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Exclusive: Some Hindi filmmakers are creating movies for Oscars, not Indian audiences, says Boney Kapoor

The Valimai (2022) producer spoke about the growing influence of Hollywood on Hindi cinema and...

27 Mar 2022 10:35 IST — Shriram Iyengar

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Renowned poster designer Diwakar Karkare dies at 81

The artist created the iconic posters of Waqt (1965), Don (1975) and Satyam Shivam Sundaram (1978)....

08 Jan 2021 9:45 IST — Our Correspondent

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KB Pathak, the small-town schoolmaster who became a screenwriter – Anniversary special

KB Pathak aka Panditji wrote for 108 films in a career lasting five decades, but he never pursued as...

13 Nov 2020 2:00 IST — Sukhpreet Kahlon

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We have only studied the Manmohan Desai book of filmmaking: Farhad Samji

Farhad Samji, one half of the writer-director duo Sajid-Farhad, speaks about their admiration for on...

01 Mar 2019 15:46 IST — Keyur Seta

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Kader Khan (1937 – 31 December 2018): A master at writing dialogue as well as delivering it

The silver-tongued writer and actor died on the last day of 2018 in Canada after a prolonged...

01 Jan 2019 14:20 IST — Sonal Pandya

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Mohammed Aziz death: Anu Malik recalls how he found the singer to sing the famous Mard song

The composer said he was shocked to hear of the untimely demise of the veteran singer. ...

27 Nov 2018 15:52 IST — Keyur Seta

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'Jab insaan haiwaan nahin bana tha' – Impassioned plea for humanity in Manmohan Desai’s debut film Chhalia (1960)

In our continuing exploration of early films centred on the theme of India's independence, we at...

15 Aug 2018 16:33 IST — Sukhpreet Kahlon

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The gentle star: Remembering the actress Nanda

The kind-hearted actress made a mark in films like Chhoti Bahen (1959), Aanchal (1960), Jab Jab and...

25 Mar 2018 22:45 IST — Sukhpreet Kahlon

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IFFI 2017: A director never gets what he desires, says Subhash Ghai

The ‘showman’ of Hindi cinema holds an engaging and entertaining interactive with a...

22 Nov 2017 12:52 IST — Mayur Lookhar

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Amar Akbar Anthony go to Harvard University

Amitabh Bachchan was thrilled that the prestigious university has published a thesis on the merits...

19 Apr 2017 10:04 IST — Mayur Lookhar

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How Manmohan Desai’s Naseeb song inspired dancing with the stars

36 years ago, Amitabh Bachchan first introduced himself to the industry's biggest stars in Jani...

17 Mar 2017 6:38 IST — Sonal Pandya

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Video: Manmohan Desai and Amitabh Bachchan’s natural camaraderie on the sets of Toofan

On the Amar Akbar Anthony filmmaker’s 80th birth anniversary today (26 February), we look back...

26 Feb 2017 4:30 IST — Sonal Pandya

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Why Rishi Kapoor was livid when offered Amar Akbar Anthony

Actor first turned Manmohan Desai down as he thought the director wanted him to play a character by...

17 Jan 2017 14:38 IST — Mayur Lookhar

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40 years later, Amar Akbar Anthony’s larger than life symbolism still fascinates

Manmohan Desai's film has always been under the scanner for being unrealistic, but there is a...

07 Jan 2017 8:24 IST — Keyur Seta

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The rise and fall of Prakash Mehra, Amitabh Bachchan, Manmohan Desai

The rise and fall of Prakash Mehra, one of the most prolific filmmakers of his time, coincided with...

13 Jul 2016 15:53 IST — Shriram Iyengar

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Why the legend of Manmohan Desai endures – Death anniversary special

They called him 'The Miracle Man'. He could transform mediocre films into blockbusters. He a...

01 Mar 2016 9:04 IST — Shriram Iyengar