declares Sreehari Nair.

'Visibility is very important, but visibility is also very expensive.'Swapnil Joglekar explores the Parasite phenomenon.

'In the early years of this century, barely 10 years after liberalisation, drinking Coke was still cool,' notes Uttaran Das Gupta.

Aseem Chhabra imagines a time, 20 years from now, when movie-watching in theatres will be long gone, thanks to the coronavirus, and pens a letter to his grandchild, explaining the magic of the cinema hall.

Much can be said about this song’s sacred and secular connotations. At first glance, one might assume that the song speaks to its religious roots; however, given the environment in which the song was created, the song can be taken literally. Taken from The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation’s enhanced CD, From Ear to Ear, and adapted from field recordings by John and Alan Lomax, this song was known to have been sung by the 1871 Fisk University Jubilee Singers.

Recorded in an authentic tavern environment similar to what might have been experienced in 18th-century Williamsburg.

New lyrics set to familiar (or some not so familiar) English melodies, recorded using 18th-century instrumentation to recreate the ambience of a small tavern or public meeting place.

Another fine collection of military and marching music performed by the Fifes and Drums of Colonial Williamsburg.

From the Summer 2002 Journal: "Making "Cents" of Colonial Money"

Richard Schuman interprets the character of Patrick Henry for The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. He re-creates Patrick Henry's powerful speech.