Feature Stories - Hindi Cinema
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Meet Mehtab, the original Jhansi ki rani of Hindi cinema
On her 20th death anniversary today (10 April), we examine how actor-filmmaker Sohrab Modi brought...
Article Tamil Hindi
Aamir Khan's Secret Superstar to clash with Rajinikanth, Akshay's 2.0
Khan's film has now been scheduled as a Diwali release alongside Rajini's flick....
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How filmmaker Shakti Samanta shifted gears from thrillers to romance to social dramas
On his eighth death anniversary, a second look at the revered director's filmography and how it...
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Priyadarshan's bizarre explanation for snubbing Aamir Khan, Aligarh at the National Awards
Filmmaker suggests that Khan's no-show at awards do could have played a part in the Best going...
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Ram Gopal Varma: A man who loved bullies
Over the past 100 years, Hindi cinema has largely been a purveyor of escapist fare, with honorable a...
Article Hindi
How Jeetendra managed to impress V Shantaram and make his film debut
Jeetendra began his career with iconic filmmaker V Shantaram. On his 75th birthday today (7 April),...
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Phantom Films' Vikas Bahl denies being sacked over sexual harassment charges
A woman working with Phantom Films allegedly accused Bahl of sexually molesting her during a to...
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Is Akshay Kumar's Toilet — Ek Prem Katha inspired from another film?
Filmmaker Sanjoy Nag's Good Morning, Sunshine is based on a similar theme....
Article Bengali Hindi
Utpal Dutt: The inscrutable modern man
A renaissance man, Utpal Dutt went well beyond buffoonish characters like Amol Palekar's boss in...
Article Hindi
Agha’s daughter Shahnaz Anand remembers the comedian
On Agha's (probable) 103rd birth anniversary (21 March), his daughter shares memories of her and...
Article Hindi Pakistani
Remembering bygone composer Khurshid Anwar – Birth anniversary special
On the music composer’s 105th birth anniversary today (21 March), we look at his introduction...
Article Hindi
Birthday special: 10 everlasting hits of music composer Ravi
The favoured music composer of the 1950s and 1960s, Ravi produced memorable melodies over the course...
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5 popular songs you didn’t know were penned by SH Bihari
The unsung lyricist of the 1950s and 1960s, SH Bihari was the name behind many of the musical hits...
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Birth Anniversary special: Talat Mahmood, the hesitant actor
Handsome as the young Jimmy Stewart and more melodious than Frank Sinatra, Talat Mahmood became the...
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10 songs you forgot Tina Ambani was in
The former actress, Tina Munim, who now heads several charities as Mrs Tina Ambani, turns 60 today...
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Birthday special: The unforgettable tunes of Bhupinder Singh
As the famed singer turns 77 today (6 February), we present ten of his notable hits from his singing...
Article Bengali Hindi
When Ritwik Ghatak teamed up with Asrani and Subhash Ghai
Known for his incisive depiction of reality, Ritwik Ghatak was far from the glitz of commercial Yet,...
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45 years of Pakeezah: 9 things you didn't know about Kamal Amrohi's passion project
On its 45th anniversary, we revisit interesting trivia about Pakeezah....
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When I wanted to work with the Khans, they didn’t want me: Kangana Ranaut
Ranaut has no aspirations to follow her Bollywood colleagues like Deepika Padukone and Priyanka to...
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Why Vijay Anand was the master of song picturisations
Back when songs were an essential part of a feature's storytelling process, the filmmaker set in...