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Mehboob Khan’s Aan (1952): A visual spectacle that captured the imagination of the West

We revisit the Dilip Kumar-starrer, which was a lavish experiment with colour, on its 70th...

04 Jul 2022 9:35 IST — Sukhpreet Kahlon

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Nargis, nostalgia and then some: Birth anniversary special

Nargis was beautiful, but more than that it was her dignified personality that awed all those who in...

01 Jun 2019 17:12 IST — Shoma A Chatterji

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Shamshad Begum’s triumphant comeback with Naushad in Mother India

The song ‘Pi Ke Ghar Aaj Pyari Dulhaniya Chali’ is a terrific example of the power of...

23 Apr 2018 0:30 IST — Sonal Pandya

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Remembering the maestro of words, Agha Jani Kashmiri — death anniversary special

On his 20th death anniversary today (he died on 29 March 1998), we remember the timeless works of us...

28 Mar 2018 4:41 IST — Sukhpreet Kahlon

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80th anniversary special: Revisiting Mehboob Khan’s Watan

The film, starred M Kumar, Bibbo, Yakub and Maya Banerjee....

22 Jan 2018 2:30 IST — Sonal Pandya

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Revisiting Mehboob Khan’s last film, Son Of India

On the legendary filmmaker's 110th birth anniversary, we revisit his last film which starred his...

09 Sep 2017 2:30 IST — Sonal Pandya

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70 years of Independence: Hindi cinema from the 1940s to 2017

On 15 August, the day India became free, we chart dominant themes and events in nearly eight decades...

15 Aug 2017 8:30 IST — Anita Paikat

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Remembering Wajahat Mirza, dialogue writer of Mother India and Mughal-e-Azam

On the screenwriter’s 109th birth anniversary, we examine his distinguished career in Hindi to...

20 Apr 2017 11:11 IST — Sonal Pandya

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When Nimmi turned down Errol Flynn's kiss

On her 84th birthday (18 February), we look back at the time the beautiful actress met the dashing...

18 Feb 2017 4:30 IST — Sonal Pandya

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Sabu Dastagir — the child star who went international

The young boy from India became a child star of British and Hollywood films in the 1930s and 1940s....

02 Dec 2016 1:30 IST — Sonal Pandya

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Ghazal singer Begum Akhtar could act too — Birth anniversary special

A look at the ghazal star's acting detour in Mehboob Khan's social drama Roti on her 102nd...

07 Oct 2016 2:30 IST — Sonal Pandya

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The alluring poster art of Mehboob Khan

On the renowned filmmaker’s 109th birth anniversary (9 September), a look at some of the...

09 Sep 2016 6:57 IST — Sonal Pandya

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When gentleman Sunil Dutt played a gentle villain

The 1974 classic 36 Ghante saw Dutt play a fugitive holding Raaj Kumar’s family hostage in own...

06 Jun 2016 9:57 IST — Mayur Lookhar