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Penguin to publish KA Abbas’s written works in Sone Chandi Ke Buth
The book has been edited and translated from Urdu by Syeda Hameed and Sukhpreet Kahlon....
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7 things you didn’t know about lyricist Hasrat Jaipuri – Centenary special
The poet and songwriter was born on 15 April 1922 in Jaipur, Rajasthan....
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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...
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Rahul Rawail to be conferred with Best Author Award at RIFF 2022
The filmmaker will be presented the award for his book Raj Kapoor: The Master at Work....
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Lata Mangeshkar (1929-2022): Exit, the Nightingale
The legend, who died of COVID-19 complications in Mumbai today, was a perfectionist whose quiet, a...
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Book excerpt: The passionate filmmaker behind the showman Raj Kapoor
Filmmaker Rahul Rawail’s book Raj Kapoor: The Master at Work presents the iconic Raj Kapoor as...
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He was a creative storyteller, says Rahul Rawail of his mentor Raj Kapoor
Rahul Rawail’s insightful memoir brings alive Raj Kapoor’s craft, dedication and sheer...
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70 years of Awara: Raj Kapoor and Nargis's classic drama on family and redemption
The feature film, written by KA Abbas, was released on actor-filmmaker Raj Kapoor’s birthday...
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Raj Kapoor: The Master at Work showcases the passionate professional, says Rahul Rawail
The veteran director’s book on the legendary filmmaker will be released on 14 December 2021....
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Rahul Rawail’s book on Raj Kapoor to be released on 14 December
The book will uncover Kapoor's techniques, exploring not just his genius, but also lesser known...
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Dilip Kumar (1922-2021), the name that meant actor
Dilip Kumar created a template for the perfect actor who could source every possible emotion from of...
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30 years of Henna: Raj Kapoor’s dream project, a cross-border love story
The feature film, eventually completed and released by his sons Randhir, Rishi and Rajiv, completes...
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IFFI: Healthy competition existed among film stars once, says filmmaker Rahul Rawail at an In-Conversation session
The filmmaker recalled his journey at the session held virtually as part of the hybrid model adopted...
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Video-streaming platform The-Ally to offer Raj Kapoor classic Shree 420 (1955) in colour
The-Ally is an indigenous open platform for creators, producers and filmmakers with the goal of to...
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Bhanu Athaiya (1929-2020): A titan among costume designers
The doyenne of design, who made history by becoming India's first Oscar-winner, also played a in...
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Pakistan to buy and convert Dilip Kumar’s Peshawar home into museum
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s provincial government will purchase and preserve the veteran ancestral...
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Remembering Ramesh Shastri, writer of the superhit 'Hawa Mein Udta Jaaye' from Barsaat (1949)
The Sanskrit scholar, whose birth anniversary falls on 2 August, had a short-lived career in films...
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Finding Badnaam Basti (1972): Accidental discovery that restored a piece of Indian cinematic history
Directed by journalist Prem Kapoor, the film was presumed lost for more than 40 years, till it was...
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How Rishi Kapoor took his first steps in cinema
In this excerpt from his biography Khullam Khulla, written with Meena Iyer, the actor revealed the...
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Veteran actress Nimmi, star of Aan (1952), dies at 87
The beautiful Nimmi, who once rejected the attentions of Hollywood star Errol Flynn, died at a in in...