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75 years of Neel Kamal (1947): The film that launched Raj Kapoor and Madhubala

Released on 24 March 1947, Kidar Sharma’s love triangle also featured the glamorous Begum Para...

24 Mar 2022 14:34 IST — Sukhpreet Kahlon

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Too hot to handle: The scene from Chitralekha (1941) that troubled the censors

While Kidar Sharma's masterpiece is lost forever, a surviving still from the film conjures...

05 Jul 2021 10:41 IST — Sukhpreet Kahlon

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Why Kidar Sharma’s Jogan is a complex classic: Birth anniversary special

On the filmmaker’s 110th birth anniversary today (12 April), we revisit his underrated drama...

12 Apr 2020 2:00 IST — Sonal Pandya

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The effervescent charm of Geeta Bali: Anniversary special

On Geeta Bali's 55th death anniversary, we remember her impish smile and vivaciousness that lit...

21 Jan 2020 2:00 IST — Sukhpreet Kahlon

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When Kidar Sharma wrote lyrics for PC Barua's Devdas

For the filmmaker's 20th death anniversary (he died on 29 April 1999), we return to Sharma's...

29 Apr 2019 4:30 IST — Sonal Pandya

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Ramesh Bhatkar on father Snehal Bhatkar: He could sing bhajans as well as disco theme songs

The veteran Marathi and Hindi film actor goes down memory lane on his father's 99th birth...

17 Jul 2018 8:38 IST — Keyur Seta

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How Geeta Bali landed her iconic roles in Sohag Raat, Albela and Baazi

On her 53rd death anniversary, we look back at how the successful, vivacious actress was cast in her...

21 Jan 2018 3:30 IST — Sonal Pandya

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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...

17 Nov 2017 2:30 IST — Sonal Pandya

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Remembering the vivacious Geeta Bali and Shammi Kapoor on their wedding anniversary

We take you back to the time when the two artistes fell in love on the sets of Rangeen Raten (1956)....

23 Aug 2017 2:30 IST — Sukhpreet Kahlon

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Kidar Sharma slapped his assistant Raj Kapoor before casting him in his film

The multi-talented filmmaker was a close friend of Raj’s father, Prithviraj Kapoor, from their...

29 Apr 2017 5:21 IST — Sonal Pandya

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When Kidar Sharma went to Hollywood

On his 107th birth anniversary (12 April), we revisit Kidar Sharma's journey as part of the from...

12 Apr 2017 4:30 IST — Sonal Pandya

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Death anniversary: Knowing Khazanchi actress Ramola Devi?

The yesteryear actress is most well-known for her role in the pre-Partition hit Khazanchi (1941)....

10 Dec 2016 2:30 IST — Sonal Pandya