Durga Khote News
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Prakash Pictures’ Bharat Milap, a sincere adaptation of the Ramayana — 80th anniversary special
Released on 31 January 1942, the film foregrounded the love between two brothers and the virtues of...
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Remembering V Shantaram’s first foray into sound, Ayodhya Ka Raja — 90th anniversary special
Released on 23 January 1932, the bilingual film was the first talkie by Prabhat Film Company....
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Durga Khote’s feisty turn as a pirate in Amar Jyoti (1936) – Special
On the 30th anniversary of the death of the pioneering and regal actress on 22 September 1991, a at...
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75 years of Hum Ek Hain (1946): A parable of national integration which marked Dev Anand’s debut
Released on 8 June 1946, the film imparts the message of tolerance, oneness and unity....
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Durga Khote, the formidable trailblazer of Hindi and Marathi cinema: Anniversary special
The first educated woman to enter the world of Indian cinema, Durga Khote, who was born on this day...
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Actor Viju Khote, of 'Tera kya hoga, Kalia?' fame, dies at 77
Viju Khote was part of more than 300 films in Hindi and Marathi, including the iconic roles of Kalia...
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75 years of Prithvi Vallabh: In love and war with Sohrab Modi, Durga Khote
As a new series, Prithvi Vallabh, is premiered on television, we revisit Sohrab Modi’s grand...
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Birthday special: When Tabassum interviewed Durga Khote
On the veteran actress’s 113th birth anniversary today (14 January), we recall her interview...
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When Debaki Bose saved Kidar Sharma’s life on sets of Seeta
On his 46th death anniversary, a look back at how the New Theatres filmmaker averted an on-set in as...
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Remembering the one and only Acharya Atre, literary giant and daring filmmaker
On the legendary Prahlad Keshav Atre's 48th death anniversary (he died on 13 June 1969), we look...
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How Durga Khote conquered Indian cinema, without a whip
While Kangana Ranaut parades the screen with her whip weilding look in Rangoon, the cry for more has...
Listicle
Mughal-e-Azam anniversary: 21 things you didn't know about the epic
Filmmaker K Asif’s Mughal-e-Azam completes 56 years of its release today. The classic, to...
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I don’t feel I have retired from films, says the 88-year-old Sulochana
On her birthday, the yesteryear actress spoke exclusively with Cinestaan.com about her its...
Slideshow
Rare photos: Celebrating K Asif’s masterpiece Mughal-e-Azam
On the filmmaker's 94th birth anniversary, we look back at his lavish love story set in the...
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The Mughal-e-Azam that never was
Mughal-e-Azam is remembered as much for Dilip Kumar, Madhubala and Prithviraj Kapoor as K...
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From Hunterwali to Mastani: The female icons of Bollywood
They are bold. They are beautiful. They are India. From the beginning, women have shaped the of with...